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Last month in celebration of my grandparents’ 60th anniversary, we did a 12 night cruisetour through Alaska. The itinerary is below.  Picture set is on Flickr

July 21st - Seattle/Mt. McKinley - Fly from Seattle to Anchorage. Scenic journey north to the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge
July 22 - Mt. McKinley
July 23 - Mt.McKinley/Denali - This morning, continue by motorcoach to the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.
July 24 - Denali - This afternoon, take the Natural History Tour into Denali National Park.
July 25 - Denali/Whittier - Transfer to the rail station and board the Denali Express for direct rail service to your awaiting ship in Whittier. - Set sail this evening. Departure 9:30 PM
July 26 - College Fjord, Alaska (Scenic Cruising) - Bob’s birthday
July 27 - Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska (Scenic Cruising)
July 28 - Skagway, Alaska - Grandma’s Birthday
July 29 - Juneau, Alaska - Don & Caren’s Anniversary
July 30 - Ketchikan, Alaska
July 31 - At Sea - Grandparents’ 60th Anniversary
August 1 - Vancouver, British Columbia

For my grandparents’ golden anniversary (50th), we did a 2 week Alaska cruisetour, meaning 1 week overland to Fairbanks, Denali National Park, etc and 1 week southbound Celebrity cruise of the Inside Passage.  That was in July 1999.

This past month was my grandparents’ diamond anniversary.  Can you believe that?  They’ve been married for 60 years!  They are 80 and 85-years old, and yet they still travel internationally with their whole family of 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

To commemorate 10 more years of my grandparents’ enduring love for each other and commitment to their family, we all went back to Alaska.  We did another cruisetour, this one with 4 days on land visiting Denali National Park and taking the Alaska railroad, and a 7-day southbound Princess cruise.

Seeing Denali almost unchanged from 10 years ago seems an appropriate symbol of the timelessness of my grandparents’ love.  The mountain and their commitment are both majestic in their beauty and awesomeness.

Congratulations, Grandma & Grandpa, and thank you for another wonderful trip together!