I woke up at 5:30 am and decided to just stay up and finalize the packing for our trip today to Vancouver where we will board the Noordam, a cruise ship with Holland American.
By 6:30 am Jim was up and by 7:30 we'd eaten breakfast and were ready to go. The taxi we'd ordered yesterday.... our driver from the airport... arrived right at 8 am. It was about a 40 minute drive to the top of Vancouver Island to Swartz Bay where we caught the ferry to Vancouver.
Set sail at 9 am sharp and pulled into a Vancouver 90 minutes later. Then a long cross town taxi drive for another 90 minutes to the Port of Vancouver for cruise ships. Soon we were checked in and through customs. Got into our room immediately by 1 pm. Refreshed we headed to the Lido deck for lunch at the Taco Bar. Worked at learning how to navigate the ship as we waited for the mandatory life boat drill after which we set sail for Alaska at 4:30 pm. Arranged for a 5:30 dinner followed by a talk about Alaska and its history with Holland American. They were the first company to run cruise ships in Alaska and eventually moved their home office from Holland to Seattle.
Went out on the very windy tail of the ship to enjoy our first sunset. Early to bed and looking forward to a day of whale watching tomorrow. For some reason this is not posting? But will keep trying.
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