Without a paddle

Christian went on a kayaking tour in Sitka. There was limited space so I went on another excursion. He said it was great except for his kayak partner didn't know how to paddle so he was doing double duty the whole time....details.

Face Shot.

Motion of the Ocean

Last week we hit a terrible storm and the ship was rocking and rollin'. Fortunately, Christian and I don't get sick, but just about every guest was passed out all over the ship. A lady threw up inside the bingo machine and during our shopping show a lady was lying on the floor in the back (barf bag in hand) because she didn't want to miss the raffle. We received these pictures from the captain of another ship that was passing. Enjoy land for us:)

Wildlife

This humpback what was following us for about 30 min.

There was huge packs of sea otters everywhere.We are finally getting into whale watching season in AK and we've started seeing whales from the ship. Today I went on a wildlife watching excursion. They only had room for one person so I went solo while Christian went kayaking. We saw everything from bald eagles to whales. I may have missed the best whale shots because I was too worried about spilling my hot cocoa to get out the camera...oh well.

Birthday in Sitka, Alaska

Last week we were in the densely populated (3000 pop.) Sitka, Alaska for Christian's birthday. My grandparents were also cruising with us, but I never had my camera so I only have these two pictures for the whole week they were here. Happy Birthday Christian!

Grandpa & Grandma gave Christian an acupucture treatment for his back and they got matching hats for his birthdayScouring the town for a place to buy diet coke.