Today is the last day that we’ll see land for quite a while so we figured that we better get off for some supplies. Deborah and I are regular visitors to “The Emerald City” as it’s only a three-hour drive south of Vancouver, so we know it pretty well. The objective was to stock up on bottled water, diet coke and wine for the next five days at sea as we make our way to Honolulu, Hawai’i. Holland did something very nice today, they ar...

What a 24-hours - we had a great time onboard the Birthday cruise. We've attached some pictures. Hopefully you enjoy these as much as we did taking them.

After a great couple of days in Seattle, we returned home with our U.S. purchases - crossed the border again without issue. Back to rain, rain and more rain. What a poor summer, particularly with all the heat wave back east affecting over 1 million Americans. We'll be back Seattle, you're a great town to visit.

Deb and I left the poor weather in Vancouver for a few days in Seattle. We've always liked Seattle, the market, the ocean, and the cheap hotels. We stayed at the Sheraton on 6th Street - just another Priceline deal. Some great dinners at the Cheesecake Factory in both downtown Seattle and the next day we also had lunch in in Bellevue as well. For lunch we ordered their cheesecake and carrot cake, they just can't be missed. We also took in the Woodland Park (Sea...