Today was a nice easy day for the most part. We had packed up last night so this morning was quick and easy. We vacated our room around 7:30 and hung out for about an hour and a half before we could meet up at our predetermined spot to disembark. They apparently were ahead of schedule because we disembarked around 9, 15 minutes early. We then went through Canadian customs, which was fairly quick and painless. We then worked our way to our hotel. Of course, we had...

Today we were on the boat cruising all day. This morning we slept in and gained an hour while we were sleeping, which we had forgotten about. I had a pedicure scheduled for 10 am and got a call at that time reminding of it and of the time change. So, I rushed up there for it and ate breakfast while having my pedicure-not a bad start for the day! Besides that, we played bingo for awhile, had lunch and I played another 9 holes of virtual golf. We also played in a ...

Today we were in Ketchikan. I was pleasantly surprised by Ketchikan. Honestly we thought after what we've already seen it was going to be somewhat of a letdown, but Ketchikan is a neat little town. Yea, it's somewhat touristy, but then again aren't they all. The weather started cloudy and then the sun did come out for awhile, which apparently is a rarity. Ketchikan is the rain capitol of Alaska. They get 162 inches of rain per year. They only get 30 inches of sno...

Today we had a wonderful day in Juneau. We were much more impressed with Juneau than Skagway. The weather was cool, cloudy and a little rainy. But apparently that's fairly typical-they get 120 inches of rain here per year. People say Seattle is rainy-Juneau more than doubles Seattle's annual rainfall. We started by taking a bus tour to the Mendenhall glacier. Maybe there's something to this global warming stuff, maybe there's not, but one thing that is incredible...

Sorry this blog and the pictures are a bit behind-my internet has really been unpredictable lately and we've been very busy. The following blog is actually from Thursday, June 18th. To answer some questions about the cruise experience, the room is very small. Remember it's a boat, not a luxury hotel. It's very basic with a bed, small 3X3 bathroom and narrow hallways to your room. The food for the most part is very good, but somewhat repetitive. Some of the nice...