Where's Wednesday?

I'm going to back up because Michael asked me what I liked about the Anchorage Museum and one was everything that was made out of animal intestines.  That included the parka (sort of like a weather proof poncho).  It was even adorned with a bit of beading - for my fashionista friends.  Another was a quilted wall hanging by Marie Snell (?) called Flag Unfurled...as if Betsy Ross got into my stash.  It was clever and colorful and I'll email a photo later to my quilting friends.

When we boarded in Whittier, we had flowers, champagne and chocolate covered strawberries in our cabin, sent by Brian's Goddaughter.  Thanks KT.  It was a fabulous send off.

We met our charming, Italian Captain who is doing an excellent job of steering us away from rough seas.  He told us he was up at 4 am to find a different route.  So, we cut north, above the Aleutian Islands to avoid 30' swells on the south side.  We really appreciate that!  Brian took some Dramine as a precaution and now he is a sleepyhead.  The swells have been between 5-7' so the sea is quite calm.

Today's news is that it is Thursday!  Yesterday it was Tuesday 9/21 and today it is Thursday 9/23.  We crossed the International Date Line and lost a day.  There's going to be a "What Happened to Wednesday?"party this afternoon.

The food has been quite good.  Today there was a Mexican buffet for lunch so all the CA and AZ people were there getting their fix.  Tonight is Margarita night :).  We also found the soft serve ice cream bar. (They're looking for you, Rich.)

We've been attending informative lectures on upcoming ports.  One included a hilarious discussion on how ladies should manage the toilets (ie. holes in the ground).  Fun times ahead.

OK - since the internet is so slow:
Michael, let Ryo know that we are not going to Tokyo.
Kathi, email your brother.  He is not sure his email is working correctly.
K.O. - I've been going to the gym.  Just saying.
Hi to M,T,t & n.
Betty