This is for Paula . . . Greetings from Alaska!

Super swamped at work . . .but I KNOW Paula would have given her eye teeth to be on the Aleutian Ballad with me . . . so here is a link to the pictures from there . . . enjoy! I LOVED THE ENTIRE TRIP!!!! (and gained 8 lbs) (my bad)

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Aas2jRu3ctG3 k Chris

OMG Chris - I know the pics were for Paula but I couldn't help looking.  Now I REALLY know I want to go on an Alaska cruise and I want to take that crab boat tour - I watch Deadliest Catch on Cable regularly and am amazed at how all those crab are caught and how much work in intails. Thanks for sharing.  Now get busy and get those 8 lbs off...lol

Glad you liked them . . . they are for everyone to enjoy . . . but I KNOW she was really wanting to be in Alaska too!  I have 5 more groups of pics too . . . from dog sledding to Glacier Bay - and other than COLD and WET . . . it WAS great.  I'd stay if I could make a living :D

Holy crap! Those are some awesome pictures, Chris... thanks for sharing them!! And you're right, I would have done ANYTHING... you really missed out on some great bribery... LOL

Anyway, I'm so happy you had a good time, sorry about the weight gain, but you know what they say about once in a lifetime experiences and such.

HUGS!!!
Paula

Great pictures Chris, looks like you had a blast!!! Is that an octopus in a couple of the pictures?  Some of those crabs are huge!!!  Glad you had fun and you will get the weight back off!  biggest hugs, Becky

Thanks everyone . . .it WAS great . . . here are some dog sled pics . . . http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Aas2jRu3ctG2g and Glacier Bay pics http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Aas2jRu3ctG2T and 4x4 pics http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Aas2jRu3ctG2x and finally some Seattle pictures http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Aas2jRu3ctG3X that should hold everyone for awhile . . . and I wish I was back there!  :D

Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking!!! I already wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise, but you just cemented it for me!!! Was it really cold? How many ports did you go to? Looks like you did a lot of fun adventures!!! So glad you had fun!!! Did you see that the SD lunch was moved to May 30? Hope you can make it sweetie!!!            big hugs, Becky

Cold????  Did you see me looking like an Eskimo?  There WAS a reason for that . . . we had highs of about 50 - on the warm days.  But that is May in Alaska . . .the summers are warmer I heard.  I also heard don't go in August because with all the salmon dieing(sp) . . . it stinks everywhere . . . so I guess this was a good trade off. We were in Glacier Bay, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, Canada before returning to Seattle. I haven't read the boards at all because I've been so busy - and have a horrible cold (duh me) . . . but I still can't make the 30th because I'll still be in Vegas . . . bummer!  Thanks for letting me know though. Chris