We'll Meet on the Embarcadero

We're already excited about boarding another Holland American cruise ship. It seems we just got off one in Rome so recently, but with two full weeks in between, these aren't really back-to-back. We've had just enough time to recuperate and let the local weather turn towards winter.

Before the MS Noordam heads to Hawaii and points beyond, we take a few leisurely days to move south. First, we spend next Monday in Seattle. We hope to meet up with some friends. It's been so long since we spent leisure time in Seattle, we have yet to do the Seattle's Great Wheel. It'll be nice hanging around Pike Place Market sipping either Starbucks or craft beers.


Daragh in Coal Harbour, Vancouver, BC - May 7, 2009
Then, before changing course westward, we dock at Pier 35 in San Francisco. We spend all of Thursday, the 28th there. Thankfully, I was able to message our old friend, Daragh. He's a friend from a long time ago and the adjective describes us all nowadays. We met this bloke during our days in Dubai. Time at the Higher Colleges of Technology was a different but delightful epoch. We have seen the guy a few times up here in Vancouver.