ooc: Midwest writer is my partner- others are welcome to join too
My husband died rather suddeenly last winter. I was trying to cope with my loss, both in terms of all the paperwork and estate stuff, and my personal feelings. Crying over a gass of wine withg a travel agent friend, she suggested I take a cruise, ro just get away from the phone and the mailbox, and meet some new m people.
She sold me on all the shipboard activities and everythinbg and it sounded like a good idea. The ext questioin was where to go. We thought a short cruise was the way to start and she booked me with Princess for a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska, lastin g only seven days.
At last the time had arrived. The ship was to leave port around noon Saturday, but I couldnt board until late morning after the people disembarked from the ship arriving early that morning. Rather than drive up so early, I decided to stay in the hotel Friday night, so I had a friend drive me to the Amtrak and took the train to Vancouver, and a cab to the Vancouver Hotel, where they were having a pre-cruise cocktail party Friday night.
My husband died rather suddeenly last winter. I was trying to cope with my loss, both in terms of all the paperwork and estate stuff, and my personal feelings. Crying over a gass of wine withg a travel agent friend, she suggested I take a cruise, ro just get away from the phone and the mailbox, and meet some new m people.
She sold me on all the shipboard activities and everythinbg and it sounded like a good idea. The ext questioin was where to go. We thought a short cruise was the way to start and she booked me with Princess for a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska, lastin g only seven days.
At last the time had arrived. The ship was to leave port around noon Saturday, but I couldnt board until late morning after the people disembarked from the ship arriving early that morning. Rather than drive up so early, I decided to stay in the hotel Friday night, so I had a friend drive me to the Amtrak and took the train to Vancouver, and a cab to the Vancouver Hotel, where they were having a pre-cruise cocktail party Friday night.