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Onboard Activities
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Cousin Marty shows some of his yoga moves.
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Even Emily and Hanna got into the act!
They even try their hand at meditating,
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or for Emily, catching flies....
Towards the end of the cruise, we had another formal dining night. Everyone was more relaxed...
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Around mid-day on the last sea day, they brought out a huge spread of desserts. They probably thought we were getting hungry.
Even the killer whales came to check it out.
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Later in the evening, here is cousin Andrew looking very sharp,
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then falling immediately to sleep.
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Chuck and Judy celebrate their 46th anniversary,
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and are still laughing. Good job!!
(however, Chuck passed away in 2015)
:(
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Even in Alaska, on the last day of the cruise (on the way to Vancouver), it was sunny and beautiful!!
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The Raglunds.
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Sometimes the people who fixed up the cabins (the stewards) would do a sort of origami folding with the towels. Sometimes they would form a shape like a dog or rabbit. I think this one is either two swans dancing or a pile of poop.
Peter.
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