New this time around, I am going to attempt this with my iPad only, using the blogspot app, syncing my iPad to my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 camera (for picture transfer), all the while linking the blog through my Facebook account. We will also try to spice it up a little by introducing video snippets. Perhaps a tall order but we will give it a go. BTW, although confidence level is up there, I am also going to be bringing our anchor of a laptop. I do find it amazing between what I used to travel with and the amount of equipment that I can now travel with to still provide the same results. So with the doctors blessing we embark the HAL MS Noordam tomorrow at about noon. The Noordam is a new ship and classification of HAL ship for us. Identifying as the four points of the compass these Vista class ships are the Noordam (North), the Oosterdam (East), Zuiderdam (South) and the Westerdam (West). Each of these ships carries just over 1,900 passengers and 800 crew at a length of 936 with a 106 foot beam at a gross tonnage of 82,305. So, yes something new to us.
We selected this ship and this cruise for a few reasons, first it was a 7 day up and 7 day return cruise rather than a 7 day turnaround cruise, second, it is out of Vancouver, just keeps it real simple transportation wise and finally timing. We could get on quickly enough (booked this about a week ago) so before the clinic people change their minds and tell us that the trip is too soon. Thank you for the messages from our other friends aboard the other ships leaving out of Vancouver and Seattle, really it is not you its us. The good news is that "The Piano Broad" is aboard the Noordam, yes, thank you Diane for you message, we look forward to seeing in the Piano Bar - they do have a piano bar right?
Okay, here we go,
Embark Vancouver, July 10th
July 11th, day at Sea cruising the inside passage
July 12th, Ketchikan - booked a private seaplane tour looking for grizzly bears
July 13th, Juneau - on our own to tackle picturesque Mt. Roberts
July 14th, Skagway - local tour hiking the Chilkoot Trail with a raft float down the Taiya River
July 15th, cruising the beautiful waters of Glacier Bay
July 16th, sea day
July 17th, Seward, hopefully able to get on 6 hour inlet tour offered by HAL
July 18th, Sea day
July 19th, Scenic cruising of Glacier Bay
July 20th, Haines - wait listed for a HAL biking tour
July 21st, Juneau - open, no plans
July 22nd, Ketchikan - 3 hour Adenture Kart tour of the backcountry
July 23rd, Sea Day, cruising the inside passage
July 24th, home to Vancouver, in time to go see the Tragically Hip
So here goes, hopefully this posting formats okay and the pics attach in a viewable format.
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