September 1-9, 2007

A Cruise to Southeast Alaska aboard the Sun Princess

The cruise passengers get acquainted with the boat while awaiting departure

Huge cranes load container ships in the port facilities

Mount Ranier towers over the city of Seattle

The boat passes along the Seattle waterfront

A traditional native building in Ketchikan is supported by totem poles

A seal chases a salmon in Ketchikan

A chunk of blue ice provides a preview as the boat nears the entrance to Tracy Arm

The fiord starts to take on impressive form as the 900 ft boat squeezes through

Tracy Arm terminates in an impressive glacier, our approach was stopped by excessive ice

A cracked piece of ice provides interesting colors and textures

My parents enjoy the views

Passing a 1000 foot boat in the S-turns lends scale to the massive fiord

A black bear takes a break from ripping apart a salmon near Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau

The least spectacular state capitol building in the country

We finally get a sunset on the return trip

A boat delivers a local pilot for guiding the ship into port in Victoria, BC

A ferry boat crosses the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Mount Baker in the distant background

A group of tourists head out for a whale watching tour

The parliament building in Victoria makes the Alaska capitol look really plain

A street performer bangs on the steel drums in downtown Victoria while Darth Vader plays the violin

The ivy covered Empress Hotel looks over the harbor