Cruisin'

Kristan and I took a cruise to celebrate 10 years of marriage. We left the San Diego port on a Monday, sailed two days at sea, spent a day in Victoria, then disembarked the next day in Vancouver. We chose this cruise because we honeymooned in Victoria and wanted to go back.

Some thoughts and memories...

• Sailing on Holland America's ship the Ryndam was like expecting to go to a contemporary mega church but ending up at your grandmother's traditional church.
• Don't make out with your wife on the deck. It will sunburn one side of your face and people will then ask questions or make dumb comments.
• Formal night is unnecessary. We dressed up, sat next to strangers at dinner and had shallow conversation. The fun part was that I played a part... I was a professor of psychology and human sexuality.
• I like mojitos.
• We both got wobbly legs and vertigo. Sea sickness is not fun.
• We spent some time in our cabin watching movies, getting a facial, taking a nap and obviously some things described in Song of Solomon.
• We exercised everday. Kristan took a spinning class and I did some weights and cardio.
• Victoria was the highlight of the trip. We went straight to the Sticky Wicket for lunch, had tea and cookies at the Humboldt House (the B&B we stayed at 10 years ago), went to the mall, bookstore, internet cafe and had dinner at Cafe Brio. Went back to the Sticky Wicket then back to the boat.
• The ship's crew sang a farewell, "Love in any Language" by Sandi Patti. Yes, it was as bad as it sounds but so bad we couldn't stop laughing.