This past week has been a week of “the last” of . . . Today it was the last bridge class. It has been fun, and I’m looking forward to playing more at home.
This was the last culinary demo as well. Phillip Krall made 3 great desserts: Pecan Baklava, Almond Meringue Roll with Strawberry Filling , and a dark Belgian chocolate tarte. All three were good, but the meringue roll was my favorite. Also, I learned how easy making Baklava can be! The torte was my least favorite.
Doug and I had lunch with Barb and Charlie in the Lido and then came down to the room to spend the afternoon packing. We have all our souvenirs and purchases (for the most part) packed. Our room has looked like a disaster zone for the last few days – and now we have most of it in a suitcase or a box.
We haven’t been able to sit on our couch for a week – and probably won’t for a while!
We bought two additional boxes, bought one extra suitcase in Hong Kong, and Holland America gave us two good-sized duffle bags on wheels. We are using all of that plus what we brought with us. We figured we’ll have 14 pieces leaving the ship – some are being sent FedEx and some we are taking with us. If we hadn’t been buying things for our new home, we wouldn’t have so much. But we did find some wonderful things that will always remind us of this trip.
Dinner as usual and then Doug went to see the movie Starman. I started to watch it, but it was not my kind of movie. Tonight I’d rather read.
The good news today was we have caught up with Vancouver time and so we didn’t lose an hour! Also, we heard that the young man who was airlifted from the ship was transferred to a hospital in Anchorage and while in critical condition, is still hanging on.
Another good day on board the Amsterdam.
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