My momma and I just took a cruise to Alaska - Seattle, Juneau,
Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Victoria, Seattle
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Mom lounging on the cruise as we departed Seattle
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| Mt. Ranier was in all her glory as we left |
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| Our ride, Golden Princess |
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Gardens in Juneau, the guy who owns them was mad one day when he damaged his $250,000 tractor, so he slammed
the tree that he uprooted into the ground with the loader and it sunk 8" into the ground and stood there. He planted flowers in the top and there you have it, instant tour attraction. |
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| Went humpback whale watching in Juneau, spectacular! |
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| Pornographic Totem Pole in Juneau |
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| Mt. Roberts Tramway in Juneau, 4 cruise ships |
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| Red Dog Saloon in Juneau |
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| Brothel in Skagway (used to be anyway) |
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| Train in Skagway that we went on |
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| Glacier Bay |
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| Big Ass Grizzly on the shore. It was pretty amazing how the captain maneuvered the massive ship so we could get relatively close. Amazing driving! |
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| This is one of the four pools on board and during some pretty rough seas, I sought refuge in the pool. The waves were about 2 feet high. |
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| Ketchikan Alaska, Creek Street |
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| Mom and I went on a float plane trip out of Ketchikan to Misty Fjord National Park |
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| The pilot let us stand on the pontoons in the middle of the fjord! |
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| Our dinner group. They were from Scotland (can you guess which one), California and Texas. Awesome group, really fun and I think we were the loudest ones in the dining room when it came to laughing. |
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| When we arrived in Victoria, the Kanooks had just won a game, crazy! |
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| Victoria, BC |
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| The Empress Hotel. My mom and dad were here about 10 years ago and she was so impressed this time with what the city had to offer. |
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| This was just funny to me. The crew was gathered around the free wi-fi in Victoria on their laptops, talking to family back home. |
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| Thar she is. I was super impressed with the fact that we traveled to so many places on this boat. It was great to see how the crew all got along really well and seemed to be treated very good. The "melting pot" of the world was on that boat, people from India, Japan, China, Scotland, South Africa, Australia, Mexico. It was amazing. My mom also did really really well in the casino, so I know she had a really fun time. Checked that one off my bucket list! |
Great pics, Stace! I'm so glad you two had so much fun! You look gorgeous in your dinner pic!
ReplyDeleteGrandma looks 30 years younger in that first picture! I'm so happy she's traveling and you two got to do it together. Your pictures are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteStacie ~ Honestly, I think your next career is as a travel writer / photographer. You see it so clearly what we all want to see.....
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you had GOOD weather. I was on the same ship TEN YEARS EARLY, it rained the whole time. It is beautiful, even in the rain. Beautiful pictures. MES
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