M, Don & Marji (& ubiquitous iced tea) at Pike St Market, Seattle
Marji reading the menu at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island, Seattle
Don reading the menu at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island, Seattle
Seattle at night from the roof of our hotel, Mediterranean Inn, Queen Anne District
Ditto - that's the Space Needle, by the way
Aboard The Westerdam as we head out of Seattle
Another cruise ship in the distance through our "porthole" - oily smooth sea
First of the towel animalia ...
P rugged up for Glacier Bay, Alaska
Deck 3, Promenade Deck - view out to sea
Lamplugh Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska
Approaching John Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska
Bitty icebergs (who is that woman?)
Glacier Bay
John Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska
Another bluddy glacier
Margerie Glacier
Margerie's molars
Margerie poses again
She needs dental work
fabulous huh?
Margerie's er, um, well, a crack in the ice
Leaving Glacier Bay
Lamplugh again
Don in the middle of Juneau, capital of Alaska
The beautiful St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Juneau
Typical street in Juneau - the brown house is an historic house - the Martin Stevens House, 1893
Sarah Palin's house in Juneau
M & Don, arrival in Sitka, Alaska - pretty town with lots of little islands offshore
Slightly sleepy P (those comfy cruise beds!) at Sitka
Ditto, M
Our ship anchored offshore & the "tender" (lifeboat) which ferried passengers ashore
Bald eagle joker at the Raptor Sanctuary, Sitka
Don't go down here!
Beautiful owl at the bird sanctary
Totem series. I, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. II, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. III, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. IV, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. V, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. VI, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. VII, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. VIII, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. IX, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. X, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. XI, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. XII, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. XIII, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. XIV, National Totem Park, Sitka
Totem series. XV, National Totem Park, Sitka - Foxy lady!
Totem series. XVI, National Totem Park, Sitka
St Michael's Russian Orthodox Russian Church, Sitka - beautiful old icons inside
Dinner at the Vista Dining Room - with cheeky Eric, our wine waiter
Don, Marji and the gorgeous Jerry, assistant waiter (from Bali)
Dessert - creme brulee & sundaes - our (almost) final meal with Jerry, Eric & Dono (yes, yes)
After dinner, on the way out, this lovely guy served out mints, dates & ginger
Lovely weather (& more b. totems) in Ketchikan, Alaska
Fox Hill funicular, Ketchikan - lovely town
M & friend - Whalehead, Ketchikan
Jumping salmon in the creek at Ketchikan - alas all streams & rivers were also full of dying ones
Creek Street, Ketchikan - built on stilts - old red light district - the green house was a famous brothel called Dolly's
what else can one say?
Leaving Ketchikan - hot afternoon - floatplane coming in
soaking up the sun on deck 10
Local houses, Ketchikan (on the way out)
Last towel creation (couldn't find him for a while!)
Govt buildings, Victoria, BC & the marina
Marji & Don's friends - Jim & Amy - on a hot day in Portland
Best cuppa coffee, Vivace, Portland - 8oz double shot latte
Ponzi Winery, Oregon - 90deg F
View from Erath Winery, Oregon
er, Benton Lane innit
Ace biker M outside Don's place, Eugene, Oregon - note the number plate
D & M at the Farmers' Market, Eugene - dahlias (pronounced darrlias)
House in the hills, Eugene
Deer in a backyard, hilly part of Eugene
... the land we love (oh yeah baby)
Another house fitted into its treescape, Eugene hills
