Alaska Cruise - Day Two

 Turns out things get a little rougher when your ship leaves the Straight and it's trying to make up time. And noisier... It seemed like everything on the ship was making some kind of creaking sound. Thank goodness we had earplugs in the suitcase! 

We also learned when we got up that we could check on the current weather and ship location on our tv...

Definitely a lot more motion when we woke up but I felt ok and we went to breakfast up on the 14th floor at the Windjammer buffet. Still felt fine, so we did a bit of exploring on the upper decks. 

The arcade was pretty empty but pickleball in the SeaPlex was hoppin'!

We went back to the Boleros for a lecture on 500 Years of Art History in only 45 minutes. The art curator did a fantastic job! Very informative and interesting. 

one of our favorite pieces on display at the lecture for the auction

Then it was to the Music Hall for Bingo. Turns out that's what a LOT of people wanted to do! We waited in line, bought our tickets, grabbed a couple of waters, found a table and played Bingo. And that's when things started to go downhill for me... 

By the time the three games were finished, I was feeling pretty miserable and by the time we got back to our room all I wanted to do was lay on the bed in front of the open balcony door in the fresh air. We started watching the newest Matrix movie and after about an hour or so I was feeling pretty good again. 

So we headed back up to the 14th floor and the pools. The outdoor pools were a little cold, windy and rough! And closed... The family pools in the middle weren't bad but had quite a few families. So we made our way to the Solarium at the front of the ship. The three-tiered pools were gorgeous and by then the sun was beginning to peek out and warm up the all-glass adults-only pool area. Unfortunately my stomach did not like it at all! 

I loved the tropical vibe in the Solarium! 

We moved to the outdoor hot tubs for a bit of sunshine and fresh air but it didn't take long to become apparent that it wasn't going to be enough. I toughed it out for a bit until Chris insisted we just go back to the room.

I was so thankful that between the steam from the hot tub and the plastic of my waterproof case I don't look as bad as I felt in the one picture I have of myself from that day

I crashed on the bed, Chris went and got some lunch, brought me back some cookies and rolls, I took some Dramamine and we finished watching our movie. About two hours later I was feeling human enough again to make our dinner reservation at the dining room. 

After dinner we also noticed that we could finally see a bit of land again off in the distance

After dinner I felt much better so we went to watch a live band followed by a professional juggler. Before heading to bed, we grabbed a few slices of  wood-fired pizza for a late-night snack and watched the robot arms make drinks in the Bionic Bar...