Heading Down Under
Day one of 43 Our journey began with a sedate ride on a shuttle van to Pier 91 where the Holland Noordam was the only ship still in port. Walking back and forth through the que lines moves the crowd pretty quickly from step to step of the check in process. However it always reminds me of the Shrek movie where he just charges right down the center dragging all the stanchions and cords behind him. (Tempting, but I don’t think that would have gotten me on the ship without an uproar.) O nce aboard we dropped our carryon gear in our room and went in search of lunch. Of course food is not hard to find on the ship, it’s just hard to choose. With 34 days on the ship though, we figured we’d have plenty of time to try whatever peaked our interest. Although we are not cruise experts, this trip seemed to have even more gray hair than on our prior trips. While on the back deck taking in the Seattle skyline on a sunny October afternoon, we heard many Australian or New Zealand...