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Heading north to Alaska
part of Alaska — our first
stop on a cruise of The Last
Frontier.
The cruise wasn’t without a
little drama. A sick person had
to be transferred off our ship,
the Ruby Princess. I watched
the rescue operation, as a small
boat from the ship met another
boat from Canada. The crews
attached the boats, then circled
around each other in the swirling
Pacific before finally connecting
to the ship. I watched
as they carefully transferred
the passenger down to the
Canadian boat which headed
back to shore, then witnessed
the ship’s medical boat lifted
back onboard.
The day at sea was a sunny
warm one. Claire Shulman and
I had flown out to Seattle and
boarded the Ruby Princess
there. Our cabin space is perfect,
and Claire is a very good
traveling companion. We have
two beds, a nice-sized bathroom
and a separate sitting area that
leads to a beautiful balcony. It’s
where we’ve had our breakfast
and basked in the sun, though it
became quite windy on the terrace
as the ship headed north
to Alaska.
We got to see a movie outdoors
on the deck in the light of
day, Coco, then enjoyed a buffet
lunch. I also took part in a
class on photography and have
become an expert on a camera
that a friend of mine lent me for
the trip.
At night, Claire and I enjoyed
dinner with some interesting
couples traveling from Nashville
and Washington, DC via
Minnesota and North Dakota.
Monday included a full day of
activities, including a seaplane
trip over the glaciers followed by
whale watching. More to come
next week!
The pool on board the Ruby Princess
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We are sailing towards
Juneau, the capital of
Alaska, in the southern
Photos via Wikimedia Commons
The Ruby Princess at sea
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