FIRE ON MIDSHIPS

Little bit of excitement before we left port today. Seems that there was an electrical fire in the midship around the shops. Didn’t cause much damage, didn’t delay our leaving – but did leave a nasty smell that made the eyes water. Had no trouble getting “mom” on board. They did ask what was in the box…and then said how nice it was to be taking her on a cruise. So she has taken up residence on the desk looking out the window. We don’t want her to miss a thing. We joined the sail away party on the Lido deck and enjoyed BBQ…. ribs, steak, salmon and chicken. They also had some really nice salads and lots of bread to choose from. It was crowded there so we brought our selections down to our cabin and ate on our deck. It was very lovely. The deck has so much room. It is really great for sitting and enjoying, eating or lounging. The skies cleared as we began our departure and it has stayed clear right into the evening. At midnight we get to Ripple Rock and Campbell River, so we will watch outside to see the swirling waters. We tried our luck in the casino. Played for a while, but no one was winning and it was cold in there. Already I am looking in the shops for another sweatshirt to wear. Have a feeling that I should have brought some warmer clothes – in the next few days I will know for sure. If we get into Juneau in the morning on Friday and if I am still cold, I will go to our favourite clothing store and get a sweatshirt and maybe a jacket……course they will have Alaska written on them or have Forget-me-nots or have the Big Dipper or a moose or a fish or or or…..but at least I will be warm! It was hard to think of warm clothes after only being home from Vegas for 1½ days. It was over 40 down there!! But this is Northern BC and Alaska. Well, I will talk to you again later and maybe I will have some pictures to share then too. Bye for now…