Alaska day 4 in My Therapy Book

Up early and sitting on the balcony. Around 50 degrees and a little breeze. We saw something big breach the water, we are not 100% sure it was a whale though. We are whale watching in Juneau, but it would be nice to see some up close along the way. I am trying to watch what I eat. Fresh fruit and a bran muffin for breakfast. I know there will be a lot of food along the way so I figure I should try to do good where I can and still enjoy it. Sea brunch was a disaster, almost as bad as dinner the previous night. I talked to the maitre d’ again and he assured me they were working on it. He was very nice and I felt bad complaining but 60 minutes and not even having drinks was a lot. Dinner on the other hand was a big improvement. The “dinner show” was fun and even I got up and danced with our waiter. Edward worked really hard so even though there were rough spots it was getting closer to what you would expect on a base level. I don’t like anytime dining and having a new table and waiter each night. I will vote against that if it ever comes up again. We had our slot pull and I walked away with a whole $7. Dropped it right into another slot machine and promptly lost it. I am even right now in the casino but there are still 5 days left.
I was a little melancholy today. I took a brisk walk around the upper decks and when I got into the elevator the man asked me if I needed assistance. Like he was serious. I sarcastically told him NO I was simply fat and out of shape. I still miss the wife and kids and kind of want to get internet and say hi. It has been really strange being disconnected from everything and everyone. It is kind of like the Schrödinger’s Cat concept, I guess. All is good at home until I get there and find out it was not

Last updated August 06, 2021