Day 4

I can’t believe it’s already Day 4! I have no real concept of what day of the week it is, and it’s hard to keep track of time because we go forward and back an hour each cruise! Today we’re still on Alaskan time, which is 1 hour behind Pacific Standard Time. On Day 4 of this cruise the ship sails through Tracy Arm Fjord from 6-10AM (we don’t dock), which I was told is worth getting up for. The ship goes much slower through these glaciers. I had every intention of waking up at 7AM, but by the time I actually rose at 9AM I had missed most of the glaciers. The scenery was still fantastic though – lots of ice caps that have fallen off the glaciers were in the water (which I could feel us sailing through last night/this morning) and the tree-covered, snow-capped mountains that surround the water are breathtaking. The tiny icebergs in the water almost look like Styrofoam, and they’re everywhere! It’s pretty amazing to wake up, look out your window, and see icebergs as far as the eye can see. This morning, from the gym, I saw an orca whale! Have I mentioned I love my job? The scenery is just incredible…anyone who has thought about cruising to Alaska: you must!
2pm: We sail into Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Temperature is about 66 degrees – I wore a T-shirt! Juneau is pretty much like Ketchikan, only slightly bigger (it is the state capital, after all). We went in search of free wireless and then walked around a bit. I saw the state capital building and…that’s about it. There is a tram which goes up gorgeous mountain ranges – I’ll check that out one of these weeks.
That night we played another production show: Boogie Wonderland. It’s a lot of disco music and medleys from the 70s/80s (the Rod Stewart medley is my favorite). I’m on keyboard again for this show, with lots of different sound patches (click track again as well). It’s a lot of fun music, and the audiences love hearing the familiar tunes.