Our cruise came to an end this morning as the Norwegian Pearl pulled in to its berth at Pier 66 in Seattle at 7:00 a.m. We had one last breakfast at the Summer Palace, but the view from the windows was not picturesque snow capped mountains or spectacular glaciers. We did get to watch two men in a small boat deploying a boom, presumably to protect the harbor during refueling of the Pearl.
Just before 9:00 a.m. we stepped into line at the gangplank and handed over our key cards one last time to document our leaving the ship. Then we held our passports in hand as we walked through U.S. Customs and Ken handed over our Customs Declarations form. We collected our luggage and walked out to meet our limo driver, Bruce from Puget Sound Limousines, who was waiting for us in front of the deli as he had said.
We arrived at Lake Pleasant RV Park around 10:00 a.m. and put all the luggage in the coach, mostly stacked on the bed. As Ken drove out of our storage space, another cruiser was waiting to take it. Leaving the RV at Lake Pleasant and taking the shuttle downtown worked out very well for us. Thanks to the Boomers for giving us this tip.
The trip was mostly uneventful, except that we bounced around more than was comfortable, especially for Chris and Annie in the back seat. We got to Sandy Riverfront just before 4:00 p.m., only to find that they have a new office and a new entry road for the park. It took us a few minutes to figure out that the new entry was just at the other end of the park from the old one.
We're in site #158. It's a pull-thru and rather narrow, but adequate. We were sorry not to get a site along the creek like we did last visit (in 2009). About the time we got set up, Shawn arrived. She had driven from the coast and came bearing gifts: a couple of bottles of Oregon wine, some marionberry jam, and some lovely notecards designed by her mom, a well known Oregon artist.
Chris, of course, was delighted to be reunited with Shawn. Ken showed trip photos on the TV while I fixed chili. He made coleslaw, and we had tortilla chips on the side and strawberries and blueberries for desert. We went for a quick walk around the park before dessert, and then it was time for them to head back to Portland to deliver Annie to her mom.
Annie was wearing an interesting tee-shirt today with the slogan "American Anime Princess, I can save my own damn self!"
It's good to be home, but somewhat disorienting. The cruise was so much a whole other world. I'm sure we'll settle back in tomorrow. It would help if I could find my truck key and we could find the Big Foot remote, darn it!
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