Trip of a Lifetime

This blog is about our trip to Alaska, the Trip of a Lifetime. We have long spoken about such a trip but the timing or the finances were never right. When Tom's father passed away and left a sum of money we were left with the decision of what to use it for that would honor his memory. Certainly not a piece of furniture or home repair. Those things pass out of service and are left curb-side. We wanted a memory that would be with us forever.







And so idea of a trip to Alaska was formed! On a visit to the AAA office in Appleton, I inquired about such trips, explaining that we just were not a "dinner and dancing with the Captain" sort of couple. Existing on a ship that could pass for a small city along with several thousand other passengers, and dressing formally for dinner just did not hold appeal. The brochures from a company named Cruise West caught our eye. As Goldilocks said, this one was "just right!"



My intention was to maintain this blog as we continued on our travels. I failed to take into account the fact that most of the areas we were in had no internet connections available (also no TV or phone!) ... so the remainder of the blog will be an "after the fact" accounting. I hope you enjoy it!

PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ADDED AS SOON AS I GET THEM LOADED AND EDITED...............









Monday, August 30, 2010

Underway, August 18

We boarded and got underway.  Our ship looks like a life-boat next to the floating cities!  The Spirit of Endeavor can carry 102 passengers and we have 97.  Amazingly everyone fits in the dining room at one time! The hillsides look like velvet.

Our stateroom is incredible!  It opens directly to the outside and we can see the water from our two windows! There is plenty of room; two beds, a desk, a decent sized bathroom and enough storage for us to be able to put all our stuff away and stow the suitcases under the beds.  It isn't the size of a hotel room, but considering the time we'll be inside, it is cozy and perfectly wonderful. It is just so awesome to walk out our door and be right on the rail.

I have no internet connection out here, so although I can keep a journal, I can't keep the blog I intended. Drat!
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