Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.4

[orlandothebeagle]

So funny. But not so funny is that my DH is very partial to his Disney fanny/bum/buffalo pack. He swears by it. Hides his expensive camcorder in it...so no one can get to it............but he can get to it quick. And he hates carrying anything when on holiday. Who can argue..certainly not me!

I Love my bum bag..

After being away for one week, I'm finally caught up. Whew!

Woody

Welcome home woody.how was it.

Sorry, no time to read all the posts but you have been quite busy!!!

We had a great cruise as usual even though it was cold, and we had 2 rainy sea days, plus not being able to dock and tender to Grand Cayman a change in itinerary to Nassau. I guess some unhappy guests but what can they do?? Fortunately we were blessed with a beautiful day on Castaway Cay yesterday which would help some people feel better, but there was a very cold wind on Serenity Bay(brrrr), so nobody was swimming. Not on the Family Beach though, that was lovely round that side.

glAd you had a great time.

I have the same think with my Mum, Sarah. She's in hospital at the moment and we have had a terrible time finding someone to look after her little dog. Snce Dad passed away in 2008, Mollie has been her constant companion.

My sister finally agreed to take her as she is retired. My sister and I both work Monday to Friday and Mollie would have to be alone for almost 10hrs every day. That's not fair when she is used to being with Mum most of the day, every day.

It is such a difficult thing, we see a lot of it at work,-.

My favourite Disney memory:

I have a few but the one that comes to mind is from last March when we surprised the kids with a trip to Disney (their second time) after telling them we weren't going for at least 5 years. We kept all the planning a secret, and woke them up at 4am and shuffled them into a fully loaded car (warmed up by going to Tim Horton's for coffee for the road) a few minutes later. I gave them 5 minutes to pack up their favourite things, having pre-packed activity bags and the things that they would want to have along with them. We told them that Nanna had rented a condo in Florida (true).

We managed to keep the Disney part a secret until we directed them to look at the main gates. They had no idea that we were staying on property. When I told them we were, and asked where they wanted to stay, my dd shouted "Animal Kingdom Lodge!!!" as this was a dream for her. Unfortunately, my son shouted "Polynesian", and didn't get his dream, but he was thrilled with AKL. We drove up to the front and were greeted by concierge (40% code and got a concierge room - awesome deal). My kids got out of the car and literally danced and whooped it up. My daughter was yelling, "This is the best day of my LIFE!" and they were genuinely so grateful, surprised and thrilled. It was obvious to everyone around that we had kept it a secret and the kids looked so beautiful so happy. Other people were smiling and congratulating them. It was wonderful seeing how happy they were, the sun was warm and beautiful, the lodge was amazing and friendly, and the best part of all: the 2.5 day drive was over!

(A runner up was when I arranged a secret private Wishes cruise so Paul could propose to me: he obliged nicely! The fireworks were bursing, the Wishes music was playing, and the kids were in awe of being so close to the fireworks in our own private boat).

Who's hot? Elton John
Who's not? C. Michael Hall (Dexter)

Just kidding.

such nice memories.

Favourite disney memory, April 2005 I took DM to WDW for the Flower and Garden Fest, one of our favourite times to visit. Our 1st day it was damp, I slipped and fell at Oscar's Garage, in the process of getting mom an ECV. Pull something in my ankle, keep on trooping thorough out our MGM day. Ice and elevation that night, off to Epcot the next day. Pull it again on the way into epcot, so mom suggest an EVC for me too, as there is no one to push me around. So we putter around during the day and we head to Rose and Crown for dinner before Illuminations, it was a fabulous dinner.

It was pouring as we went into dinner and still raining when we came out, but we knew that the show would still go on. So picture this Mom and I huddled under our mickey ponchos on our twin EVCs as the rain pours down, watching Illuminations sideways to keep the rain out of our eyes. We were wet and I was very sore, but we were in the world and watching our favourite show together, nothing could have been better.

Pj

Apparently the tsunami has hit our local port twice today with the waves of 2m high, the third wave is hitting now, no damage has been reported thus far.

Some of the smarter people watching from a high vantage point near one of our local beaches - the idiots are at the beach...

great picture, thanks for posting.

Wow, Glad your safe, that looks scary! Well to someone like me who doesn't have snow, ever!



Yes, we have the date/month thing like the UK. Quite confusing!



What is the FE Competition, Have I missed something?







How can you be so sorted already? We don't even have definite numbers, I'm jealous!



