Wordless Wednesday: Halloween Part 2

Wordless Wednesday: Halloween Part 1

So, this one time . . .

I was on a cruise to Alaska. I'd had a super great day checking out glaciers in Glacier Bay, and warmed up with a cup of Irish Hot Chocolate. Then, I tried a new cask strength scotch that I hadn't had before (don't ask what it was because I don't remember; you might find out why in a bit). Shortly after my scotch, I found out that martinis were half price. My bartender made one for me that was so dirty he said it was like the glass had never been washed. It was delicious. Then A got a martini, and decided it wasn't his thing because it was too dirty (even though I stole the olives for him). So I drank his. When I walked (Yes walked, not stumbled- I have very good balance. This applies even after drinking while on a cruise ship - you can ask Jeff) into my stateroom I squealed with delight when I saw a thug bunny on our bed!

(this is the thug bunny)

Imagine my (inebriated) horror when I went to move the bunny for more appropriate picture taking and this happened:

(oh yes, THIS happened!)


(here's a close-up in case you haven't yet truly grasped the horror. Even his EYE fell off! It wasn't bad enough I knocked his HEAD off, I also knocked off his EYE.

I knew I was in biiiig trouble, because rabbits are lucky. Thankfully, in my quick thinking state of mind, I fixed the problem of killing the lucky rabbit to my satisfaction (after peeing):

(oh yes, I totally saved the day by giving myself lucky bunny ears)

Fortunately, the rest of our towel animals did not suffer such a terrible fate.

(the puppy made me cry because it made me think of Nandi)


(doesn't this remind you of one of those turtle things in the movie The 5th Element?)


(awwwww, swans!)


(I'm pretty sure the entire cruise ship heard me squeal when I saw the monkey hanging from our ceiling)


(it's a mouse!)


(just for you, Mom! : ))

The End.

Victoria, BC

Victoria was our last stop on our cruise. : ( When we were on the ship at Glacier Bay, we did a Murder Mystery dinner with A&J and met another couple who was from Victoria. They're familiar with Portland, so they said that even though Victoria is cute and great for wandering around that we could do that in Portland and that we should see The Butchart Gardens. So, we did and stayed for their fireworks display. While the gardens were completely amazing, I think we made the wrong choice. We knew we would be arriving in the late afternoon and that the sun would go down, but we underestimated how quickly that would happen. We didn't get to see all of the gardens, so it was kind of a bummer. What we did see, though, was amazing. And not getting to really see Victoria just means Jeff and I can go up there for a long weekend sometime. : )

The Sunken Garden - it was a limestone quarry on the Butchart's property. Mrs. Butchart didn't care for the eyesore once the quarry had been exhausted, so she prettied it up.

We were given a plant and flower guide, so hopefully I'm identifying these flowers right. If you know I'm wrong about something, let me know and I'll change the captions. : )

Dahlia

A big bunch of flowers that I'm not going to try and identify. I just loved the colors.

Ageratum, Floss Flower

Pretty Landscaping

I don't know what these are, and I'm sad, but my best guess is some sort of zinnia. They were my favorite flowers of the day because they were so cheerful and brightly colored.

Fuchsia

More pretty landscaping.

Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile

Me! On an orca on the Rose Carousel.

Jeff and I on the Rose Carousel.

Jeff rode on Bella, the Butchart's dog. At least that's the story from the kind lady who took our picture. : )

Dahlia

These could be one of several; I can't tell for sure. :-P

Arum, Lords and Ladies

These were in the Japanese Garden, but I'm not sure what they are.

Gladiolus, Acidanthera

Heliotropium, Heliotrope or Cherry Pie plant

Fireworks!

After Victoria, our ship headed back to Seattle. We arrived early the next morning, and decided to hit up SweetIron again on our way out of town for some waffles. Since we started the cruise there with such amazing food (the cruise food couldn't even compare), we decided to end our cruise with such amazing food. : )

Ketchikan, Alaska

In Ketchikan, we took a boat tour of the Misty Fjords. Safety always comes first, and is even better when it rhymes!


We had to be up ridiculously early for the excursion, so we got to enjoy the sunrise on our way to the Fjords.





On our way, we saw two Orcas. They were so much fun to watch, and I wish we'd been able to watch them longer and get more pictures.



Jeff and I braved the outside for most of the morning so we wouldn't miss anything, and another passenger thought we were cute so he took our picture. : )


Here's where the Misty Fjords began. It was named appropriately, yes?



So, living in Oregon I feel like I take waterfalls for granted. They're not as exciting as they used to be two years ago.


But, it had rained for two straight days before our ship docked in Ketchikan which meant that the Fjords had tons of waterfalls that normally don't have enough water to be flowing. And there were SO many!







I loved this tree, sticking out on the edge of the cliffs while hanging on for dear life.




We "kissed" this waterfall. Meaning our captain drove the boat until it was literally inches away from the wall, and the waterfall was falling into the boat. Look at the texture of the water as it cascaded.




I think the orangey color on the rocks near the waterfall is kelp.




Here's a picture we decided we needed to take. A, J, Jeff and I were all wearing Marmot shells to keep dry. I think we need to send this into Marmot to tell them thanks for making awesome jackets.



We saw a ton of eagles while visiting the Fjords.





And some harbor seals.


And more eagles.



Then we headed back to shore. The sun came out for awhile and was gorgeous!