The Trip is Official

Well it is definitely happening. I am spending 9 days in Sydney once I get off the ship. The company has issued my plane tickets and I am so excited. I have already decided what I will do there, but more on that later when I set my plans. Anyways that is the best news I received this week.

At the beginning of this last cruise there was a magic and comedy show put on for the crew. A bunch of us went, and I have to say it was quite amusing. Even though the magic was very basic, it was funny and enjoyable to actually get to see one of the shows on the ship.

I was finally able to make my way off of the ship in Juneau this week. After 3 weeks of not seeing the city it was nice to walk around. I had to try Tracy's King Crab Shack on the dock as it is a place a lot of the crew talk about. They supposedly have really great king crab bisque. Let's just say I was impressed. It was so delicious. They gave a couple of rolls with it, and I had a tasty Alaskan Amber with it. The crab they cooked right before putting it in the hot soup and it was sweet and delicious.

There is one thing that to my understanding is universally frowned upon in the kitchen, whistling. Not one chef that I have worked for likes whistling in the kitchen. Personally I like whistling, just not in the kitchen. It is an extreme annoyance to everyone. But here, everyone whistles all the time in the kitchen. There is nothing we can do to stop it. I don't know why it is such a taboo thing, but it really irritates a lot of people. It's like nails on a chalk board.

Well it has happened again, something was stolen from our kitchen. With so many different departments, and not everything that is ordered is approved it is bound to happen at some point. This time it was a container of pesto that we had just received. In the morning it was there, we went on break only to return to an empty space in the fridge. Well I went around asking people who took it and no replies helped me at all. Some even said I don't steal, I ask first. If only I could believe that. Anyways later it showed back up in our fridge, and they guy who took it was the one who said he didn't steal. Wow that's a good one.

One more week in Alaska and then off to Hawaii. We are all looking forward to leaving here. The constant time changes are also taxing on us. Soon it will be time to set the clock back an hour several times.

Crab Bisque, rolls, and Alaskan Amber..... mmmmmmm