Ketchikan

We are in Ketchikan at a coffee shop. It is raining and cold but very pretty. Having a great time.
Doing shopping and looking today maybe an excursion on our way home.

At sea

Life boat drill

Leaving Canada

We are having a good time. Relaxing. It is a little different then I thought. Food is not as accesable as other cruises I guess. That is a good thing though. Tomorrow we will be in Ketchikan I think.
Don't know how often I will post internet usage is expensive. I am sitting here looking out to sea. I see a few islands out there. Having trouble loading pictures I will try later.

ALASKAN ADVENTURE

Well we are in Vancouver, B.C. and tomorrow we will board our cruise to Alaska, what an adventure. I will try to keep this blog updated while we are away maybe even post pictures if I am able. We left Thursday and drove up. The drive was great but long. We stayed in Washington with some friends of ours and had a good visit.One thing that is unusual about Washington and Canada for us Californians is the time it gets dark. It gets dark about 10:30 pm or so and starts getting light around 4:00 am. Right now here in Vancouver it is 9:00 o'clock pm and still very light. The sun isn't even on the horizon yet. Strange for me. Washington is a beautiful state. We didn't get to see much except for while driving since we were kind of focused on getting here. Maybe on the way home we will be able to see more although we are on a time table to get home also. Vancouver is a pretty city also. I love the homes I have seen. Very "cute" for lack of a better word. It looks like there is a lot to do here also but we don't have time. Tonight we saw, but didn't stop, a street Jazz festival, a Chinese outside market, a cirque-du-soleil show and much more to do.

MOUNTAIN TORTURE OH I MEAN CLIMBING

It has been awhile since I posted but I have been occupied with lots of things. Some good and some not so good. I have been helping my sister with her remodel because she is under a deadline(just a few times), went to work with my husband once to help him before vacation, last weekend we helped on my older sisters house, and was occupied at the hospital last week with my nephews injury and subsequent death. Very sad please pray for his wife Jill and two sons, Liam and Alex. Also for his Dad, Mom, Sister, Step Mom and extended family.
Now on to my TORTURE. I told my husband I would try to climb Mount Baden Powell with him and we decided a week ago today was a good day to try. We got up at 5:00 got to the mountain about 6:30 and started up about 7:00 or so. I was so out of breath and dizzy in the first half mile that I thought I was going to have to quit by I plugged on and decided to at least make it to the spring which is about one and a half to two miles up when we got there I caught a second wind and decided to give it a try and part way up regretted that decision but none the less I kept going and made it to the top. We stayed up there for about thirty minutes and started back down. I thought no problem hard part is done. Ha. Going down uses different muscles not to mention my fall on slippery snow that left a knot and bruise on my left upper thigh. When I was close to being down I started trembling and knew if I didn't get down now I wouldn't get down myself so I started to jog down probably the last three fourths or half mile. All in all I did eight and a half miles. Not bad for being out of shape. I have been sore though for the last week just starting to get over it

Just starting out still fresh.

At the top near the monument

Me at the top.

Dave at the top.

Almost done literally and physically

TAG

Bekki tagged me.

FIVE RANDOM OR WEIRD FACTS ABOUT ME

#1. I can only chew one kind of gum or I swallow it.

#2. Nothing holds my interest for very long. For example crafts, hobbies, etc.

#3. I love to help people with their math problems. Lately I have been tutoring a few people and I actually have fun doing the math.

#4. I have always wanted to learn to play the piano. But guess what it doesn't hold my interest when I try even though I still want to learn.

#5. I love to read.