The trip has begun! We got up at 4 a.m., were on the road by 6:30, and our plane left Las Vegas by 10:30. We arrived in Seattle around 1 p.m., got our luggage, and caught a shuttle to our hotel where we linked up with the couple we’re traveling with. We will travel together to the ship tomorrow.
Both of the DrsC have, of necessity, worn hearing aids for several years. An upside is listening to audiobooks checked out from the library and stored on our phones.
I am currently listening to a rendition of Frank Herbert’s 1965 SF epic Dune. The audiobooks contain every word of the actual book, read by one or more voice actors.
Aficionados know Dune is massive, it will take some 22 hours to hear it all. Then I will follow with the other 6 or so books in the original series.
It is the perfect thing to do on a plane or ship as no WiFi connection is needed. Our otherwise unexceptional 2+ hour flight went by quickly as I listened to Paul Atreides go from Duke’s son to Duke when his father is killed by the evil Baron Harkonnen.
