Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Alaskan Cruise

11 of us drove up in a 15 passenger van to Seattle for Joshua's sister's open house and then for our cruise departure.

First stop Seattle:

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The Space Needle

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Joshua's father joined one of the street performers and drew quite a crowd

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Gum Wall at the market
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At Pike's Place they throw fish when a customer orders one

Our cruising vessel:

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Glacier Bay:

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This was one of the glaciers our ship drove by-our camera battery ran out so we missed pictures of the one that calved-it was pretty cool to watch.

Juneau, Alaska:

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In Juneau we took floatplane and flew over some glaciers


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Joshua got to ride next to the pilot-he had a great view

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The water that was pooled on the glaciers was incredibly blue. The pictures don't really do it justice.
In Juneau we also had a walk around town and tried our hand at gold panning.


Sitka:

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In Sitka we took a boat ride out to an island and then took an ATV ride around it

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Everything was covered in mossy green

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After the ATV ride we visited a raptor center and were able to see eagls, hawks, owls, and others up close.

Ketchikan:


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In Ketchikan we got aboard a crab boat-it was shown on "The Deadliest Catch"

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Starfish

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Eagles nest

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Rockfish

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Dogshark

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Crabs

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Octopus

Victoria, British Columbia:

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In Victoria our visit to the Butcchart Gardens got canceled so we walked around and enjoyed a city park and the fisherman's wharf

It's a Boy!



ImageWe're pretty excited to announce our baby will be a little boy-we haven't a name picked out yet, but are starting preparations for a little guy.

Joshua's sister got married April 29. I made a dress for the wedding and to wear on our Alaskan cruise.

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