http://angeli-family.us The Angeli Family on line Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:18:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By now you've noticed the site has been down for a while. Well, thats due to a server issue that took down the server back in January. We are slowly working on rebuilding the site and the galleries. Please bear with us. http://angeli-family.us/2009/02/12/server-issues-and-site-problems/ Now that you've had time to read the Blog you may want to take a look at the book. Alaska 2008 Album http://angeli-family.us/2008/11/30/alaska-2008/ We arrive in Vancouver BC at 8:00 AM to begin the long flight back to Atlanta. Ok so some of us are slow learners. I see from looking at our 2006 Hawaii blog, that we said we wouldn't do any more long flying days. Well, we did it again. This ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/08/vancover-bc-and-fly-home-sunday-june-8-2008/ Weather is cloudy and grey. After leaving Ketchican, we're just crusing down the inland passage to Vancouver. Not much to see. The trip is winding down, and we're getting ready to head home. The high point of the day, or evening actually, was diner in the Pinnacle Restaurant which ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/07/crusing-at-sea-saturday-june-7-2008/ We stopped at Ketchican this afternoon, and visited the Saxman Native Village. This is one of the first groups of Eskimos to have settled in Alaska. They have a long history and many traditions and much culture that they are striving to preserve. Unfortunately while we were there, a ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/06/juneau-ak-friday-june-5-2008/ All aboard for a fun day in Juneau (the Capital of Alaska). We had a grand tour of Juneau that included the fish hatchery, the Mendenhall Glacier, and Glacier Gardens. Our driver Rick was a lot of fun. At one point Richard and Rick had dialog going ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/05/juneau-ak-thursday-june-5-2008/ We spent today in Haines and Skagway. Started with a Classic Car (1950 DeSoto) tour of haines and the area around there. That was followed by a fast ferry boat ride over to Skagway for a trip on the White Pass - Klondike Narrow Guage Railroad. We ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/04/haines-ak-wednesday-june-4-2008/ Winds died down over night, and the sea was calmer. We had breakfast and attended a presentation by the National Park Service this morning. We spent the afternoon in Glacier Bay. We got very close to Marjorie Glacier. Marjorie is a very active noisy Tidewater Glacier. ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/03/glacier-bay-cruising-tuesday-june-3-2008/ Spent today cruising through College Fjord towards Glacier Bay. Richard read a book and kicked back most of the day watching the scenery float by. Karen attended a Diamond and Gemstone seminar. Had a dress up diner (i.e. Richard Wore a tie, and Karen was dressed up) and ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/02/alyeska-ak-seward-sunday-june-1-2008/ Had time this morning for a leisurely breakfast at our hotel the Hilton Towers. Karen did some shopping, Richard met a friend from the National Park Service Alaska region, for a cup of coffee. We boarded our coach at Noon for the trip to Alyeska, and a tour of Portage ... http://angeli-family.us/2008/06/01/alyeska-ak-friday-saturday-may-30-31-2008/