Happy Birthday baby, have a great day and I love you very much!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sarah's Birthday
Hi guys, Just a quick note, its Sarah's 26th birthday today!
Happy Birthday baby, have a great day and I love you very much!
Happy Birthday baby, have a great day and I love you very much!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Ketchikan!
So the first place the boat actually stopped was Ketchikan, this town has about 9,000 people. Its totally isolated, there is only 32miles of road. The only way in is by plane or boat.
The town is really nice, its also know as the salmon capital of the world. There is a little creek where the Salmon swim upstream to spawn. Part of the town is built on boardwalks along the creek.
I tried to blend in with the locals as best as I could.
It was the best day we had weather wise, very clear and sunny But still super cold. We spent the afternoon in one of the local establishments. It was called KJ's and had plenty of charm, I was drinking a beer called moose drool and it was great. The bartender was really great, her name was Trixie.
We got back on the boat at about 3pm, the sun doesn't set up here until at 10pm, it was a beautiful day we got some great shots.
This is my favourite
I really liked this town, was great although I think the weather helped. We didn't get another day like that for the rest of the trip.
The town is really nice, its also know as the salmon capital of the world. There is a little creek where the Salmon swim upstream to spawn. Part of the town is built on boardwalks along the creek.
I tried to blend in with the locals as best as I could.
It was the best day we had weather wise, very clear and sunny But still super cold. We spent the afternoon in one of the local establishments. It was called KJ's and had plenty of charm, I was drinking a beer called moose drool and it was great. The bartender was really great, her name was Trixie.
We got back on the boat at about 3pm, the sun doesn't set up here until at 10pm, it was a beautiful day we got some great shots.
This is my favourite
I really liked this town, was great although I think the weather helped. We didn't get another day like that for the rest of the trip.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Cruisin'
Here are some photos from the cruise to Alaska, there are tons so have to break it down into a couple of posts.
The first few days were spent cruising the inside passage from Vancouver. Vancouver is a really nice city, the mountains are pretty spectacular. The town in built right on them too.
We were pretty excited when we got to our room, it was like paradise after sleeping in backpackers for the last few weeks.
The inside passage is really cool, its a gap between the mainland and the islands and it goes pretty much all the way up to the coast of Canada and Alaska. Because it was all formed by Glaciers the water is really deep but the islands and mainland is all really steep, and all of the peaks are snowcapped. Its really cool to sail past and see.
The scenery was really amazing, but to be honest I think there was more whitecaps inside the boat, the average age of the cruisers was about 65. We did feel a little out of place for sure. But it was still nice and there was plenty to do and see.
Stay tuned for part 2, Ketchikan
The first few days were spent cruising the inside passage from Vancouver. Vancouver is a really nice city, the mountains are pretty spectacular. The town in built right on them too.
We were pretty excited when we got to our room, it was like paradise after sleeping in backpackers for the last few weeks.
The inside passage is really cool, its a gap between the mainland and the islands and it goes pretty much all the way up to the coast of Canada and Alaska. Because it was all formed by Glaciers the water is really deep but the islands and mainland is all really steep, and all of the peaks are snowcapped. Its really cool to sail past and see.
The scenery was really amazing, but to be honest I think there was more whitecaps inside the boat, the average age of the cruisers was about 65. We did feel a little out of place for sure. But it was still nice and there was plenty to do and see.Stay tuned for part 2, Ketchikan
Last Days in the lower 48
Hey everybody, I got tons to catch up on so I am going to do it over a couple of posts. The first will be our last few days in LA before we flew up here to Canada. We Did a LA city tour that took us to the hollywood hills to see some stars homes.
Lawrence Fishburn
Vinnie Jones
This one is the best, the front orange house was Marlon Brando's and the back cream one belongs to Jack Nicholson.
Here are some photos of the view from the Hollywood Hills.
Not very good, the cloud and pollution was sreally bad that day.
The tour also took us to other places around the city, we went to Santa Monica and Venice beach.
We went through Beverley Hills, the richest part of LA where there are no fast food restaurants and each street was lined with a different tree.
Our favourite place was Olvera St. This is the old Mexican part of LA. For anybody that didn't know, California was once part of Mexico, it was declared independant after a war in the 1800's and then later became part of the USA. This street was built when LA was still Mexican, its really cool and filled with stalls selling mexican souveniers like wrestling masks and day of the dead stuff.
It was good to see some more of LA but we were definately ready to leave and see something new. It really is a strange place, really ugly kind of city but there is a lot going on there. On the plus side I was able to drink plenty of these. Anybody that has had them will know what I mean, these beers rule.
