Alaskan Cruise Day 5

Still cruising and lovin' it!!!  

Today's port - SITKA!!!!!

We woke up to this scene, isn't it just gorgeous?!  

We were tendered into the docks, first time for everything.  There's a lot of people in that boat.

 Our first stop.  We have heard so much about the Totem Park that we couldn't wait to see it.

 So we started walking on the path.......

 and kept walking.....we saw this sign and walked a little faster.  Still no totem poles

 The forest was breathtaking.  Still walking....

We stayed on the trail so I know we were in the right place.  We went around bend and ....

 there was a totem pole.  Yeah, we found them!!

 They were around every turn now.  Some had color, others didn't.  All of them huge and all different.

 Here's a very interesting set of three..... the middle one needs a little work. 

 An old church on the way back into town.  I loved the brick work and the stained glass windows.

I thought that window would make a beautiful quilt block ( always a quilter!)

 Next stop, a quilt shop of course!!!  Abby's Reflections in downtown Sitka.

 Yep, had to buy a couple of pieces...

 and maybe one more. Really!  I need this one too!!! 

 If you ever go to Sitka, stop by and say Hi! to Jill (the owner) and her crew of quilters

Great shop and fun fabrics!!!

This is an old graveyard.  It was quite a beautiful place.

 Very quiet and peaceful.  Moss covered most of the tombstones too.

St Micheal's Cathedral was smack dab in the middle of town.

The roads went on either side of the building.  The bell tower sounded on the hour.  

That was cool!!  I loved the sound of the bells

 Back on the ship heading out to sea.

 We had some company...a sea loin stayed with us for a bit.  It was awesome to 

see one so close!!!  We got better video where you can see his face.

Ending our day in Sitka with High Tea and all the quilters.

Great time, again!!!!

Alaskan Cruise - Day 4

Still cruising and lovin' it!!!  Classes began at 9 in the sewing room.  This was part 2 of the Alaskan Sampler quilt.  Those who were able to get their images fused, were able to start stitching on them.  We cruised to Glacier Bay and Oh my gosh it was AMAZING!!!  Some of us skipped out of class (for just a bit) to take pictures and see the beauty of this magnificent glacier.

 We are coming up on the main glacier, it's on the left.

The glacier in the top right corner was enormous, like a giant slide!  

We didn't get too close to that one.

 Here we are coming up on Margerie Glacier. 

 I'm thinking that it's not that big, boy was I wrong!!

 We stayed in this bay for almost 2 hours.  In the picture below there was a small cruiser that went closer to the glacier, but the ship was so small it was hard to see, but it did give us a perspective on how really massive this glacier is.  Unbelievable!!  The Margerie Glacier is 21 miles long, 1 mile wide.  It is 350 ft high with 250 feet above the water and 100 feet below.  Pretty amazing right?!

 I loved to see the blue in the ice.

One of the local creatures decided to catch a ride......heheheh.

Can you believe, that is a bald eagle.  He was just sitting on an ice berg that was floating by the ship.

Way cool is see the glacier "calving"  I was hoping that we would be able to see it and we did!!

This is an ariel view of the glacier I got on line so we could see how huge this thing is. Pretty impressive!

Wow, what a day.  So exhausting seeing all those glaciers. (grin).  

I can't wait to go again!  Another great day!  

I got a face lift!

Yes and it's about time!!!  I've been meaning to change things up a bit and I finally did.  What do you think?  Do you like the new colors?  Should I go with something different?  What do you suggest?  Give me your thoughts.  Thanks for your help!

Alaskan Cruise Day 3

Started the day off with another class. This one was the first part of the Alaskan Sampler quilt. Class was just great and all my students are fabulous! We arrived in Juneau that afternoon and found a little rain, but beautiful scenery!!! I love Alaska!!

This of course was a quilt shop that we shopped in.

Are you surprised that I bought fabric???  Just love it!

Great time in Juneau!!

Alaskan Cruise Day 2

All day classes!  Started with the Wilderness Skinnie and ended with the Forget Me Not Wool Candle mat

We were at sea all day and unfortunately it was a pretty rough ride with the cross winds.  I lastest about an hour in class and then I got to "tour" the medical facility and get a shot for motion sickness.  

Great memory right?!?

All my students were very understanding and they had a great sub teacher, June Dudley!! 

 Here's the project we did.

Stay Tuned for Day 3 with more pictures and adventures