On Our Way

Friday, February 25,

We got up before the alarm rang which was to be expected because of the excitement.

We were out the door and on our way to the airport by 4:45. The check in and bording went without a hitch. It could not have been a more perfect morning. The sun was shining brightly and all of the fresh snow on the mountains made it amazing, truly amazing and wonderous.

I knew that BC was mountainous but I had no idea how mountainous it was. The views literally took your breath away.

We landed in Calgary and had 2 hours to kill. It was cold outside , minus 28 but since we did not have to go outside it didn't matter.

When we arrived in LA the landing was uneventful and Ken was waiting for us. We collected the luggage and went off to get some lunch.

Then we went to Ken and Wendy's house. It was here that we discovered that a wheel was missing from my suitcase. That is a bummer and it will make things a bit tricky.

We visited and then Wendy came home from work. She made supper while we caught up on all of the news. Wendy's daughter Kendra and her 2 children came for a short visit. I helped Wendy with her ribbon necklace and then I decided to check my e-mail.

We had a message from Lois... unbelievably it was to inform us that we had been upgraded again. Instead of being in E314 which was right behind a life boat we would be in B 704. A cabin with a BD balcony. I could not believe our good forture... a balcony!!!

Because we had such a long day we went to bed early.

Saturday February 26/2011

We woke before eight and then Ken and Wendy took us out for breakfast and then we were off to Trader Joes to get some wine.

Then we boarded the Saphire Princess. We had invited Ken and Wendy to have a Bon Voyage Experience. That meant they could come onboard with us and we got preferential boarding, had our photos taken and  were given a guided  a tour of the ship.They came to see our wonderful balcony cabin and then we had a yummy 4 course lunch complete with wine. We explored the ship and then they picked up their photos and they left, they had a wonderfrul time and they loved the ship. We bid them a sad farewell and  and we came back to our room to unpack.

We met our room stewart, his name is Efrain and he seems very effecient. We asked him for wine glasses so we can enjoy wine on our balcony. I can't believe we have been upgraded to a balcony. I love balconies. We will have to have champagne breakfast again. It is not as large as the one we had through the Panama but it is fantastic.

It is a bit cool today and the sailaway is a bit late because of a computer glitch.We finally got away but it was during our dinner so Ken did not get to take pictures of Angel’s Gate lighthouse.

We met our dinner companions.   We are at a table for eight and it is near a window. The companions are Tom and Florence from Kansas, Terry and Heidi from Idaho, and Susie and Pat from California. It is a good group and I know mealtimes will be pleasant. Dinner was great as usual. But before dinner began I ordered a BLUE HAWAIAN. It was delicious. Now I can say that the cruise has begun.

After dinner we went to the Princess Theatre to take in the show.

Then we roamed around a little and I was able to get my magnet of the Sapphire Princess, have to add it to my collection of Princess Magnets.

The ship is rocking, I am surre it will lull us to sleep.

Great day, time to call it a night.

I am having trouble posting pictures. I will try again tomorrow.