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September 9, 2007 - From Donna: Today was a long day at sea for us. We’re heading up to
Our lunch tablemates today were a young couple in their early 20s from Orlando, who are celebrating their first anniversary. She’s an interior designer, working for the firm her grandmother started, and he’s a software engineer working at Rockwell, testing communications and navigation programs for aircraft. I actually knew what he was talking about, and we got into some tech talk, while Diane and Kelly ignored us and chatted about interior decorating.
We all had Caesar salads, which were unremarkable except for the seared salmon. Kelly, who is a runner, had two entrees – the salad and a burger. “I’ll just run it off, she laughed, making us very jealous. Diane had coconut ice cream, and I had chocolate profiteroles. Kelly and Clay had the profiteroles, too, but she also had apple pie. Yes, she’ll just run it off. Darn her.
We tried the treadmills in the gym today, but it’s on the top deck at the ship’s bow, which is the worst place for catching waves. We could barely walk straight because the ship was rocking so much. We gave up after about ten minutes of trying. One of the women on the treadmill next to us was from Laguna Niguel, living in
The weather hasn’t been as cold as we expected, so we’ve been out on our balcony occasionally, and we even went to the pool this afternoon. It’s in an area with a glass ceiling, so it was quite pleasant. We could live like this.
I tried to go online today, but they charge 75 cents a minute and then the wireless speed is set at a snail’s pace, so they squeeze every dollar out of you. I tried to download my emails, but it took ten minutes just to get halfway through. Apparently someone sent me a very large file, so I shut down rather than rack up exorbitant charges for something that could wait. (Folks, please don’t send big files until we get home.)
Tonight is the formal dinner, so we’re getting gussied up and will take in a show afterwards. But now, it’s time for a nap.
3 comments:
Donna, according to your lead-in to this post, you wrote it Sunday, Sep. 9. You also mention anticipating your arrival in Juneau "tomorrow," (Sep. 10) which is consistent with your itinerary. But the message didn't post to your blog until 6:19 p.m. Monday, which means those events have already taken place. Are you writing offline, and not posting until late the next day? Or is there some kind of delay between the time you send your post and the time your blog receives it?
Once on a ship to Alaska, all time is irrelevant, except when it's time to get off on Saturday.....or, maybe she was "tipsy" (more than when she was on the treadmill).....
I have to write offline and then post once I can get a connection. Sorry for the confusion. It's a problem when you have inconsistent access.
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