Following the stomach upset on the cruise, due in my belief to some tiger prawns gone bad, I have not felt well since. I have a head cold that began on the trip home, and has just lingered for the last 11 days. My head is draining at night, which gives me a sore throat in the morning, which affects my voice during the day, which makes me sound even worse than I must actually be.
I feel like I am sleepy all the time, and have even been going to bed at 9:30 PM of late. That is crazy. My voice is nearly gone today, so I hope I'm at the end of this mess. I feel no bueno.
Here's hoping the long weekend will give me extra sleep and much rest to fight off the ends of this nastiness.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Alaska Trip, Finale
OK, just one more thing:
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This proves we were all there. this was the "walk-on" photo opportunity. The first of many, the only one we got though. Thanks to Mom for that!!
This proves we were all there. this was the "walk-on" photo opportunity. The first of many, the only one we got though. Thanks to Mom for that!!
Monday, June 30, 2014
Alaska Trip, part 7
I guess I've stretched this out a bit, haven't I? Oh well.
The night we got back on the ship in Juneau, we headed to a special dinner. BIL Tony had lined up an on board steak house dinner reservation for my parent's in honor of their anniversary--that was above and beyond our typical dining room experience. I had steak and lobster and prawns. Everything was delicious. so rich, and so much food! But we enjoyed the special anniverary recognition they gave my parents and we all rolled off to bed very full.
Before we pulled into Ketchikan the next day, I realized something was not right. I must have eaten a little too many tiger prawns as I got pretty queasy that night. I regretted the decision of the prawns even more then next morning, as I was still throwing up. But I downed some Imodium, so at least it was only coming out one direction, and put on a happy face, and opted not to eat anything that day in port.
In Ketchikan, I was a bit out of sorts, but tried my best to enjoy that day's adventures. Genius Golfer and I went into the town to walk a bit before me had to be back and meet the tour group for our excursion. The fresh air was great, but my energy level was really low from throwing up and more all night. There is a LOT of shopping, but it mostly high end and too fancy-pants for my taste, even when I feel well. But we did find a key ring for The Girl.
We headed onto the bus a little later--so the extra sleep in was a great help--then headed off to visit the Totem Bight State Park. our tour guide and bus driver was Rusden, a U of U student who grew up in Orem. We can't get away from Utah County even when we travel.
Rusden is a history-education major with an emphasis on Native American studies. He LOVED the native Alaskan culture and it really showed through in his knowledge and enthusiasm as he taught us about the park and the traditions associated with totem pole carving. the weather was drizzly all day, but Ketchikan is the rainiest city in America, so what do you do?! At least it wasn't coming down in buckets.
Throughout the Totem Bight park I kept thinking how similar these traditional clan houses and clan oral traditions and legends were to the Maori traditions in New Zealand. They must be connected somewhere to be so similar. It was a kind of familiar feeling, after having seen the Maori clan houses, etc. on our visit there.
After that we headed to the Great Alaska Lumberjack show. This was my mom's pick after hearing about it from my Aunt MaryAnn. I don't think I would have picked it, but this was mom's party, so we did what she wanted. In the end, it was pretty fun--even though I still didn't feel well. The timbersports show was just that--a series of contests simulating what a lumberjack would have to know who to do and then doing it for speed and time against another competitor. The audience was divided into two teams--the US camp and the Canadian camp, reminiscent of the old timey competition in the Alaskan timber lands of yore. The athletes were half actors too, so they were revving up the audience and that added to the fun atmosphere. It was fun, but by the time we were done there, I was pretty done too.
After that, we headed back to the ship. gG went back ashore for the best fish and chips he says he's ever had. He was killing me with that! I love fish & chips, but there was no way I could eat anything yet. I napped for bit and then watched a movie with GG when he got back. I stayed in an slept while everyone else went to dinner. Not my favorite part of the trip, I tell you. Being sick isn't great when you are at home, but its the worst on a floating city.
I stayed in most of the next day, with GG. We watch several movies that were being shown on the ship's TV. I slept, I drank some ginger ale and finally kept something down. We had to be packed and suitcases left out for pick up before midnight Friday. It was a very laid back day at sea as we headed into Vancouver, British Columbia were we'd end the trip on Saturday morning.
