Ketchikan, AK

This was by far my favorite city that we had visited in Alaska. It's actually Alaska's oldest city! We only had a few hours at the port so we stayed close to downtown. The best part was visiting Dolly's house. Here's a little blurb from Dolly's official website that describes what made it so famous in the town: "No. 24 Creek Street, Ketchikan, was the residence of Dolly Arthur. Dolly worked on Creek Street where fishermen, miners, and some more genteel characters, found entertainment and feminine companionship." I especially loved all the old kitchen appliances in her house! By the time we explored all of Creek street it was time to hop back on the boat and head to Victoria, Canada!!! 

 

Sitka, AK

This picture reminds me of the movie Moonrise Kingdom. Sitka...the land of the totem poles! A lot like Juneau Sitka is also a small quaint town. It's surrounded by small islands where each house has its own dock with a small boat to allow the islanders to travel to the city. The weather was perfect so we walked all over the place! The national park was filled with all sorts of plant life. My favorite were these interesting leaves that start out like little tubes and eventually twist out into leaves. I can't wait to show you all Ketchikan!

old school house

A replica of Russian Block house

-Parrott Family Vacation-

 A lot of us kids live all over the place and with us just recently moving to Oregon getting all together can be a challenge but when we do it's really special. My husband's family takes a family trip every year. Since we've been together we've been all over the place with his family.

Our cruise to Mexico-2010,

Our getaway to Hawaii-2011,

And Last September our trip to Seattle-2012,

(Sorry the pictures aren't the best quality)
This year we are taking a cruise to Alaska! We've never been to Alaska before so it will be exciting to see. We leave in five days so I'm counting down. I promise to take a lot of pictures and share after we get back. Hope you have a great rest of the week and I will see you all later! 

xoxo Aly