Taps aff!

Monday 8th July
We have been very lucky with the weather so far on our holiday. It was hot and sunny in Seattle and Vancouver, and as we sail north we have had a mixture of blue sky and clouds. It is still very warm, so after the ship left Ketchikan in the early afternoon we set off for a swim in one of the ship's five pools. However we noticed that hardly anyone else was swimming; in fact some people were walking around wearing long trousers and jackets. No doubt these people are from much sunnier climes than us, and don't appreciate that the weather in Alaska is plenty warm enough for outdoor swimming! We reflected that if the majority of the ship's population had been Scottish, it would have been "taps aff," as everyone stripped off and made for the swimming pool!
Davie has settled in to cruise life and is enjoying ordering (non-alcoholic) drinks everywhere he goes! I have been using the gym every afternoon (to try to counteract the limitless supplies of delicious food that we are being offered!) and I think that it must have the best view of any gym in the world - the blue sea and the forests of the Alaskan coast.