Where in the World?

Early this morning the cruise ship docked at Pier 30 in the Port of Seattle. I only had a few hours of sleep last night due to the fact that we had to pack our bags and leave them outside the room before 1:00 a.m.

After our last breakfast on Deck 9, we said our farewells to a couple of friends and then got in line to disembark. Total time to get off the ship and through customs was around an hour.

We quickly found a taxi and took a short ride to the house of a friend of Erica’s. It was a beautiful home with fantastic views of Puget Sound, the Space Needle and the entire Seattle downtown area.

We were quite exhausted from all the activity over the last week and it was nice to sit on a cushy sofa and do absolutely nothing for a few hours.

So, today was all about getting back to eating healthier, relaxing our tired muscles, watching a movie, visiting with new friends, taking short cat naps and reliving all of the incredible experiences we had over the last seven days.

It’s a funny thing but seeing all of nature in its pristine abundance somehow has made me feel more abundant. I have a better outlook on life and I’m excited about what the future will bring. I can’t really explain why but I’m not complaining. Those things along with the memories of my adventures and experiences have forever changed me. I see some of the effects now in my attitude about life but I suspect that other changes will take a little while longer to manifest. I can’t wait to see what happens.

Michael