We were awake in time to see the ship sail into the harbour.
There was a young man at breakfast. This was his first cruise and his first meal in the dining room. He was unaccustomed to the ordering. He asked for an omelet with everything thinking that meant everything such as onions and peppers etc. But on Princess "everything " means the omelet plus ham and bacon and sausage and hash browns. His first surprise came when the fruit selection meant an entire dinner plate full of fruit. The other shock was the size of the pieces of French toast. He just stared in amazement knowing that he could not eat it all. They do not have doggie bags on cruise ships.
The waiting area for the Elite passengers was Explorers Lounge. We gathered our things and said good bye to Pinky and headed out. They had a wonderful set up of juice and coffee and pastries. We actually could have had breakfast there.
We were concerned about what the taxi situation might be but there was no need for concern. We got our luggage and sailed through customs in only a few minutes. Then we were inline waiting for a cab.
It was so well organized. You got into line and when you got to the front you were told what number to stand next to. As the cabs entered under Canada Place they were directed to the waiting passengers. There were 15 spots for cabs to load.
In almost no time we were whizzing through the streets of Vancouver on our way to Kerri's and our car.
When we left 18 days ago the cherry trees were full of blossoms. On our return the blossoms were on the street and the trees were all leafed out.
Kerri was not home . We knew this because Rainbow was not barking when we rang the door bell.
We called Kerri on our flip phones and got her answering machine.
We then called Noah. Fortunately he was home asleep ( late shift) . He woke and let us in. We visited and gave him the fleece jacket that we had purchased for him. He and Ken posed for a photo in their matching tops.
We said our good byes and headed out. The traffic was perfect. We were at our door in less than an hour after leaving St. George Street.
We arrived to a wonderful sunny day and our azaleas are in full bloom. Beautiful, just beautiful.
A perfect welcome.
We will be on The Island Princess on June 5th so join us again and we explore Alaska again
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