Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Alaskan Cruise, Part One

I had planned on blogging all week about Vegas and my girl crush on Katy Perry in honor of my upcoming bachelorette partyyyyyyy...but I can't fathom waiting a whole week to give you the skinny on our Alaskan cruise. A trip I have dreamed about for half a decade and one that I will forever joke saved our relationship. Please do not freak out as we were not on the rocks rather a rocky patch of me being extremely homesick (click here for post regarding said homesickness). Anyhow, for the sake of being able to digest all of the experiences we had while away, I am going to break it down into two posts.

So here goes it:

Day 1 & 1/2: Vancouver
Highlights include: officially visiting Canada as I learned that Windsor doesn't quite count, lunching at Bellagio Cafe with a delictable sandwich, a glass of chard, and the Tennis Encyclopedia as a kickoff to vaca, Granville Island via a 2 minute ferry ride because we just had to spend that Canadian dollar, & bike riding around Stanley Park for the serene views and wild Canucks fans gearing up for the big game

The Thompson Family ;)

downtown Vancouver

Caffe Artigiano

Vancouver port

Stanley Park ride


Day 2: Cruisin the Pacific
Highlights include: the ungodly amount of activities on the ship featuring ping pong (which I dominated Ryan in with a record of 25-1), shuffleboard, putt putt, and basketball, the unlimited portions of food available literally 24/7, happy hour on the deck accompanied by gorgeous sights and stiff cocktails, and the relaxing massage that brought me to euphoric places

All Aboard!!!






Happy hour on the deck

the love boat

1st formal night

dressed to impress ;)

breakfast time

the first of many spankings via ping pong

just a little nighttime putt putt

and some daytime shuffle board

heading to dinner



Day 3: Ketchikan
Highlights include: arrival in Ketchikan followed by a thrilling zip-line adventure and wall climbing escapade, doting around town smelling fresh salmon and sipping Alaskan coffee, and witnessing the first of Jake & Taylor's American Idol debut

about to zip





wall climb

the gang

totem poles







Day 4: Juneau
Highlights include: a surprise 78 degree sun-wave in Juneau, a brisk hike up and around the Mendenhall Glacier with its roaring waterfall, and soothing Alaskan beer at the Hangar while watching float planes take off and land

fish creek

stunning

the glacier

a little hike if you will

pretty little flower

Alaskan brewed ale

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