Sitka, Alaska

We had an absolutely gorgeous day in Sitka, Alaska today. Temperature of 60°, sunny and very picturesque. We are anchored in a large bay with 2 other smallish cruise ships (compared to 7 in Juneau). Jim, Nancy and Jeff went on an excursion about raptors while I stayed back with a little bit of a sore knee.
Last night we had some excitement at 12:30am.
The captain made an announcement that came into our suites-you always know those are the critical
ones. Out of a deep sleep, my initial thought was that we were abandoning ship! I’m trying to remember where we get the life preservers and where our muster station is.
False alarm on my part. He was letting us know that the Northern Lights were very prominent in the night sky, so we quickly went on the balcony (who cares how cold is was - well maybe a little),
and it was spectacular! It’s not something you get to see every day!
We finally took Jeff on a tour of the ship which is Silversea’s newest and he was blown away. I think
the Nova is spoiling us for any other ship. It is beautiful. It is environmentally friendly (no single use plastics) and it runs on liquified natural gas.
When we set sail, you don’t even realize it until you see that you’re moving. No sounds, no vibrations, no constant engine hum. It is pleasant just to be on the ship and enjoy all the amenities.
Wr are enjoying this serene water today because tomorrow we head out into the open ocean where a gale force storm is predicted. I guess that’s the excitement of cruising. We have one more stop at Kodiak Island in Alaska before 7 days at sea before we arrive in Japan! We all love our sea days and relish the time we are able to spend without obligations such as cooking, laundry and cleaning the house (somebody does that for us-I’ll take it!!).Read more