Ketchikan

Ketchikan was our last stop in Alaska.  Our guide told us it gets the most rainfall of any town in North America, but on the day we visited, the sun was shining.  We split up for our morning adventures, Elena and I did a city and totem park tour with my mom, dad, and sister, while Jeff and Vivian went to a Native American village with his dad and stepmom.

Elena liked getting up close and personal with the totem poles.

We also got to see the workshop where the totem poles are made.

Meanwhile, Vivian was exploring the village,

and working on a totem pole creation of her own.

After lunch, we were all planning to meet up at the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show.  We discovered that waiting to get in presented a fun photo op with our ship in the background.

The lumberjacks chopped and climbed.

They threw axes through the air,

and encouraged audience participation.

It was a fun way to end our Alaska adventure.  That night we watched the sun set.

We had a fun day at sea, and then we were back in Vancouver.  We got off the ship bright and early in the morning and Disney provided a bus to the airport.  We had some wait time before we could check in.

We said a sad goodbye to my family, and they left for their flight back to Arlington.  This trip across the Pacific was MUCH easier, since I had Jeff to help with the girls, and we were all so excited to be heading home to Thailand after over a month away.