A Hard Act To Follow.

After the euphoria of the Mendenhall Glacier trip on Thursday it took something special for our feet to hit the ground. Actually as I pen this, I realise that things just continue to exceed our wildest expectations, so let's continue.
At 5pm we again took in an onboard movie - this time Harrison Ford in "Firewall" - a great movie. Upon returning to our Stateroom suite - with verandah big enough for a pony, we were surprised to see that we were actually under weigh. This process had taken place while we were in the movies and was so smooth we did not even realise it. Dress casual for another great dinner, then attend the Indonesian Crew Show in the showroom at 11:15pm. The show is put on by the Indonesian cabin boys, dining room servers, supervisors and waiters with whom we associate on a daily basis.
Sleep in till around 8am Friday as we are not due to dock in Ketchikan till 11:30am. Once docked we head ashore for more sightseeing - there must be 1 jewellery shop in Alaska for every 20 residents - at least that how it seems. Lucky that Gail has all the diamonds she's getting. ....ha-ha.
Ketchikan is a great town, especially the cute shops and cafe's built on stilts along Creek Street, one of our favourites to date. Remember my earlier comment about not sighting other cruise ships, well forget that, as here in Ketchikan there are 3 larger cruise ships tied up at the wharf, plus another anchored in the harbour. Our ship, although the last to berth has the prime berth right on the doorstep of the town; didn't I also say that everything about the Holland America line was first class. Tonight at 7:45pm is a formal dinner followed by the "Dessert Extravaganza" at 10:30pm and the second last night of our tour. We continue south down the Inside Passage this evening with stunning scenery before disembarkation in Vancouver on Sunday morning.
So unless something even more exciting happens which requires a blog update, (and this is highly likely) this will possibly be the last blog composed from the ms Ryndam and posted when we reach dry land Sunday.
Until next time,
Love and Regards,
Kevin & Gail.
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