Our Alaskan Cruise

Arriving at the dock to board the ship. This was an exciting day!!!

Our balcony from our state room

Steven being dared to hang off of the life boats.

Dancing at the club

Our cruise ship from the view of a tram

We had fun going to our room to see what our steward configured with our towels

View from our balcony

There was a ping pong tourney on the ship and look who took home the gold. A wife couldn't be more proud.

Just a view from inside the ship

Captains Dinner

The ones who made this all possible, Martin and Suzanne Kempton. These are some of the greatest people you could ever know. We love them so much and are so grateful to have them in our lives.

The Girls... Aren't we pretty

Amber Me Kristine

Robert and Amber Kempton

Vince and Sally Huff

Paul and Kristine Kempton

Deven and Wendy Smith

Juneau

We went whale watching in Juneau. It also was one of my favorites. I have always wanted to go whale watching ever since I was a little girl playing a whale saver in my swimming pool. It was an experience I won't ever forget. Our captain was so wonderful. He knew everything about the ocean and it's surroundings and all about the ocean wildlife. The coolest thing about the adventure was that we were fortunate enough to see the whales bubbling (eating) I guess it is really rare to see that so we felt pretty special. The whales would come bursting out of the water with their mouths open. It was seriously a national geographic moment. These whales were massive. We are talking about 50 feet long and 50 to 60 thousand pounds. Nothing can describe the feeling of being out in the middle of the ocean and seeing whales in their natural habitat. Thank you Harv and Marv tours for an incredible adventure.

Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau

This is the Mendenhall glacier, another amazing sight. I love how the ice is blue.

Skagway

In Skagway Steven and I, Robert and Amber, Deven and Wendy, and Sally and Vince all rented an Astro van and went mobbing. We also went and found some really pretty sights. We wanted to find a salmon run but we had no luck. It was fun just driving around looking at the city. Steven and I also got a much needed 4 hour nap that day. The one thing about cruises is that you hardly get any sleep. The boat is a non stop party.

Tracy Arm Fjord Glacier

This glacier was amazing. It actually goes back into the mountains 28 miles. Sometimes the captain can take the boat back into the mountains where you can get a better look at the glacier but there were a lot of icebergs and 90 mile an hour winds so the captain decided not to. Thank you captain. I could totally see another Titanic moment. It was really neat to see all the icebergs in the water. Steven and I just sat on our balcony looking at all the amazing scenery that Heavenly Father has put on this earth. It truly is incredible.

As we were going back to see the glacier another "Princess" boat was leaving. So the captains kept sounding the horns and everyone came out onto the decks and we shouted at each others ships. It was fun...

Zip Lining in Ketchikan

This was my favorite by far. We went zip lining over the Rain Forest. It was such a blast. I wish I knew how to post video because we have video of us zip lining but I will just have Steven do it later. If you are ever in Ketchikan Alaska I totally recommend doing this.