Sarah and Jackie arrived 2 weeks ago. I could hardly contain my excitement when their plane landed in Juneau and I was already crying (tears of joy) before they had even gotten off the plane. Bill made me promise not to squeal when they came through security so I just ran and grabbed them both in a huge hug. It is the first time we have been together in our new house and it finally feels like a home.

We have been going nonstop since they arrived and have had very little internet so I haven’t had a chance to update our blog until now. You can see new photos on the photo pages of all our adventures. We hit our northern most point at 59 degrees of latitude in Glacier Bay National Park and have started the trip back down the inside passage. We spent Bill’s birthday in Misty Fjords National Monument kayaking, hiking and relaxing. The entire two days we spent there we saw only one other boat and they left as we arrived. We entered British Columbia today (Sarah was excited to be in Canada for the first time) and are excited to share with the girls some of the places we found on the trip north and also to explore new places together.