Tuesday In Juneau

Tuesday and we are in Juneau. Because we don’t have a tour booked there is no rush to leave the ship so we decided that this was the day to have room service for breakfast. It was delivered at 7:30 just as requested. It was really nice. The coffee was hot and the assortment of fresh berries was wonderful. After breakfast we disembarked and took a leisurely stroll around the city. We actually walked for almost 3 hours with stops in the various shops. I gat a nice vest for Noah and the highlight was finding a vendor of kettle corn. He carried the regular , plus caramel , and a white cheddar. He assured me there was no sugar in the white cheddar kind so that is what we bought. I think the caramel was so much better. (he gave us samples) We met Wayne and Carol along the way and roamed with them for a little while. We are always impressed by the jewelry in these places. Every window is filled with the most unique pieces, no 2 are the same and all are spectacular, so much more special that what you see in areas that don’t cater to the tourist. We did not purchase today but we enjoyed looking. We came back to the ship for lunch. The dining room was not open so we had to go to the buffet for lunch. We had a rest in the afternoon and then we dressed early for dinner. We made plans to meet Wayne upstairs in Skywalkers Longue. The special drink for the day is a port wine and Ken likes that. BUT I have been seeing a drink being served and it looks fantastic. It is a beautiful red color. I had no idea what it was so I asked a bar tender and he told me that it was a strawberry daiquiri. This was my chance to order one . It was amazing. Actually it is like a strawberry smoothie with a bit of a kick. Loved it. Then we had to get downstairs for dinner. Gordon and Barbara were not there. I hope there is not a problem. It was Italian night and we had lots of fun joking with the staff. The head waiter for the dining room is very tall and I mean very tall. At one point there was a picture taken of him and I together. The tall and the short of it.:-) Together Marium and Joan and Ken and I went to the early show. It was a full production show with the Princess singers and dancers. They never fail to amaze with their high energy and their quick changes. It turned out to be a good thing that we went to the early show because the 8:30 was cancelled due to a computer glich that wouldn’t let them raise the curtain on the stage. We finished the evening by having a specialty coffee at the International Café. I fat a skinny latte and Ken had a mocha. Then it was off to bed. Another busy day had come to an end.

Alaskan Cruise??

These people are working on their tan in Ketchikan

Sunny Ketchikan

Ken on sunny Creek Street

Five Times Sunny

Five times and still sunny!! Ken and I have now visited Ketchikan 5 times and every time it has been sunny. That would not be exceptional if it were not for the fact that Ketchikan is the wettest spot in North America if not the world. It is in a rain forest and the rain is measured in feet , not inches!! We were up early again this morning, the sun streaming in through the balcony door woke us and of course up here the sun gets up around four. We went to Horizon court for breakfast since it was too early for the dining room. We sat with the nicest couple and all of the chatting and laughing meant that breakfast took well over an hour. We dressed in layers because the sun was shining but the air was cool. It was around 12C. Anyway we walked and walked and walked and walked. We had not yet visited Creek Street so that was our ultimate destination. I have forgotten my pill case so we were on the hunt for a new one. We also had to shop for something for Leo and Emmie. We were successful on all counts. The sun shone and we ended up removing some of the layers. There were 4 ships in port so the streets and sights were very busy. Four hours after we left the ship we were checked back in. My feet and legs were so very tired I wondered if I would make it.. There was a fish bar b que at the Neptune pool deck so we decided to take it in. It was very good, and we got there before the mob. Sail away was scheduled for 1:30 and it was a little delayed because a passenger was not on board. We had a rest and before we knew it it was time to dress fro dinner. I ordered the steamed cod and I didn’t like it at all. Steamed cod seems almost like raw cod. I didn’t send it back but I ordered extra fruit with my dessert. The evening show starred a comedian and we enjoyed it. We roamed around the ship, found Wayne and Carol, made arrangements to meet at happy hour in Skywalkers tomorrow. Tomorrow we are in Juneau. The weather is supposed to be good again. YEAH!!!

After we got our dining room assignment we explored a bit more and soon it was time to get ready for dinner. We made our way to the international dining room and we discovered much to our delight that table 69 is a table for 6 which we love and to top it all off it is a window table. No one else appeared but that is not unusual for the first night of a cruise. Often people stay topside to watch the sail away. Our hear waiter is Dan and his assistant is George. Prime rib was the featured meal. I had a Moracian Vegitarian Ragout. We decided to go down to Churchill Longue to see if they were showing the hockey game and they were. We arrived in time to watch the third period. At the end of that it was tied and so we decided to go for a walk in between third and overtime. We came up to our room and to our surprise and pleasure it was on the stateroom TV. So we settled in to watch the rest of the game. By the time it was over we were to lazy to go anywhere else so we called it a night. Sunday morning we were awake at five and we enjoyed sunrise from the balcony. We are so lucky again. Had breakfast in the dining room, did some shopping, peeked in at the Zumba, Entered the wake show contest, had Pub lunch with Wayne and carol ,Had a nap,dressed for formal night . Wayne and Carol brought some wine and we had a drink before dinner. Went to dinner and we are lucky again, Our dinner companions are going to be a lot of fun. One couple from Burnaby and one couple is from Phoenix. We laughed and had so much fun. I had halibut for dinner. After dinner we went to the Princes Show and then after that we went to the Piazza and saw a juggler and sword swallower. Wayne and carol and Ken and I chatted withthem after their show. They were amazing. We ended the evening by going to Club Fusion to dance a little. WOW what a busy day.

Well Well!! Here we are in room L201 That is not the room we thought we would be in at all. We left the house early and arrived at Carol and Wayne’s at nine instead of 9:30. Traffic into the city was no problem at all. We were able to see Leo but Emmie was asleep. We called a cab and they brought a mini van which was great because we had so much luggage. Check in was quick and uneventful. The gal gave us our map of the ship and on the front of the map it read L201 and we expected it to say E311. The upgrade fairy had struck again. We are on deck 14 and we have a balcony. Yippee!! Fortunately, our luggage has found us even though all of the luggage tags said E311 We made our way to the International dining room and we had a very nice lunch. Then we went to Sabatini’s and changed our dining arrangements from anytime to early traditional. Then we came back to our room and we met our steward, JOHN, and I put up our door decorations The sun is actually trying to shine and it is a very nice day. An amazing start to what we hope will be an amazing voyage.