Monday, October 17, 2011

SCHWENKE FAMILY CRUISE ON THE DISNEY WONDER

Sorry for the delay in posting this last blog of our "summer" travels.  We left LA the day after the cruise ended and arrived back in Florida on 10/11.  We are finallly are unpacked and "back to normal".  Also, for some reason the blog won't allow for captions so I will give an overview. 
Everyone commented on the green shirts but our color choice was limited because of the range in sizes.  We all picked our favorite character and we spent the evening before the cruise at the Westin in Long Beach ironing them on.
I will strongly recommend Disney for families thinking about a cruise.  The boys, Haven (13) and Jovin (6) had their own clubs to go to and, apparently they had a good time.  We had to remind Haven to join us for dinner.  Payton (2) is too young for a club, but there was child care so her parents could have some time on their own.  We took advantage of it so we could have dinner at the adults only restaurant -Palo- which was wonderful.
Our stops were in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.  Haven, Jovin, Carol and Hank went swimming with dolphins while Payton, Kristine and me watched.  Ken stayed on the ship.  We did a tour of the city in the afternoon.  In Cabo, Hank and Ken went deep sea fishing and both caught Mahi Mahi.  Carol and Kristine went horse back riding on the beach (no pictures) and grandma stayed on the ship with the kids. 
Meeting with characters, watching fireworks at sea, wearing crazy napkin hats, wine and martini tasting, and time at the adults only pool rounded out a fantastic week.
On that note, we will have occassional updates on the blog until our next adventure in 2012. Ken and I hope you have enjoyed traveling with us.  Until next time, stay well and travel safe.

 


































HAY DONALD YOU MISSED A SPOT


















 












Saturday, September 10, 2011

FAREWELL AT VANDERHOOF, BC

So, after 60 days together our trip came to and end in Vanderhoof, BC which is about 50 miles from Prince George.  At times the weather got us "down" but there was so much to see and do that we did them in spite of the rain and cold.  For us, it was sad to say good-bye.  We met some great people, made some new friends and renewed some old friendships.  We were glad to return to Alaska for this trip but we are equally as glad to head south for some warmer weather. 
Our farewell dinner was great and after hugs and godd-byes the next morning, the group was on their own to head home or to their next adventure. Ours will be to visit other friends in Oregon, re-visit Newport, OR and head to CA for our cruise.  We hope everyone has enjoyed "traveling" with us.



Dick Mullins got pictures of this eagle while he was waiting to see some bear. Thanks to Dick and others that supplied some pictures to suplement mine throught the trip





 
THIS IS A NATIVE FISH NETING OPERATION WHERE THE HARVEST THE FEMALE SALMON EGGS AS THEY ARE GOING UP THE RIVER TO SPAWN.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL









BYE BYE EVERYONE