All good things must come to an end.....

Day 8, Friday, May 23rd we woke up and found ourselves dockside in Seattle. And it was raining. I can not believe we went the entire week with blue blue skies and not a drop of water falling from it. That was the blessing in this trip. One of the many, actually. It was great to spend time with our kids, fine young adults that they are. It was great to work towards a common goal and do this trip together. It was great to laugh with them, explore the world, and just share this time with them. We were home at 9:00pm after a 4-hour trip from LAX. I don't believe I have ever seen the traffic as heavey as it was that night. I can say it just made our "own beds" even sweeter when we climbed into them that night.

Cruising was great. If you haven't done it, make a point to do it. It really is a relatively good investment in terms of vacation time and relaxation.

Alaska. The Last Frontier, they call it. It is exactly that. Go. If ever I were to go back, it would be with the intent of spending time there to explore the nooks and crannies of history and culture. Denali calls my name. Maybe someday.

I hope that I have not bored you to tears over the last seven days of blogging. It has been fun to remember our trip. Seems like it made it last just that much longer. There are more pictures that have not been loaded to the computer. When they are, I'll share them. We didn't get as many as I had hoped, but we did get enough good ones to post. I think this one sums it up: