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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sailing In the North Pacific

These time changes are a killer. An hour every night means that we are going to sleep later and sleeping in more and more. Today we almost missed the dance class at 10:30! Needless to say we are missing a meal (breakfast) and going straight to lunch. That of course means more eating to catch up on the missed opportunities. We are filling our days with talks and shows. The captain gave a very nice interview the other day on life at sea and how at 38 he is the CO of this ship. It was very interesting and he is probably the most personable of all the captains that we have heard. We are getting better at dancing and the lessons are a big help. They have an hour every day where one can practice the various dances. Waltzes are good, cha cha is doable but the tango is still a bit confusing. We figure that by Vancouver we will be able to hold our own.
Our table of 10 is getting along quite well. We have 6 Californians, 2 Aussies (from New Zealand) and one good looking Canadian couple (us). We have been having special orders almost every night. Onion rings, chicken wings, chocolate pie, banana cream pie and coconut cream pie for the table have all been delivered as a special request. Never a shortage of food, just a need to loosen our belts every day.
We are in Alaska in 2 more days . Some people are reporting whales and dolphins but so far we have not seen any. Perhaps tomorrow.

1 comment:

Remo and Sylvia said...

Its good to hear that you are enjoying good food while we endure cool weather & rain for May 2-4

I will have a variety 40" belts awaiting your return. Take care and get some rest. R