We have undies, and you wear them on your fanny, which is also slightly rude in Australia, LOL! So we call them bumbags.



We have kids......But we are hoping for less kids than the norm. Don't worry, Ours will be in the kids club as long as possible, well...that's the plan, fingers crossed!





We were in the Tsunami warning area, apparently we got a 20cm swell? A bit of a non event really, Luckily!

I love reading everyone's stories, so special.
So here's mine. My DH is a real man's man, typical Aussie guy, and very rarely shows any emotion. So on our first DL trip, Our DD's, 3 and 5 at the time met their first princesses and were so excited, I turn to my husband and he has tears in his eyes. Was so cute!

Word that are different with countries seem to all be clothes and food! We have thongs here, NZ have jandals, and I think you have flip-flops?
We call Sprite lemonade, we couldn't understand why we kept getting lemon squash or cordial when we ordered lemonade.
We have tomato sauce, not ketchup!

OK, my bed time now, how sad I am going to bed at 8:30, Just tired today, Nighty Night.

Another great story, disney is great for memories.we are all so lucky.

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Len, I cant get to the phone, but if you are reading this I hope your chores are donesee you tom.

 

[gismo1554]

Len, I cant get to the phone, but if you are reading this I hope your chores are donesee you tom.

LOL I love it!

 

[granmaz]

Len, I cant get to the phone, but if you are reading this I hope your chores are donesee you tom.

Is Len a lurker then?? I hope he has done his chores!!!!!!

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Is Len a lurker then?? I hope he has done his chores!!!!!!

Oh yes, very much so.Too shy to post, cant say that about chatting though hee hee
were going our holidays tomorrow to Aviemore, skiing and outdoor stuff,I finish at 8.30 am and he is off work, so hope to get away lunchtime.
It is a lovely log cabin, Orly has been before but Ruby beagle has never been, there is a ton of snow,huge garden,great walks and great pubs with log fires, 1 sleep to go.

 

[gismo1554]

Is Len a lurker then?? I hope he has done his chores!!!!!!

What is it with men and lurking? Dan lurks on here pretending not to read then says "didn't such and such say" every now and then lol

 

[gismo1554]

Oh yes, very much so.Too shy to post, cant say that about chatting though hee hee
were going our holidays tomorrow to Aviemore, skiing and outdoor stuff,I finish at 8.30 am and he is off work, so hope to get away lunchtime.
It is a lovely log cabin, Orly has been before but Ruby beagle has never been, there is a ton of snow,huge garden,great walks and great pubs with log fires, 1 sleep to go.

Oh sound absolutely wonderful! Can I come lol

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Oh sound absolutely wonderful! Can I come lol

If you leave now !!
On friday the road was shut up to the Highland all day because of snow!! It is open now, better stay that way!

 

[lyn9856]

Oh yes, very much so.Too shy to post, cant say that about chatting though hee hee
were going our holidays tomorrow to Aviemore, skiing and outdoor stuff,I finish at 8.30 am and he is off work, so hope to get away lunchtime.
It is a lovely log cabin, Orly has been before but Ruby beagle has never been, there is a ton of snow,huge garden,great walks and great pubs with log fires, 1 sleep to go.

Sounds fabulous! Have a lovely time and bring back Beagle in the snow pics!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

What is it with men and lurking? Dan lurks on here pretending not to read then says "didn't such and such say" every now and then lol

Tony reads over my shoulder .....doesn't post himself though,wouldn'tknow where to start.He has his own Facebook but he doesn't know how to use it

were going our holidays tomorrow to Aviemore, skiing and outdoor stuff,I finish at 8.30 am and he is off work, so hope to get away lunchtime.
It is a lovely log cabin, Orly has been before but Ruby beagle has never been, there is a ton of snow,huge garden,great walks and great pubs with log fires, 1 sleep to go.

Sounds wonderful ...... look forward to the photos!!!!

 

[granmaz]

Oh yes, very much so.Too shy to post, cant say that about chatting though hee hee
were going our holidays tomorrow to Aviemore, skiing and outdoor stuff,I finish at 8.30 am and he is off work, so hope to get away lunchtime.
It is a lovely log cabin, Orly has been before but Ruby beagle has never been, there is a ton of snow,huge garden,great walks and great pubs with log fires, 1 sleep to go.

Len the Lurker!!!!! Look forward to chatting with him!!!

