September 17, 2006 - 11 Night Southern Caribbean Part 3

[sweetsue]

TMI!!!!

Not to appear totally DIS-challenged, but what is TMI?

 

[sweetsue]

Just noticed I had only 29 posts on this thread today so I thought I better get one more in before going to bed.

Have I mentioned I LOVE the creme brulee???? Also anything with lobster or shrimp I will be having.

Ok, now I'm leaving. "See" you all tomorrow!

WAIT!!!!

How do you figure out how many posts you have?


Sweet Sue (getting obsessed with the dark side....)

 

[Tigger&Bubba]

TMI!!!!

Sorry Elaine,

I'm just an air- head. Remember Gilligan's Island?

 

[Tigger&Bubba]

Too Much Information

 

[gouodux]

We are REALLY disappointed with the removal of the "Fried Cheese" off of Tritons/Lumiere's. Even tried to re-create them at home. Didn't work too well!

We purchased the Pirate Mickey Ears on Ebay.

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

OMG I can't believe I am FINALLY caught up!!
I have a lot of posting to catch up on too... although last night I think I went over so I should be okay...

I did make a handy dandy purchase tonight.... a small compact portable blender! Of course had to give it a trial run and it made a perfect pina colada!! Takes a couple of runs to fill up the Bubba Mug though... but I can deal with that.

Darn that could have been 2 posts!

Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow Dianna... how can you have a 34 year old daughter... how old is that picture on the roster....

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

ohhhhhh Deep Fried Camembert Fritters....on the May Repo cruise last year....we ordered "triple" orders of the Fritters....I think we had 39 fritters at our table that night....our servers just laughed at us!!!!

I agree about wanting just plain food sometimes....one night on the repo cruise there were no appetizers or starters that I wanted and our server said that I had to ahve something....he offered a ceasar salad, some fruit and I asked if I could get Mac & Cheese off the kid's menu....it was no problem and it became a staple at our table during the cruise...and on our last cruise in March....I actually ordered off the kid's menu one night....

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

If you ship a box o stuff from the ship it has to clear customs and takes a while. This is what happened to me with a map I purchased. Wait till ya get off and find a UPS store. There is one in Coco and several in the WDW area. If you are returning to a WDW resort they can also ship from there and charge it to your room.

hmmm, unfortunately we will be getting off and going to the airport, not sure if we will have time to search out a ups store considering we are using the disney transfers.....oh well

 

[Q's My Princess]

Wrinkles only go where smiles have been.......

Lynn will be doing the same...

You are absolutely right Scott!! I figure between smiling and saying "Quincy"! my lip lines (wrinkles) and eye wrinkles are a perfect example of a happy life!!

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

Regarding DisneyShopping.... I ordered the Mickey Chandelier for here at the Mouse House... it was supposed to be delivered on Aug 2.. it came from where ever the ship from to Orlando... (I was following it with the FedEx tracking number) so I think great... it will be here in time.... then for some unforseen reason.. they send it from Orlando to CONNECTICUT!! It sat there for a few days and then they sent it back to Orlando ... then to Pompano.. and it was finally delivered yesterday!! So order early in case FedEx decides to give it the grand tour of the US!!
Be mindful dear twin Tracy when shipping your stuff to me..... it may take a detour to Connecticut!!

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

Ah Ha... before leaving I had to scan the page... and THIS holds some potential... so was it (supposedly) MOUSE SURPLUS?

__________________________________________

And on a completely different matter... here's something that might interest you Scott - plus anyone else who enjoies a celestrial spectical...

PERSEIDS Meteor showers this weekend!!! (maximum August 12, 23h UT [4pm PDT; 7pm EDT])
(radiant drift map from IMO)

Moon: Waning Gibbous (major interference)

Best viewing window: Saturday evening, August 12, from the end of evening twilight through Sunday morning, August 13.

Recommended for: Anyone interested in meteors; just remember that the Moon will detract from the show.

The Perseids are probably the most-watched annual meteor shower. The shower has a very long duration, from about July 15 through August 25. The shower is most interesting around its peak on August 12 or 13. This year, the waning gibbous Moon will be a big nuisance, riding high in the sky during the morning hours when the Perseid radiant is high. In addition, the shower's normal peak will occur during daylight for North American observers. The radiant is above the horizon the entire night for observers north of latitude 32N, but it is fairly low at the end of evening twilight. Evening Perseid rates are low, then, but there are usually enough meteors to be interesting. The Moon is also low in the evening this year, and hopefully rates will not have fallen too far from their peak. East Coast observers will be favored this year. Serious observers will watch all night long, and deal with the Moon as best they can. Face the darkest part of your local sky, and if the Moon is in your field of view try to block it with some sort of obstruction.

