At Sea
January 2 & 3
[Another two days at sea before our final stop in Los Angeles . . . ]
[On the first day, the Super and I just went up on the “roof” to chill . . . ]
[We pretty much had the whole place to ourselves?]
[How ’bout a quick 9 holes? Here’s the outward . . . ]
[Here’s the inward . . . ]
[Or shuffleboard (curling without ice) . . . ]
[Top o’ the world . . . ]
[I can make this putt with my eyes closed!]
[A spy, to keep an eye on us. Or is it just Tom Clancy . . . ]
[Did I already use, Top o’ the world?]
[Either a commentary on the state of our republic . . . ]
[Or a report that Twinkies could not be considered a diet food.]
[The next day . . . ]
[3:00 am. Beat the rush to the laundry room. Going home in two days . . . ]
[We began the day with a little whale watching . . . ]
[But they were a little far away . . . ]
[None-the-less, the crow’s watch was crowded . . . ]
[Looking around the corner and backwards . . . ]
[The big screen in the atrium was featuring our passage through the Panama Canal . . . ]
[There was a professional photographer on board who took these photos by drone . . . ]
[But then everybody rushed up front again on rumors of whale sightings . . . ]
[And back to the big screen . . . ]
[Can you see me? Me neither. But I was on the portside of the observation deck . . . ]
[The photos were terrific – and I was amazed how well I was able to photo them off the big screen . . . ]
[I think I was wearing a shirt . . . ]
[This one catches the lock opening . . . ]
[And the rest of the day was party time. One third of the passengers would be leaving the ship in L.A., so it was a so long, it’s been good to know ya . . . ]
[This was the Viking Band . . . ]
[Heather charmed with her mezzo soprano voice . . . ]
[This guy was very good (name forgotten) as a singing piano player . . . ]
[Brigi on violin joined the band’s piano player . . . ]
[Elmer, another operatic voice, who I believe was on Heather’s staff . . . ]
[The captain was entertaining . . . and funny, as only Norwegians can be.]
[A toast from the ship’s “officer” class . . . ]
[And then the entire ship’s crew and staff came forward . . . ]
[The guests were represented on all three atrium floors . . . ]
[Yup, the kitchen staff – very important!]
[Guests were planted on the stairs leading up to the big screen. That’s our friend Jack snapping a shot . . . ]
[A selfie as the stairs begin to clear . . . ]
[Say goodnight folks!]
[The Super gets one last shot . . . ]
[On departure, checking out the big screen . . . ]
[Then back to class. Dr. Lori was giving a preview about Los Angeles, our next stop . . . ]
[Our last evening with the Viking Classical Trio . . . ]
[Our final thanks to Esza on flute, Brigi on violin, and Szylvia on cello.]
It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, ‘As pretty as an airport.’ ~ Douglas Adams
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