Thursday, July 23, 2009

Alaska - The journey continues!

We feel lucky that having picked our cruise ship over the internet that it could not have been better for us.
The crew are so friendly and happy and they cannot do enough for us. The food is divine and we have so many choices to pick from (Big diets coming up). We have a choice of restaurants, some we have to pre-book and others are very casual depending on the mood. As an example we had a four course lunch today which was divine. We tend not to eat between meals even though the crew do their best to tempt us with coffee's and cake etc. We generally eat at 8PM in one of the more formal restaurants.

Its a sight to see the military precision with which all shore excursions are done once we are in port. The options for shore excursions are numerous depending on one's interest. As an example, in Skagway we went up to White's Pass by train to see how the gold diggers made their way over the mountains in extreme cold weather to make their fortune.

One can also do a crab catching trip on a real crab boat, do a floatplane flight to a small lake to catch or see salmon.

Cruising can be quite addictive as it is so relaxing and it is nice to be pampered.

Kerry dressed to kill at one of our formal nights.

Other ships docked in Skagway. 3 of them.

Beautiful small blue icebergs...

Honeymoon shot?

Sailing in to the Tracy Arm Fjord...

Check out the colour... Taken from our balcony!

What a magnificent specimen... The hills of course.


We love our private balcony!

1 comment:

  1. Dear Mr & Mrs H
    Now , that is the life !! You both look extremely well and relaxed, which is the object of the exercise - well done on a great job !! Enjoy the remainder of your travels.
    The rest of the world is cold & wet except Qld so you have done well in that regard also
    Remember Stay safe

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