May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 3

[granmaz]

and we will be doing the "meek and mighty" St Anthony's triathalon over in St Pete next month.

Sounds very energetic, even with the 'meek' in the title.

 

[lillygator]

Our "race" is very close to the Don Cesar....if you are over here again I do suggest coming our way as far as beaches go. Siesta, aside from the Caribbean and exotic isles...is really stunning and not so much "beer can island" of Florida, which happens a lot at Daytona, Clearwater, all the well known party beaches...and hey, I am guilty of participating too!

 

[granmaz]

good as far as laundry goes!! It was really behind or we would have spent the day outside!!
I do hope to come to England soon --- I would like to bring my mom, grandma, the girls, DH and of course my horrible sister. I would like to see everything...my Grandma's father was in the Navy and they he had a fish shop where they lived upstairs afterwards.

We tried to plan this when I had my first DD, and both my mom and grandma are worried about being able to return as they are not US citizens...

You would love England, and Wales, Scotland and Ireland if you could get there. We are all so diverse in such a small nation, and the countryside changes dramatically. If you like history of course, we ae full of that!

 

[lillygator]

Sounds very energetic, even with the 'meek' in the title.

it's really a nice "intro" a mile run. 6 or so bike and a bit of a swim....if it gets me off my duff for the day??? --- all is good!!
My father is big into racing, he does Ironman races and tries his hardest to get us involved. DH ran track in college, so he enjoys the running aspect but I went to a performing arts high school for dance and have drilled into my brain how horrid running is for your achilles tendons!!!

 

[granmaz]

Our "race" is very close to the Don Cesar....if you are over here again I do suggest coming our way as far as beaches go. Siesta, aside from the Caribbean and exotic isles...is really stunning and not so much "beer can island" of Florida, which happens a lot at Daytona, Clearwater, all the well known party beaches...and hey, I am guilty of participating too!

We may just visit! I wouldn't bother with St. Pete's again, apart form the nostalgic element, and certainly wouldn't go all the way up to Clearwater. I would like to get along to Busch gardens again though.

 

[lillygator]

You would love England, and Wales, Scotland and Ireland if you could get there. We are all so diverse in such a small nation, and the countryside changes dramatically. If you like history of course, we ae full of that!

I can't wait, and I know we will definitely need a WHOLE lot of time over there. What is the flight time for you to get to the US?
The thing is, I am not sure what sort of travel accomodations are best...everyone keeps telling me just bed and breakfast it and don't make prior reservations but I am positive we need to.

 

[granmaz]

it's really a nice "intro" a mile run. 6 or so bike and a bit of a swim....if it gets me off my duff for the day??? --- all is good!!
My father is big into racing, he does Ironman races and tries his hardest to get us involved. DH ran track in college, so he enjoys the running aspect but I went to a performing arts high school for dance and have drilled into my brain how horrid running is for your achilles tendons!!!

And the knees!!!

I am in awe of you though!

 

[disneylover5]

Lillygator,

In Palm Beach it has been so windy!! All week long, it has been 40-50 miles per hour winds. Have you not had this weather in the Keys?

We went Deep Sea Fishing today.....BIG MISTAKE!! The seas were 6-7 feet and although we were in a 50 foot fishing boat, it was terrible.

The boat filled with water. There was 6 guests....4 got seasick, including me and my DS17. Even the first mate got sick.

We came in early, but it was one of the worst events of my life. We did catch Dolphin...about 15 of them and they were 15-25-pounds. The Captain said the catch was so large because of the rough seas.

All afternoon I slept and then caught up on DIS BOARDS. I am very glad DIS was down a lot.....maybe I never would have caught up!!

More about The Breakers later.....what a Beautiful place. We leave at 4:00am tomorrow morning to catch our 6:30 flight!

 

[lillygator]

We may just visit! I wouldn't bother with St. Pete's again, apart form the nostalgic element, and certainly wouldn't go all the way up to Clearwater. I would like to get along to Busch gardens again though.

Really St Pete is not that much of a beach, as far as beaches go. And Clearwater, is FUN for the party aspect, it also isn't that much of a beach. Yes, they both were when I was 18-??

Siesta is a great family area...calm, gorgeous and world known for it's crystal white sand. And even Venice and surrounding areas are great. Worth the 1-1 1/2 drive from WDW.

and ---- this is all just MY opinion!!

 

[disneylover5]

All of a sudden I have SPELL CHECK.....really nice...

Must be one of the upgrades!

 

[granmaz]

I can't wait, and I know we will definitely need a WHOLE lot of time over there. What is the flight time for you to get to the US?
The thing is, I am not sure what sort of travel accomodations are best...everyone keeps telling me just bed and breakfast it and don't make prior reservations but I am positive we need to.

