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 Hi everyone! 


So, three years ago I tried keeping a journal/blog for our honeymoon. I wound up writing it out on the ship and tried translating it to blogspot but never got around to translate the whole thing. So, unfortunately that original blog got removed, most likely due to inactivity. 

That being said, I think I'll give this another shot. 

In a few days, Nicole, my parents and I will be sailing out of Seattle and taking a 10-day cruise to Alaska. 

This will be Nicole's first trip to #49 and 2nd time for me and my parents. We went up there almost 20 years ago for my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, in which they took the whole of my mom's side of the family (Me, my parents, my grandparents, both my aunts and their families, plus my great-aunt and uncle; 15 people in all.)

I will be giving a day-to-day account of the trip, along with some of the best photos I will be taking. 

Hope you enjoy what's to come. 

Satch

PS- Below is a few of my favorite pics from the first trip back in 2006...






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