The Last Frontier

Over the next few days I will be writing about our trip to Alaska. I hope anyone that reads this will come away more informed, or just have a little fun.

Day 1: Seattle, WA
Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees

We started our morning in the Seattle hotel near the airport, and we enjoyed a hearty breakfast of coffee and cookies...YUM. The Seattle Express picked us up and took us up I5 for about 25 minutes. We went past the space needle before coming up on the massive ships. You really don't realize how big they are until you are upon them. Checking in was a breeze and my anticipation was building mainly because I knew a welcome buffet was waiting for me. Once we boarded we went to our rooms to set aside our bags and then up to that buffet! Lacey and I then went out to the deck to explore the ship. To our surprise it was sunny in Seattle! We laid out on the deck and waited for the ship to set sail. We left around 4:00 pm as we watched the skyline fade in the distance. Our dinner time was set at 8:00pm which I think made it slightly difficult for us considering it was midnight at home, but we adjusted. After dinner we checked out other parts of the ship, and then went to bed.

Day 3 Juneau, AK

Weather Partly Sunny 60

We woke up at 6:30am, and its a little crazy knowing that it starts getting light at 3:30 am after watching the sunset at 11:00pm. We landed in Juneau, and what a beautiful city! The sea meets the land and almost instantly goes straight up into mountains. We got off the ship and boarded a van for a 10 mile trip to the Mendenhall glacier. On our way we saw our first bald eagles, but it certainly wasn't our last of the week. We got to the glacier and hopped into the canoe. It was about a 3 mile canoe trip and the view was just breathtaking. Our guide said it was the closest he has been all season because it was clear of icebergs. We then made our way over to nugget falls before heading back. Lacey and I were exhausted and after a wonderful dinner we came back for some well deserved rest!