It is about a 7 and half hour flight for us going over to Florida and 7 coming home. I am not one for turning up for bed and breakfast on the day, I like to have things booked. Unless it is the peak time that should be ok though. We have the chain hotels like Holiday Inn, Best Western etc, so you could look at some of those. I have read that many of our hotel rooms are smaller than yours, particularly ones that have older buildings. Once you have sorted out an itinerary, you could go over onto the UK community forum and ask for hotel recommendations for those areas.

 

[LiserAnn]

After we got here, about 5:00, Sophia and I were going in the gate to the pool, and the couple ahead of us looked at us and said "Aren't you on the WB Repo cruise??"

Now what kind of coincindence is that?

Got to meet Tiggerhappy and her husband who are down here to catch some baseball Spring training. I am terrible, and would have never recognized someone from pictures!

That is so cool!!! And what a small world!

Just got back from the gym. MAJOR workout again. I'm on a roll (working to get rid of my rolls)!

good one..........

Our friends went on MS for the first time on a trip with us. My family didn't want to go on (only DH has been on it before and he said once was enough, which to me means, I would not enjoy it). About an hour later (the wait was 10 minutes) we were searching for them in the ride exit area and still could not find them. Another 30 min went by and we saw some woman on a walkie talkie telling the other person to breathe! She heard us trying to find our friends and told us that the ride had broken down...her DH was stuck on it. Our friends were not in his capsule, but that explained where they were. I think they ended up being stuck in the capsule in the dark for over an hour and then about 20 minutes with the lights on before they were able to be removed. By the time they got off, both parents were pretty white (and ready for a DOD! )and the kids were just chatty kathy's talking about how cool that was! Their "gift" for experiencing that...fast passes to go back on MS...which they quickly gave away

That would be it for me...one hour, in the dark, on MS. We opted not to take that ride but what most people don't know is since HP had a lot to do with the making of MS, they have a special lounge for HP employees...there's a secret entrance near the entrance to MS, you have to show your employee ID. Once upstairs it's a cool, comfy area with lots of couches and internet access. The have tinted windows where you can look down at the people in line for MS and they offer refreshements and snack items (which was awesome given we were there in hot, humid JUNE!!!). They have two phone booth looking areas where you go in and can record a video that makes it look like you're on the moon or in space (depending on what background you pick) and you can email the video to friends back home. They also have TV monitors where you can watch people taking off and arriving back from the ride. It's funny to see what people look like upon their return...some look excited and others look plain sick!!! Anyway, that's a little known secret that many people are unaware of....

I am a Tri-Delt as well. VA Tech!! It really was a very fun part of my life. I remember the handshake....but can't remember the password or kiss

HINT: part of it was said in Greek...but no worries if you can't remember, we'll remind you on the ship....once you give the handshake of course (just kidding). We'll have to take a tri delt picture, making deltas with our fingers...did ya ever do that? Sillyness..........

 

[granmaz]

Really St Pete is not that much of a beach, as far as beaches go. And Clearwater, is FUN for the party aspect, it also isn't that much of a beach. Yes, they both were when I was 18-??

Siesta is a great family area...calm, gorgeous and world known for it's crystal white sand. And even Venice and surrounding areas are great. Worth the 1-1 1/2 drive from WDW.

and ---- this is all just MY opinion!!

You're doing a great PA job there! It does sound lovely. Do you get much time to enjoy it?

 

[lillygator]

yes and no....we could walk there every evening...do we? Nope..but now that the weather is nice I hope to walk the beach a lot more!

 

[granmaz]

Well I really must go now. Thanks for chatting. Enjoy your evening.

 

[granmaz]

yes and no....we could walk there every evening...do we? Nope..but now that the weather is nice I hope to walk the beach a lot more!

Walking on the beach is really good for the leg muscles isn't it - and the tan of course!

Goodnight.

 

[lillygator]

it's funny how life takes you....I would have never known about this area of FL had I not met DH. I left UF, moved to the Tampa area and met DH. He was driving daily from here to Brandon...long drive...anyway...he convinced me (without much arm twisting) to come down and WOW....as a native (and he's from Ohio) I fell in love....with him too!

One of my wishes in life is to visit as many beaches as I can as well as a few ball parks here and there...I've hit a lot of FL ones....and really Siesta is pretty darn gorgeous.


JUST - don't tell DH I said that!!

 

[lillygator]

night Marilyn!!! Have a nice rest of your weekend and thanks for "talking" to me!!

 

[pjpoohbear]

I am a Tri-Delt as well. VA Tech!! It really was a very fun part of my life. I remember the handshake....but can't remember the password or kiss

However are you going to get into chapter meeting on the ship, .

 

[pjpoohbear]

Just watched Gary Sinese on CSI New York. Would like to see him narrate the Candlelight Processional.

The only time we have done CP was on christmas eve 2001, it was Gary Sinese, . Wow was it special, and really made up for the fact that it was only 35 degrees and we; DM, niece and I, were away from family at christmas. I haven't gone back since, as our trips have fallen over times when it wasn't him reading.