Our last day at sea was spent leisurely sailing south toward Vancouver. This is quite slow, because the inside passage between mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island is at times very narrow. But we did not mind at all, because it is also very pretty.
We also took advantage of this lazy day to enjoy all the ship has to offer.
I did a 4 miles walk on the "running deck", that's 40 laps.... it would be boring if it were inside, but with the sea breeze, and the changing landscape, it's very pleasant. Also, it offers the extra challenge of having to zig-zag though several groups of women, walking in full make up and wearing Hermes scarfs.... There is a certain "cruise look" that I just did not master......
We also finally took advantage of the very high level of entertainment on the ship: we had gone to only one evening show - an excellent "cirque du Soleil" type of thing - really high level. But after all the day's adventures (and the freely pouring wine at dinner), we had a hard time staying up past 10 most evenings..... But this was worth it - this pianist, named Linda Gentile- was truly amazing!
And then, we had our last dinner on the ship -
which I had planned on documenting course by course, but.... did I mention the free flowing wine?
By evening, we started seeing signs of civilization as we floated south - like this entire house being pulled by a tug boat- probably to be deposited as a hunting or fishing cabin somewhere along the coast.
And little towns on the coast of Vancouver island.
At some point in the afternoon, a pod of dolphins swan right next to us, jumping as if to wave at us. I did not have a camera, nor the time to shoot a picture, but was amazed to remember that on our last day from Antarctica, the same thing happened! maybe these dolphins are following us?
By morning, we arrived in Vancouver, and then off we were back to the east coast. We don't know where our next adventures will take us next - maybe the Galapagos? or Tahiti?
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