Well it's our first full day on the boat.. err.. ship as we sail towards Juneau Alaska. Keep in mind, we are currently on the outside of the inside passage... Translation: Those are really big waves. That's a view of the indoor pool as the ship plows through the huge swells. If you look closely, you can see the remnants of the children who were repeatedly slammed against either wall of the pool. Good times though.
Any activities on this cruise? Well I decided that today would be as good as any other to hit the treadmill and start hammering away at those calories from day 1. 5 miles shoud do it. No sense in coming home looking like Jabba the Hut. Keep in mind that we are still plowing through 865 foot waves. Actually I have no idea how big they are... I just know the ship is moving a bit more than any ship should. Any minute now they're going to start calling the passengers to help drop a few crab pots. I didn't think the Bering sea was on the way to Juneau. Anyway, I'm running on the treadmill which happens to be on the top of the boat in the front. If you're going to feel the boat move, this is the best place to do it. I don't remember pressing the incline button, but apparently my treadmill has an off-road simulator. I've only made it 1.7 of my 5 miles, but that's good enough for me. I get to walk away with my lunch and no broken bones from being catapulted into the weights behind me.
Dinner TimeShelley and I decided to book dinner in the "reservations, jacket, and tie required" restaurant in the ship. The restaurant is called the Pinnacle Grill and to my taste buds' delight, they serve all sorts of quality cow parts. Shelley ordered the filet mignon, and I had the 22oz porterhouse. [Insert drooling sounds here]
While this was the most delicious steak I've ever sunk my pearly off-whites into, neither one of us could stomach the movement of the ship for too long. Or perhaps it was the $14 double Captain and Coke that did me in. Needless to say, we both turned in for the evening right after dinner. Don't worry... there was no encore to the dinner. A few seasick pills later and we were both out.
For more photos from this day, visit Picasa. I must say that was some odd presentation with the crab cakes.
