Ok, 5 days to go till the Alaskan cruise, so now what was it I was supposed to do today?
Oh yeah, check all the sweaters to see what still fits, like we wear them all the time in SoFla.
Exchange the new jeans for 33 inch. waist... yeah, been putting on a few pounds lately, much to the delight of my Doctor who thinks I should put on 10 more now that he thinks I'm fully recovered [well...that ain't happenin’]
No, there aren’t any language tapes or CD’s to return to the library, this trip will be in English. [I think]
And NO... there will be no pill counting or Blow dryer references... yet.
Last day to confirm or change the shore excursions with Holland America:
Oh yeah, check all the sweaters to see what still fits, like we wear them all the time in SoFla.
Exchange the new jeans for 33 inch. waist... yeah, been putting on a few pounds lately, much to the delight of my Doctor who thinks I should put on 10 more now that he thinks I'm fully recovered [well...that ain't happenin’]
No, there aren’t any language tapes or CD’s to return to the library, this trip will be in English. [I think]
And NO... there will be no pill counting or Blow dryer references... yet.
Last day to confirm or change the shore excursions with Holland America:
and [Drum Roll Puhleeease...]
Yea... you heard that right, the Acrophobic Dragon Chic is actually looking forward to zipping along a swinging cable, 250 feet above Bear Creek. You really don’t want to miss that NOWAT, and I might even try to post a video of that one.
Still haven’t planned anything for Victoria, BC and since we don’t arrive ‘till 6PM, we may just wander around the tourist areas, or pick up some tips onboard for what to do when we get there..
Everyone we know who has taken an Alaskan cruise has chimed in with the “Ya Gotta do’s...” and all have nothing but great things to say about the cruise... time will tell, and so will NOWAT.
Dragon Chic is exhausted from trying on every sweater, long sleeve turtleneck blouse, heavy coat and muffler that she owns [which aren’t many], trying to determine her wardrobe for braving the Great White North.
Still haven’t planned anything for Victoria, BC and since we don’t arrive ‘till 6PM, we may just wander around the tourist areas, or pick up some tips onboard for what to do when we get there..
Everyone we know who has taken an Alaskan cruise has chimed in with the “Ya Gotta do’s...” and all have nothing but great things to say about the cruise... time will tell, and so will NOWAT.
Dragon Chic is exhausted from trying on every sweater, long sleeve turtleneck blouse, heavy coat and muffler that she owns [which aren’t many], trying to determine her wardrobe for braving the Great White North.
Our old pal Earl in Seattle is picking us up Sunday morning for a whirlwind look at the Queen City [or Emerald City as it is now called] and dropping us off at the Dock, with a promise to rescue us when we return and deliver us to SeaTac airport on Monday.
Ok... Time for some fun facts and history...
- Seattle (pronounced sē·ăt′·əl) is the most populous city in Washington and the birthplace of rock legend Jimi Hendrix, Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee and Tully's, Grunge Music, i.e: Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam.
- Inhabited for at least 4,000 years prior to the first European settlement in late 1851, Seattle was named after Chief Sealth of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes, and early settlements in the area were called "New York-Alki" ("Alki" meaning "by and by" in the local Chinook Jargon).
- From 1869 until 1982, Seattle was known as the "Queen City" however the current official nickname is the "Emerald City", the result of a contest held in the early 1980’s - the reference is to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area and also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska", "Rain City", and "Jet City", the latter from the local influence of Boeing.
- Seattle residents are known as Seattleites
- AND Lastly... Bruce and Brandon Lee are buried in Seattle's Lakeview Cemetery.
[We are NOT making this up kiddies... Go ahead Google it!]
Stay tuned for the usual Departure Chaos... as always, you can be sure that there will be some. What would a NOWAT be without it?
Ciao 4 Now
Uncle Chuck and the determined to fit into those new Jeans with the cute belt,
Ciao 4 Now
Uncle Chuck and the determined to fit into those new Jeans with the cute belt,
Dragon Lady.
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