travel log: ketchikan, alaska

alaska was magnificent

a wonderful escape from the heat wave of the summer

and such a blessing to be with my family. 

i discovered that cruises are really perfect for family reunions. 

you can do your own thing, but always come together for dinner, which was really a treat 

(no pun intended)

almost 20 of my family members came, and it was a blast. 

the ladies did zumba every morning

our family killed it in trivia (and by killing it we failed miserably, but had so much fun!)

we laughed at comedians, saw dance shows, and really just enjoyed one another. 

oh yeah, and my sisters and I sang "wanna be" at karaoke

it was seriously the best thing ever, 

especially because our whole family was in RazMataz bar, including my almost 90 year old grandpa. 

when we got done, gramps looked at us and said "what the heck did you sing?"

evidently spice-mania never hit him. 

we had 5 days where the boat was docked. 

our very first port we explored was ketchikan

evidently alaska's "first city"

it was extremely quaint and adorable, i loved it. 

it was a nice mix of hiking to the totem pole national park

seeing bald eagles in the wild

and soaking up the local blueberry festival! 

at the end of the day, dad, peter, kevin and I all went and found an irish pub

where we watched the olympics 

(as a side-note, the cruise didn't offer the olympics, and when I found out i cried, like really, heavy tears fell! but it ended up allowing me to take more advantage of the cruise and all it had to offer, so i ended up seeing it as a good thing!)

ketchikan is a must see in alaska, it's adorable! enjoy the pictures:)

 {the totem poles were really amazing}

{so of course polly and i had to climb on them}

 {i was so excited that we saw a bald eagle in the wild, that the next people that walked down the path i excitedly pointed out the eagle, and they were like "oh, we live there, we see them all the time." like no big deal! i felt so lame, haha!}

{alaska: home of the creepy howling wolf shirt.}

{creek street! cute now, but it used to be alaska's first red light district!}

 {love this handsome man}

 {YES, we are having fun!}

{evidently ketchikan is the salmon capitol of the world! go ketchikan!} 

 {walking to the irish pub, and then watching some olympics with my most favorite men!}

{as we pulled away from the port, this is the beautiful view we saw. just stunning!}

enjoy your sweet tuesday friends! 

love love love

Katie