We pulled into Vancouver early and we were one of the first groups ti disembark because our flight was early--about 12:45 PM. We saw my parents, and sister and Tony before we headed off.
We flew home from Vancouver, via Portland. We flew right over Mt St Helen's. What an amazing sight. then had a little bit of fish and chips at the Portland airport before coming on home. It was great week, but it was sure good to be home.
The night we got back on the ship in Juneau, we headed to a special dinner. BIL Tony had lined up an on board steak house dinner reservation for my parent's in honor of their anniversary--that was above and beyond our typical dining room experience. I had steak and lobster and prawns. Everything was delicious. so rich, and so much food! But we enjoyed the special anniverary recognition they gave my parents and we all rolled off to bed very full.
Before we pulled into Ketchikan the next day, I realized something was not right. I must have eaten a little too many tiger prawns as I got pretty queasy that night. I regretted the decision of the prawns even more then next morning, as I was still throwing up. But I downed some Imodium, so at least it was only coming out one direction, and put on a happy face, and opted not to eat anything that day in port.
In Ketchikan, I was a bit out of sorts, but tried my best to enjoy that day's adventures. Genius Golfer and I went into the town to walk a bit before me had to be back and meet the tour group for our excursion. The fresh air was great, but my energy level was really low from throwing up and more all night. There is a LOT of shopping, but it mostly high end and too fancy-pants for my taste, even when I feel well. But we did find a key ring for The Girl.
We headed onto the bus a little later--so the extra sleep in was a great help--then headed off to visit the Totem Bight State Park. our tour guide and bus driver was Rusden, a U of U student who grew up in Orem. We can't get away from Utah County even when we travel.
Rusden is a history-education major with an emphasis on Native American studies. He LOVED the native Alaskan culture and it really showed through in his knowledge and enthusiasm as he taught us about the park and the traditions associated with totem pole carving. the weather was drizzly all day, but Ketchikan is the rainiest city in America, so what do you do?! At least it wasn't coming down in buckets.
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| from the Gift Shop's museum...didn't get to see on e of these live and in person, darnit. |
Throughout the Totem Bight park I kept thinking how similar these traditional clan houses and clan oral traditions and legends were to the Maori traditions in New Zealand. They must be connected somewhere to be so similar. It was a kind of familiar feeling, after having seen the Maori clan houses, etc. on our visit there.
After that we headed to the Great Alaska Lumberjack show. This was my mom's pick after hearing about it from my Aunt MaryAnn. I don't think I would have picked it, but this was mom's party, so we did what she wanted. In the end, it was pretty fun--even though I still didn't feel well. The timbersports show was just that--a series of contests simulating what a lumberjack would have to know who to do and then doing it for speed and time against another competitor. The audience was divided into two teams--the US camp and the Canadian camp, reminiscent of the old timey competition in the Alaskan timber lands of yore. The athletes were half actors too, so they were revving up the audience and that added to the fun atmosphere. It was fun, but by the time we were done there, I was pretty done too.
After that, we headed back to the ship. gG went back ashore for the best fish and chips he says he's ever had. He was killing me with that! I love fish & chips, but there was no way I could eat anything yet. I napped for bit and then watched a movie with GG when he got back. I stayed in an slept while everyone else went to dinner. Not my favorite part of the trip, I tell you. Being sick isn't great when you are at home, but its the worst on a floating city.
I stayed in most of the next day, with GG. We watch several movies that were being shown on the ship's TV. I slept, I drank some ginger ale and finally kept something down. We had to be packed and suitcases left out for pick up before midnight Friday. It was a very laid back day at sea as we headed into Vancouver, British Columbia were we'd end the trip on Saturday morning.
We pulled into Vancouver early and we were one of the first groups ti disembark because our flight was early--about 12:45 PM. We saw my parents, and sister and Tony before we headed off.
We flew home from Vancouver, via Portland. We flew right over Mt St Helen's. What an amazing sight. then had a little bit of fish and chips at the Portland airport before coming on home. It was great week, but it was sure good to be home.
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