The Cruise

Forgive me for not completing our travelog sooner.  I got caught up in the GYOB party and have been visiting ever since!  What fun it's been meeting new bloggers and reconnecting with old friends.

But I do want to finish telling you about our Alaska journey, so here goes ~


The land portion of our journey was incredible.  We saw more than we thought possible and felt incredibly blessed for this opportunity.  But the adventure was only half over.  We still had a cruise ahead, glaciers to see, and visits to ports along the way.

We took another train from Talkeetna to Whitier to board our ship, the Coral Princess.

The weather was foggy and we were worried about what would be missed

by not being able to see very far.

As we approached the first glacier, the sky cleared!

The ice was amazing. 

 

 

And bald eagles were everywhere.

Even on ice burgs.

 

Our first port was Skagway

and we took a city tour.

 

 

 

 

 

Skagway is a fun little place, full of quaint shops and history.

We wern't there long enough.

 

 

Then quickly back to the water for our next stop...

Juneau

and whale watching!

 

 

We took a small tour boat and headed out

and were not disappointed.

 

 

 

Whales were everywhere!

 

 

 

 

As were sea lions

 

 

and more beautiful scenery.

 

 

Our last port was in Ketchikan

and it was raining.

 

 

Not just raining, pouring!

 

 

 

 

After wandering around and getting soaked

we decided to return to the ship

and enjoy the afternoon drying out onboard.

 

Sometimes life happens when you're making other plans.

 

I hope you've enjoyed a snapshot of our journey.  It's been fun

revisiting and sharing.

 

 

Until next time ~

 

Terri