Day 8- Seattle Washington

 After arriving back in Seattle we went to Pikes Market before going to the Airport.  All the fish was making me sick.

 There were ton's of fresh flowers everywhere.

 Behind Brent is the NFL football stadium that the Seattle Falcon's play in.  After our flight we rode home with the Warby's.  It was really hot when we got to Vegas.  I was so cold in the plan and then was dying of heat because I was were a long sleeve shirt.

 We found this necklace in Skagway at Delso.  It changes pink when out in direct sunlight. Erica told me before we left that she really wanted earrings.  I told her that we couldn't get her earrings because she doesn't have pierced ears, but I would find her a necklace just for her.  She was so excited with her new necklace.

 Jackson and Derek in their Juneau Alaska Shirts.

We were all very happy to he home.

Day 7- Victoria Canada

 We forgot to get some cash while on board so we ended up having to get some Canadian bills so that we could get a shuttle ride into Victoria.

 We saw this guy when we were checking in.  At first I got excited because I thought that it was Brent's cousin.  We have decided that he is Kevin's doppelganger (look alike).  When we saw him in Victoria we just had to get a picture of him.  He and his wife are from Park City Utah and were very nice about that whole thing.

 This building is the equivalent of our capital buildings in the U.S.  Very pretty and interesting buildings.  It is around 100 years old.

 This is and awning that we came across at the Empress Hotel (also over 100 years old and still in use.)  We have decided that we would like to do something like one of these awnings in our backyard.  On a smaller scale of course.

 The inside of the Empress Hotel.

 I really liked this tree.

 This tree had really pretty bark.  The Bark is black at first and then sheds and is red under neath.

 Mother and baby Orca topiary. 

This is Victoria's sad, sad, little China Town.  I have never been to a China Town and thought that it would be really fun to see.  It was really trashy and I was glad to get out of there.  I'm sure that Brent was too.  While we were in Victoria we were able to see an Imax movie.  It was really fun.  We watch a documentary on tornadoes in the U.S.  I also got some popcorn.  They didn't have any on the ship.  I was craving it so bad.

Day 6- Day at Sea

I can't say that I remember to much about this day.  It was kind of our most boring day on the trip.  Stephanie Judd and I did go to a napkin folding class and that was fun.  We also had our second formal dinner night.  Afterwards we went to the musical they were having that night.  Brent and I and the Judd's left after the second song and dance.  None of the musical shows on board were ever good.  They were all pretty risque for our taste.  We decided to go and play some cards instead.  That was fun.  By the end of the night we went from 4 people to over 12 people playing cards with us.  It was really fun.  I went to bed earlier than everyone else I was so tired.

Day 5- Skagway

 This is a train used for cutting through large mounds of snow.  After walking through the town we decided to walk to the cemetery to see Jeffery R. (Soapy) Smith's grave.  It took forever to get there.  My legs were killing me.  I was really glad that we had done it once we got there.

 Jeffery R. Smith was a con-man who came to Skagway during the gold rush.  He took over the whole town in a matter of 8 months.  The town people met at the docks one evening for a secret meeting to decided how to get rid of "Soapy Smith".  Soapy heard about the meeting and went down to stop it.  He was met my some men guarding the docks.  Soapy took out he gun and fired on Frank Ried who had also pulled his gun.  Both Frank and Soapy died of their injuries.  The town people all said that Frank killed and liberated Skagway from Soapy Smith.  Some 50 years later it came out that Frank did not kill Soapy Smith.  Another guard shot Soapy after he shot Frank Ried.  The people said that Frank did it to save the life of the other guard because he had murdered Soapy Smith.  Soapy Smith does not have his original tombstone.  It had been stolen a couple of times. It was also a favorite urinating spot for people picnicking nearby.

 This is the monument to Frank Reid.  On the monument is a quote.  I can't remember what it says other than the town people thanking him for saving Skagway from Soapy Smith.

