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Helloooo I am back from the ferry ride! It was fun but I am glad to be home. I still feel like I'm on the ship and swaying from the ocean haha. Beware, this entry may get long..

Saturday, April 14
Dad picked me up at the hotel at 11 something I think. His truck was PACKED with stuff haha. It was 100 miles or so to Bellingham so we got going as soon as possible. We got stuck in traffic in downtown Seattle..dad was stressed and worried we'd miss the ferry. We got stuck in traffic in a couple other cities, but we did make the ferry. It was definitely bigger than the one I took to Cordova. While waiting to board we met these two guys going to Fairbanks too. They were crazy haha. We hung out with them the whole trip. :P We boarded and found our roomette..basically a closet with beds haha. Oh well, we were just sleeping in it. They spent like..an hour and a half going in circles calibrating the compass haha. It was cool after we left seeing the lights of Vancouver and the ski runs on the mountain. We went to bed super early haha..so tired. :P Surprisingly dad snored only a little..relieving haha. I found it really funny we were sailing on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic :P

Sunday, April 15
We spent the whole day sailing in Canada. It was cool seeing all the islands and stuff. We passed a couple Native villages too..one blew a horn at us and we did it back..that was fun. :D I became friends with a German lady called Sabine. I LOVED her accent..it was so pretty and musical and lilting..like Tina's! :D I think this was the only day it rained, though just a little. There was a GPS map thing on TVs showing where we were..I followed it obsessively haha. On to more exciting days...


Monday, April 16
We docked in Ketchikan this morning..I think around 8? I always had to get up early to see the towns haha. The weather was nice..some blue sky and sun! I always bring good weather with me when I travel haha. It rains there a LOT..I asked the locals how often the weather was nice like that and they were like "rarely." Ketchikan is a really nice town though..the buildings were pretty and classy and cute. We got some snacks at Safeway and souvenirs downtown. We had 4 hours there and then we were off again. There were a group of us that stayed on till Whitter..it felt like we were a family kinda

Tuesday, April 17
You know what the best way to get me out of bed is? "Heather, you're gonna miss Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier!" Dad said my eyes flew open and were as big as saucers haha. I definitely hurried getting ready. :P It was cool seeing Mendenhall as we were traveling to the dock. I was looking at it and then I realized..it was the glacier that started it all. It helped I had seen others before, but Dana told me her parents went to Mendenhall and I looked at pics..and then I was hooked. Wow. We got sun in Juneau too! We had 4 hours there too. A group of us decided to take a taxi to town together so it would be cheaper. There was a taxi waiting..he said he'd give us a tour around town and to the glacier for a discounted price! So we did that. Yay I've finally been to Mendenhall Glacier! :D The lake was still frozen with icebergs in it..coool. Poor glacier though, it's retreated a LOT. *sniff* Dad and I quickly chose a rock to take (I collect rocks from glaciers I've been to) and then the driver took us downtown. It's VERY steep..since it basically backs up to the mountains. We saw historic buildings, the governor's mansion, etc. Besides Mendenhall Glacier and the fact you can see it at certain places in town, I didn't like Juneau much. It wasn't pretty and classy like Ketchikan. The driver scammed us cause he went over the amount he said it was..thanks. We ate breakfast and then went to Fred Meyer so I could find a Juneau shirt but there weren't really any. Apparently the tourist places are downtown but we didn't have time to go back there..boo. So we just walked the 1 1/2 miles back to the ferry..ow. We eventually got into open ocean..the boat riding the swells was fun haha. There were a couple of glaciers I hoped to see before it got dark (Brady and La Perouse) and luckily I did. La Perouse goes directly into the Pacific Ocean, which is unusual. Brady is the one John Muir explored with his dog..sooo cool. The sunset was beautiful

Wednesday, April 18
I had to get up even earlier for Yakutat..I think it was 6 something when they docked there. Yakutat is a small fishing village, so there's not much to do there. Apparently it rains there even more than Ketchikan! Luckily it was sunny for us too haha. We had 3 hours there, then left. The mountains were AMAZINGLY beautiful. I missed seeing Hubbard Glacier, I didn't know it was really close to Yakutat so I wasn't looking close enough on that side. It's tucked in an inlet, so it may have been hard to see anyway. I was really homesick this day..sick of reading all day, being on the boat, etc. It was a hard day to get through. We passed by Malaspina Glacier..it took us HOURS. It went on for miles and miles (it's 40 miles wide and covers 1,500 square miles!!) I knew it was big, but wow. You could only see a thin strip of it though. Same with Bering Glacier. They're probably better to see by plane. The coastal mountains (the St. Elias Range?) seemed endless. They're very heavily glaciated too. Mt. St. Elias is very impressive..it's 18,000 feet and amazing to look at

