Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise 2018

At 3 am my vestibular apparatus alerted me to some noteworthy changes in the attitude of the ship on the order of a giant slalom.  This continued for several minutes before we returned to a more straight ahead course.  I drifted in and out of sleep and gave in to my need for caffeine about 5.  The Coffee Connection one flight down provided all I needed and two espressos later I was on my way up to nudge Nace back to life.  We ordered room service breakfast for 6:30 but by 7:15 we were wondering what happened.  I called room service to find out that I did a great job filling out our order but failed to note the time of delivery.  In less than 10 minutes we had a tray full of breakfast goodies.  Our journey north and west revealed all sorts of terrain and several periods of serious fog.   Rod witnessed the transfer of our Canadian ship captain who was taken off the ship's lower level by a high speed boat that pulled up to th...

We rose for the last morning in Vancouver and, after a cup of room coffee, headed out for a final Granville Island stroll, a cup of good coffee and breakfast.  Then, back to our room to pack and await a taxi to Canada Place cruise terminal.   Do not be fooled by the apparent shortage of luggage for Rod and Glenda.  They also had a 50+ pounder shipped and awaiting them on the ship.   Van sized taxis are not common so we took two of the ubiquitous Prius taxis to the cruise terminal.  The cruise staff took possession of our luggage and we proceeded to check, and process through US immigration and customs.  Canada Place staff were numerous and very courteous helping everyone, in clear contrast to our airport experience on Monday. Once clear of customs we crossed the gangplank onto deck level 6 of our ship and were greeted with a glass of champagne.   The whole process from hotel to ship was well...

Tuesday was our full Vancouver day and we got our moneys worth.  I managed to stay in bed until about 4 am and being a very considerate husband, did my best to stay quiet.  Since Rod and Glenda are not due to arrive until mid afternoon, Nace and I are going to do some cycling and take advantage of Vancouver's extensive seawall pathways.   Quiet time was over at 5 when I succumbed to my coffee jones and fired up the one cup coffee maker in the room.  To be fair, Nace had already started to show some signs of life. We were dressed and set out to take in the early morning sun on the hotel patio with a great view of the harbor.  The weather is warmer than typical for Vancouver, low 80's < 50% humidity, cool coastal breeze-perfect for a couple of SW Floridians escaping the oppressive summer heat.   Time to explore Granville Island and finds some real coffee and breakfast Water Taxi Parking Lot Granville...