Slow Travel With Us

Enjoying the beautiful Observation Lounge on Norwegian's Encore! Since we knew ahead of time that we'd be spending our summer in Seattle we decided book at Alaskan Cruise! We set sale on the Norwegian Encore at the end of May for a week long cruise. We went all out (for us) and got the drink package and specialty dining. The food and drinks onboard were amazing, this was our first cruise on Norwegian and definitely not our last.  So many great choices, it's hard to choose! Norwegian Encore Drink #....I lost count All ports/stops were beautiful and we got lucky with great weather. Visiting Mendenhall Glacier was definitely a highlight. We took public transit to get here from Juneau, AK. It's only about 12 miles from Juneau, we had to walk the last bit to the park entrance. Mendenhall Glacier  The blue ice color Waterfall at Mendenhall Glacier Large Bald Eagle Wood Carving - Ketchikan, AK Skagway Alaska Skagway Alaska - Reid Falls Creek Street - Ketchikan, AK  While in Ke...

Mount Rainier National Park - Summer 2023 By the time we got to Seattle we were nearing our one year retirement anniversary. We finally started hitting our stride with this retirement thing. This new life is pretty spectacular. No stress, no alarm clock, every day is Saturday. Heck, days of the week don't really matter any more.  Once we got all settled in to our adorable cottage, we found a great 5 mile walking loop just down the street.  The iconic sign The Gum Wall - Yuck Space Needle, Seattle Washington It's time for something SUPER cool! At the end of May 2023, we made our way to to the port in downtown Seattle and boarded the beautiful Norwegian Encore for a 7 night Alaskan Cruise! Here's a picture, but there will be a separate blog post on the cruise. Norwegian Encore After the cruise, we wasted no time and found a great gym at a community center near our accomodations. We got into a great routine of gym 3 days a week and walks or hikes 2 days a week. We visited the ...