Our first week

It has been such beautiful weather since the second day we've been here. Everyone local says this is pretty unusual. We're really enjoying it, though. To answer your questions about the daylight/darkness thing, it gets dark here by 10 and the sun comes up sometime around 4ish (it could be earlier, but I don't know!). We take the dogs on a nice long walk in town everyday, and Deuce is SO anxious to get in the water! I don't think he realizes what a surprise he is in for. Just wanted to post some pics of this gorgeous weather. Note MC is wearing shorts! As for cruise ships, there are up to three a day here!

We made it!

We finally arrived in Sitka yesterday. The cruise was really fantastic. Half of the time we had on shorts! It was unbelievable. As we started getting more north, though, it definitely cooled off. We saw several whales, seals, and sea lions on our trip. Very cool!. As for Sitka, the town is VERY small but beautiful. We will hopefully be in our house a week from today. As of now we are in a hotel until our stuff arrives. Here are a few pics from our trip. The first pic is of our first day here in Sitka. It was about 60 degrees and drizzly. Welcome to ALASKA! :)

Utah and Idaho

We haven't had internet for a few days so here's an update of what's been going on with us. We got to Utah on Friday night and went whitewater rafting Saturday morning then did a rock-climbing sunset Hummer tour in the evening (yes--we actually went down that stretch we're standing next to in the hummer). Sunday was spent driving to Hailey, Idaho, to visit with my wonderful friend and tour guide, Kelsey. We checked out a lot of the sites around the area, including some beautiful lakes and streams in the mountains. The weather is so wonderful and now I understand why people up here are so outdoorsy! Beats the Texas heat! Tonight we are in Walla Walla, Washington. Not too much longer before we board the ferry. I can't believe it! We are having a blast on our road trip and our dogs are being super troopers. Especially after Deuce got some doggie downers today at the vet (that's him looking nice and mellow)!

Santa Fe

So Day 2 of our road trip we are officially out of Texas. Enjoying Santa Fe, NM. The weather here is unbelievable. No humidity!!! This is a pic of us at an outdoor concert this evening.

Last night in Texas

So...we've made it to Amarillo so far. Decided to hit up The Big Texan tonight for dinner. Here are a few pics from our trip. We'll miss you Lone Star State!

Goodbye, Beautiful Comal River!

So this was our last hurrah in Texas. My sister organized a great river trip for us to celebrate our last weekend before the big move. We had a blast. Here's a pic of the ladies enjoying our beautiful Texas evening.

Out of Corpus!

Our stuff is on its way to Sitka as we speak, so now we are homeless for a bit. We're hanging out around El Campo for the next week or so until we set out on our cross-country adventure on the 13th. I can't believe how fast time is flying.