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The clock is ticking! In exactly 2 days I will be getting ready to set sail for Alaska! I can't wait. Just like in the 'Amazing Race' when they talk about 'legs of tour' I hope to captivate your imagination, bring you a tour by words and photographs and hope you enjoy it with me! Soon I will create a flickr account so you can view all of the pictures as a slideshow. I plan on taking thousands on this trip. Call me crazy, but it's Alaska, and I've always wanted to visit this state because the pictures you see in travel magazines, or online doesn't do it's justice as if you were to see it in person. I'm taking a pedometer with me to see how many steps I walk. I've always wanted to know how much differently it would be when on a cruise, rather then day to day so this will be a little game. During the whole week my goal is to walk 500,000 steps, if not that then 525,600 [teehee] Here's the schedule of events for what's to happen while on the cruise. Not including Friday where I'm driving to Austin.
Saturday July 17th:
I'm flying out of Austin with my mum. We should be arriving in Seattle, Washington about 3 in the afternoon so I think it will give use some time to where we can see a little bit of Seattle before going back to our hotel and get settled for the night before Sunday. I will take pictures on Saturday, blog and upload a few of them. We're going to the Space Needle. I'm not sure if we're going to go up inside of it and to the top where it revolves so tourists can see the whole city of Seattle, but it'd be great if my phobia of heights doesn't get to me and I'm able to last! From there we might go to Pike Place Market. It's a famous market in downtown Seattle and if I'm not mistaking it's one of the oldest Farmer's Market around.
Sunday July 18th:
On the first leg of the tour the boarding is between 1pm and 3pm so prior to that we will explore more of Seattle. There's a Jimi Hendrix statue we might go see, and there's the Experience Music Museum that looks pretty interesting. All of the prior events before boarding depends on timing, where everything is located, being able to get a taxi, and also depends on the traffic.
Monday July 19th:
On this second leg of the tour it happens to be one of the days at sea so mainly there will be lots of exploring around the ship, watching the water as we go by, the nature, scenery and everything in between. There's a lot of things to do on a cruise ship such as taking part in games, gambling, swimming, working out in the gym, comedies, shows, and fine dining. We're going to check out everything to get a feel of the ship and just walk around while hopefully not being sea sick.
Tuesday July 20th:
Ketchikan, Alaska will be the third leg of this tour. We arrive at 7am and begin the first set of excursions. What we planned to do in Ketchikan is the Lighthouses, Totems, and Eagles. From the Sapphire, Princess we will sail on a smaller boat and cruise past 10 Eagles nest's as well as a Whale area to where we will be able to see the Whales too! In the afternoon one of our excursions is to hike a trail through the temperate Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary. Another excursion is the Southeast Alaska Discovery Centre that we plan on touring. Once all of that's completed we board the ship at 3pm to spend the rest of the time there. We may decide to get off and on every now and then to possibly explore some parts of Ketchikan. Our next pit stop is Juneau, Alaska
Wednesday July 21st:
At the fourth leg of the tour In the morning there is a scenic cruise through the Tracy Arm Fjord. I know there will be lots of pictures taken during this time. People on the facebook fan page for Princess Cruise lines have taken some already and just looking at their pictures it's breathtaking, but I GET to experience it first hand! We will be docking in Juneau at 2pm and on the second leg of the tour. This excursion is 4.5 hours. We will be seeing the Mendehall Glacier that is a combination tour of four things to see! Not only the glacier it's self, but the Alaska State Museum, Salmon Hatchery, and finally the Green Angels Garden. Next pit stop Skagway.
Thursday July 22nd:
On the fifth leg of the tour we will conquer the heights of the rainforest! Our excursion is Zip-lining! "Embark on a thrilling adventure as you walk along raised balance beams, cross exciting suspension bridges and fly through the air on a series of raised balance beams and cross suspension bridges." Once we master that we will then fly through the air on a series of zip-lines for this pit stop of the tour. Once we've completed we pretty much have a break to tour Juneau on our own and go through the downtown district. Next pit stop a day of relaxation at sea.
Friday July 23rd:
On the sixth leg of the tour most likely I will be working out on this day. Swimming, Hot tub, Sauna, work outs... And exploring more of the ship! Sit out on the balcony and watch the whales go by and do what ever I want because I know I will be a little out of it from zip-lining but it will be fun! Next pit stop Victoria, British Columbia.
Saturday July 24th:
On seventh leg of the tour we will be visiting Craigdarroch Castle. From pictures of what the website shows it's stunning, and I get to experience it first hand. The second part of this leg of the tour we will embark Mt. Tolmie. Apparently it's a breathtaking sight. It looked interesting on the list of excursions that we were deciding to chose from. There are so many on the Princess Cruise line for activities, and who knows this may not be my only trip to Alaska! The leg of the tour has come to a complete end on this day for we fly back on Sunday.
Sunday July 25th:
On the eighth and final leg of the tour as our journey ends we will arrive in Seattle, Washington on Sunday and do more exploring of the city! Because we've got a very early flight the next day it's going to be important we're close to the airport, but it won't stop us from taking a cab where ever we decide to go to. Next pit stop, the airport.
Monday July 26th:
We have an early morning flight [6am ish] where we will fly back to Austin and stay the night there after rest and drive home the next day!
Here's all of what we're doing for the week and a few days look forward to more blogs, pictures, and so much more!
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