Alaska - Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert is actually in Canada but it was our fourth and final stop on our cruise. Prince Rupert is very pretty - this was our view as we approached the port...

We went on a trip called Sealife Discovery and Crab Extravanganza. The main cabin had a touch tank, where an ex-school teacher turned Marine Biologist talked to us about what could be found in the waters of Prince Rupert. It was definately a fun, hands on lesson for the kids.

There were lots of eagles to be seen, however mosts of my photos were blurry or looked like this... (yes, there had been an eagle there a fraction of a second previously.)

However, I did manage to get one half decent shot.

Dad helped clean the crabs up the back of the boat. The two Gordon's had a race to see who could clean a crab the fastest.

We all got a feed of crab - although Ben & Dad were given the challenge of eating most of the crab considering that I don't really like crab and the kids only at about 1 or 2 legs. It worked out to be 2 1/2 crabs each - although I don't think Dad managed to eat his quota.

And we were all given a chance to hold our own crabs - although Lizzy passed up the opportunity.

Alaska - Skagway

Our third stop was in Skagway. We had a wonderful time in Skagway, going to a Musher's camp, and being pulled in a wagon by a team of Alaskan Huskies. (As it's summer, there is no snow so the dogs keep in condition by training on dry land). Lizzy squealed in laughter the whole time and Kai was in raptures. Isaac loved it too, but was less vocal about it during the ride. However, afterwards he said it was the best!

After the ride, we listed to a talk about dog training and then the kids were allowed to hold the puppies.

Alaska - Juneau

Our second port of call was Juneau - the capital of Alaska. We visited Mendenhall Glacier while here and also went up the Mt Roberts Tramway (although I didn't take any photos up there!)

This first photo is of Ben and the kids, with the Glacier behind them.



We took a walk towards a waterfall, but got distracted by the rocks on the side of the lake. As you can see the glacial temperature water did not faze my children. Notice how everyone else just walked past - there was a reason for that!

You can just see the glacier behind Lizzy and I.

I love this photo of Kai, as it captures how he was always on the go. Unless he was in the backpack, he was in constant motion.


After we left Juneau, we sailed up the Endicott Arm and saw the Dawes Glaicer.

Along the way there were bits of ice, which were just floating in the water. When were were lucky we'd see seals on the ice.

Alaska - Ketchikan

We've just come home from our cruise to Alaska with Mum & Dad. We had a wonderful time and I thought I'd share a few photos. These first few are from Ketchikan, where we saw our only sunlight.