Still Rocking

I'm home and am really wishing that the ground would stop swaying. A week on a boat has disrupted my equilibrium. I need to go to the store and buy groceries, but am not sure that it is safe to drive.

It is probably just as well that I go hungry. I gained two pounds and am a little tired of eating five big meals a day, plus snacks. Hunger is not a bad thing right now.

I am also exhausted. Silly me; I thought that cruising was a leisurely, restful type of vacation. It never occurred to me that I would have to get up before six on most days, rush around and not get to bed until after midnight.

Anyway, I had a great time and would gladly take the same trip again.

The cruise left from Seattle and we arrived a day early so that we could do the tourist thing. I had driven by Seattle several times on my way to other places, but had never seen the city. It was gorgeous. It reminded me of San Francisco. Too bad about the weather, though. The cold, damp gloom made it a challenge to enjoy the natural beauty of the city.

At Pike Place, I came across an artist who did sketches. I'm guessing that it was the same guy who did Dave's avatar at Emusings (http://dkgoodman.com/). I just let the artist do his thing, which was a mistake. Dressed modestly in a rain coat, buttoned from neck to ankle, it never occurred to me that he would draw me scantly clothed, perched on top of the Space Needle.

This will not be my new avatar, but at least I got a laugh out of it.