8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 4

[yargrnhoj]

On the Holiday Cruise, Topsiders was a sit down, order off a menu type restaurant in the evening. It was no longer buffet for dinner, although one side was open for kid's club only & was buffet(if I recall correctly). I did not try is, but one our fellow DISers ate there just about every night and said it was quite good.

Supposedly it was the same food that was being served in the dining rooms. We didn't find out about it until late in the trip -- we assumed it was buffet. There was one night we didn't want to change for dinner, but did anyway so we wished we'd known.

 

[captaincrash]

Could be entertaining as long as you don't go commando on us!

 

[magiroux]

Yup - courtesy of Vegas baby - did I tell you that DH is extremely lucky? Actually - I got lucky on New Years and won my first ever "large" pot - the bad news to that? I am now in the system!

However, the good news - I used the winnings to pay all the deposits for 2008 - we will be traveling as follows: 1 Cabin in May, 4 cabins in July - our 2 and my FIL & MIL (plus 1 friend's cabin) and then another one in August - Now if I can figure out how to pay for it - good thing we have 18 months!

We added up the sailing days and I'm going to surpass my 1st year of cruising by 3 days - In 2008 - out of about 90 days of summer - I will have sailed for 37 of those - LOL - I love life!!!

Good for you, Laura . Nice to hear of someone winning. I usually only make donations!!

 

[daipp]

Afternoon / Morning - depending on where you are !!

David

 

[magiroux]

Supposedly it was the same food that was being served in the dining rooms. We didn't find out about it until late in the trip -- we assumed it was buffet. There was one night we didn't want to change for dinner, but did anyway so we wished we'd known.

J.R., I forget - Were you late or main???

 

[magiroux]

Afternoon / Morning - depending on where you are !!

David

'Morning David

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Afternoon / Morning - depending on where you are !!

David

Hello David, in and out today I am organising stuff for this summers Med cruise lots to reconfirm and should have done that in January, all my shore trips etc.

 

[daipp]

'Morning David

For me it's "Afternoon !!"

As usual, very cold here but no snow.

David

 

[captaincrash]

That sounds like a good plan. I do like the warm and loving atmosphere of the home lessons. His teacher also rents space out each spring at a piano store near us and the kids have a spring recital in the store's theatre space. That is the only chance ds gets each year to play on a Steinway grand piano....so he sounds extra good that day. We also have an acoustic piano at home......but it's not Steinway.

Today is gonna be pur first try at it... we're gonna "walk through" the lessons a few times and "evaluate" it...

 

[brack]

A bowtie? On a wench?

It could be a very attractive outfit for a wench

 

[brack]

I've got to go and pretend that I have a real life outside the DIS. I'll be back later to read the 50 pages you all post.

 

[Verandah Man]

Don't talk too much.

JR.......that NEVER happens around here on this thread.

 

[Verandah Man]

Afternoon / Morning - depending on where you are !!

David

Howdy There David!!!

 

[buckifan]

Ok, most of you probably have no idea how much I dispise flying. Long story that we have months to explore... I am planning on taking the girls on a cross country trip of sorts. Maybe take two weeks to get to CA, then spend a few days at DL before the Trip of a Lifetime.

What I need from all of you are some "pit" stops if you will. I can do a bunch of mini meets on my way out! I'll be starting in NJ and will most likely take the northern route since it will be summer. So who will help me make my map??

DH would be following behind by plane....

That sounds cool! What an adventure for you and your girls. We are in Central Ohio in you need a pit stop there!

 

[GSCM_DisneyScout]

Ya really want to kno???

Legend of the Five Rings RPG (not the CCG)

It's a role playing game similar to Dungeons and Dragons except modeled after mythelogical Japan. One of my oldest friends )known him 35 years) landed a ob as the "Line Developer" for this game and got me started on it. A few hundred (or thousand) posting back I just happened to notice some D&&D folks posting here in search of gaming pals. SO I got to thinking ... maybe there are gaming enthusiasts on the DIS or our sailing who might entertain the possibility of doing an adventure over the next 18 months (play by post/thread or blog). Then climax with a game series on the Magic next August. The national average per capita for L5R players is something like 1 in 30,000 if I did the math right... so the odds of ONE other player besides myself being on our sailing is less than 1 in 11. That's just to have two players among 11 sailings... to have BOTH on the same sailing is something closer to 1 in 121!!!

SO I put it in my siggy... and I figure with 1,000s of postings and viewers all ove the DIS then there is a much better chance of encountering someone who knows about the game.

I keep trying to get over there to check it out. I am interested, but between 4 kids, reading DIS, and trying to work around doctor's appointments, physical training, scouts, etc. I haven't had time yet. (Can't miss my physical training sessions, it's probably the closest I'll get to Orlando Bloom - my trainer looks A LOT like Orlando Bloom. )

 

[JLDSMD]

Good Morning All.

 

[Grandma4ever]

Just wanted to drop in to say good morning. Welcome to anyone who is new. Happy Brithday to all who have had or are going to February Birthdays.

Sorry but there is no way I can keepup with all the post. I will just do my best. Once we are back from our B2B in September it will be easier less to keep up with. Sp please forgive me.

By the way I love the web site and that 1st post is awesome. Use it daily to know what I might have missed. Lois

 

[magiroux]

Ok, most of you probably have no idea how much I dispise flying. Long story that we have months to explore... I am planning on taking the girls on a cross country trip of sorts. Maybe take two weeks to get to CA, then spend a few days at DL before the Trip of a Lifetime.

What I need from all of you are some "pit" stops if you will. I can do a bunch of mini meets on my way out! I'll be starting in NJ and will most likely take the northern route since it will be summer. So who will help me make my map??

DH would be following behind by plane....

Caroline, if you want to head North and a little East instead of West, I'd be honored to host your family for the night

 

[mndisfam]

Is anyone as interested as I am in Catagena? One of the problems I have with this absolutely phenomenal cruise is there is not too much in the way of historical sites. Of course, my family is thrilled bcs I am always dragging them agaisnt their will to anything historical I can find - its kind of my hobby.

I was lucky enough to go to London with my mom for a week a few years ago - sheer heaven for me.

My kids did very well at Williamsburg this year - we had a family reunion. It helped that I got my son a pretend musket he could shoot things with, and my daughter got a Colonial outfit for her and her American girl doll. They didn't scream or throw fits like MY SISTER & BROTHERS children.

Years ago, I went to the Mex Riviera, and most of the cathedrals, etc are relatively new - by Mexico standards.

Cartagena looks really good in that aspect - old cathedral, zocolo, fort. Has anyone been there? All I can remember about it is from Romancing the Stone - not good...

 

[JLDSMD]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!