*Sept 10th 2011 WB Transatlantic* From Spain to Space Mountain - Part 3

[Pinky166]

I finally found a web cam for Gibraltar but she's already docked.........http://www.llanito.net/webcam.htm


Not a great pic but you can see her on the left photo.

 

[birkner]

I finally found a web cam for Gibraltar but she's already docked.........http://www.llanito.net/webcam.htm

 

[TotallyAngelic]

All they want is food, pure and simple, and we aren't supposed to give them any. You are supposed to keep very still if one comes on you.

If one comes on me I'm sure i will break the 100m world record.....for men

and I'll be ahead of you

Hi, everyone. My name is Tammy and I'll be sailing solo on the WBTA in September. My first cruise ever was a 3-night Bahamas cruise on the Wonder last October. Now I have three more booked! Didn't see much of the ship as I was busy swimming with the dolphins (yee haw!) and the cruise was so short, so I'm looking forward to the at sea days.

I live in Maryland but will be flying out of Philadelpha since there is a direct flight from there to BCN. Staying at the Renaissance the night before the cruise.

I'm a bit of a loner, but am up for coordinating dining (early seating). Please don't be offended when I don't show up on formal night!

welcome aboard Tammy ...

Is this Hardrian's Wall? Matt and I did a lot of travel in England in college and this reminds me of Hadrian's Wall. It's great to get to see pictures of everyone's adventures!

No I'm afraid it isn't ... just a regular wall. I have never seen Hadrian's Wall myself but I imagine it is a lot bigger.

What a wonderful sight to see our ship back on UK territory.

 

[granmaz]

If one comes on me I'm sure i will break the 100m world record.....for men

None of our taxi got out at the main spot where the apes are, but came across them at other stops. I would have hated one to sit on me!!!

Hi, everyone. My name is Tammy and I'll be sailing solo on the WBTA in September. My first cruise ever was a 3-night Bahamas cruise on the Wonder last October. Now I have three more booked! Didn't see much of the ship as I was busy swimming with the dolphins (yee haw!) and the cruise was so short, so I'm looking forward to the at sea days.

I live in Maryland but will be flying out of Philadelpha since there is a direct flight from there to BCN. Staying at the Renaissance the night before the cruise.

I'm a bit of a loner, but am up for coordinating dining (early seating). Please don't be offended when I don't show up on formal night!

Hi and welcome.

 

[squitty]

Auntylynne - fab photos

Hi, everyone. My name is Tammy and I'll be sailing solo on the WBTA in September. My first cruise ever was a 3-night Bahamas cruise on the Wonder last October. Now I have three more booked! Didn't see much of the ship as I was busy swimming with the dolphins (yee haw!) and the cruise was so short, so I'm looking forward to the at sea days.

I live in Maryland but will be flying out of Philadelpha since there is a direct flight from there to BCN. Staying at the Renaissance the night before the cruise.

I'm a bit of a loner, but am up for coordinating dining (early seating). Please don't be offended when I don't show up on formal night!

Welcome aboard Tammy - We are Michelle & Neil

I finally found a web cam for Gibraltar but she's already docked.........http://www.llanito.net/webcam.htm


Not a great pic but you can see her on the left photo.

Thanks Claire just looking now

 

[Tod&Copper]

I was reading about that on a thread here on the DIS. It may be the same couple, she was a DISer & her husband, both were killed in that Tornado. They had just returned from WDW the day before, where they had celebrated their 15th anniversary.....so sad, my thoughts to the families of everyone who has died and all those that have lost their homes.

I hate weather like that - so scary! So glad it wasn't worse.

If those of you outside of the States haven't heard, there was a terrible tornado in Joplin, Missouri, that literally destroyed half of the city. It's just rubble - no buildings left, cars overturned, huge trees shredded to splinters. One of the hospitals took a major hit, too. So many people lost their homes and have nowhere to go. I read on the PassPorter board that one of the regular members there and her husband were killed in the storm. So sad.

