I'm baaaa-ack!

Hi all.

I know. You're thinking, "How was the cruise, Jasmin?"

Poorly planned. I would go into the details, but that would make this post intensely negative, and frankly, boring to read. Sadly, I can not recommend going on any future Sea Socks cruises. Really.

But.

Alaska was beautiful. You should totally go.

I may have been pre-occupied with having fun to take a lot of pictures of Ketchikan. It was cold and rainy, and I LOVED it.

We stopped at the Hubbard Glacier.

It was pretty cold. Perfect time for a vanity shot!

It was also super-cold. So, to warm up:

Hot chocolate with Bailey's and my pink socks.

We went around Juneau. First to the Mendenhall Glacier:

Pretty, huh?

I met my first snowman ever.

He liked my sock.

I was hoping to see some black bears, but only saw this:

Afterwards, we went to Glacier Gardens, and got rained on in the rainforest. In person, I wax poetic about how peaceful and introspective the time I spent there was. Here, you get a picture of our very young (and sporting) tour guides:

Next, we went to the Alaskan Brewing Company. There was beer. I drank jalapeño beer. And six or seven other kinds.

Mmmmm... Foamy!

After sampling some of their brews, we went to dinner at the Twisted Fish.

I can really pull off a bib.

And we had the best waitress ever, Jennifer. (Holding the sock.)

In Victoria, there was Beehive Yarns, and the Canoe Club. Sorry, no pictures. But, I had some amazing drinks. (There may be a connection between those two.)

There were more upsides:

Meeting so many fabulous people. I really do believe that knitters are inherently interesting and good people.

Amy's husband (Phil) looks hot in his kilt. HOT!

Churchmouse Yarns & Teas. Nice people, good yarn, GREAT sherry.

Now I just have to wait for my souvenirs to show up in the mail. Mom asked me why I didn't mail my dirty laundry and pack my new yarn.

Clearly, I was having a "pretty but not smart" day. Live and learn, right?