Friday, June 8, 2012

Alaska trip

So I don't usually announce when I'm going to be out of town for an extended period of time but now that I'm back I wanted to tell you all about my anniversary gift! Well anniversary trip I guess is a better term. P took me on a cruise to Alaska! It's something I've wanted to do for a long time and it was amazing! It's like nothing else!

I have tons, like seriously tons of pictures and I've been holed up in a room trying to pare them down and edit them. Actually being the smart one I am, I edited almost all of them, then went back through paring them down. . . . lesson learned! I've gone from 771 pictures to 500 or so at this point!

But in the meantime I do have some glorious iPhone pics to share- 21 of them actually! That's the least I could show out of the 125 I took! Of course they aren't as good as the real deal but I'll get those finished and post some (or a lot!) up next week!

flying over the Olympic mountain range

view of Pier 66 and downtown Seattle from our hotel room

our hotel room

new ferris wheel going up right near the aquarium

too funny not to post a picture of- they are ice cube trays that look like the Titanic and icebergs. . . P didn't find it as funny!

Our hotel

Top Pot Doughnuts. . . amazing


embarkation

Day at sea

Best fish and chips ever with amazing homemade tartar sauce- The Halibut Hole in Ketchikan

Ship docked in Ketchikan

icebergs in Tracy Arm Fjord


Tracy Arm


Mount Roberts tram in Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier- Juneau

docking early morning in Skagway 

Same mountain in Skagway in the afternoon

coming down the White Pass Yukon Route Railroad

downtown Skagway 

sailboats right up next to the boat when we were a few hours outside of Victoria- there ended up being 5 of them and its was amazing to see in the fog! 

That's all for now! HA I'll post a few of my favorites from the real camera next week! 
Happy Friday


6 comments:

  1. Oh, I am so jealous. Trev and I have wanted to do something similar for YEARS now. Can't wait to see more pictures!

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    1. It is amazing!!! You should definitely do it!!!

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  2. what fun! i hear it's a beautiful cruise to take. unfortunately i get terrible motion sickness so hubby and i didn't get a chance to do it when we lived in seattle. (but my sister is going this summer.)

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    1. I totally understand! I am strangely not seasick at all but I get bus sick pretty much every time I get in a bus! Strange, right? I hadn't been to Seattle in a long time but we absolutely LOVED walking around Seattle! Such a fun city! I'm sure you are missing it now- especially with all this heat!

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  3. Love the pictures!!! Can't believe you all have been married for 3 years!!!! Can't wait to see more pictures looks like it was so much fun.

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    1. Thanks Mandy!!! I can't either! Time flies for sure! Can't believe your wedding is THIS weekend!!! So exciting! Enjoy every minute of it!

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