Dad. Being silly with his hair:
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A typical Alaskan port:
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Just kinda liked this:
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Our hallway on ship:
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See this fruit?
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You can dip it into white, dark, or milk chocolate:
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Left to right - Art, Anne, Hildegarde, Dad, Mom, Lena
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Drew looking dapper for formal night:
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Cuzins:
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Art helping Drew with a tie. (Art had an extra one along, thank goodness...)
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Bros. One not too happy about being photographed:
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Hil and Hil, BFF's:
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Mom:
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And again:
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Dad, winking at me:
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Mandi:
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Playing SkipBo:
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Dad on the deck:
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That's a real boat. With people on it. Looks like a toy:
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Lunch on the Lido deck:
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Reading:
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Alaska:
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I wasn't expecting the water to be this colour:
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Dad, wrapped in a blanket, on his deck, checking out the glacier:
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Hilda-garden on her adjoining deck:
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Rugged coastline:
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Love it:
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Neighbours:
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Dad and mom checking out the wall of ice:
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Blue wall of ice:
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See that splash in the middle of the pic? That's when a piece breaks off and falls in the water. It's called calving (sp?) and it's LOUD. And impressive.
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We are on the top level of a HUGE ship - and look how big that ice cube is!
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After that couple finished taking their pics from that stack of loungers, I hopped up.
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My favorite deck to hang out on:
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More SkipBo:
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And more:
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Fresh orchids on every table:
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Mandi and Drew played alot of cards:
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Max's fav spot, the library:
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Another shot of my fav spot:
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I bought dad that pinky ring in Skagway. He thanked me a million times. And he looked at it every few seconds:
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Skagway was quaint:
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When I saw this building, I thought of my dad. And Billie's. And my mom. And lots of things:
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Every time we stopped in a port, they painted the boat:
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Mandi:
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Towel creatures:
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Max in the library:
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Mandi on my fav deck:
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In Juneau, Mandi agreed to hang out with me for a few hours, so we took the tram to the top of the local mountain and then did a .5k hike:
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This is what our ship looks like from above:
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The ship in the foreground is a Princess Cruise vessel:
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Juneau:
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Anne and Mom:
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Dad, catching some rays:
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Mandi, doing things her own way:
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Ice bergs:
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Las Vegas style shows every night:
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The veriest top deck, a basketball court:
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Getting ready for our mandatory life boat drill:
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Three things I'm thankful for:
1. Awesome memories
2. My dad and mom have incredible friends. Thanks, Art, Anne, Hildegarde and Lena for your help and love.
3. A sweet niece who did not mention my snoring once. (Mind you, my snoring was probably nothing compared to the noises I made being sick on that last day...)
Shalom,
2 comments:
Your dad makes me smile, he has mischief in his eyes :)
I hope you're feeling better. The pics look great. Fantastic ones of the icebergs.
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