Alaska 2024

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In the last 20 years we've vacationed with the Shirley's throughout the world. Hawaii, Texas, Colorado, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Costa Rica. 

Alaska 2024 did not disappoint. 

Mount Rainier 
flying into Seattle 












Friday morning in Seattle






Embarkation! 
Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas 
Tad's gift for all the boys...
the official start of vacation 







Dinner 1 - SHanson party of 11

Day and night at sea 
Bigs and littles first breakfast together squeezed into one room
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Trivia
Bionic Bar was a favorite of the Bigs 







Juneau 















Mount Roberts hike 









Skagway







Jordi and the boys hiked Upper Dewey Lake...

















 
...and Jennie and I took the girls to the top of a glacier to dog sled...via a helicopter!

Jennie, Ella and Grace took off first 

Cara, Viv and I followed











the dog camp below 














back to town for wine and more crab legs 
White out for the evening...








...stalking the kids at the bar...



Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier 








Day and night at sea 




















Victoria, British Columbia 
(my favorite port!)











dim sum for 11 for lunch was an adventure! 



















whale watching at our last dinner 
Closing out another trip of a lifetime.
We had so much to celebrate and so fun doing it.
Until next time...




















































































































 


















































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