Ours isn't so much the defence spending cuts as the waste - especially from the previous administration (which is all I will say in case someone here liked them, and given the rules of the DIS regarding politics). The latest controversy here is whether or not to eliminate government subsidies for the big oil companies. Drives me crazy. Like the big oil companies aren't making enough money on their own? And every day at the commissary on the Base, I see families of enlisted Airmen (and women) who have to use "food stamps" (subsidy for low-income families) to buy their groceries. I'm glad there is help for them, but wouldn't it be better to pay our enlisted people a wage they can live on??

Okay, off my soapbox now.

OMG that is so awful those poor people who were affected or were killed by the tornado our thoughts and prayers are with them

Pat, we'll need to further this discussion and get on our soapboxes over a drink on the cruise

Just thought I would share some photos of our trip to Yorkshire last weekend:

It was a lovely weekend ..... weather could have been better but it was indeed wonderful to get away from it all, lots of outdoor cooking and relaxing:

Sarah your photos look fantastic, the area looks beautiful. I could cope with glamping, Stevie has been trying to get me to do camping for years without success

All they want is food, pure and simple, and we aren't supposed to give them any. You are supposed to keep very still if one comes on you.

Marilyn, I have never ran so fast in my life when one came near me, I didn't even stop to think about it..... luckily it went after DBIL rather than me

Hi, everyone. My name is Tammy and I'll be sailing solo on the WBTA in September. My first cruise ever was a 3-night Bahamas cruise on the Wonder last October. Now I have three more booked! Didn't see much of the ship as I was busy swimming with the dolphins (yee haw!) and the cruise was so short, so I'm looking forward to the at sea days.

I live in Maryland but will be flying out of Philadelpha since there is a direct flight from there to BCN. Staying at the Renaissance the night before the cruise.

I'm a bit of a loner, but am up for coordinating dining (early seating). Please don't be offended when I don't show up on formal night!

Hi Tammy aboard. We are Mary and DH Stevie from Scotland. This will be our 9th disney cruise and we did the WBTA last year and it was amazing experience.

Ask away any questions to this lovely bunch of cruisers we have acquired.

I finally found a web cam for Gibraltar but she's already docked.........http://www.llanito.net/webcam.htm


Not a great pic but you can see her on the left photo.

I am so excited can't wait

 

[auntlynne]

"Originally Posted by melonz
If one comes on me I'm sure i will break the 100m world record.....for men"

and I'll be ahead of you

This reminds me of the rules of hiking in bear country:

You don't have to run faster than the bear - just faster than someone else in your group.

 

[Tod&Copper]

I have no idea what to buy, a new laptop or an ipad ?

Help ??

I am sure a few of you here have ipads, would you recommend one over a laptop or a notebook?

I love my iphone, so I am familiar with the technology.

As a typical libran, I don't do decisions

 

[Pinky166]

I have no idea what to buy, a new laptop or an ipad ?

Help ??

I am sure a few of you here have ipads, would you recommend one over a laptop or a notebook?

I love my iphone, so I am familiar with the technology.

As a typical libran, I don't do decisions

Well i'm no help to you i'm afraid.......

I've got a laptop, Lee's got a notebook & we both want an ipad.

 

[karentan]

Hi, everyone. My name is Tammy and I'll be sailing solo on the WBTA in September.

hi tammy
i'm karen and i'm sailing with my husband gary. before last year we'd only ever done 3 nighters too, then we did a 7 night last year and loved the sea days!

love it

What a wonderful sight to see our ship back on UK territory.

shame they can't set off for the WBTA from the UK. would make the travelling sooooo much easier!

Marilyn, I have never ran so fast in my life when one came near me, I didn't even stop to think about it..... luckily it went after DBIL rather than me

its a good thing they dont have a chase instinct then!

This reminds me of the rules of hiking in bear country:

You don't have to run faster than the bear - just faster than someone else in your group.

Well i'm no help to you i'm afraid.......

I've got a laptop, Lee's got a notebook & we both want an ipad.

gary wants an ipad too, i keep telling him he doesnt need one and he cant have one! (he'd never really use it!)

 

[Tod&Copper]

Well i'm no help to you i'm afraid.......

I've got a laptop, Lee's got a notebook & we both want an ipad.

gary wants an ipad too, i keep telling him he doesnt need one and he cant have one! (he'd never really use it!)

