Ketchikan Alaska

Our next stop was in Ketchikan where we got up super early (again) in order to go on our shore excursion to the Misty Fjords. We ended up being super lucky in that they had had lots of rain the previous two days. Because of the rain we saw LOTS of temporary waterfalls. We also lucked out and saw quite a bit of wildlife (the guides remarked that they don't usually see as much as we did). We saw (or some people did anyway) a bear, lots of bald eagles, two orca whales, and some seals. It was fantastic!!

Glacier Bay Cont.

Glacier Bay

Next we headed to Glacier Bay and arrived early in the morning. We picked up some rangers from the Park Service who pointed out wildlife we could see and told us some information about the glaciers themselves. We actually were able to see some bears feasting on a whale carcass but our camera wasn't good enough to get a good picture of them. The rangers talked about several of the glaciers in the bay and we were able to see Marjorie Glacier calve several times.


Marjorie Glacier

Skagway Cont.

A desert in Canada





Emerald Lake

Skagway Alaska

Our next port of call was in Skagway. Instead of doing a shore excursion in Skagway we rented a car with our friends who came on the cruise with us and drove into Canada and up into the Yukon to a place called Emerald Lake. Because we drove we were able to stop at the many scenic viewpoints and get great pictures.




A marmot we spotted.



The White Pass and Yukon train

Juneau Alaska

Our first port of call on our cruise was Juneau Alaska. Aaron wanted to do a glacier hike so while he did that I went on a different excursion to a rainforest/gardens and then out to the Mendenhall Glacier visitors center (I have been getting pain in my right hip that prevented me from doing a hike). These are pictures Aaron took out at Mendenhall Glacier while on his hike.

Q Has a Black Eye

Yesterday Q was playing around on his bed, hiding under the covers when he whacked his eye on the bed frame. Not sure how exactly he did it, but lots of crying ensued naturally. We tried to put some ice (in the form of frozen corn) on his eye, but he was having none of it. Popcicles on the other hand work quite well at getting him calmed down. He's been doing great today and it doesn't seem to bother him much so we'll just have to wait until the swelling and pretty colors go away. :)

*I think you'll have to click on the pictures to enlarge them to get a better look at the eye.*