By noon we were on our way onto our hotel for the next 7 days which just happened to be floating on the water. Kyle had been on a cruise ship before, but this was Rebekah’s first exposure to a cruise and the absolute humongous size of these ships and all that they include. Of course, as is usually the case, it took us several days to get our bearings straight and not get lost every time we tried to go somewhere on the ship.
Our first full day at sea, we arranged a special dinner at the Italian restaurant, Sabatini’s, including a special graduation dessert. When the waiter brought it out, everyone in the restaurant sang and congratulated the graduates. Little did we know this little feature would set them up to be celebrities for the remainder of the cruise. Everywhere we went, people would recognize them as “the graduates” and strike up conversations about their future plans. It also got us a lot of offers from people who wanted to be adopted as grandchildren.
On Monday, the ship docked in Juneau where we had arranged for a raft trip down the Mendenhall Glacier River.
The raft held about 10 people. The four of us sat next to each other with Jim and Kyle on the outside edges because they were the splash zones. As anticipated, a big splash hit on Kyle’s side and poured water into his waders which then meant he sat in water for the rest of the tour.
You can really tell these two children have been conditioned to smile for the camera from an early age. Me, not so much.
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