And we are off! Zack flew in to Logan from RDU yesterday, and spent the night with us in Newmarket. Jake met us at Logan this morning after traveling from Brooklyn to Holliston yesterday.

We are off! Today was long- we left the hotel and took a water taxi over to the ship. We then spent a few hours going through customs, leaving baggage, listening to safety talks, and getting situated in our room.

We explored the ship; Jake and Zack were a mix of impressed and horrified by the abundance. The rooms are great- the balconies providing a bit of extra space.

Today is a day at sea. We all woke up around 6-7; Zack and I hung out on our balcony for awhile.

Today was extraordinary! We stopped in Juneau and did a helicipter ride to a glacier.

Today we disembarked in Skagway. The downtown had some hand made items and lots of tourist items. We did have delicioys doughboys fried dough) that were light and flavorful.

At 12:30 we hopped on a bus that took us to the station to board the White Pass and Yukon Route train. We spent about 2 hours on the train, traveling into Canada along windy tracks, through tunnels, and enjoying majestic mountains and beautiful waterfalls. We had an audio tour explaining the scenery as well as the \240journey that gold seekers \240made in this area in the early 1900s

We transferred to a bus and in one hour went \240back down the mountain on the highway.

We were fortunate as we had high visibility and no rain.

I was sick today; stayed in bed! The weather was nice so i could keep the door open and watch the glaciers.

Today we docked in Ketchikan. Rich and the kids went snorkeling; I went shopping as I didnt feel well enough to snorkel.

Our last day at sea. We enjoyed watching the scenery as we sailed. We all enjoyed our relaxing day. We ended with our one fancy meal at Pinnacle Grill. It was the best meal so far!

We saw an amaxing sunset! Our final treat!

And today we head home. We walked to a beautiful Chinese garden.