Eric Melby & Gwen Pennington

Eric & Gwen

March 24, 2012

Eric Melby & Gwen Pennington

Eric & Gwen

March 24, 2012

Welcome!

Thank you so much for considering using our honeymoon registry for our wedding. While there are a few physical items we could use around the house, we are both avid recyclers and re-users (and have pack-rat grandparents!) so not a lot is needed. Our good friends introduced us to this site which allows us to share with you all of the fabulous adventures we would like to take on our honeymoon!

Traveling is a huge passion for both of us. For our honeymoon we will be visiting the Pacific Northwest (Portland and Seattle) and Alaska! On this site, you will find a vast array of adventures and opportunities we would like to enjoy on this honeymoon. Please know that we do not expect or plan to accomplish all of these items; think of it as a wish list. Peruse through our items and see if there's anything that catches your fancy and you would like to help us experience. If you would love to see pictures or hear stories of us partaking in anything, go ahead and sign up! Have no fears regarding Traveler's Joy; this site is completely safe and protected.

If you have any questions regarding Traveler's Joy, please either email Gwen (gwenpennington@gmail.com) or see the site's FAQ section.

Thanks again, and we cannot wait to celebrate with you in March!

Our Registry

Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
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First things first, we need to get to Portland to begin our honeymoon. The plan is to fly from Colorado Springs to Portland (our arms will be getting sore by the time we arrive).
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Portland has a wonderful public transportation system that includes buses, light rail, commuter rail, and streetcars. Help us buy passes so we can expand our adventures.
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There are several parks in Portland we would love to check out, and what better way to visit them than on bikes! Gwen will likely want to rent a tandem so that I have to do all the work.
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McMenamins Kennedy School is not only the perfect hotel for teachers (it is a former school that has been renovated into a hotel - complete with chalkboards in each room), but it also has a microbrewery on site! Heaven, I'm in heaven...
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We are not frequent fine diners, but on our honeymoon we figured that we better have a few nice dinners. We are both about sustainability, and Paley's Place is a restaurant in downtown Portland that does a great job of providing local foods and wines.
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Bunk Sandwiches is said to have the best sandwiches in Portland. We can hardly think of a better lunch than a tasty sandwich and a local craft beer.
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Portland is famous for its food carts that serve up a wide variety of foods from around the world. We will likely be going back more than once!
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I love science as much as I love beer, so a stop at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is a must. Nerd alert!
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I am an avid fan of beating Gwen in any and all "friendly" competitions. Let's see if I can handle her out on the links at the Heron Lakes Golf Club.
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Help us frolic with the animals at the Portland Zoo.
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Portland claims to be the microbrewery capital of the world. Widmer, Pyramid, Hopworks, Full Sail...there is not enough space here to list all of the breweries we would like to check out while we are here. Treat us to a pint (or four) and some pub food.
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Although beer is our drink of choice, vino holds a special place in our hearts (our first trip was to CA's wine country). Gwen would love to get a bottle at a local winery called Hip Chicks Do Wine.
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We are both very fond of roller coasters. Help us seek some thrills at the Oaks Amusement Park.
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We will certainly be staying active throughout this honeymoon, but we would love to save a little time for some serious relaxing. Couple's massage?
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Gwen is absolutely in love with books, and I aspire to read more because of her. Powell's Books is a used book store that takes up an ENTIRE CITY BLOCK! We would love to find a couple books to kick back with.
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We will likely be grabbing our breakfasts on the go, so we are fortunate that Portland has a wealth of local coffee shops. A coffee and a pastry would definitely hit the spot.
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Portland touts an impressive Japanese Garden with views of Mount Hood that we would love to visit.
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We absolutely love sushi, and we cannot think of a better way to follow our stroll through the Japanese Garden than with some fresh sushi and sake.
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We both like to tout our Norwegian heritage, so a trip to Portland would not be complete without a breakfast at Broder, which serves Scandinavian fare. They even have lefse!
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Mexican food calls to us, so we will have to make a stop at Por Que No for some fish tacos and rum-spiked rice milk.
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Help us catch a live show at the Aladdin Theater or the Crystal Ballroom.
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We rarely miss a farmer's market, a tradition we started in Madison and continues in Colorado Springs. Help us keep the tradition alive in Portland and enjoy some local treasures.
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We both love jazz music, so we are excited to go to Jimmy Mak's jazz club for some live music and great food.
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What better way to travel from Portland to Seattle than by train?
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In Seattle we are planning to stay at a small bed and breakfast called Pensione Nichols that is located in the Pike Place Market District. We will be on the lookout for flying fish.
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In Seattle, we will once again be relying on public transportation to move about the city. I am seriously jealous of the public transportation systems in the Pacific Northwest.
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Mariners v. Giants - I am crazy about baseball, and I have managed to get Gwen hooked as well. Although we will likely not experience the wonder of a Miller Park tailgate, we can fall back on stadium food, beer and peanuts.
