Our most recent vacation has been a long time in the making -- a weeklong cruise to Alaska bookended by a few days in Seattle and Portland. I booked the cruise way back in June 2019 to take place a year later. It was one of my first Covid casualties.
Here we are, three years after that original booking and two years after it was scheduled to happen, and the pandemic still made an impact. Masks, while largely not mandated, where sometimes recommended. Negative Covid tests were required before we boarded. The days leading up to vacation are always a bit stressful, but this one took the cake.
We flew to Seattle on Wednesday, June 15, drove to the Portland area and spent two days there before driving back to Seattle and boarding the ship on that Sunday. We spent one week on board, followed by two days exploring Seattle. Our return flight is scheduled to land in Columbus later today.
The trip marked states #48 (Oregon) and #49 (Alaska) for me, with only Hawaii to go. (Paul needs Hawaii, along with South Dakota and Arkansas. Both kids are in the 30s.) I'll be posting highlights and photos of the trip over the coming weeks!
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