Jay’s Internet Log

After letting go our lines in Seward, the Captain maneuvered the ship, abeam Lowell Point and took up southerly courses back through Resurrection Bay.  Rounding Caines Head, we then continued out through the Harding Gateway and into the Gulf of Alaska.  Parelleling the Kenai Penninsula, Royal Princess followed a south westerly course towards Kodiak Island.  Entering Chiniak Bay, we made our way through the buoyed channel leading into St. Paul’s Harbour.  Once in the Harbour we made our way north towards our berth expecting to be alongside by 7:00AM.

We are sitting here waiting to watch a dance show, I think about the 1920′s but I really don’t know.  I just know that I’m saving seats in the front row while eating cheese, grapes, and crackers.  This morning we pulled into Kodiak, a port that only this Princess ship goes to.  Most Alaskan cruises hit the eastern ports, and some of them start in Seward and Whittier, but only this ship and a single Clipper ship go to Kodiak, one ship per week.  Today’s tour took us to Fort Abercrombie, an old military base on one end of the island.  This was a walking tour, and we ended up walking a few miles in the rainforest.  Lucky for us, it wasn’t raining today, but was overcast.  I’ve never seen a forest like this.  The trees are very big, but what stands out is that they have moss growing on every branch.  There’s moss everywhere, and it’s quite the spectacle.  We saw a lot of different flowers, and Mom was very happy about that.  We also got to walk around some old abandoned barracks that have been turned into a museum.  This park was very nice.  After getting back to the ship, we had a quick lunch (curry chicken and rice, pineapple, and a slice of cheese pizza), then Mom, Heather, and I walked into town.  It’s just about a mile walk to get downtown, but runs along salmon canneries, so it’s quite pugnant.  There also aren’t any sidewalks, but we made do.  Kodiak has just a single traffic signal, and I took some photos of it.  We visited the Baranov Museum and a few shops before heading back to the ship, while being sprinkled on by rain.  We are now officially headed home, as we are heading East.  Tomorrow we have a full day at sea, which are always our favorites.  I look forward to not doing anything.