Jane Kipp

I'm still not at par. It has turned into a head cold now. Yuck! Good thing there is nothing to do today, but pack up to go home. I have breakfast at O'Sheehans because i was too late for the Grand Pacific. Breakfast was my usual oatmeal and fruit.

I spent some time up in the library reading after breakfast. The sun had come out today, and people were in the hot tub and pools. The temperature is only 12C (10 F), so that is a little too cool for me to play in the water. My head is still stuffed, and I'm not feeling like the hot tub.

Teresa came up to join me at the library with a surprise birthday gift. When she was in Skagway, she found a quilt store. She purchased a couple of fat quarters of Alaska material. One with bears and one with whales. It looks like a batik material. Looks like I have something to play with at home.

I head back to the room to pack up my stuff. I manage to get everything packed and only have my toiletries and C-PAP for the morning. I hope they don't weigh my carry-on. I also checked in for the flight online.

Teresa and I headed to another specialty restaurant tonight called Jasmine. This is an oriental restaurant. I'm not into sushi, so I have the soup and ribs with the sea bas for dinner. It was okay but not really good. The situation of the restaurant allows for the music from downstairs lounge to come up. It is distracting. Dinner is good, and I can see Teresa and I getting together again after the cruise. We have the same flight home as well.

We are passing through the inside strait, and the scenery is beautiful. I think we have crossed over into Canada now.

Tomorrow is a travel day, and I have to disembark early to get the shuttle to the airport.Lue lisää

Today, they have opened up the decks. I get to do my morning walk outside today! I'm up early after a wonderful sleep and head out for my walk. They have most of the deck open, and I can get my steps in for the morning. I have been averaging about 7000 steps per day, which is good for me. The seas are calmer and I think we have slowed down quite a bit. It is so nice to walk on the deck in the open air. They have a great gym on board but I prefer to walk out in the open air.
I head up to the Observation deck to write up yesterday's blog and have my morning coffee. This is a relatively quiet area with tables where I can ‘wake up' with coffee and amazing views. This is our meeting place, every morning.

Ken and Gabi meet me around 9:30 and we head to the Local restaurant today for breakfast. Gabi and I go with the oatmeal, and Ken does some really delicious French Toast. After breakfast Gabi and I decide to head ashore. We are in Harvest Caye, Belize today and the weather is a little overcast and humid. Surprise, we are in the Caribbean. We are docked on the private island that Norwegian owns. They have a really long pier to walk but they also have golf carts that take you to the shopping and tour area. I did the walk in January, but it is a little more humid today, and Gabi would never make it.

Once in the shop area, we start our stroll and come across many shops selling various wears from jewelry to t-shirts to woven baskets. There is also a small wildlife area. We head there first. The first exhibit is a butterfly area. We have to walk into one door and then another. This is so that the butterflies don't escape! There are two kinds of butterflies in the enclosure. One is a pretty blue and the other is a brown one. They are flying all around us, and it is so cool. They have a box where there are pupa waiting to hatch into butterflies. They are in different stages of development, so this is interesting to see. Next up in the animal world is the Green Iguana, although I think he looks brown. He also does not look happy. He looks rather board. The next enclosure has the beautiful Scarlet Macaw. Their plumage is just stunning! They pose nicely for the tourist and keep the squawking down to a minimum. We exit the wildlife area to head toward the lighthouse. This is actually set up as a zip lining attraction. Yeah, NO! Let's head back to the shops. We pass a nice beach and waterpark area for the kids. Along the way we pick up some shot glasses for me, a wooden bowl for both of us. The best part is the chocolate and coffee shop. Yes, please. I grab a couple bags of beans and we each get a chocolate bar. Okay, time to head back to the ship.

Once safely aboard, we do lunch at Indulge. We then go our separate ways, and I head back to the cabin for rest time. Ken and Gabi head up to deck 18 for the smoking area. Once up top, Gabi trips and falls after hitting one of the umbrella bases. Down she goes for the count. Unfortunately, she hit her head pretty hard. She was bleeding from her nose and hit her leg pretty hard. She was taken to medical, where she got x-rays and was checked out by a very good-looking doctor (who unfortunately had a wedding ring). Three hours later, they were released with a cane. Gabi, has some bruising and swelling, but is okay overall.

Gabi stayed in bed for the rest of the evening. Ken and I went to Hudson's for dinner. Ken had the steak again, and I had the grouper. We went back to order Gabi some dinner. We have an early evening.Lue lisää