Alaska -- Part 1

 I really should be going to the grocery store since our son and daughter-in-law are coming tomorrow and they probably would like to eat something while they are here. But I think I'll delay that a bit and post some pictures from our recent cruise to Alaska.

(Just as long as I make it to the store before 9. Yes, the grocery store in this small town actually closes. So, my goal is to make it here before it closes and before the rain comes. Wish me luck. :) )

I set out to document our trip. (500+ pictures) Complete with pictures of what I like to call In Flight Entertainment:

And In Flight Refreshments:

It was a pleasant non-eventful flight to Seattle.

Sunday morning we enjoyed a very yummy breakfast delivered to our room:

We had quite a bit of time to kill since I woke up at 6:30. Go figure. (It was 8:30 Minnesota time.) I think my hubby was in heaven....having me wake up early like him. :) (That only lasted a couple of days, until I adjusted to the time difference.)

About noon we headed to the pier and the cruise ship:

Can you see our balcony? (I can.) It's two decks up from the life boat. We sure enjoyed the views from that balcony.

See what a beautiful day it was? We left Seattle on, what I'm told, is a rare warm and sunny day. It was 75+  degrees and quite clear. We could see a long ways. Even 50 miles away to Mt. Rainier. It was so beautiful.

 
The Seattle skyline as we are heading out of Puget Sound.

Our room. Is it called a room? A cabin? A stateroom? I have no idea. It was cozy, but sufficient.

I took a few more pictures of other boats as we were headed out to sea:

Yes, that's a container ship. They fascinate me because when we moved to Singapore 12 years ago, they packed all our belongings in a container and it traveled across the Pacific on a ship like this. Yikes! No wonder it took 7-8 weeks to get there.

I'll end with this.

It was exciting to be getting ready for the cruise. It took us from Sunday late afternoon until Tuesday afternoon to get to Juneau.

I'll have couple more posts about our trip and even devote one solely to the food! Oh it was good. And pretty.