Wednesday, July 27, 2011

July 4th in Alaska ! No Fireworks, but spectacular sights ! !

June 28th - July 5th.  Alaska ! !
We went on a week long Disney Alaska Cruise after our days in Vancouver.  We departed from Vancouver on June 28th.   I didn't get much walking in that day, so I was determined to walk on the cruise.  Deck 4.   One lap = 1/3 of a mile.   Wednesday - June 29th.   Walking in the open ocean.   I did 18 laps.  6 miles.   it was cool, breezy and I was on the 'deck' longer than anyone else that came and went.   There was something very peaceful about walking those laps alone.   I would pass the occassional person, and the runners and some faster walkers would pass me.   I was happy that I was able to walk on the ship.   I tried to mentally capture the coolness of the walk, as I anticipated that the end of July in Cleveland will likely be hot and muggy.   I hope the mental captures will resurface when I need a mental cool down.

Since I didn't have internet access on the ship,  this is a summary after the fact.    In the three ports of call,  I did alot of walking also.

In total for the 7 day cruise,  I only gained 4 pounds. (of which 2 weeks after the cruise, I lost),  I walked a total of  68826 steps or 31.3 miles.   Not bad for vacation.   I was happy that there was plenty of opportunities to keep the walking going.       Here are some photos of amazing Alaska,  If you ever get a chance to go there, I highly recommend it.   

Average temperatures,  were 55 degrees.  It was comfortable and absolutely awesome beautiful.

-Cheers.


Rose and Goofy staying warm on one of the cooler afternoons

Calm seas. :)

View from Disney Wonder's Bow

Inside Passage

Beautiful waterfalls

Would be a nice place to live if you had a small plane and a big yacht ! :)







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