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I am creating this entry to answer the question posed on my last post by my most vertically-challenged sister-in-law.

1. We saw lots of neat things. We had several sightings from the boat of humpback whales, and a few killer whales. We also went on a whale sightseeing boat ride, where we got a bit closer to many whales, including one that came right up beside our boat. We also saw seals and sea lions, including several that were sun tanning on a buoy. On that trip, we also got pretty close to a glacier and a good sized waterfall. Pictures are on Facebook. :)
2. We had four stops along the route. Three in Alaska - Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan, and one in Canada - Victoria, British Columbia. Juneau is where we did the whale and glacier tour. That tour was pretty spendy ($159 a person, for 4 1/2 hours), so we decided to only do one such tour. We just walked around Skagway and Ketchikan, which were neat little tourist towns. In Ketchikan, we saw a guy walking around in a bigfoot suit. We walked a little bit into Victoria as well. Megan had never been to Canada before, so that was neat.
   
3. The food was great, and we ate too much of it. Who can complain with a 24/7 pizzeria? They had all sorts of tasty foods. Most of it was buffet style, but we went to the main restaurant a few times. And I drank a lot of chocolate milk.
4. Like a lot of things in life, Lasik does have its downsides, and being able to now see my face clearly all the time is certainly one of them. I would now like to apologize for forcing all of you to look upon that face for the last twenty-nine years, and will now being wearing a paper bag over my head from now on to ease the suffering. :)
   

Roughly Visible Icebergs

I have completed my rough draft of Queen of Men. At current, it is 41 chapters, with 45856 words. I had planned for an epilogue, but decided not to add it, at least not yet. There is a lot that happens in this book, and the rough draft is somewhat bare bones, so there is a lot of room for growth. I see the book finishing up at around 90,000 - 100,000 words in length. I am pretty excited to go back and start working on it more, beefing it up and adding more detail and descriptions.

While I have already talked about this with most people who read the blog, my Lasik surgery on May 6 went well, and I absolutely love being able to see. It is so nice not having to deal with glasses and contacts, and I like being able to read the time on the alarm clock at night without moving closer to it. :) I would definitely recommend it.

My wife and I recently got back from our Alaskan cruise. It was great fun, and the mountains in Alaska are beautiful. I have always loved mountains, which is why Colorado has been, geographically, my favorite state. Alaska may end up topping that. I have now been to 40 states, after getting to Washington and Alaska on this trip. Only ten more to go. :)