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FINAL THOUGHTS

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FINAL THOUGHTS It was somewhat emotionally difficult to dismantle our room after living in this space for over three months.   It took a couple of days to move things around in our six suitcases so that none weighed over 50 lbs.   I did, of course, take too much stuff - including, three sweaters I never wore; too much toothpaste; and I will never take a bath suit and cover up again, anywhere, unless the ship has a “thermal suite.”   A complete waste of valuable suitcase space.   That being said, I was very happy to see our luggage as they appeared, one by one, on the carousel at the airport.   After our flight from Los Angeles to Seattle with a magnificent view of Mt. Rainier as we approached SEA-TAC Airport, I could not have been more thrilled to breathe the fresh, cool air as we crossed the Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island and smelling the welcoming fragrance of our lilacs as we pulled up in our driveway.   I couldn’t be happier.    I haven’t h
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VIDEOS FROM SHAMWARI GAME RESERVE - MARCH 30TH-31ST

Cheetahs Lion Approaching     Rhinos  
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VIDEOS FROM ELEPHANT PARK - MARCH 9TH

Michael's montage of photos creating a video of Leona's elephant massage. Michael's montage of photos creating a video of Leona feeding the elephant. 
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VISIT TO THE BRIDGE - MAY 10TH

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Probably in recognition of our recent surpassing 500 days of cruising with Princess, we were invited by the Captain to an exclusive visit to the Bridge on Friday morning - not everyone onboard gets to do this.   The bridge is on Deck 8, the same deck as our stateroom and can actually be seen from our balcony.   Although our stateroom 8011 is considered in the “forward” section of the ship, the Captain’s and his officers’, as well as the Cruise Director’s, staterooms are even more “forward” and closed off from the rest of the passengers.   Gathering at 10 a.m., we were escorted through those locked doors down the corridor passing various staterooms and brought into the bridge area.    We were greeted by Rob, one of the Officers onboard from Canada.   He was very gracious and accommodating and answered questions as we went along.   Lots of technical information was given but the bottom line is:   “We are very safe on this ship from any type of catastrop
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