Alaska cruise 3 - Better Busy Than Bored

Saturday, July 11

I'm exhausted. As Mamaw said earlier, the people on the ship certainly don't want you to be bored.

So this morning I got up early, planning to meet a group to go on a mile walk around the ship. There was no one there when I got to the meeting place and I soon found out that it was 9 a.m., not 8 a.m., and I had missed it. My cell phone hadn't changed yet. We also missed breakfast and had to get room service, but it made for a relaxing morning.

At 10:45, we went to a presentation where a lady gave us inside tips on shopping at the ports. Most of it was about jewelry, but interesting all the same. Since we had a late breakfast, we skipped lunch and went to a Charles Stanley book signing, then to a presentation about the history of Juneau, Scagway and Ketchikan, Victoria, B.C. The presenter is Hawaiian and said there are more people on his island of Oahu than in all of Alaska -- "the last frontier." So excited to see the places in person.

Then it was time for Mamaw's birthday gift. :) A foot and ankle massage at the spa. She said it helped a lot, so yay! The masseuse is Australian and it made me miss Australia. I have a feeling this cruise will give me the same feeling as when I went there -- you think you'll get the travel bug out of your system for awhile, but it just makes you want to travel more.

After the spa, I went to the gym for awhile and Mamaw read a book in the waiting room. The treadmill I was on overlooked the ocean and it was hard to run straight when the ship rocked.

Then off to dinner with live violin music. Of course as soon as I walked over to take a video, they started playing the theme song to "Titanic." How original. ... And not the best song to play when you're in the middle of the ocean.

We also had a Bible study and heard Stan Whitmire play the piano and Greater Vision sing. We wrapped up the evening with a comedy skit. I was a little apprehensive about that part because it involved a ventriloquist, but the lady had us laughing every two seconds. Her name is Geraldine and the puppet is Ricky.

Now it's so late I don't even want to look at the clock. I'm watching Larry King Live -- a special on Michael Jackson. We have church at 8:15, so I guess I gotta get some sleep. Next stop -- Juneau!