Two relaxing days at sea, enroute from Kangaroo Island to Albany, were not so relaxing for our hardworking dining room staff. They spent one whole day decorating the dining room for a medieval dinner. Next, they had to struggle into hot and uncomfortable costumes, to carry out the medieval theme.
Imagine having to serve dinner cheerfully and gracefully, while being strangled by fake chain mail. People like our waiter are the ones who keep The Amsterdam services going, and give us such a wonderful travel experience.
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Our stay in Albany is brief (7 am till 4:30 pm). It is a quiet place, especially on this drizzly Sunday. Albany once was a major whaling center. We joined a tour to Whale World, an indoor/outdoor museum that includes an actual whaling ship, whale skeletons, and all sorts of historical memorabilia.
As you can see, the exhibits are not in very good repair. And the color 3-D whale movie we tried to watch lacked both color and sound, and the 3-D glasses didn't work! Despite all that, we learned quite a bit and enjoyed the pretty waterside setting.
Some species of whales that had almost been hunted into extinction are now coming back at a rate of 10% per year. Good news for these amazing animals.
Goodbye, Whale World. We enjoyed our visit.
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