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Alaska - August 29 - Sept. 5, 2007

On August 28, we flew to Vancouver. We spent the night in a wonderful hotel, Blue Horizon, and ate a great noodle dinner down the street at Hon's. The next day, after Ruth's exploration of Stanley Park and Howard's shopping foray along Robson Street, we boarded the Pacific Princess for a 7 day journey through Alaskan and British Columbian waters. The scenery was awesome and the adventures many. On Sept. 5, we got off the ship and started to make our way back to Maryland. If you have not visited our 49th state, we highly recommend doing so. However, you'll now have to wait until "the season" rolls around again, since the ships are making their last runs....Which reminds me of a popular bumper sticker in Alaska: "If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?"
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In winter, some AK places get 15 hrs. of daylight in July and 2 in December. Ours were normal..although sometimes gray and wet!
In winter, some AK places get 15 hrs. of daylight in July and 2 in December. Ours were normal..although sometimes gray and wet!		 On different days, Princess put balloons on our door for Howard's birthday, our anniversary, and my upcoming retirement!
On different days, Princess put balloons on our door for Howard's birthday, our anniversary, and my upcoming retirement!		 Sept 2: Pacific Princess docked in Skagway, our 3rd port. Skagway was once home to 20K people during the gold rush.
Sept 2: Pacific Princess docked in Skagway, our 3rd port. Skagway was once home to 20K people during the gold rush.		 The kind of town where you might see a store sign which reads We sell fishing equipment by the glass, bottle, keg or case.
The kind of town where you might see a store sign which reads "We sell fishing equipment by the glass, bottle, keg or case."
In Skagway, we took a helicopter ride to a glacier. Awesome!
In Skagway, we took a helicopter ride to a glacier. Awesome!		 Blue crevice on the glacier. (The bluer the ice, the newer the ice!)
Blue crevice on the glacier. (The bluer the ice, the newer the ice!)		 Our helicopter on the glacier. The mountains and glaciers were beautiful close up!
Our helicopter on the glacier. The mountains and glaciers were beautiful close up!		 The helicopters flew in pairs.
The helicopters flew in pairs.
They gave us glacier boots to wear, since it was a bit slippery out there.
They gave us glacier boots to wear, since it was a bit slippery out there.		 From Skagway, Canada is only 20 miles away. We drove to Emerald Lake in the Yukon. Beautiful!
From Skagway, Canada is only 20 miles away. We drove to Emerald Lake in the Yukon. Beautiful!		 We were never alone in a port - in Skagway, we berthed with huge Carnival, medium Celebrity, and tiny Cruise West ships.
We were never alone in a port - in Skagway, we berthed with huge Carnival, medium Celebrity, and tiny Cruise West ships.		 Lynn Canal (Skagway back towards Juneau) - waiting for Eldred Rock. So beautiful (and no, I don't enhance colors in Photoshop!)
Lynn Canal (Skagway back towards Juneau) - waiting for Eldred Rock. So beautiful (and no, I don't enhance colors in Photoshop!)
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