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Seattle is another bike friendly town, so a bike rental will be a must to tour the town and the many city parks.
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We will be eating local seafood like it is our job, including a nice dinner at Elliot's Oyster House. Local oysters, crab, and salmon...check, check, check. They are also big into sustainable practices, a big deal when it comes to seafood.
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Pike Place Chowder is supposed to have the best chowder in town. I think we will go back a couple times just to be sure.
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A hotel within the Pike Place Market area = us eating fresh seafood for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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For some reason I grew up as a fan of the Seattle Sonics, and I am pretty sure the Space Needle is what first attracted my attention (along with Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton). We would love to catch the view from the top!
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We will be able to feed our nerd sides at the Pacific Science Center in downtown Seattle. King Tut will be in the house!
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It would probably be a good idea for us to see some live sea creatures to go along with the dead ones that will be frequenting our plates. The Seattle Aquarium (which includes a harbor boat ride!) will allow us to do just that.
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Obviously one of Seattle's claims to fame is Starbucks. We will be serious tourists and go to the very first Starbucks cafe.
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Allow us to feed our inner nerds some dessert at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. Can you name the band that is pictured?
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What could be better than one zoo trip on a vacation? Two zoo trips on a vacation! Woodland Park Zoo will make a nice zoo number two. It will be refreshing to be around other animals than a dog named Tungsten.
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Washington is prime time wine country. We would love to try a bottle or two of some local favorites.
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Seattle is surrounded by water, and I don't think it is even a question as to whether or not we should experience it all on kayak. Gwen will prefer a double so I, once again, will have to do all the work.
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We are big fans of live comedy. Help us catch some laughs (and reminisce about trips to the Comedy Club on State Street) at Unexpected Productions.
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We would love to hop aboard the Victoria Clipper in downtown Seattle and head out to sea for a whale watching extravaganza! I may cry just like the first time I saw the Pacific Ocean.
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It is probably clear by now that we cannot get enough of microbreweries. The Pacific Northwest is the holy grail of microbreweries, and Seattle is no exception. Buy us a variety of Seattle's finest.
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Seattle is also well-known for its music scene, and more than just the grunge of the early 90's. We would love to catch a show in one of the classic theaters.
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Alaska, ready or not, here we come! We bounced around several ideas for travel, but in the end flying from Seattle to Anchorage was our best option.
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Alaska is a big place, and we want to do our best to explore a big portion of it, so a rental car will be critical for one leg of our journey. Maybe we can make an appearance on Ice Road Truckers!
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We will be spending two nights in a cabin near the entrance to Denali National Park. We would love to camp it, but unfortunately we will not be able to lug all of our camping gear with us.
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How about some adventure with a trip down the whitewater of the Nenana River, which boarders Denali National Park? We might be crying for our mommies.
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Help us gain access to Denali National Park, home of the tallest mountain in North America!!
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Only shuttle buses are allowed further than 15 miles into Denali National Park, so we will have to hop on the shuttle to get the best views of Denali and Wonder Lake.
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I think a mountain biking trip into Denali National Park is a must. Hopefully we can bike faster than the grizzly bears can run.
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Prospectors Pizzeria and Alehouse claims it has the best pizza in Alaska, but they also have 49 beers on tap! What better way to celebrate a trek into Denali National Park than with a pizza and some beer? Beer apparently follows us.
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From Denali we will head south to Seward, a small fishing community on the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately rooms are not cheap, but we found a great rate at a small B&B called the Sunshine House.
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Can you tell that we love to bike? Seward is surrounded by mountains with many biking trails, and there are also many city paths, so another bike rental will be in order.
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Seward is a town surrounded by glaciers, and we are hoping to experience them from the water with a day cruise into Prince Williams Sound with Major Marine.
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Fishing town = the freshest salmon and halibut we can wrap our lips around. We will get our fill of the day's catch at the Salmon Bake restaurant, which also serves Alaskan microbrews out of mason jars.
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The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward is a great aquarium we would like to visit that has a variety of sea life from the Gulf of Alaska.
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Unfortunately we will eventually have to end an amazing trip and return to reality with a flight from Anchorage to Colorado Springs. I would put money on Gwen sleeping before the plane leaves the ground.
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We have found a babysitter for our boy Tungsten for a few nights, but he will probably need to spend a few nights with our friends at Lucky Dog daycare and boarding.
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