Friday, January 21, 2005

Building the House


I wanted to send out these pictures before I left home, but didn’t get the chance. This is the last volley of photos from me about the house. Everyone in the family has been working diligently on it, even Mae (who frequently plays the supervisor role.)

I have been cruising past the Chilean Fjords. They’re beautiful steep mountains that were created by glaciers. And there are still some glaciers around here, but I was in training this morning and missed them. The crew say these are nothing, wait till we get to Alaska. The mountains are pretty though and we get really close for being such a big ship. I have been taking plenty of pictures. Unfortunately the computer that I can upload them to, is still down. As soon as it is fixed, you’ll be getting lots of pictures.

I’ve been very lucky. I happen to be in a room by myself. I’m sure it won’t last, but it’s a nice luxury for now. My room is on deck one, but there are two decks below it, deck zero and the tween deck, apparently it’s a nautical term. I am forward (front) and on the far starboard side (right) so at night it is very quiet except for the waves crashing against the wall. It’s like sleeping in a hammock on the beach. Because I’m so far from the middle of the ship, it rocks a lot. I love it. Good thing I don’t get seasick.
Katie

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