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Still feeling the jet lag, not getting the best sleep but all good. We sorted our bags last night and packed our day packs to head out to the glacier but waking up at 7am, it was cold, rainy and miserable outside so we made the sensible decision to stay in bed and take advantage of the 11am checkout.
We then walked our bags to the Convention Centre next door which was our meeting point for the cruise. We were able to leave our bags before heading out to find some breakfast....something a bit smaller then yesterday's feast. Went to a local coffee shop where we shared a Banana Crunch muffin and a Chocolate Chip Scone (American scones are different to Australia - they are almost like a really fat cookie, hard to explain), however it was enough to fill the bellies.
We then made our way to the Alaskan State Museum which we both really enjoyed. Lots of history on the Native Alaskans and how they lived before the Russians arrived and claimed the land. The Russians were interested in the fur trade and pretty much enslaved the locals to work for them. The Russians sold Alaska to America in 1867 for 7.2million during Abraham Lincolns time as President. Most people thought it was a stupid idea....until gold was found of course. The Alaskans fought for statehood but were denied because they weren't economical....until they found oil. They then became the 48th star on the American flag.
We had some lunch...enjoying some famous Crab Bisque and Crab Cakes (yes, a small theme of crabs going on) before heading back to the meeting point to await departure. At 4.45pm we started to make our way across the road to our home for the next 7 nights...Safari Endeavour. Shown to our rooms which are quite comfortable - twin beds, a small desk, plenty of cupboard and drawer space and a tiny bathroom. We are on Level 3 so have windows to look out to and our exit is to the outside...a quick exit for when wildlife is spotted.
Downstairs for a quick welcome chat and drink before having to do an emergency drill. Unfortunately I got quite emotional during the life jacket part of things, especially when they said a boat sinking is a slow thing so mum explained the situation and they let us go a little early. Stupid lifejackets!!! Get emotional even typing the stupid thing.
Anyway, after calming down, we headed back downstairs where dinner was called. It is open seating so you can sit wherever with whoever and meet new people. Dinner was lovely. Starter was a salad of greens, apple, walnuts and cranberries. Dinner there is always a "land, garden, fish" option. I had the Salmon and mum had the Tenderloin and we had 50/50 each. Desert was a rich chocolate cake.
Back to the lounge where they gave us a chat on what we would be doing over the next couple of days and how things work. Although there is an itinerary of sort, they tend to throw it out and go where the wildlife is good and the weather is better. Someone spotted a whale on the other side of the boat. Saw a quick spout of water and the back of it but then it was off, it wasn't hanging around. Spent the rest of the evening chatting with some other folk before heading up to our room. 11pm bedtime and it is still light outside. Still hard to get used to.
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