Alaska

In mid July Travis and I embarked on our longest vacation to date. We traveled to Alaska to enjoy a 7 day cruise along the inside passage as well as a 3 day land tour. We started our journey in Vancouver, BC where we met the boat. We arrived a day early so we could enjoy the beautiful city of Vancouver before we left. We then got on the boat and cruised for seven days to the ports of Ketchican Juneau,and Skagway. Following these day we had multiple days of scenic cruising along glacier bay and College Fjord.

We got off the boat in Wittier, AK and boarded a glass top train that took us on a 9 hour tour through the wilderness. We saw some bear and a bald eagle along the way. We also had a wonderful tour guide that was so knowledgeable and a great story teller. He made the trip seem much shorter.

We got off the train and stayed at our first resort directly next to Denali National Park. We had fun hiking about Denali and taking in more amazing scenery. The next day we boarded a bus that took us to a resort in Talkeetna, AK where we weren’t able to do any hiking because of the weather. But we did see a Moose and her calf off an observation deck. We spent this day playing board games and having fun inside the lodge of the Mount McKinley Resort.

Finally, our trip came to an end in Anchorage. We enjoyed a nice meal and relaxed the night before our trip home. It was an amazing trip and probably one of the last trips we will be taking of its kind. Shortly before (about 4 weeks before) we left for the trip we found out that we were EXPECTING! We are very excited but needless to say 13 day vacation are probably not going to be in our immediate future….at least without a stroller in tow. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy the smilebox.