DDA Chapter 13

[bear74]

Hi! I hope all of you are doing well!

I have been pretty busy around here.

So airfare is back down to $79 each way for Homecoming. A week and a half later it is $59 each way. Most of December and January it is $79 each way. Now to decide if I want to go for Homecoming or go later for a bit longer. Or not at all and save the money for a trip elsewhere later.
If I want to go for homecoming I need to decide by tomorrow in order to participate in Homecoming band. Although I have work activities all weekend long, so I probably should not.

Or maybe I will go to Boston after X-mas.

I am thinking for the summer going in July to Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. Fly out there and rent a car to travel from place to place. Tau Beta Sigma's national convention is in Phoenix, it is actually over a week long. I would probably only go for a few days and then go to other places. But who really knows.

I am heading to Hersheypark today for Hersheypark in the dark. It is cold out there it is only 50 degrees and very windy. It is supposed to get down to 29 degrees.

I hope you all have a great day.

Becky have fun and stay warm

 

[ReAnSt]

We then headed up to deck 10 for a Disboard meet. It ended up that this was one of the few things we ended up doing with the Pirates as the disboarders nicknamed themselves. There was a small turnout, considering there were actually over 500 members and associated people on this cruise. Although most things that happened on the ship, Disboarders were definitely involved. We were from all over the world including the UK, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, etc just to name a few places.

Helicopters like this kept flying overhead, as their tours left not too far from the port

Pirate wristbands, waiting to be picked up. Thank you Tina

Before long it was time for Orange people to take over the ship. AKA lifeboat drills. So we headed back to our room and grabbed our lifevests.

Don't we look so thrilled

We were in the WD Theater which is a first for us, normally we end up outside

We got to ride up in the elevator and then stay in the back of the theater

The drill was soon over, we went back to the room. Ditched the vests and headed to deck 10 for the Sail away party. We wanted to get there so that I would have a spot to see from, although we later found out they have a wheelchair viewing area on deck 9.

 

[ReAnSt]

Port of Los Angeles is definitely a shipping port

They gave us these fun spinners for sail away, they said Panama Canal on the and August 17, 2008, our sailaway day.

Even the Goodyear blimp was out flying around

Kids club staff

Bobby Bananna

Blimp overhead

On the Dumbotron,

 

[ReAnSt]

The Leonard Brothers; these guys were awesome, they helped make my cruise great and I really hope that DCL brings them back for awhile. They used to play at the Rock and Roll club at Pleasure Island. I think I saw them perform there at least once.

We headed away from the sail away party to watch ourselves leave, although it was awhile before we actually left

The tall ships festival was this weekend in the Port, so some cool ships were around

Where we are heading

Their life boat drill went on forever, they are finally leaving so hopefully we can leave after the do

buh bye Port of Los Angeles- It was fun and I hope to return to CA some time

Sailing away

Coast Guard

 

[ReAnSt]

I was hoping that the fire boat would be out and would squirt water in the air before we left, like I saw in videos of the Magic leaving this port previously, alas it was not.

More tall ships

This restaurant, used their PA system to give the Disney Magic a send off and wish it well on its journey and hoped it returns soon.

Heliopad the helicopters that were flying overhead kept leaving from

Pelican

They had a banner wishing the Magic a good trip, I could not see good enough through the camera to take a full picture though

We saw some sea turtles, dolphins and seal lions heading out to sea, but I did not get any pics.

 

[ReAnSt]

We eventually headed to our room. Our luggage had arrived so we started to unpack. We discovered two stowaways in our luggage.

We headed to the show. It was All Aboard. We met Ponz and he took us through Sessions to the lower level, so we could sit closer to the stage, and so I did not have to go down a bunch of steps. He was a great Cast member and tons of fun. More about him later.

Jeremy- this CM was on the initial Magic sailing

Christiaan our Cruise director, he is lots of fun, his wife is expecting a baby in January.

Cap't Tom

I like this Lilo painting

We stopped in Shutters to find ourselves, even though we did not buy any pictures there the entire cruise

We headed outside on deck 4, it was a bit chilly we had been warned that the Mexican Riveria cruises are not always warm.

We headed inside and checked out the Panama Canal merchandise

 

[ReAnSt]

We headed back to the room to change for dinner, we were in Parrot Cay tonight

We were seated at a table of 14, we had people from all over. Had our parents cruised with us, they would not have been at the same table. We would have changed this. This probably had occurred because they had canceled and rebooked.

Some pictures of our food, I am not sure what everything is.

Dinner to awhile, since it was the first night and we had a large table. After dinner we headed to Rockin' Bar D

 

[PNO4TE]

Official mini-golf scores from yesterday's game:

Randy - 43
Andrew - 49
Marci - 50
Robyn - 50
Elizabeth - 51
DS - 54
Jake - 56
Emma - 76 (She was hilarious! She would swing her club right handed, left handed, one handed, not looking at the hole, anything goes! )

I love that!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Becky - I think you should book a trip to go somewhere. Somewhere warmer than 50 degrees! I love the pics from your cruise!

 

[PNO4TE]

Thanks for continuing to post your TR, Becky.

 

[tinknme]

I thought I'd share Brandon's football picture,

What handsome young man

 

[PNO4TE]

Kathrin has her first interview scheduled already.

 

[UP Disney]

We eventually headed to our room. Our luggage had arrived so we started to unpack. We discovered two stowaways in our luggage.

 

[tinknme]

I'm goin g to put Gylnis's pot roast into the crock pot. Hmm hmm good. My son and his family are on their way up to drop off the grandpug while they go on vacation. And we'll weight-in

Hope you all have a great day!!!

Hope you have a good day Stephanie, try not to work to hard!

 

[UP Disney]

I'm really enjoying your trip report Becky. Thanks so much for doing it. You are making me want to do one.

 

[tinknme]

Elin, I LOVE the new pictures in you sig!

Ditto

 

[tinknme]

We just saved another $180 on this trip. Bob and I just discussed the fact that we would apply it to a plane ticket for Kathrin is need be. We both feel that this trip is very important now.

Saving some money is always a good thing, congratulations!

 

[MrsHeg]

Kathrin has her first interview scheduled already.

Great news Elin!!


Thanks to everyone for the comments about Brandon, I think he's pretty cute myself.

 

[PNO4TE]

Ditto

Saving some money is always a good thing, congratulations!

Thanks, Janet!

 

[tinknme]

Official mini-golf scores from yesterday's game:

Randy - 43
Andrew - 49
Marci - 50
Robyn - 50
Elizabeth - 51
DS - 54
Jake - 56
Emma - 76 (She was hilarious! She would swing her club right handed, left handed, one handed, not looking at the hole, anything goes! )

I know nothing about golf, is the lower score better