alaska rawks my face off (mostly)

rargh! so close to my family time quota...about to burst! need normal people like all of you.

there is so much to write about and i honestly don't know where to begin. the fact that this was my 1st cruise leads the way into so many stories about simply what we did on the ship. here's a general roundup of the high points of my trip thus far:

vancouver: kick ass city. kinda like chicago when you get downtown so i felt really comfortable. went to stanley park (commemorated for the guy the stanley cup is named after). saw some animals there. pretty aight. boarded the cruise the next morning. my family is crazy. many episodes occurred in this wonderful town.

ketchikan: whiskey cove kayak excursion. kayaked across a canal (over 500 feet deep) to gold creek where the brothels used to kick it. negatory on the prostitutes nowadays, though. lame. had fun with the cute guide. good workout as well. then shopping. almost bought the boy a fox head underwear (not a thong this time). but it cost too much.

skagway: lame little town. started off the day with a bus tour over white pass. old mining route. scenery was pretty but no amimals. stood on the border of canada and america. snapped some pics. shopping followed. then rock climbing. took us on the same tour as the bus tour...ah well. climbed a 70 foot rock wall a couple of times. rappelled it once. had a mean guide. seriously made me cry. asshole.

juneau: family day! not too bad surprisingly. took about a 20 minute helicoptor ride over a salmon creek, rolling mountains, about a dozen glaciers. insane! landed on one glacier. took a "2 mile" dog sled ride. got to pet the dogs (otter is my favorite!). flew back. bummer it had to end. it was the time of my life! did a little shopping. then gold creek salmon bake. okay food but awesome scenery. watched salmon swim upstream to spawn and die. took pics of a gorgeous waterfall. yay for nature!

*later that night i won $174 playing bingo on the ship! yeah me!

hoonah/icy straits: atv excursion into the mountains. went over something like 20 miles of old logging road up the mountain overlooking the bay. saw fresh bear droppings but negatory on the bears. lame. looked for shells along the beach. found a baby crab. named him herbert. had to leave him b/c i would have killed him prolly. i miss him so. love ya herby!

think i gained about 20 pounds (realistically at least 5). had free drinks. lots of tasty food. sounds like a good time but i feel like i will need to be rolled off the plane. fatty. have some awesome pictures for all to see! can't wait to return to normalville in which ignorance is not rewarded over intelligence simply because it causes less drama. see you around 1ish sunday afternoon!



"no i won't cry on the outside, anymore."