Our cruise ended yesterday morning. We took a transfer to Seattle from Vancouver. It was NOT FUN! Read Mom's blog if you want to know more about it. Once we got to Seattle we realized it was gay pride day or something. There were some crazy people around. We went to REI, Top Pot, and Palace Kitchen. We didn't have time to do much more.
Our flight left out this morning at 7am. We are in coach with the commoners. We are managing. The wifi(not free) is helping. At least it was only $10. I will be glad to be back home at least for a while and then I'll be ready to go again.
I hope you have enjoyed my adventure just as much as I have. I will be back in the next few days with a Top 10 list of the best things about our trip. Check back!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Inside Passage
When we were in the inside passage, I don't really remember doing much. I think we went to a disembarkation talk and then after that it was about time for Mom's mariners reception and then the mariners lunch. Mom went into more detail in her blog so if you really want to find out what happened, you are more than welcome to check out her blog. There is a link in the side section of my blog. I do remember going to play bingo and I didn't win. I was happy though that we ran into our New Zealand friends. We hadn't seen them during the whole trip, so I was glad to finally see them. They were so nice! That's about all we did besides pack up. Oh and this was the night of the master chefs dinner. They do a little dance kinda thing. It's kinda goofy but it's fun. For desert they serve Baked Alaska. I'm not a fan of Baked Alaska...I don't like strawberry ice cream or the cherry sauce they put on it, so I opted for chocolate cake. It took quite some time to get my desert but it was certainly worth the wait. I'm serious about my chocolate cake :)
Ketchikan, AK
It looks like I'm a little behind in my blogging. I'm flying on AA with wifi access so why not spend my time catching up on my blog.
So when we were in Ketchikan, we went to a lumberjack show. It was a lot of fun! I was hoping to find me a lumberjack but I wasn't too interested in any of them, hehe! We didn't really do much else during our stay in Ketchikan besides look in little gift stores. We have been there before and see all we wanted to see.
I can't really remember much more besides our spa evening, but we spent every evening in the spa so thats not saying much.
So when we were in Ketchikan, we went to a lumberjack show. It was a lot of fun! I was hoping to find me a lumberjack but I wasn't too interested in any of them, hehe! We didn't really do much else during our stay in Ketchikan besides look in little gift stores. We have been there before and see all we wanted to see.
I can't really remember much more besides our spa evening, but we spent every evening in the spa so thats not saying much.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Juneau
Today we pulled into Juneau. We had an excursion at 9am to go see Mendenhall Glacier. Last year I was sick when we docked in Juneau. The doctor later diagnosed me with strep throat but I don't think thats what it was. Well this year Mom came down with a cold yesterday so she was sick. I told her we need to come back again so we can visit again when we are both well.
Our excursion was good. We went to Glacier Gardens and then on to Mendenhall Glacier. The glacier was neat. They had a path to hike to a waterfall at the glacier. I was going to remember the name of the waterfall but as much as I tried to remember, I forgot the name. It was really neat! I know I didn't describe it much but you've gotta see it to understand it. So you need to visit Mendenhall Glacier.
This afternoon is when I had my spa treatment. The massage, like I said, was wonderful! I was planning to take it easy this afternoon. The morning started off a little dreary so I didn't think I would want to go up on the Tramway in Juneau. But it started clearing up so I decided once I got back after the massage that I had enough time to go back out and make my way to the Tramway. I'm so glad that I did. The view was great! The only thing I wish I had time to do was hike to the top of Mt. Roberts. I didn't know how long it would take me and I was by myself so I didn't want to take any chance of missing the ship. I DID NOT want to be stuck in Juneau all by my lonesome!
Tonight was also Le Cirque. The food was great! And I ate almost every bit of it. I didn't eat much during the day and I did a lot of hiking, therefore, I had plenty of room for the deliciousness that was served in the Pinnacle.
It's another slow relaxing evening around here. We are still worn out from our land adventure and still recovering. Tomorrow we are in Ketchikan from 11-7. We are going to see a lumberjack show. That should be fun! :)
Our excursion was good. We went to Glacier Gardens and then on to Mendenhall Glacier. The glacier was neat. They had a path to hike to a waterfall at the glacier. I was going to remember the name of the waterfall but as much as I tried to remember, I forgot the name. It was really neat! I know I didn't describe it much but you've gotta see it to understand it. So you need to visit Mendenhall Glacier.
This afternoon is when I had my spa treatment. The massage, like I said, was wonderful! I was planning to take it easy this afternoon. The morning started off a little dreary so I didn't think I would want to go up on the Tramway in Juneau. But it started clearing up so I decided once I got back after the massage that I had enough time to go back out and make my way to the Tramway. I'm so glad that I did. The view was great! The only thing I wish I had time to do was hike to the top of Mt. Roberts. I didn't know how long it would take me and I was by myself so I didn't want to take any chance of missing the ship. I DID NOT want to be stuck in Juneau all by my lonesome!
Tonight was also Le Cirque. The food was great! And I ate almost every bit of it. I didn't eat much during the day and I did a lot of hiking, therefore, I had plenty of room for the deliciousness that was served in the Pinnacle.
