A few photos of Alaska.....

So imagine this- you go on a really awesome cruise to Alaska- like a once in a lifetime type of trip- and you forget to bring the charger for your camera battery!!!!! Yep- that's what we did! Thankfully, we went on this trip with our awesome friends, Karen and Steve, and they were not stupid enough to forget their camera charger! So we will eventually be able to get more photos from them, but for now..... here's a few from the first couple of days, before the battery died!

We had an amazing time on our trip! We did a 7 day cruise through Royal Caribbean on a ship called the Serenade of the Seas. We boarded the ship on Saturday afternoon and left Vancouver at 5 pm. We spent that night and the entire next day and night cruising to Alaska.

On Monday we tendered at Icy Straight Point where we took a smaller boat to the dock and spent the morning walking around and exploring the very small town. We watched people jump off the side of a mountain and ride down the worlds longest zip line, walked around the shops, and sat by the shore watching the fish jump out of the water and spotting whales.

The next day (Tuesday) we spent cruising through Tracy Arm Fjord seeing glaciers, icebergs, waterfalls, and whales galore!

On Wednesday, we docked at Skagway and spent the morning walking around the little town enjoying the little shops. That afternoon we went on an excursion that took us on the White Pass and Yukon Railway that was built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush. The trip was really amazing and we got to see some truly beautiful sights.

On Thursday, we docked in Juneau and spent the day on an excursion that took us on an amazing whale watch and to visit the Mendenhall Glacier. We saw tons of humpback whales feeding in the Alaskan waters and even got to see one breach (jump all the way out of the water)!

Friday was spent cruising and we arrived back in Vancouver on Saturday morning! The trip was absolutely amazing- we saw some of the most beautiful sights that I've ever seen. This was the first time that any of us had been on a cruise and we had a really great experience. There was a lot of fun things to do on board the ship, but the down time also encouraged us all to do some relaxing. We ate tons of amazing food (way too much) and they had really great shows onboard the ship every night.

It was an awesome vacation, with or without a camera with a fully charged battery!!!!





Check it out, Mom and Dad- it's a big Bob Bear!




We saw these icebergs while we were cruising in Tracy Arm Fjord.


Waterfall in Tracy Arm Fjord- the ship got close enough to it that you could feel the water on your face!



Glacier in Tracy Arm Fjord


How's that for a view from your window during lunch??