Lawrence Fishburn
Vinnie Jones
This one is the best, the front orange house was Marlon Brando's and the back cream one belongs to Jack Nicholson.
Here are some photos of the view from the Hollywood Hills.
Not very good, the cloud and pollution was sreally bad that day.The tour also took us to other places around the city, we went to Santa Monica and Venice beach.
We went through Beverley Hills, the richest part of LA where there are no fast food restaurants and each street was lined with a different tree.
Our favourite place was Olvera St. This is the old Mexican part of LA. For anybody that didn't know, California was once part of Mexico, it was declared independant after a war in the 1800's and then later became part of the USA. This street was built when LA was still Mexican, its really cool and filled with stalls selling mexican souveniers like wrestling masks and day of the dead stuff.
It was good to see some more of LA but we were definately ready to leave and see something new. It really is a strange place, really ugly kind of city but there is a lot going on there. On the plus side I was able to drink plenty of these. Anybody that has had them will know what I mean, these beers rule.
Monday, May 19, 2008
No posts
Hi everyone,
We just arrived back in Vancouver today after our trip on the cruise. We didn't have internet so I couldn't post. We did take tons of photos and its going to take me a while to sort it all out but hopefully you will see some new stuff on here tomorrow.
We are all well and good and I hope you guys are too.
We just arrived back in Vancouver today after our trip on the cruise. We didn't have internet so I couldn't post. We did take tons of photos and its going to take me a while to sort it all out but hopefully you will see some new stuff on here tomorrow.
We are all well and good and I hope you guys are too.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Frisco
Hi all,
the last few days we have been in San Francisco. By far the best city of the trip so far! We have been having a great time. Its a really big city packed into a small area, so there is heaps to do and see but its also really easy to get around and you can walk almost everywhere.
The first day was spent checking out Haight Ashbury. This was the centre of the hippy movement in the 60's and is Haight St is still full of cool shops and bars and allot of weird folks that might even still believe its the 60's.
The houses here are all terrace houses and are really cool.
There are even some victorian style places left.
There is also a ton of art and stuff to see, there are little galleries everywhere and the graffitti is also quite cool.
This was on the footpath,
Yesterday we spent some time at Fishermans warf. Its really just a touristy area on the water. But they have great views of Alcatraz and the golden gate Bridge. They also have these guys.
Its also home to the worlds most bendy street. Lombard St
Its really cold and windy here, the wind blows right off the water and its freezing.
Today we hit Alcatraz and the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz is amazing, its only 2km from the city but the water is so cold the swim would kill you. The current is also really strong.
Its really cool to see the cells and how small they are.
Ahem.......
There have been a few escape attemps, the only ones that are unaccounted for escaped through this hole.
We were also lucky that they had a former inmate there today signing copies of his book. We brought one and he put his prisoner number in it for us.
We also went over the golden gate bridge today.
There is a great view of the city from the other side.
We really loved it here and its a shame that we are leaving tommorrow. We are headed back to LA for the last few days in America. What wacky hijinks will we get up to. Who knows?
the last few days we have been in San Francisco. By far the best city of the trip so far! We have been having a great time. Its a really big city packed into a small area, so there is heaps to do and see but its also really easy to get around and you can walk almost everywhere.
The first day was spent checking out Haight Ashbury. This was the centre of the hippy movement in the 60's and is Haight St is still full of cool shops and bars and allot of weird folks that might even still believe its the 60's.
The houses here are all terrace houses and are really cool.
There are even some victorian style places left.
There is also a ton of art and stuff to see, there are little galleries everywhere and the graffitti is also quite cool.
This was on the footpath,
Yesterday we spent some time at Fishermans warf. Its really just a touristy area on the water. But they have great views of Alcatraz and the golden gate Bridge. They also have these guys.
Its also home to the worlds most bendy street. Lombard St
Its really cold and windy here, the wind blows right off the water and its freezing.
Today we hit Alcatraz and the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz is amazing, its only 2km from the city but the water is so cold the swim would kill you. The current is also really strong.
Its really cool to see the cells and how small they are.
Ahem.......
There have been a few escape attemps, the only ones that are unaccounted for escaped through this hole.
We were also lucky that they had a former inmate there today signing copies of his book. We brought one and he put his prisoner number in it for us.We also went over the golden gate bridge today.
There is a great view of the city from the other side.
We really loved it here and its a shame that we are leaving tommorrow. We are headed back to LA for the last few days in America. What wacky hijinks will we get up to. Who knows?
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