Sorry for the delay in blogging, but the day went by so darn quickly or should I say “dam quickly” since we are on Holland America’s Zuiderdam ship it took a bit of time to get set up, but here we are on line at last.
The trip by limo to the ship was uneventful and we moved quickly along through the lines. We were aboard by 1:00. There was a great buffet lunch set up and after lunch, getting all the stuff put away, it was time to get out on the deck for the lifeboat drill – that’s always a thrill. Pam took a great photo of Stacy and Shannon while Mom, Eileen and I were struggling away on the other side of the ship with our lifejackets and the belts and belts and paraphernalia … thank God it wasn’t a real emergency!
Dinner was served and Stacy tried to be electrified by the big brass ball – didn’t work. After dinner, we all tried our hand in the casino and although we did come away with a little bit, overall the machines were pretty stingy. Lots of 1 and 2 cent machines to keep us amused though.
Pam even tried poker. She had won $40 on the machines, so she took her winnings to try her hand at the Texas low limit no holdem poker table. She had fun and after playing for about an hour, left the table with $15 remaining from her $40 win.
Oh my gosh typing up in the crows nest and just saw a whale (probably a hump back) surface and then he and his tail submerged for another feeding frenzy. Ho Hum just another day in paradise!
Well today we played trivia and came 2nd with about 6 other teams! No fancy luggage strap for us! Now we are waiting for the Majority Rules game that will be starting after ballroom dancing. So relatively quiet today which is fine by me.
Tomorrow we are in the Tracey Arm in the morning and then in Juneau in the afternoon from 1:30 until 11:00 pm - a late one! So I will resume blogging tomorrow with some more photos from the kidlets! I think they are deciding between whale watching or Pam is thinking about helicopter adventure! Wow sounds exciting. Eileen and I will stay on board except for our adventure to the quilting shop!!!!! Talk to you tomorrow!
2 comments:
Well, sounds like you are into all the fun already! Glad to hear that the casino was revenue neutral for you all as it could have been much worse.
Joan and I have had Becky, Kailen and Alia here with us from Saturday morning on and it has been a busy time as Becky does some of the social things surrounding her best friend's - Karen's, wedding. Tomorrow it is back to the grind at SFU for me while Joan prepares for what may be her last coaches' and managers' meeting on Tuesday night. Love to you all and I am glad you are enjoying weather and whales!
Hi April and Eileen, Wow what a great adventure you are taking with your family, sounds like you are having great fun already! The Alaska cruises were a favorite with my parents....August 24th was my Mom's birthday she went on a cruise to Alaska with an old school friend in 2004 had a great time. I have not had the experience yet but hope to one day, think I will head for warmer seas though :) Cheers, Barbara Bell
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