When we woke up on Sunday morning, we actually loved how dark it was still in our room. Nothing better than having NO IDEA just how late you were able to sleep in! We got up and got dressed for breakfast. We kept hearing over the intercom that they wouldn't be taking anyone to shore because of some very thick fog. This is what it looked like.
We ate our breakfast with our friends, made some tentative plans for the day, and decided to get in our swimsuits for some hot-tubbing. I'm not one that can sit in a hottub for very long, so we got out, ordered some diet cokes and dried off on some deck chairs. This was a good time for me to pull out my book. I was reading "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom. All morning long, the crew kept telling us over the intercom that they were continually assessing the situation and they'd let us know as soon as possible when it would be safe to start taking us ashore on the tenders. These pictures were taken while we were chilling out on deck waiting for news about getting into town!
We ate our breakfast with our friends, made some tentative plans for the day, and decided to get in our swimsuits for some hot-tubbing. I'm not one that can sit in a hottub for very long, so we got out, ordered some diet cokes and dried off on some deck chairs. This was a good time for me to pull out my book. I was reading "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom. All morning long, the crew kept telling us over the intercom that they were continually assessing the situation and they'd let us know as soon as possible when it would be safe to start taking us ashore on the tenders. These pictures were taken while we were chilling out on deck waiting for news about getting into town! 
Someone needs a TAN!!!! 
Here are Heather and Shane Waters. We had a great time with them!After this, we got showered and headed down to the buffet for lunch. We ate lunch by ourselves, since we couldn't find our friends, and when we were getting our food, we heard them call our number to get off the boat. The fog had finally lightened up at around 1:00pm! Only problem, our friends had our tickets. We snarfed our food and went looking for them, with little luck. We eventually just figured that they maybe went ahead without us, but we eventually found them. They were insistant that they not leave without us. Anyway, we finally got off the ship and into the "tender" (or lifeboat) where these pictures were taken!
Introducing Kevin Mower. He was a total riot and the reason why we were able to meet (or hear lots of stories about) so many different people on the ship. This guy talked to EVERYONE!!
I was amazed at how beautiful Santa Barbara is. So picturesque! Here's a collage and a few single shots of how pretty this place is!
I'm so glad Santa Barbara was our first stop. Just 2 days later is when a big fire caused over 30,000 people to be evacuated from the city. I'm saddened that the fire even happened, but grateful I got to witness the beauty of this city before it did. We were only able to stay there for a few hours, so we just walked along the harbor and some of the shops on the side roads. We didn't buy anything there. We did take off our shoes and walked along the rocky and weedy beach. It was our only contact with the Pacific Ocean the whole trip!
We got back on board and got all gussied up for dinner, since it was formal night.
After dinner, we went out on the deck to witness the sunset. I now can't even remember what we ate that night, but I'm sure it was delicious! We went to the singing/dancing show that night and thought it was great. We also sat in the atrium and listened to a KILLER jazz combo. I developed a serious crush on this amazing pianist, and Paul admitted the same feelings for the bass player! We even told them so! Then, off to bed we went. Next stop, San Diego!
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