Last night after dinner the ship began to finally feel like a ship at sea, some minor rolling and a wee bit of pitching. We actually enjoy some motion on the ocean but up until now it has been like sailing on a lake.
I think that the passengers have turned their minds towards Russia which is a bit of a void as to what to expect when we get there six days from now. Not Much is my expectation, which suits us. I cannot believe that Tourism is a big item up here, we certainly hope not as we like to consider us Travellers rather than Tourists. [Faint hope of that!]
The ship was quite void of passengers in the morning as we went for breakfast as they took advantage of the ability to sleep in on this sea day. The afternoon however was filled with 'Enrichment Talks' including the following: a talk on the Hubble Telescope Repair by an Astronaut who helped repair it in 1993; The Humpback Whale; The Apollo Story and finally The History of time, [the evolution of clocks and watches]. I took in three and so did Fellette although different ones.
We had dinner at an alternative restaurant called The Chef's Table tonight. It was nice but a bit stuffy with a fixed menu, 'pairing' the wines with each of the five tiny courses. The more enjoyable part of the evening was the conversation with two Aussie ladies travelling together.
After that we sauntered down to the theatre to see the live entertainer. Great day and evening.
After that we sauntered down to the theatre to see the live entertainer. Great day and evening.
Tomorrow we are in Dutch Harbour where there are no shore excursions. I think this is to allow us a bit of time on land prior to having three Sea Days before we arrive at Kamchatka, Russia.
Our interesting meal conversations with fellow passengers continues, we quite enjoy these short talks with people from all over the US, Britain, NZ and Australia. There are very few Canadians on board. As I mentioned before the passengers are a more mature lot, all pleasant and gentle speakers, or soft-spoken as a rule.
When I went to do the blog I realized that I had not taken any pictures today so I left my cabin for 10 minutes and took these of the floor above us to give you some insight into the decor and feel of the ship.
We received a ship's notice this evening about passport control and meeting with Russian Immigration officials when we enter the first Russian Port a few days hence. As expected it has an ominous overtone to the procedure all orchestrated to prepare us for the petty authorities who hold so much control of us 'foreigners' visiting their wonderful land.
Some photos of our home...
When I went to do the blog I realized that I had not taken any pictures today so I left my cabin for 10 minutes and took these of the floor above us to give you some insight into the decor and feel of the ship.
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Some photos of our home...
The doorway to our cabin is to the right.
Some people like a sweet and tea around 5:00.
Tempting indeed.
More...
Tempting to sit in front of 'the fire' and read or chat.
Another quiet are that never seems to be over occupied.
A bar with a single patron.
Another homey place to think about the world, or whatever.
Trays ready for 4:00 Tea Time. One is placed at your table, if you like.
Some people seem to be able to eat at all times.
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