We are back from Alaska

Richard and I had the vacation of a lifetime. It was fabulous. It was romantic. It was adventuresome. We had a blast. And what made it all the more fun was that we went with all of Richard's siblings. 14 of us in all. I can truly say that I am blessed to have been married into this family. All of Richard's brothers and sisters have welcomed me with open hearts and arms. They are wonderful. Here is a snapshot of Seattle and the T-shirts that Rod and Sharla had made up for us for the trip. Thanks guys.Seattle

Our ship, the Norwegian Star. It was huge and so-o-o-o cool!

Here we are on deck for the safety drill.

Marlene put together a wonderful devotional for Sunday. It was a day at sea and the water was kind of rough. Half of the group got sick but soon recovered. Thank goodness for motion sickness bands and medicine.

Ketchikan Alaska. The scenery was beautiful. This was a cold/rainy/snowy day. Just like we Arizonians love!

Our tour bus was a trolley with park benches for seating (2 to a seat!) and no heat. It was fun all the same.

Posing in the gift shop with the bear.

Richard took this picture of himself. He was wondering who's beak was bigger????????

Richard went on an excursion in Juneau that was a zip line. You travel from tree to tree on these metal cables. Here they are on the bus up the mountain. Jolyn and Marlene.

Group photo op. The hats were a gift for the guys from Terry. They were like visors and had fur on the top. The color of the fur sort of matched the hair color of the guys. They were hilarious and all of the guys got tons of notice from those around us. Nephi said they were women magnets! We could sure always find the guys.

Sawyer Glacier. We couldn't get too close but it was phenomenal. The light blue is the glacier.

This is a scene we re-enacted most every day. Our cabins were all in a row and we would go out on the balconies of our rooms and chat with each other and look at the scenery.

Richard and his brothers and sisters on the narrow gauge railroad in the Yukon.

We played cards in the game room when we had a sea day.

Here is Donna all bundled up. She was the warmest on the trip.

All in all we had a fabulous time. It was hard to pick out just a few pictures. This was a trip we will talk about for years and years to come. I can see another cruise in our future, that is for sure.