Alaskan Cruise

11 of us drove up in a 15 passenger van to Seattle for Joshua's sister's open house and then for our cruise departure.

First stop Seattle:



The Space Needle





Joshua's father joined one of the street performers and drew quite a crowd



Gum Wall at the market


At Pike's Place they throw fish when a customer orders one

Our cruising vessel:





Glacier Bay:


This was one of the glaciers our ship drove by-our camera battery ran out so we missed pictures of the one that calved-it was pretty cool to watch.

Juneau, Alaska:



In Juneau we took floatplane and flew over some glaciers



Joshua got to ride next to the pilot-he had a great view



The water that was pooled on the glaciers was incredibly blue. The pictures don't really do it justice.
In Juneau we also had a walk around town and tried our hand at gold panning.

Sitka:



In Sitka we took a boat ride out to an island and then took an ATV ride around it



Everything was covered in mossy green





After the ATV ride we visited a raptor center and were able to see eagls, hawks, owls, and others up close.

Ketchikan:





In Ketchikan we got aboard a crab boat-it was shown on "The Deadliest Catch"



Starfish



Eagles nest



Rockfish



Dogshark



Crabs



Octopus

Victoria, British Columbia:



In Victoria our visit to the Butcchart Gardens got canceled so we walked around and enjoyed a city park and the fisherman's wharf