Happily@Sea

Close-up showing a few people on their balconies.

Out into the clear. Zoom is nice.

Coming behind the tall pole and with a cameraperson.

Passing Thane. Regetta is anchored out in basin- no blocking NA.

Entering Gastineau Channel.

Regatta who will be anchoring [but could be given a pier berth for the am] is in the lead - almost to the channel. Nieuw Amsterdam is still south of Douglas Island and just puttering along at 11 knots and is in no hurry. Our usual blocker X Solstice is nowhere to be seen and will probably show up at her scheduled time of 1:30 pm AST unlike her early arrivals on other Thursdays.

I guess that is the end of the close-ups. Noordam still quite aways away from the pier. Nieuw Amsterdam tomorrow - even earlier - 8 am AST / Noon EDT. She tends to arrive between 6 & 7 am AST. Thanks to our drop-ins from sail-in gang. Thanks to our cameraperson for the great pictures and following/close-ups. As always thanks to Leanne for the thread. Still not quite docked...but close.

Close-up on the bridge,

Noordam in no hurry - so she will end up as not-too-early. Another close-up on seaview pool area.

A few more at seaview pool.

Not many pax out, looks to be pretty windy and about 50F.

Monday was awful viewing - camera completely covered in raindrops - yesterday was nice but no cameraperson - today is beautiful...

Some really nice close-ups.

Another early arrival, weather looks nice, but is chilly. Noordam out in the clear.

We have a cameraperson and Noordam is already in view.

That's a weird time for you, not before work or lunch?? when the afternoon BHBs sail-in.

Noordam tomorrow - 10 am AST / 2 pm EDT as Westy finishes disappearing. !0 am is usually pretty accurate - but ships have been running early so far this week. Thanks to my fellow addicts and also for the pictures. An extra thanks to Leanne for supplying the thread.

She is and that why I prefer HAL - I don't need a small size city of strangers.

She is moving swiftly.

Maybe those couple of raindrops were testing us - after what we sat through yesterday - not much of a test. 🤣

Here comes some raindrops...

Yup there she is - bow showing now.

Is that Westy in the background between the two ships

She should be coming into view soon.

Looking much nicer today than yesterday. Screen is clear!!