It's another slow relaxing evening around here. We are still worn out from our land adventure and still recovering. Tomorrow we are in Ketchikan from 11-7. We are going to see a lumberjack show. That should be fun! :)
Haines
Yesterday we went to Haines. Our ship docked early....at 7am....too early for me to get off the ship after all those early mornings on the land adventure. I woke up to eat and then took a morning nap. Mom went out to explore with Chase and Lauren but I was just fine taking a nap. She got back and I was just getting up to get ready for the day. We had an excursion in old motor cars. The cars were fun and the tour was short. We ended the tour with a visit to a hammer museum. It was quite interesting. Basically after that we went back to the ship. I don't even remember what we did. I do remember eating bread pudding for lunch. That is basically my staple lunch on the ship. It's just enough to keep me from getting hungry before dinner and not too much so that I'm too full to eat dinner. I seem to be eating less than I have on previous cruises. I think it's because the food isn't as good as it has been in the past. We also went to the spa drawing at 5pm yesterday. Last year Mom and I were both lucky. Well yesterday was my lucky day because I WON! I won a massage and had it today.....it was heavenly. Last night we didn't do much. Just went to dinner and relaxed at the spa. Then when we got back, I relaxed on the balcony because the weather was so nice. Our neighbors got really loud on their balcony so I ended up coming because in because I didn't want to listen to them. I'm not sure if I mentioned them before but we went on this excursion in Denali and there were these 4 women in the back of the bus that complained that they couldn't hear the bus driver. Well the reason they couldn't hear is because they wouldn't stop talking.....go figure. So lucky of us to be right next door to them :) Anyways, then we moved on during the night to Juneau.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Quick Update
I've gotta be fast because we don't have that many internet minutes so you are getting a list of yesterdays exciting events and then todays as well.
Anchorage to Seward
1. Bus to Seward with scenic views.
2. Boat ride through the Kenai Peninsula.
3. Whale watching and other sea animals were spotted.
4. Sleeping on the boat because I was so tired.
5. Getting on the ms Zaandam just in time to eat dinner.
6. Free bingo and Mom won $250.
7. Look around the ship a bit and then to bed (I was tired!).
College Fjords
1. Slept through the glacier sightings because I was tired.
2. Breakfast in the Pinnacle
3. Signed up for Thermal Suite package to soak in the spa every night.
4. Lame suite luncheon. Wasn't really lunch....more like snacking. Last year it was much better but this year it's a shorter cruise.
5. Wine tasting.
6. Blog time.
Later on.....
7. Formal Night
8. Spa time = relaxation
I definitely feel the ship moving....it just puts me to sleep. I'm ready for a nap now.
Anchorage to Seward
1. Bus to Seward with scenic views.
2. Boat ride through the Kenai Peninsula.
3. Whale watching and other sea animals were spotted.
4. Sleeping on the boat because I was so tired.
5. Getting on the ms Zaandam just in time to eat dinner.
6. Free bingo and Mom won $250.
7. Look around the ship a bit and then to bed (I was tired!).
College Fjords
1. Slept through the glacier sightings because I was tired.
2. Breakfast in the Pinnacle
3. Signed up for Thermal Suite package to soak in the spa every night.
4. Lame suite luncheon. Wasn't really lunch....more like snacking. Last year it was much better but this year it's a shorter cruise.
5. Wine tasting.
6. Blog time.
Later on.....
7. Formal Night
8. Spa time = relaxation
I definitely feel the ship moving....it just puts me to sleep. I'm ready for a nap now.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Denali to Anchorage Via Train
I guess I left off before we did our jeep rental yesterday. Well, we rented the jeep and went to Healy, which is right outside of Denali about 10 miles. We drove down several roads and got some great views and took some great pictures. Then we went to eat at 49th State Brewery (I think that was the name of it). As we were sitting in the parking lot deciding if we were going to go in, a moose walked right out in front of us and we got some great pictures! We didn't drive too many more places after that because we were done and ready to go to bed.
This morning I got up early to go river rafting. They put us in dry suits so we wouldn't get wet. Then we got all geared up and listened to that safety speech twice because we had some late comers and then we were on our way on the Nenana River. The rafting was a lot of fun! It was really cold and my feet froze even with 2 pairs of socks but it was so much fun! I would highly recommend rafting at Denali.
We took the train to Anchorage from Denali at noon today. It was a long train ride but actually went very fast. I took tons of pictures! Our tour guide told me how I could get to the very back car so I could get some great pictures off of the last rail car. I got some great pictures off of the back. I probably spent about 4 hours total outside taking pictures. I was rarely in my seat.
Once we got to Anchorage we were ready to go to our hotel by they weren't ready for us so they took us on a lame "city tour" to waste time. We finally got to our hotel and got situated in our room and then Chase and Lauren arrived shortly after. I'm glad they made it in one piece.
We had a little get together with our tour group with our tour director tonight and we just visited with Chase and Lauren and our director made his rounds to visit with people. All in all it was a good evening and we are glad that Chase and Lauren are here and we are both ready to get on the ship.
This morning I got up early to go river rafting. They put us in dry suits so we wouldn't get wet. Then we got all geared up and listened to that safety speech twice because we had some late comers and then we were on our way on the Nenana River. The rafting was a lot of fun! It was really cold and my feet froze even with 2 pairs of socks but it was so much fun! I would highly recommend rafting at Denali.
We took the train to Anchorage from Denali at noon today. It was a long train ride but actually went very fast. I took tons of pictures! Our tour guide told me how I could get to the very back car so I could get some great pictures off of the last rail car. I got some great pictures off of the back. I probably spent about 4 hours total outside taking pictures. I was rarely in my seat.
Once we got to Anchorage we were ready to go to our hotel by they weren't ready for us so they took us on a lame "city tour" to waste time. We finally got to our hotel and got situated in our room and then Chase and Lauren arrived shortly after. I'm glad they made it in one piece.
We had a little get together with our tour group with our tour director tonight and we just visited with Chase and Lauren and our director made his rounds to visit with people. All in all it was a good evening and we are glad that Chase and Lauren are here and we are both ready to get on the ship.
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