Anchors aweigh



 Woke up this morning around 9:30am after having a panicky dream where both Nicole and I woke up at 10:45. The context of the panic is my folks said meet them downstairs at 10:30. Imaginary crisis averted we got to the pier via another well done Uber. One thing I kinda like about Seattle is how the old buildings mingle among the modern ones, not nearly as tall yet still prominent in the skyline. Kinda reminds me of San Antonio  in a way. 

We set a land speed record getting on board, which was weird not only because it usually takes 30 minutes to an hour to board (or at least it did on the last two cruises) but we walked right thru and I think, from walking in the building to setting foot on the boat, maybe 15 minutes max. 

However, we quickly discovered the trade off. You’re on the boat super quick, but you’ve got at least 2-3 hours of waiting around before your stateroom is read. Like the saying goes, hurry up and wait. So after lunch, and a drink or two from the bar, we finally get in to our cabin around 3. After we got in and was able to drop off our carry on, we met my folks on the pool deck, chatted, took pictures of the Seattle skyline and surrounding Puget Sound. 

It’s kinda funny. On most cruises to tropical climates (Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, etc.) the pools and surrounding area is ALWAYS SLAMMED and perhaps rightly so, and one might think, since we’re heading to Alaska where the highs are usually in the 60’s, that the pool deck would be relatively vacant.

Wrong. Well, the pools weren’t really used but the all the chairs were full up. Obviously we weren’t the only ones waiting on our rooms. Go figure. 

We get underway around 5-ish. We were supposed to pull out at 4 but got held up for whatever reason. I sometimes compare pulling away from a dock to taking off on an airplane. There’s an exhilarating sense to both, severing our heather to the ground in favor of the skies or the open water. 

So something I’m learning on this cruise, in order to post my blogs, I’m going to need a much bigger WiFi package on later cruises. 

A day at sea tomorrow. See you then!!!

Satch

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