Alaska ... part 2

For some reason, the system wouldn't let me upload the rock-climbing video on the last post, so I'm just making another one.

We stopped at Skagway and Juneau. We took the White Pass and Yukon train to the top of the mountain. We even found a book for Jaden titled "Grandma and Grandpa go on the White Pass and Yukon train", so of course we bought it. In Juneau we went to the fish hatchery and went to the Glacier Visitors Center. Edwin walked toward the glacier (while I tried to find Jaden the perfect souvenir) and saw wild mountain goats ... pretty cool. Of course we went shopping at all the ports.

There was so much to do on the ship. I took a couple of scrapbooking classes. We attended a competition between the bartenders (looked like two-baton day at Nationals) and we watched how to make towel animals. We also played Bingo and watched a man behind us win a 7-day cruise and another lady win a jackpot of over $4,000.00 -- that was very exciting. Edwin went to the gym and used the treadmill (and saw a whale tail in front of him -- the whale's tail just came out of the water). We played goofy golf and Edwin did the rock climbing thing. Here's a quick video of that.





Can't wait until we go again.

Grandparents go to Alaska

Edwin & I went on our first 7-day cruise to Alaska. It was simply amazing. Here is a short slide show of some of the pictures we took. Enjoy ...

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We were able to book this cruise with our Wyndham points that were going to expire so it was a good deal .. actually free except for port charges. We got a room with a balcony so we enjoyed looking at the scenery just outside our room. The cruise started and ended in Vancouver BC, but we were able to purchase the airfare with our points too.

We flew to Vancouver early on the morning that the cruise left. We headed straight to the cruise dock. Oh yeah .. you know those colored luggage tags the cruise line gives you? Well I put them on our luggage (I thought that is what the paperwork said) and apparently our luggage went with the people who had paid for the transfer to the ship. Ooopsie ... we couldn't figure out why our luggage had not come out at the airport - it went straight to the bus!!!!! I was a little worried that our luggage had NOT gotten on the bus but the lady at the counter said that's where it had gone. When we saw our luggage being loaded onto the ship when we were doing the disaster drill, I was definitely relieved.

Edwin liked the buffet the best. I think he just liked the desserts. He had a great time trying all the different kinds of food and desserts.

Edwin went on the Zip line at Icy Strait Point. It was billed as the longest zip line. Edwin took a bus up to the top of the mountain where it was FREEZING. He was wearing two coats and he was still cold. They were told to stay together on the trail down to the zip lines as there were bears in the area ... wonderful. Edwin enjoyed the zip line as it was his first time. We found these cute little stuffed eagles and you could have put in a salmon can and mailed back home, so we got an eagle for both Jaden and Hui-Hui.





The glaciers, waterfalls, and scenery were breathtaking. I can't really think of the right words to describe them, you'll have to go for yourself to see them.

We will miss you Tai-Tai

Edwin's mom passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 19, 2009. Here is the slide show that we put together for her service. I got a little carried away while scanning old pictures (there were so many to choose from) - it's about 15 minutes long, so feel free to stop it whenever you have seen enough.

Somehow Jaden learned to say Tai-Tai before the service. I'm sure this made Edwin's mom laugh, clap, and jump around in heaven (for those of you in the family, I'm sure you can visualize this).

She will be missed by all but we are glad to know that Edwin's parents are together again.

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