Prince Rupert, British Columbia

On our way to Prince Rupert we ran into some rough sea and the pitching and rolling of the ship woke us up. We got up and walked around the ship for a little while and then went back to bed. One of the advantages of an inside cabin is that it is very dark inside no matter what time of day it is. So we slept in and got up quite late. We were not due into Prince Rupert , British Columbia until 4:00 PM so we had some time to take it easy for a while. We read, walked the track around the ship several times, took some dance lessons and got a nap in. We learned the moves necessary to do the Cha Cha although we are definitely not ready for Dancing With the Stars. A little before 4:00 PM we arrived in Prince Rupert which is a city of about 12,000 people on the British Columbia coast. It was chosen to be the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railroad back in the early 1900s. We walked around downtown but did not see anyplace that we needed to go into. It was party cloudy and somewhat warm so not a bad day for a walk. When we arrived in port we had seen a big building up on the hill that looked interesting. So we walked up there and found it was the Anglican Church and the front door was open so we went inside. The organist was inside practicing so we went inside and got a picture. We met a very friendly Canadian cat who had interesting markings so we snapped her picture. Our next stop was the Presbyterian Church on the hill on the other side of the main road. In between we took pictures of beautifully restored old houses that have a great view of Cow Bay . It is called Cow Bay because of a farmer who brought a herd of cows into the port on a barge in the old days. Everything is painted in white and black cow colors including the dumpsters. There was a farmer's market setup in front of the courthouse to sell stuff to the tourists. We looked it over before doing the tourist spots down by the water. Nothing remarkable to report here but we did have some pretty good snacks at the local espresso stand called Cowppuccinos. We went back to the ship for the remainder of the evening to watch some shows. We went to another The Second City program in one of the lounges and had some good laughs. The crew of the ship put on a program with talent from folks who work in various places aboard. We saw opera singing, traditional Asian dancing, some kind of India break dancing, and guitar singers. We finished off the night down at the Grand Atrium with Goni's favorite singing trio before heading off to bed at 11:00 PM . It is tough for old folks to stay up that late but we sleep in that morning. The interesting thing here is that the two shows were at different ends of the ship. Goni actually ran on the outside deck from one end of the ship to the other so we could get good seats at the crew show. She was pretty proud that she could do that without being out of breath. Here regular water aerobics working! Tomorrow is a day at sea before we arrive back at Seattle and the end of the cruise on Saturday morning. There are several shows planned to entertain passengers so it should be OK.