Thursday, April 19
Yay, time to get off at Whittier! Most of our little group were ready too haha. Sabine was staying on (she went to Kodiak). She told me not to get off cause it wouldn't be sunny anymore haha. It actually did get cloudy after I left.. D: The water was so calm and reflective coming into Whittier..beautiful. I just walked off cause that would have been easier than stuffing everything back in the car. Mom was there to meet us, yay! Oh Whittier, how I missed you..not. Ugly town haha. We drove over to the hotel she stayed at. After awhile mom came in and was like "why didn't you tell me dad was sick?" I was like "what?" Mom said dad was puking! Apparently he started feeling bad in the middle of the night (I was wondering why he kept farting in bed..I had to go outside cause it was stinking up the room!) and had thrown up earlier in the morning too. I have NEVER heard of dad puking..he never gets sick! Another guy on the ship said he had gotten sick in the middle of the night and still wasn't feeling well. Weird..did they eat something bad? Catch a bug? Mom tried to tell dad to stay the night in Anchorage but he said he was feeling better..but it was obvious he wasn't. He fell asleep in the truck waiting for the tunnel to get out of Whittier to open. Eeesh. We had to wait for the train and then they had to clear smoke out (??) before we could go through. It was ok though, I caught up on LJ on mom's iPad! Haha sweet. When we got to Anchorage mom and I ate lunch and then went to Title Wave Books. We get their books a lot at work (it's a used bookstore too) and Becky said it's an awesome store, so I had to go there next time I was in Anchorage. She wasn't kidding..that bookstore is AMAZING. I've never seen a used bookstore that big! I raided their glacier books haha..yay! I spent over $100 there! I MUST go back next time I'm in Anchorage. Then was just the long drive home. Even though dad had a 2 hour head start on us we still caught up to him. Mom drove behind him the rest of the way cause she was still worried about him. Mom took me to my apartment (I'm gonna go over to mom's later). Yay my own bed!


Day 85 - Something pink
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Day 1 - A picture of yourself taken on the first day of the challenge
Day 2 - A photo that makes you happy
Day 3- Favorite book that you own
Day 4 - A picture of yourself 10 years ago
Day 5 - A place that makes you happy.
Day 6 - Your favorite quote, in your handwriting
Day 7 - Something you love
Day 8- A picture of the best moment of your life
Day 9 - A talent of yours
Day 10 - Your bedroom (In its current state)
Day 11 - Your favorite food
Day 12 - A prized possession
Day 13 - Favorite board game
Day 14 - Something you hate
Day 15 - Your childhood home
Day 16 - Something embarrassing in your room
Day 17 - Your pet(s)
Day 18 - Your favorite outfit
Day 19 - One of the best days of your life
Day 20 - Your Grades/Report card
Day 21 - A picture of your cell phone
Day 22 - Favorite cd that you own
Day 23 - A school picture
Day 24 - Favorite purchase ever made
Day 25 - A gift from a friend
Day 26 - A gift from your family
Day 27 - The shoes you wore today
Day 28 - The shirt you wore today
Day 29 - A pretty flower (yes go take a picture of a flower)
Day 30 - Your breakfast
Day 31 - A picture of yourself taken today
Day 32 - Something you collect
Day 33 - Something you made
Day 34 - Something that makes you smile
Day 35 - Favorite movie that you own
Day 36 - A place where you spend a lot of time
Day 37 - The last restaurant you ate at
Day 38 - A useless trinket you own
Day 39 - Your favorite picture
Day 40 - An embarrassing picture from your childhood
Day 41 - Someone in your family
Day 42 - Something you did today
Day 43 - The weather outside
Day 44 - A hobby of yours
Day 45 - Your favorite candy
Day 46 - A picture of your favorite state
Day 47 - A room in your house
Day 48 - Your best friend
Day 49 - A day you remember really well
Day 50 - Something you drew
Day 51 - Something passed down from your parents/grandparents
Day 52 - A picture of yourself celebrating for getting this far
Day 53 - The last thing you bought
Day 54 - A picture of yourself from middle school
Day 55 - What you're wearing today
Day 56 - A drawing of your favorite cartoon character
Day 57 - Everything inside your purse/backpack/wallet
Day 58 - Your favorite animal
Day 59 - Your most used electronic device
Day 60 - Last movie you watched
Day 61 - School class picture
Day 62 - Last place you traveled to
Day 63 - Sports awards
Day 64 - Favorite childhood book
Day 65 - A picture of you and your best friend
Day 66 - A picture in your room
Day 67 - Something green
Day 68 - A magazine you like
Day 69 - Something red
Day 70 - Something you borrowed from someone else
Day 71 - A picture of your favorite piece of jewelry
Day 72 - A stuffed animal
Day 73 - Your lunch
Day 74 - Something you found under your bed
Day 75 - You and a friend
Day 76 - Something that annoys you
Day 77 - The last thing that you bought
Day 78 - Your sunglasses
Day 79 - A ticket from somewhere you've been
Day 80 - Your favorite childhood movie
Day 81 - Something you baked
Day 82 - The most embarrassing thing in your closet
Day 83 - The moon tonight
Day 84 - Your favorite pair of shorts
Day 85 - Something pink

Day 86 - Something your mom bought you
Day 87 - Something you hold dear to your heart
Day 88 - Your bathroom
Day 89 - What's in your fridge?
Day 90 - Your current school photo
Day 91 - Something that made you smile today
Day 92 - Something wierd in your house
Day 93 - The view from your bedroom window
Day 94 - What your doing right now
Day 95 - Something yellow
Day 96 - A place you went today
Day 97 - Something heart shaped
Day 98 - Your favorite nail polish color
Day 99 - Something that makes you feel accomplished
Day 100 - The final picture of yourself.


I'll post my pics hopefully tomorrow! I have a lot haha. Hopefully I'll stop swaying by then..

Would you rather if attacked in your home by a burglar, defend yourself with only a baseball bat or an unloaded gun? The baseball bat

Today's trivia: England and Portugal have never been at war with each other. It is probably the longest unbroken peace between nations in the world
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