ALASKA. 8D

Jul 18, 2010 20:46

OKAY. SO I'M BACK. BUT NOT REALLY.
I'm off of the cruise ship, but now we're traveling down the West Coast on our way to Sacramento. XD

I'm tired from a long day so I'm gonna make this part of the post short. 8D

Below is a link to a journal I kept about every day of my trip.
Beware, it is as long as hell, but it includes fun times. 8D
ENJOY~



7/10/10

Well today it was off to the airport at 4 Am for our 6:30 AM flight. XD
The airport is an hour away from us.

Except for two instances: The flight was uneventful.
We first took a flight out of Orlando to Houston, about 2 and a half hours long.
On that flight, I got bit by a muse and started writing a Red AlertxSkyfire fic, which I blame on the other Rachel. *prods*
Basically just a cute little fic relating to flying, which is still in the process of being written.
The second flight, Houston to Vancouver, came with an annoyance in the form of my laptop.
It started slitching and freezing up and lagging so badly that I couldn't log on or even open Norton Antivirus to see if that was the problem.
Eventually I just gave up and stowed it in favor of napping. XD
It is also the reason for the first Roddy pic...

So Vancouver is NICE. It's scenic, the people are nice, we drove through town where there was a STREET PARTY, and then the highlight of my day...
As we were being taxied toward our hotel, I saw two ferraris, one in front of the other, one was red and the other yellow.
Oh my god Canada has the twins. 8DDDDDDDD
EEEE SUNNY AND SIDES.
It makes me want to write fic about why they would be Ferraris.... But I doubt it will happen. XD
Also, Vancouver just has nice cars in general!
Lots of old and new, but all sexy as hell~~~~

Last, after lunch, but it felt like dinner... It was only 3 after all, we walked back by a park and some random skaters pulled us over to show us something...
Jack Black was playing in the park with his wife (or girlfriend, not sure) and a little boy!
It was nice cause this famous star was just sitting there, being normal and no one was BOTHERING him!
I do feel guilty, but I did snap a picture or two... XD
So that was cool. 8D

7/11/10

How fantastic was this day? 8D
Holy shit man, I LOVE Vancouver!
Once more, the highlight of my day has to do with the cars I saw.
In less than 24 HOURS, I saw more and better cars than I did in three weeks in the five biggest cities in Germany!

Starting off, we got up and jumped on a bus tour across Vancouver since we didn't want to get on the boat untill about 3.
So we're driving and on this tour... We go down supercar alley.
It was a short street full of supercar dealerships including: Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Bentleys.
The car count of cars I really care about:
1 Red Lamborghini (EEEEEE. SIDESWIPE. 8D) Gallardo I believe, but not sure.
1 Black Lamborhini, a Murcielago I think.... I'll have to look it up.
3 Red Ferraris
1 Yellow Ferrari (DAMMIT SUNNY, STOP CHANGING ALT MODES!)
Several dozen porches
Several dozen kickass Corvettes

Actually, when we stopped to eat lunch at an outdoor cafe, my back was to the road. I heard the roar of an engine and turned around to see a red ferrari drive by. Hell yeah. 8D
So yeah, if you like supercars... Come to Vancouver.
I've been to Miami, San Francisco, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, St. Louis, and Atlanta. None of them compare to the amount of super cars this place has. XD

Also, on this tour we went on, I found out something interesting...
Vancouver loves homosexuals. XD
There were several gay sections of town with tons of gay pride flags. Including one corner that had two Canadian flags surrounded by gay pride flags. EPIC. XD
We also passed a night club... I don't remember the name, but it said: The hottest gay bar in town.
The sign was sparkly. Like. Glitter sparkly.
I couldn't stop laughing. XD

On a pissy note: Pell. You were right.
Roddy SUCKS.
Remember how my orginal Roddy's hand came off his peg. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. SAME GODDAMN SIDE, SAME GODDAMN HAND.

Now we're on the cruise, the Celebrity Mercury.
It's fun, we have an AWESOME view with our cabin, including a deck. No internet though: Obviously.

