Day 5 Sitka

I think the kids' favorite part of Sitka was riding the little tender boat from the ship into port. We first visited the Hill where many different bldgs had been over hundreds of years. It was a good look out spot for soldiers. There was a marker there remembering the date of when Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.

This anchor was found in 1950 by Standard Oil company and are believed to have been lost there in the 1800's by British Expeditions. They originated in England.

Behind the huge totem pole was the original home of the pioneers in 1934. Below is statue of "The Prospector" On it it said that it wasn't the gold he wanted but to be in the great forest where it is full of beauty and peace.

We walked up to Swan Lake that was named after the Russian ballet. It was very serene and peaceful there.

Day 6 Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan was a cute little town. This part was built right around the river. There were thousands of salmon swimming upstream. It was fun to watch them swim up the rapids, rocks and salmon ladder.

I know it's not spelled right but close enough. We went to the Totem pole museum. Below is a canoe that was carved out of one tree.

This was a head dress they used to wear in ceremonies. We just walked around the town all day. It was so pretty and the perfect weather. We had fun just taking it all in! Everything was so green and beautiful.

Day 6 Formal Night Two

Here we are at our second formal night. Dylan was not cooperating with the pictures(of course!) Here is the cool ice sculpture of a salmon?

This is Chris and I eating our escargot?! We thought we never get the chance to eat stuff like that so we might as well try it. Below is me thinking that it was pretty gross!

Here is my pretty salad! I had to take a pic it was like a work of art! And they only had to make like 1,000 of them.

Day 7 Photo Scavenger Hunt

In the Kid's Club, Club H.A.L. the kids loved going there as much as they could. The last day they had a photo scavenger hunt. We had lots of fun running all over the ship looking for the things. We actually won over all the other families! And we got lots of exercise! Here are a few of the pics from the adventure. Eat Ice Cream with no hands

Dance in the dance club

Lift Weights

Read a book

Take a pic with Queen

Take a pic by the World

Take a pic with a crew member

Take a pic upside down

Take a pic with souveniers

Take a pic doing a sport

Take a pic that will make someone laugh.

I'm sure the guy that took this picture was laughing! We had lots of fun! It's crazy how you know where almost everything is on this huge ship in a few days.

Day 7 Victoria British Columbia

This was the last day of our cruise. We got to Victoria Canada at 6pm and were there until midnight. So lots of the things were already closed. So we did lots of walking and went to a really pretty park. Here is Chris and Dylan standing on the sundial. It was really cool how it works!

So I've decided if you live in Canada then Victoria is the place to retire. Almost every big apartment bldg. was converted into a retirement/nursing home. It has the warmest climate of all Canada so I guess that is why? I thought this sign below was funny!

Here is Dylan showing us where we were on the globe. There were lots of beautiful flowers everywhere.

So we just happened to be there on the day the cadets were doing this huge flag lowering ceremony that they only do once a year. They were shooting canons and marching with their guns. This was all at the Parliment Bldg. with Queen Victoria out front.

Their trash cans were like art. They were even solar powered. Here is a picture of our ship lit up at night.

This is on the airplane on the way home. Elaina, Hayley and Josh. We had lots of fun and made lots of friends!