YVRteacher’s dad is on a cruise! Live from the Jewel Aug 19- Sept 2, 2024

[Sugar Magnolia]

9 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

I posted about the garbage room and someone unfollowed me. Who doesn’t like learning about cruise ship garbage??

 

We all hear the teacher voice and are all too petrified to respond.

 

[YVRteacher]

If anyone wants a delightful Alaskan trip review with amazing food photos and the best room steward ever, please head over to the Princess board and check out this review by my dear in-real-life friend @theliterateleprechaun

 

 

 

[YVRteacher]

Dad found a tiny duck

 

Dad is perplexed by cruise ship ducks so this little cutie came home with me. It was glue gunned to a clothes peg but I removed the clothes peg.

[YVRteacher]

Post peg removal it was bubble time!!

 

 

The fog had lifted but it was still windy so these were tricky to photograph. I got a fair amount of bubble solution in my hair. 

[YVRteacher]

It’s Gift of the Gab activity time. This one suits my brain and is my favourite game on NCL.  I won with a score of 21/25 and the next closest team had 12. See? Weird brain!

 

Now I have a new cookie transport pouch and cards.

 

[YVRteacher]

Don’t laugh (ok, you can laugh) but I don’t know how to play any card games. 

[YVRteacher]

When Tahani announced our arrival in Ward Cove and security clearance completion she came back on for a second announcement to say that due to the mudslide the shuttle into downtown Ketchikan needed to take an alternate route and would be 30-40 minutes instead of the typical 20.

[YVRteacher]

Ward Cove

 

I know some people prefer morning arrival times but I like slow hamless mornings and afternoons in port.

 

 

I asked for Beulah at the security hut.  The guy in the hut said she got eaten. That cracked him up! Then he said she was out for a walk.

 

Visual reminder: this is cuddle craving Beulah

 

This is the first time we have encountered a line for the shuttle wending all through the building, strategically passing through the coats, dog toys, key chains and slippers made in China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I tested all the squeaky dog toys for quality control just like I check my dad’s desserts.  

That came out wrong. I did not taste test the dog toys.

 

 

There is a musician. She is playing Sweet Caroline with more gusto than accurate notes. This song follows me on cruise ships like a bear traipsing upstream for salmon. It’s downright predatory. 

[YVRteacher]

We stepped into the terminal at 1:25pm and lined up for the shuttle without a detour.

 

We:

boarded the bus at 1:49

left Ward Cove at 1:50

Arrived at berth 4 in downtown Ketchikan at 2:07pm

 

Bus driver Ian vowed the 7 mile drive would take 15 minutes because he is the best bus driver in the fleet. He is from Florida. His goal is to save up enough money to get his driver’s license. Ian says Ketchikan is a small drinking town with a fishing problem. Ian also reminded us that Alaska has more bears than people and joggers here are called fast food.

 

The bus ride was chilly because we were in a rickety school bus and every window was fully open so it was like being in a wind tunnel. A wind tunnel of humour though, because Ian is great!

[YVRteacher]

Our route was the same as always and there was no detour or delay due to the mudslide. Photos below were taken through the bus window. 

 

 

 

[ceilidh1]

3 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

If anyone wants a delightful Alaskan trip review with amazing food photos and the best room steward ever, please head over to the Princess board and check out this review by my dear in-real-life friend @theliterateleprechaun

 

 

 

You have other real-life friends? Wow. #hurt

[kluv2cruz]

2 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

His goal is to save up enough money to get his driver’s license.

Um?

[Sarnia 432]

4 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

Bus driver Ian vowed the 7 mile drive would take 15 minutes because he is the best bus driver in the fleet. He is from Florida. His goal is to save up enough money to get his driver’s license

that made me laugh, a bus driver saving money to get his driving license!!

 

or should I be worried not amused?

Edited September 8 by Sarnia 432
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[QuattroRomeo]

Given the other jokes Ian made, I wouldn't be worried at all. Schtick perhaps, but at least he is entertaining!

[sunshinewebb78]

15 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

Don’t laugh (ok, you can laugh) but I don’t know how to play any card games. 

I was picturing you as a Cribbage player! You should try. PS I have been silently following you, and this is the first time I am commenting, lol.

[YVRteacher]

 

someone wants a cuddle but is not within reach

new stained glass harbour wharf art

 

 

 

if the Guinness Book of World Records creates a “world’s largest condom category, we have a contender”

 

hello Aleutian Ballad heading out (backwards) for your shore excursion

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This one flower stopped me. There is a lot going on in this flower. 

[YVRteacher]

Creek Street and the salmon walk. 

 

 

 

 

 

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there was a kerfuffle 

and the seal got lunch

 

 

[YVRteacher]

At this time of year you need to pay attention where you are walking in Ketchikan. I like to find a tall person and stay behind them.

 

 

[YVRteacher]

Photo taken inside the salmon store. This is the shop dog for the store across the walkway. She comes in here often throughout her days to supervise the free sample plate.

 

[YVRteacher]

Salmon flinging themselves out of the ocean with gusto and individual style. Even the seals looked a little confused. I would be too if my lunch suddenly shot up into the air.

 

 

 

 

 

[QuattroRomeo]

Oh my.. doggie is so cute - who could resist giving a salmon treat?