Time to head west.....

The 2 things I hate most about cruising are getting to the ship and getting back home....  Today I'll get past the majority of the first one with my flight from Philadelphia to Seattle.  The flight is almost 6 hours long and most people who know me well know that that is not a good thing for me.  I hate long flights!!!!  Oh well, the sacrifices one has to make to get back to their family aboard the ms Amsterdam.  Am I excited?  Not quite yet....  once I am in my cabin, I will be really excited.  I am really excited with seeing my friends on board; Raymund, Willy, Rene, Kim, Henk, Christel, Tom, Shiv, just to name a few....  Of course the 8 days at sea after we leave Seattle could be really nice if the sun is out and I am able to sit out on the aft deck or.... gloomy.  Either way, I will love it and will be anxious to see out first port in Japan.  As a bonus, I have never been to Kushiro before.  So, in about an hour my buddy Randy picks me up from my sister's house and off we will go to Philadelphia.  Seattle, here I come....