I went out and got a Virgin Pina Colado first thing on the top deck. 8D
NOW ONWARD! TO THE ICY STRAIGHT, OUR FIRST STOP!
Be there in two days. 8D

7/12/10

All cruising today~
Unfortunatly, started the day seasick as hell because the ocean was SUPER rough. XD
Had some hot tea and it cleared it right up, although my grandma and aunt were feeling shitty till about 3. D:

It was kind of funny because as you walked down the hall you encountered people huddled in stairwells looking green, or clean up crews cleaning up puke. >>

So just kinda chilled today.
Hung out and read in different areas of the ship.
Went into a Thelasotherapy spa, which is free for me, my grandma, and my sister cause we apparently have the "Holy Shit Premier" Package. XD

Tonight was formal night, so I wore a long flowy gray dress. Twas fun~
Had quail for dinner. 8DDDD

And tommorrow we are stopping at Icy Straight where we are doing the "Wine and Whales" excursion.
Speaking of, I saw two humpbacks today, just off the ship. EEEEE.

*cough* Played Chapter 8 of the Autobot Campaign in WFC.
GEEZ. Ironhide and Warpath hate each other and it was freaking hilarious. XD
Ironhide was yelling at him to stop being such a hothead, and Warpath's constant response was "YOUR OLD."
And oh god Optimus had this one line...
"Be careful not to trip over your ego, Warpath."
YES. XDDDDDDD
Also..... WHY WERE THEY RIDING SLUGS.
IT WAS AWESOME, BUT WHAT WERE THE GAME DESIGNERS THINKING. XDDDD

Anyway~ All done for today~

7/13/10

We stopped at Icy Straight today, which is a little canning village.
Pretty boring and we didn't go out until like 5 because we had an excursion at 6, which was called Wine and Whales.

Prior to that, there was a whale just kinda cruising around the bay around the village.
It was great! This fish tried to run, making a circle in the water and the whale just freaking LEAPT out of the water and grabbed it.
Oh dear god it was fantastic. 8D

On the Wine and Whales trip we didn't actually see too many whales because it was so damn foggy. D:
BUT. This one we did see...
I happened to be at the aft of the ship and looking slightly away, but when I heard a splash and a collective gasp I turned in time. 8D
Some huge freaking whale just LEAPT out of the water, I mean fully out, tail and all, and body slammed back into the water.
IT WAS FREAKING EPIC. 8DDDDD
The rest of my family missed it though. XD

Also, at Icy Straight I got this awesome Jade pendant from a shop.
According to my sister, it's a New Zealand symbol (WTF) that means eternity. It's like a double spiral loop and it's so pretty~~~

WFC update. 8D
On Chapter 9, which was awesome.
Poor Silverbolt was afraid of heights even in this game... He was so adorable. XD
Air Raid was funny because at one point he was just like "I can't believe Optimus didn't choose me as Air Commander!"
Silverbolt proceeded to get offended because he was and Air Raid replied with "Not that you aren't doing a great job, considering you're afraid of heights and all..."
Air Raid you jackass. XD
So yeah... CHAPTER 10 TOMMORROW. 8DDDDDD

7/14/10

Today we say the Hubbard Glacier pretty early, which was fun. 8D
It was huge and the water around it was SO pretty!
The glacier itself was massive and pretty and blue. 8D
Some seals hung out around it, so that was cute.

After that we kinda just hung around the boat, which was nice but nothing really interesting happened.

I might not remember much though, cause as I'm writing this I'm in a foul mood...
My parents, my sister, my grandma, and my aunt and uncle came to our room to drink and have some chocolate.
Yeah... That was fun for the first twenty minutes.
Then they had too much wine and everyone started getting drunk.
One thing I hate is drunk people. I can't STAND being around them, especially my mom because she just acts retarded.

I just managed to kick them the hell out, but they kept talking about how stupid it was that I was mad at them.
They of course can't respect that I enjoy a little shred of SANITY in my conversations.
Ugh...

So tommorrow we stop at Juneau.
I'll keep an eye out for Odd_Stick, but I doubt I'll see her. D:
Early morning were going on a zip line, then in the afternoon we're headed out to go on a helicopter ride~

7/15/10

Loved the zip lining~
We went through 10 different lines and two suspension bridges. 8D
At the end we had to jump off a platform and repell about 40 feet down.
That was freaking scary and the guy actually PUSHED me off the edge. XD

