The island of Unalaska is scenic, with some high
snow-covered peaks and many mountains and inlets. None of this could be seen at
8:30, when TSH and Diva took the shuttle bus (one of the two school buses on
the island) to the Aleutian museum, because it was still almost dark. They
visited a very interesting museum about the native Aleutian people before
walking the 2 miles back to the Silver Shadow. En route they saw bald eagles,
sea otters and whales.
On return to the ship, the whole crew was carrying out an
emergency drill concerning a blast scenario. Staff Captain was lurking in a
corridor and was heard to shout at a member of crew: ‘Where are you going? What
are you doing? You should be walking that way’. Another crew member was told
off by the maitre d’ over lunch for chatting with a fellow waiter instead of
refilling Diva’s water.
TSH and Diva have noticed extra emphasis on hand
sanitization and more buffet items are now served by crew members. They are
concerned that there is a health problem on board and are anxious not to become
part of it.
When sailing away, there were many whales around the ship,
blowing and appearing briefly on the surface of the water.
The pace of the holiday got to Diva who fell asleep in the
observation lounge – along with a number of other people – but not TSH.
Still no internet,
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