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Aug 10, 2015

See Where I Have Been And Who I Have Been With

Posted by Shauna Wheelwright at 8/10/2015 2 comments

YES! You read that right!

My husband and I have been on an Alaskan Cruise with JOHN BYTHEWAY- John entertained us, inspired us, encouraged us, and uplifted us :)

He is a PHENOMENAL speaker! For HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHN BYTHEWAY LECTURES click HERE.

The our first port was Ketchikan were we saw a Lumberjack show and wandered through a rain forest dotted with totem poles...amazing!

Juneau was up next with Mendenhall glacier and the fish hatchery...so intriguing!

Skagway took us gold panning, to the Yukon pass, and then to the Gold Rush Cemetery...very interesting!

Victoria, BC was our final port where we were enchanted with the Butchart Gardens...a must see!

I LOVE cruising! It is my FAVORITE way to travel! And I LOVE going with a group...makes it so much more memorable as you make friends and laugh and share and explore together.

Diane, aka Cruise Lady, is FANTASTIC! I so adored traveling with her! Check out her website! She travels all over the world taking LDS groups and headliner speakers to fun, exotic, and fascinating places. She is going back to Alaska in September with John Lund as the guest speaker.

Then she is taking LDS groups to:

* Canada/ New England with John Bytheway

* Jordan: Petra and Wadi Rum with an Escorted LDS Guide

* The Best of Israel with Victor Ludlow and Richard Draper

* Exotic Holy Land Cruise with Michael Ballam and Roy Christensen

* Book of Mormon Comes Alive in Mesoamerica with John Lund

* Winter Getaway in exotic Mexican Riviera with Jack Marshall

And that is just for the rest of the year--

She has more trips planned for 2016-- I am seriously looking at the Canada/New England Fall Foliage Cruise with Susan Easton Black and George Durrant!

FUN FACTS
Calories eaten - 18,906...and that is with me trying to be somewhat careful. You could easily eat 26,000+ calories on an 8-day cruise. One man termed the boat as our "floating feeding machine."

Weight gained - only 2 pounds. I am really proud of that as an average person gains 1 pound for every day they are at sea.

Steps taken - 80,680 for 34.68 miles walked in 8 days.

Flights of stairs climbed - 75!

We had a terrific time!

I took my books and will have reviews coming soon!

Oct 28, 2013

Caribbean Cruise w/ signed Alex Boye' CD and signed PHOTO giveaway

Posted by Shauna Wheelwright at 10/28/2013 8 comments

AND...I'M BACK!

Look where I've been and who I've been with :)

Remember back when I helped promote a Deseret Book
Summer of Giving giveaway for an
8-day CARIBBEAN CRUISE WITH ALEX BOYE'

(You can read about it HERE)

NO...I was not the lucky winner...this is them

I was simply helping promote this cruise.

I had NO THOUGHTS of going.

THEN...

I received one of the mass emails that went out saying LAST CHANCE to get in on the group tour!

My husband had just received his bonus and we were planning on getting new carpet with it.

When he walked through the door that evening I asked "so...do you want new carpet? OR do you want to go on a cruise?"

We raced to my work to get the time off...we raced to his work to get the time off..then we came home...called Wendy at Morris Murdock and said "book us!"

A BIG SHOUT OUT to Wendy and Morris Murdock Escourted Tours for planning a PHENOMENAL trip and to Deseret Book for the SUMMER OF GIVING and to the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line for their AMAZING service!

And a HUGE SHOUT OUT to Alex Boye' and his wife Julie for giving us many hours of FUN AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT!

We went to Coco Cay, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten...

I also spent MANY HOURS just sitting on the deck watching the ocean and reading books! I finished 8 books and will have
reviews coming...so check back for those :)

To say THANK YOU
for your patience while I was gone...

I am giving away
a signed Alex Boye' Calling America CD
and 4 signed photos