I don't have anything. Stevie has a laptop and Rachel has a desktop. I use my iphone most of the time, but if I want to multi-answer posts, the iphone won't let you do that function.

I have to keep asking the 2 of them for a shot of their computer and it drives me crazy. I thought an ipad would be a good option for being so portable and reading ibooks on the WBTA

 

[squitty]

I have no idea what to buy, a new laptop or an ipad ?

Help ??

I am sure a few of you here have ipads, would you recommend one over a laptop or a notebook?

I love my iphone, so I am familiar with the technology.

As a typical libran, I don't do decisions

I don't have anything. Stevie has a laptop and Rachel has a desktop. I use my iphone most of the time, but if I want to multi-answer posts, the iphone won't let you do that function.

I have to keep asking the 2 of them for a shot of their computer and it drives me crazy. I thought an ipad would be a good option for being so portable and reading ibooks on the WBTA

Mary, DH has an iPad and uses it for everything. I must say though you can't multi quote on the iPad either as it's just like a huge iPhone.

We also have a Macbook and a Acer Netbook. The iPad and acer netbook will be coming away with us as they are great for travelling. The Macbook is a lot heavier.
The other thing to consider, I don't know what your budget is would be to consider a Macbook Air...these are very light.

 

[Tod&Copper]

its a good thing they dont have a chase instinct then!

Lucky for me, he had the banana in his rucksack, so wasn't bothered about chasing me

 

[granmaz]

Well i'm no help to you i'm afraid.......

I've got a laptop, Lee's got a notebook & we both want an ipad.

I have an iPad but wouldn't want to use it for everything every day, so I would go for a laptop.

 

[jinxleprechaun]

We have an Acer Netbook which is slim, light and does the trick - after that it's pen and paper - anybody remember those LOL?

 

[granmaz]

http://www.camscape.com/Europe/Gibraltar/View-of-the-Bay-and-Strait-of-Gibraltar-3906.php

Chose this link as the photo is a little bigger perhaps.

Looks another lovely day. Hopefully some great views from the Rock.

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Sarah your photos look fantastic, the area looks beautiful. I could cope with glamping, Stevie has been trying to get me to do camping for years without success

IT WAS .... and the best thng about it was the heating .... and the en suite loo

This reminds me of the rules of hiking in bear country:

You don't have to run faster than the bear - just faster than someone else in your group.

I like this plan ... must practice my running

I have no idea what to buy, a new laptop or an ipad ?

Help ??

I am sure a few of you here have ipads, would you recommend one over a laptop or a notebook?

I love my iphone, so I am familiar with the technology.

As a typical libran, I don't do decisions

I would love an IPad - but can't really justify it as I already have a computer and an I Pod touch.

 

[auntlynne]

My niece has an iPod and bought an iPad - realized she wasn't gaining anything significant except for a bigger screen (think large print book) after about 3 days. So I bought it from her - made her a one-time offer while it was still new. I don't enjoy typing on a touch screen - much prefer to use my desktop Mac for anything involving more than a short sentence or two (and you know that is a challenge for me!)

I'm not the biggest fan of laptops, either, though, as I love being able to drag stuff around the screen with my mouse. Oh, how Mac has spoiled me.

I agree that if you could afford one of the thin Mac books, I'd check into that. My sister and girls have 4 Mac books among them, from basic to pro, and they really seem to enjoy them.

We are a Mac family. Sort of like a DCL family (though I'm itching to cruise Celebrity, Oceania and National Geo).

 

[smootenloopers]

If you don't mind my asking, I was wondering if your flight is non-stop from Philadelphia to Barcelona, and if so,which airline? My father-in-law might want to use that connection instead.

It is US Airways flight 742 which is non-stop from PHL to BCN. Departs at 6:25 p.m. and arrives 8:25 the next morning.

 

[smootenloopers]

Welcome Tammy. We are from Arnold, Maryland and flying out of Philly, too, but into Madrid on 9/1. Look forward to meeting you. Judi

My first boss when I was with Marriott used to live in Arnold. He made the drive from Arnold into Bethesda every day.