Our final stop was in Victoria, Canada. We were all looking forward to getting our passports stamped (yes, we're nerds like that) and they didn't even glance at them! All they cared about was our silly ship keycards. Dang it!!
Victoria is a nice touristy town, but, dinner was quite expensive. Be sure to bring the cash!
Speaking of cash - Tom and I visited the casino onboard many times during our trip. The last night we went, I decided to play the 25 cent slot machine while Tom played poker. After about 30 minutes of playing, I freaking won a $937 jackpot!!! I was freaked and excited at the same time!! Woo HOO!
Then, we got our bill the next morning and I had to give all my winnings away. Sad.
The Empress Hotel - is this place famous? Everyone kept talking about it.
The marina and a fancy government building (not even a capital).
Kris had to take this picture for her sons. Darth Vader was playing a violin!
One final story to show my ding dong blonde self: Kris, Dwane, Tom, and I are sitting on the boat sipping tasty beverages right after we set sail. The Captain comes on to tell us how far we're going, how many knots we're going, etc. Kris asks, "What's a knot?" and it's kind of windy so I lean over and repeat her question to Tom. He answers, "It's 1.15 miles. Not a cool mile." I repeat that to Kris. She looks at me weirdly and says "Not a cool mile?" So, I lean back over to Tom and repeat "It's not a cool mile?" I'm thinking to myself, that's weird that he said it that way. He starts laughing at me and says "Nautical mile, Jennifer". Yes, I am a moron.
One final story to show my ding dong blonde self: Kris, Dwane, Tom, and I are sitting on the boat sipping tasty beverages right after we set sail. The Captain comes on to tell us how far we're going, how many knots we're going, etc. Kris asks, "What's a knot?" and it's kind of windy so I lean over and repeat her question to Tom. He answers, "It's 1.15 miles. Not a cool mile." I repeat that to Kris. She looks at me weirdly and says "Not a cool mile?" So, I lean back over to Tom and repeat "It's not a cool mile?" I'm thinking to myself, that's weird that he said it that way. He starts laughing at me and says "Nautical mile, Jennifer". Yes, I am a moron.
One final picture to honor the Birthday Boy!!!
Happy Birthday, Old Man!!
5 comments:
Great picture of the birthday man. Congrats on the winnings. I was excited reading about it, then sad you had to give it all back.
"Not a cool mile." Love it...
What an awesome trip. It looks beautiful, and relaxing. We missed you!
I can't believe you won a $900 jackpot!
"Not a cool mile." Reminds me of the Polish Change incident many years ago!
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