The Itinerary

With only 7 days left before we head out on our Northwestern journey, we are beside ourselves with anticipation. Planning is half the fun!

Here's what we've got going~

Saturday, Lance and I will arrive in Vancouver around 10:30AM. If the plane doesn't crash Lance will consider it a miracle - as he always does.

Chris will arrive sometime in the noon hour and meet up with us. We plan to do a little Vancouver site seeing and then we have dinner reservations at a highly-recommend restaurant. (To be revealed later - with a review of course!) We've chosen to stay at a Marriott near the pier.

Sunday we're going to see the Capilano suspension bridge ( http://www.capbridge.com/index.html) and hike up the Grouse Grind. (I'm feeling exhausted already)

Monday is the day we embark on the cruise! YAY! We'll get in a nice breakfast and hopefully a little shopping before boarding the vessel. We'll be sailing on The Island Princess for 7 days. Princess provides a bridge cam, so if you're interested you can check it out while we're sailing. Here's the link- http://www.princess.com/bridgecams/ip/island_bridgecam.html

Tuesday we will be at sea. Ahhhhh. This means lots of on board activities and time at the casino. Oh, and time in the gym. Our travel companion, Chris, has made it very clear that this will not just be a vacation of relaxing. The muscles will be worked! Lance however, will mostly be working his elbows as he tips back drinks.

Wednesday we will be arriving in Ketchikan. We've reserved the Eagle Islands Kayaking tour (my pick). Should be awesome.

Thursday we'll dock in Juneau. Chris chose the Glacier View Bike and Brew tour. We'll be riding down (hopefully, down) a road near the Mendenhall glacier and then be whisked off to the Alaskan Brewery for some beer samples! We'll probably meander around town after the excursion.

Friday we're going to split up a bit in Skagway. Chris and Lance are going on the Heli-Hike and Rail adventure. They'll be getting in a helicopter, flying over glaciers, hiking up trails and then training down back into town. As fun, and as expensive, as this sounds, I'm going to be off rock climbing. I've chosen the Klondike Rock Climbing and Rappelling tour. Although it would be more fun if someone I knew was going along, I just want this too much to give it up. My friend and I tried out a rock climbing gym in Rhode Island and I loved it. I now want to take my amateur skills and try it outdoors!

Saturday and Sunday we'll be back at sea, checking out ice bergs and such. Monday we will disembark and make our way to Anchorage. Chris will depart that night (boo), leaving Lance and I to roam the Kenai peninsula for the next few days on our own. We'll hit up the towns of Seaward and Homer, before finally getting back to Anchorage and returning to Denver August 28Th.

Upon return we will post a more detailed account of the trip, along with pictures.