The ship arrived in Whittier on Saturday morning (acutally it docked around midnight Friday night - just before I was heading to bed) and we were rather summarily dismissed around 10 am. Our luggage (all 8 pieces - it was a great way to literally "ship" Dona's quilts to Alaska!) had already been transported by truck to Anchorage and now it was our turn. Though only 40 miles between Whittier and Anchorage it takes over 1 1/2 hours because of the one-way 2 1/2 mile tunnel (traffic goes west on the hour and east on the 1/2 hour).
After unloading luggage and a quick trip to Eagle River (to pick up more quilt blocks, of course!), we checked into our hotel and I proceeded to "crash" until dinner time. (Gerry decided to use his time to read/answer some of his 999+ emails that had accumulated the previous week.)
This is a way cool place! We had experienced dim sum at Chinatown in Seattle but this was dim sum "kicked up a notch" - with a revolving conveyor belt of small plates.
Since we were the "rookies" we were seated right next to the belt so we could make selections. Each item had a small card go before that described what the next item would be. Occasionally (just to throw us off) there would be a random plate of dessert or even a plate with a Coke (or other not so easily identified drink). If you weren't sure what was on a plate, additional descriptions could be found on the backside of the menu. A couple of people worked inside the belt to make sure that items were replaced as selections were made. Each plate had a colored border indicating the price for that particular item (ranging from $2 - $5 each). At the end of the evening, the waitress would tally up your stack of plates in order to provide you with your bill.The food was delicious and the "floor show" quite entertaining!
~later, tw
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