Last day on board

This morning we pulled into Victoria...and it was a beautiful day. There was lots of activity in the outer harbor area with fishing boats, a sail boat, a guy on a jet ski and several float planes.

I did discover that the ship has side thrusters to get itself snuggled up to the dock and does not use tugboats. There was a lot of silt stirred up with them.

We had no excursions planned so stayed on board the ship and sewed most of the day. Since I visited Victoria for a week with my oldest sister 9 years ago and also since we are relatively close and theoretically can visit most anytime I decided I didn't want to hassle with customs...besides I knew I had more than my suitcases could handle!

So, had a leisurely day, enjoyed the deck for a while this afternoon after getting packed and just relaxed. Last drink on the deck in nearly the same place as the first but this time a Long Island tea...  

Dinner tonight was lamb shank!,,,

And these are my table mates and fellow quilters for the last week. We had a great time and hope to keep in touch...

Barb, Bonnie, Linda, Cecile, and Kathy

Tomorrow is an early morning with disembarkation.

Interestingly enough, we are sailing west at this point. I guess we have time to kill before heading into the San Juans. If we heard the captain's announcement correctly we will have a pilot to get through the islands. Current course is 277 degrees! Provides nice views of the Olympics and a beautiful sunset, though.