The Original Sanders Family

March 30 2009 (Embarkment day)

-Seattle-

Golden Princess

Stateroom: Baja 519

March 31st (Day one)
-Cruising-

1st Formal Night Dinner at

-Donatello's-

-Sleeping arrangements!!!

Balcony view AM -June 1st

-Whale watching!!! (hundreds of them)

Hard to catch on camera!!!

Out and about-

View of the back of the ship (stern)

Origami boxes

Coming into Juneau June 1st at noon.

Alaska governors mansion (currently home to Gov. Sarah Palin and Family)

This truck was parked next to Governors house.

Took picture for Marla!

Pictures inside State office Building

Old Russian- Orthodox church move to site from Russia.

View of Juneau and our cruise ship, across bay from Douglas island

Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier outside Juneau.

View of Glacier from Auke lake (Auke means "Lake") So Lake Lake!

Chapel by the Lake, What a view.

Logan trying to fish! No luck, but a dog came by and stole his salmon lure!

Kelly and Molly (ask Kelly)

Kelly and Logan at "Lost Fisherman's memorial" When you stand on the circle and face the wall of names and speak, They speak back to you. (For real we all tried it)

Skagway June 2nd

White pass railroad tour. 22 miles up into mountains and into British Columbia. Original railway built during the gold rush. Has a Cantilever bridge 1st of its kind build. The man who oversaw the construction of this railway bragged that if he had enough men and enough dynamite he could build a road to Hell!

One of first engines used!

Skagway and Cruise ships far down in the valley.

White Pass Bridge (1st of its kind)

British Columbia above White Pass

This is the front of our train heading back down the mountain. We had a large rock fall onto the tracks (they couldn't get it moved) so we had to back down the mountain a little way so our engine could turn around and pull us back down. It was and adventure!

We stopped here and picked up "hitchhikers" on the way down. Really.

OK I got a little bored!

Our train engine.

Skagway City Hall

Leaving Sagway

Sunset at sea.

Gorgeous Morning! To cruise Tracy Arm but to much ice. Redirected into Endicott arm and to Dawes Glacier. This was my Favorite part of the trip, It was so beautiful.

Daws Glacier after cruising into Endicott arm.

We saw seals and pups, bears, eagles, whales and Dall sheep. Lots of wildlife.

Lots of fabulous entertainment on board.

One of Logan's favorite places on the ship. Frozen yogurt whenever you wanted it!!!!!

Ketchikan Rain forest Canopy Zip line Adventure-(The things we do for our children)! This was our guide/instructor named Hurricane (He grew up in Baker Oregon). He is making sure I won't fall to my death.

Kelly and Logan all geared up.

Kelly on the Practice course.

Crossing the swinging rope bridge. I didn't look down once on the whole course, because I knew that would be the end!!!! I just looked strait ahead. It worked.

I survived the seven zip line crossings. That is relief on my face. No I don't need to try it again EVER!

With Hurricane and Cory (our fearless leaders), and our Medals of Honor at the end of the course.

This man and his wife were on the zip line course and cruise with us.

As we became acquainted we found out they were from Utah, and he filled a mission same time, same place as Kelly many many years ago. Small world!

Street in Ketchikan, The green house was called the Dolly House after a women named Dolly who ran a "business" there. She reportedly worked well into her 60's!

Ketchikan Tourist shops

Second Formal night on the ship. Logan and Mom not acting very Formal! Waiting for the elevator.

Were so cute!

Smoothies!

Logan taking his first step into a foreign land (Canada).

Garry was our cabin steward and we loved him. He and Logan hit it of right after we arrived. I think Logan liked that he called him "Master Logan". He was awesome.