Living the Dream

 (Updated 7/18/18 with a video and a couple pictures.)

Brain cancer is...

Darrell Solidarity Fedoras?  Courtesy Curt.  Selfie?  Courtesy Jeffrey, our favorite bartender.

...en route to Alaska.

As our cab driver took us from the Vancouver, BC, Amtrak station to the cruise ship station in Vancouver, he asked about our journey.

When we told him that we were headed to Alaska, he said, "I am still dreaming" [about visiting Alaska].

This whole journey felt technicolor real when we replied, "This IS our dream."

Here's to Darrell and his 50th state!

[Important note:  Geoff and Beth completed the Great Northern Migration and boarded the ship in time for the muster drill.  Curt and Barb and we enjoyed a gorgeous train ride northward from Seattle, and we have many great pictures of the sixsome--mostly wearing hats.  Maybe tomorrow I'll figure out the shipboard Wi-Fi well enough to visually share some images, including reunions, hats, and our butler's first selfie with passengers. But we know you can paint the mental pics if not.]

Here's to living the dream!

Update 7/18/18:  Here's a link to the video tour of Stateroom 509, taken right before the muster drill.

Stateroom 509:  Live

Update 7/6/18:  Added a couple photos, above and below:

Muster drill.  After this photo, we really did focus on learning how to muster.

These hats are awesome, Curt!

Photo credits:  From here on out, many photos are clearly compliments of friends Beth, Curt, Barb, and maybe Geoff but probably not.