I bet Aviemore looks wonderful at the moment. They have had a great winter I believe. Enjoy the skiing and outdoor stuff!!! Looking forward to snow beagle pics!!

What is it with men and lurking? Dan lurks on here pretending not to read then says "didn't such and such say" every now and then lol

John did join for our Panama Canal cruise but only posted twice I think. He couldn't disable(at that time) all the email notifications of other postings so got fed up!! He just asks me now.

 

[woody73]

Welcome home woody. how was it.

Sedona was breathtaking.

Woody

 

[kamgen]

Good morning everyone! A lot to catch up on already!!! DH lurks too....never posts. So does my mom...she has posted a few times but not in a while....not sure why. I used to post a lot on the DIS before I had kids...LOL! Now I sneak to get on or wait till they go to bed!


Supposed to get more snow.......ugh!

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Sedona was breathtaking.

Woody

Looks amazing, you sure do travel a lot, a man after my own heart!

Good morning everyone! A lot to catch up on already!!! DH lurks too....never posts. So does my mom...she has posted a few times but not in a while....not sure why. I used to post a lot on the DIS before I had kids...LOL! Now I sneak to get on or wait till they go to bed!


Supposed to get more snow.......ugh!

Lots of lurkers.... hello to one and all!!

I only go on dis boards a lot when at work and quiet(like now!) we have a tv but the vet watches rubbish soaps and I cant stand it, anyway, when we take a call we have to mute it and it just bugs me so easier to just go on the net and chat.

March tom, stop now snow thankyou!

 

[gismo1554]

Sedona was breathtaking.

Woody

Oh looks lovely!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Sedona was breathtaking.

Woody

Wow ... thats a stunning photo Woody. Do you have any more photos from your recent travels.

 

[pjpoohbear]

However, PJ, I wonder that your favorite memory is not riding the train at DL with Goofy, Minnie, Pluto and just us!! Boy did we feel like celebrities!!

I would say that was my second best memory, I don't think that day will ever be repeated.

Pj

 

[woody73]

Wow ... thats a stunning photo Woody. Do you have any more photos from your recent travels.

That would put everyone to sleep!

Woody

 

[MrsMork]

Basically we have a competition to see who made the best fish extender



Far too obsessed thats why lol! I just got enough for about 50 -75 people as I think were going into groups of 25 rooms anyway so thought it would be about right.



Same as us then!



Oh yes the flip-flop ones lol. Thongs to us are undies and thats it. Lemonade in the UK is like Sprite too! Its only in the US that for some reason Lemonade is like squash (so glad you use that word too lol). We have loads of different "ade" drinks that are basically any fizzy pop.

squash here is a vegetable.

Len, I cant get to the phone, but if you are reading this I hope your chores are donesee you tom.

Sedona was breathtaking.

Woody

Wow! It is a beautiful area and this is an amazing photo!

I would say that was my second best memory, I don't think that day will ever be repeated.

Pj

It was a day just filled with magical moments, wasn't it?

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

I think I'm becoming addicted, I got up half an hour early to check what's going on in DisWorld, your such a chatty bunch I have to check twice a day to stay up to date!

Basically we have a competition to see who made the best fish extender



Far too obsessed thats why lol! I just got enough for about 50 -75 people as I think were going into groups of 25 rooms anyway so thought it would be about right.



Same as us then!



Oh yes the flip-flop ones lol. Thongs to us are undies and thats it. Lemonade in the UK is like Sprite too! Its only in the US that for some reason Lemonade is like squash (so glad you use that word too lol). We have loads of different "ade" drinks that are basically any fizzy pop.

OH, I get the FE thing now, Thanks
I suppose I could guesstimate for the FE gifts, Good idea.
I think the UK and Aussies are pretty much the same, except for our Aussie slang, At least I know what everyone is talking about when I'm in the UK, and always get what I wanted when I order something.

Tony reads over my shoulder .....doesn't post himself though,wouldn'tknow where to start.He has his own Facebook but he doesn't know how to use it

My husband didn't know that the enter/return key took you to the beginning of a new line! I caught him writing an e-mail (like a big boy!) furiously pressing the space bar to get to a new line! He is completely computer illiterate!

Anyone know a good place to buy girls costumes online? It's on my 'to do' list. How dressed up do the adults go? Our luggage is so limited, trying to streamline as much as possible, Otherwise I'll have NO room for shopping, and that would be VERY VERY BAD!!!