LEAVING VANCOUVER

North to Alaska

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August 27th 2008
NORTH TO ALASKA UP THE PLANK WE SKIPPED, JUST US AND OUR 2 BOILED EGGS (JUST IN CASE THEY SHOULD RUN OUT OF FOOD?? ) !!!!! WE WERE LIKE 2 KIDS GOING INTO A CANDY STORE, -------------OUR FIRST EVER CRUISE, AND THAT MEAN’T - NO DRIVING,- NO DISHES AND THE BED MADE EVERY DAY -------FOR A WHOLE WEEK,--------- YAHOOO!!!!!! WE HAD GRINS FROM EAR TO EAR!!!! SOOOO EXCITED, WE WERE! WE WERE OFF TO ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Inside Passage

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more