The helicopter trip was fun, but it wasn't just a ride.
We also got off at the Mendenhall Glacier and walked around for a while. XD
So, being in a helicopter feels really unnatural, but it is beyond fun. 8D
Then we got off on the glacier.
OH HELL NO.
DUDE. They said it would be only 10 degrees cooler.
To quote my dad: BULLSHIT.
IT WAS LIKE 30 DEGREES COOLER AND IT WAS WINDY AND RAINING.
I got off the helicopter and was like "LET ME BACK ON."
The hike was like an hour, which was... Fun, but I was miserably cold the entire time. XD

Of course when we got back, I ran for the hot tub and soaked until I was warm.
But I think the chill really messed me up because for the rest of the day I was really tired and out of it.
I feel kinda bad cause I was super pissy to my family at dinner. D:

Also, no sign of Odd_Stick. D:
Looked everywhere for her and her Transformers bag. DX
Oh well. D:

7/16/10

Today we stopped at Ketchikan in the afternoon.
That was the best port stop of the entire cruise. 8D
IT WASN'T MISERABLE!
It was overcast, not raining, and only slightly cool.
A MIRACLE!
So yeah, the weather was decent~

We went to a Crab Feast excursion, which was nice but...
My parents never asked me if I wanted to do it.
And I'm not that fond of crab. XD
Give it to me in soup or a crab cake, hell yeah. Bv
But just plain crab... Or any crustecean for that matter, and it's just not that good to me. ><
I'm not even that big of a fan of lobster. O_<

So basically we took a bus down the coast, which was awesome.
I freaked out on the way cause I saw some dude with an Autobot magnet on the back of his truck. 8D
We also passed a stream where the salmon were migrating upstream, which was sweet.
I love salmon and I would have paid the dude to let me out there so I could jump in and grab one of those suckers with my bare hands. X3
Next to the stream was also a tree with 30-40 bald eagles, I'm not even joking.
Those things were just sitting there, STARING at the stream. XD
There are a LOT of eagles in Alaska~

When we got off, me and mom snagged some wild Salmon Berries, which are just basically orange raspberries. 8D
Then we went down to a dock and went out to go inspect some crab traps.
I got to touch a sunflower starfish, which was freaking slimy on top and scaly on the bottom. It was nasty. XD
Then I held two crabs, which was... Interesting cause those things are really strong. XD
You hold them by the claws and when they start flailing it's hard to hold em. XD

After that we headed back to eat crab at the lodge.
We had Dungeoness Crab and that was interesting...
Too many juices when you crack em. DX

Also, there was a contest to see who could stack crab shells the highest, but everyone cheated, including my family. XD
We put out plate up on two beer glasses, then we got help from one of the employees when she stuck a straw in our stack and balanced a piece of shell on the top. XD
Our height was 24 inches. XDDD
GUESS WHAT WE WON?
We got to do the crab dance in front of everyone. What the fuck. XDDD
SO YEAH. THAT WAS MY DAY. 8D

Tommorrow is the last day of sailing and then we get back to Vancouver early Sunday morning. D:
Then we're taking a bus to Seattle and MAYBE I'LL GET INTERNET SOON. D:

7/17/10

Fun, relaxing day~
I woke up late, got dressed at leisure, read and typed on my stories some, then went and ate breakfast. XD
Went to the Thalasotherapy spa with my sister then took ANOTHER shower. X3

Drank a pina coloda lazed around. That was my day. 8D

At dinner, we now have a new running joke... XD
We never saw any bears or orcas (killer whales) running around so during dinner we'd randomly point out the window and shout "LOOK! IT'S AN ORCA EATING A BEAR EATING A SALMON!"
Then I got ahold of that joke and fucked it up. XD
It then became: "LOOK! IT'S A SALMON EATING A BEAR EATING AN ORCA EATING A WHALE!"
My sister then asked "How is that even possible?"
My mom replied "It's a big ass salmon."
It was epic. XD

BACK TO VANCOUVER TOMMORROW MORNING THEN TO SEATTLE THAN TO MY AUNT AND UNCLE'S HOUSE. 8D
So I will have net tommorrow night and will be able to post this journal~ XD

I will miss cruising, but it'll be nice to have net back. XD

Although we were talking tonight...
This entire cruise started out as a running joke between me, my grandma, and my aunt, but soon turned into THIS. XD
And tonight we were jokingly talking about going to Hawaii next year...
HERE'S HOPING. 8D

AlsoIwrotethreestoriesonthistripsobeware.

AND YOU. YES YOU. raelynhb. TWO OF THESE FICS ARE YOUR FAULT.

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