 This is Reid falls right behind the cemetery.  This was one of our favorite spots on the trip. 

 There are some interesting plants we saw and liked.

 There were beautiful snow topped mountains everywhere.

 This is the train that would take you up the mountain.  It coast over $150 per person to go on the ride.  Brent and I did not do any excursions on the trips because they all cost so much money.

Day 4 continued- Juneau Alaska

 Around 2:00pm we arrived in Juneau.  We had to anchor away from the dock because there were 4 other cruise ships docked. They would shuttle everyone to the docks.  Brent and I didn't get off the boat until 4:00pm because it took forever to call our number.  We also didn't know until later that we had to get a number to get off the ship.

 One of 4 shuttle boats.

 Brent and I got some bus tickets and headed up to Mendenhale Glacier.  It took forever to get there.  It was 5:15pm when we got there and the bus driver told us that the last shuttle back was leaving at 6:00.  That didn't give us much time.  So we ran to see the glacier and then ran down a trail to try and get to the Falls by the glacier but we only go about half way before we needed to turn back.  On the way to the falls there was a group of people looking for a diamond earring that a women had lost.  We walked slowly past and looked as best we could.  When we came back around again they were gone.  I hope she was able to find it.  

When we arrived back in Juneau we walked around the town.  It wasn't our favorite town to talk through.  It was kind of dirty and had a bar or pub every other door.  We did find Jackson and Derek some cute shirts.

A picture on the way back to the boat.  One interesting fact about Juneau.  It is the Capital of Alaska but you can only get there by flying or on a boat.  There are not roads to Juneau.  While we were there we heard some political stuff going on about building a road to Juneau.

Day 4- Tracy Arm Fjord

 This morning we went through Tracy Arm Fjord.  We got up really close to the Glacier.  This was one of our favorite stops on the cruise.  There was so much ice in the water along with some small Ice burgs. 

 The Glacier.  It moves about 12 feet per year.

 On the way back out of the Fjord I wanted to go up front and watch us coming out.  While we were up there they announced that there was a Bald Eagle.  Brent and I had a fun time racing down the stairs to get a better look.  I would have won but I forgot which floor we were going to and go off on the 5th floor instead of the 4th floor.

 This is the closest picture we could get of the Eagle.  He is the small white dot in the tree.

 We were told that another glacier had moved through this area.  If you look at the mountain you can see were the glacier cut though the mountain. 

Coming out of the Fjord.

Alaska Cruise Days 1-3

 At the Las Vegas Airport.  Getting ready to fly to Seattle to go on the Alaska Cruise. Brent received a trip through Mountain Western Small Business Finance.  They worked on some loans together.

 Brent in our cabin after checking in.  We had a really nice room.  There was a lot of room to move around in and it had a small sitting area.

Day 2 we spent at sea.  It was horrible.  We both woke up so sick.  The man that cleaned our room brought us some medicine.  Then we headed up to the open deck in the middle of the ship to get some fresh air.  We sat under a deck in really cold weather.  It was sprinkling.  A waiter came by with some Hot Coco.  We decided to get some.  It cost us just under $10 for one to share.  Thank goodness we had a $50 credit.  I found out a couple days later that you can make you own coco in the dinning room for free.  Towards the middle of the day after naps we both felt a whole lot better.

 Day three we were in Ketchikan.  We took a bus as close as we could to the church and then walked the rest of the way.  We had a really good little group that came with us. 

 Returning from church.  We went and changed and then walked around town with the Judd's and the Warby's.

 Ketchikan is famous for their totem poles.

 Creek Street.  It is the oldest part of town lined on the creek with boardwalks all the way around.

 Walking around the totem pole museum.

 There were some local boys fishing for King Salmon.

Stephanie Judd and I.  Brent and I had a really fun time hanging out with Stephanie and Levi. Levi is with the Bank in St. George.

A picture of our Cruise Ship.