Alaska Cruise

We were fortunate enought to extend our stay a little longer as we took a Alaska Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess. The ship was amazing. By far the nicest that we have ever sailed on. It was a picture perfect sail away out of Seattle while Tori and I played paddle tennis on the top deck with the Space Needle and Seattle Skyline gently moving in the far distance. After our intense game we took some time enjoying a couple pina coladas and watched the sunset.
The entertainment was great, we all decided to see the production show "Piano Man" twice. Perhaps the best entertainment was watching mom on the tv one night waving at the camera as she watched the ice carving. We were pretty good at shuffle board but dad always kicked our butts. Pingpong was a challenge on a moving ship but Dad still managed to win a metal for his excellent play.
Tori and I enjoyed the the pianist in "Crooner's" it made for a very romantic evening. The food was perhaps the best part of the Cruise. Dinner was the best meal of the day as we grew close to our servers Betha and Radoslauve . It was fun to see our very young waiter ask mom out to a dance later that evening "your welcome" he said in advance.
The ports were entertaining and we had decent weather everywhere. In Ketchikan we rented a car and cruised the coastline. It was fun to sit and watch the puddle jumpers (airplanes) and the Bald Eagles flying aroung our ship. We also took the time to see some totem poles and learn about someof the native history of the area. We also did some shopping and wandered over to Creek Street.
Tracy Arm was amazing, it was Tori's first time seeing a glacier and there thousands of chunks clogging up the channel. Titanic came to mind a few times.
The stop in Juneau was shourt but sweet. We saw the Hubbard Glacier and accompanying waterfall. It was very fun.
Skagway was fun. We wandered into the town looked around.
The weather in Victoria was gorgeous .

Seattle

We Traveled to Seattle with my mom and dad earlier this spring. We had a good time seeing some of the areas that they lived in while my dad worked for Boeing as an Electrical Engineer. We stayed at the Hyatt but spent most of our time checking out the pier's along the waterfront. Ivars was a hit and their clam chowder was excellent (but not as good as mom's of course). I enjoyed their famous Acres of Clams while Tori stuck with fish and chips. We also visited the Seattle Aquarium which was well worth the visit, for those who havent yet been you really need to go. The Space Needle was a blast, it was our first visit. We also went of a small cruise through the locks connecting Lake Washington to the Ocean. We floated by the famous Sleepless in Seattle floating house and even saw a couple sea lions. We also went to the childrens museum and saw the first of many i-max movies and spent the afternoon at the zoo.