Rates for most observers will probably top out at around 15-30 Perseids per hour, with a few sporadic and minor shower meteors added to the mix. Die-hard observers may be watching on adjacent nights; unfortunately, there are no Moon-free periods this year.

Perseids are fast meteors and tend to be fairly bright on average. An occasional fireball is seen, but these seem to depend on the luck of the draw.

hmmm, guess that explains all the shooting stars I saw last night

 

[rotary2808]

Evening everyone!!!

I finally caught up on all the posts that you all have posted this evening. I think I'm going to take a break now.

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

Morning (er, afternoon) everyone! Just rolling out of bed. Our load that is usually ready @9AM is still not ready. New guy loading us. It is a BEAUTIFUL day here in Newark NJ. It is around 78-80 degrees and the wind is blowing slightly. It almost seems like fall already! I just hope the traffic isn't horrid.

Math Alert
While gazing at my calender I have configured my approximate miles left until the cruise estimation: We are in NJ and have roughly 5 trips to California and back. 5 X 6200(miles we drive per week) = 31,000 miles. But since we have no clue how they will route us home I can only estimate that we can add an additional 2000 miles to this amount bringing our grand total to 33,000 miles before we got on the cruise! I sure am glad we get paid by the mile!!! Back to your regularly scheduled posting.........

when will you be out here again Tink? what part of CA? I don;t know if you've said before or would prefer not too, but what companyt do you work for? what type of loads do you carry? for what companies? sounds very interesting....

 

[Q's My Princess]

Cafe Orleans also introduced Garlic 'Pomme Frites', or fries. They don't quite meet my standards for Belge Frites (having become addicted in living in Brussels), but they are pretty dang good. The chocolate souflee crepe is, while not as good as the Palo souflee, pretty dang good.

I agree on Napa - perfect romantic place. Though, be sure to plan for 2-3 hours for dinner. They like to take it at a leisurely pace. If you are kitchen fan, they have a kitchen view 'table' available, on request. It is actually a low bar seating scenario, but it looks over the entire open kitchen. Less romantic, but a lot more fun.

Tony,

Michael and I both love to cook and enjoy leisurely dinners, so sign us up!!! This sounds terrific!

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

ohhhhhh Deep Fried Camembert Fritters....on the May Repo cruise last year....we ordered "triple" orders of the Fritters....I think we had 39 fritters at our table that night....our servers just laughed at us!!!!

I agree about wanting just plain food sometimes....one night on the repo cruise there were no appetizers or starters that I wanted and our server said that I had to ahve something....he offered a ceasar salad, some fruit and I asked if I could get Mac & Cheese off the kid's menu....it was no problem and it became a staple at our table during the cruise...and on our last cruise in March....I actually ordered off the kid's menu one night....

you HAD to have an appetizer, a bit gestapo-ish aren;t they?

 

[sweetsue]

Regarding DisneyShopping.... I ordered the Mickey Chandelier for here at the Mouse House... it was supposed to be delivered on Aug 2.. it came from where ever the ship from to Orlando... (I was following it with the FedEx tracking number) so I think great... it will be here in time.... then for some unforseen reason.. they send it from Orlando to CONNECTICUT!! It sat there for a few days and then they sent it back to Orlando ... then to Pompano.. and it was finally delivered yesterday!! So order early in case FedEx decides to give it the grand tour of the US!!
Be mindful dear twin Tracy when shipping your stuff to me..... it may take a detour to Connecticut!!

Leslie - where in South FLorida is your non- Mouse House? I live one dinky town south of Pompano, so I was wondering....

Sweet Sue

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

Elaine... WM has the Pepsi Jazz.. in 2 ltr as well as fridge pack of cans.. which would you prefer?

Are they gonna allow us to bring liquids on board?? Hey PIT.. have Kevin call DCL tomorrow and get the scoop on that one....LOL

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

Arrrrgh! LOL! Ya got me... Now I'm going to Costco.... sob*

oh capt, gone far off the deep-end yee have, there is no longer a dark side, it is all encompassing for you, you are submerged neck deep in it. all that and ya got beat BY A GIRLl!! <<-- childish humor

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

Leslie - where in South FLorida is your non- Mouse House? I live one dinky town south of Pompano, so I was wondering....

Sweet Sue

Would that dinky town be Lighthouse Point?? We live in Coral Springs.

 

[LetsGoSteelers]

Hey gang,
Sorry I am still MIA, however we received stateroom assignments today. All 3 of our staterooms were GTY 12 and we received Cat 10!

Just wanted to share!
Dan

I heard that when the Med cruise dates became avail, they sold out 70% on the 1st day! WOW