soupy11
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Soupys Tale Part Three October 10th, 2004
"Arrrr Matey!"
Cast
Me Soupy (32 year old married guy with no kids, the planner)
Wife Lysa (34 year old married chick, the clumsy one)
Mom Sherry (My mom, widow, the trooper *64 years of age)
See pre trip report here
See part one here
See part two here
See part four .here
Cast
Me Soupy (32 year old married guy with no kids, the planner)
Wife Lysa (34 year old married chick, the clumsy one)
Mom Sherry (My mom, widow, the trooper *64 years of age)
We awoke around 7:30 as we had plans to get on the road early. We chose to have breakfast at the resort as we had $1.50 off coupons each for the all-you-can eat buffet. In line we met this really nice lady from Jacksonville. She was alone at the hotel for a conference so we invited her to eat with us. It turns out she was a Boston native who moved to Jacksonville to teach. She knew a lot about Disney and area so we picked her brain for a bit and had a nice time. She was a big Kerry supporter as was our waitress. They both bashed Bush for a while (in a light hearted way) and made fun of my Yankee hat. I picked up the hat at the Wal-Mart the day before and I had no idea how much attention it would end up bringing me over the next week. After breakfast we parted ways and headed for our car.
Today was our beach day so we jumped on the toll road and headed out to Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Our first stop was at the boardwalk on Cocoa Beach for some sun and surf. We had heard that there was some storm affecting the Atlantic Ocean and we could definitely see the effect it was having. There were huge waves rolling into shore and tons of surfers having a blast. I did some swimming and had fun in the 10 foot surf but got a little bit shellshocked from one wave that hammered down and pushed me into the pier footings. I had to swim like heck to get out of it and finally crawled ashore feeling like I just went 3 rounds with Sugar Ray. It was exciting and a lot of fun to watch the surfers biding their time and trying to find the perfect wave.
After the beach we headed to the Port at Canaveral as we were taking a cruise that night on the Sterling Casino line. In port was a gigantic liner that was just heading out when we pulled in. We waved at the throngs of people on deck as they sailed past and we headed to our ship. We had about a 30 minute wait before we could board at 6:15 so we did some walking and saw some pelicans and sea life before returning to board the ship.
Once aboard the boat, we did a quick tour and checked out our surroundings. We were all impressed with our vessel and jumped in line for the dinner buffet. It was a great meal and we all stuffed ourselves on the free grub. After dinner we went topside to watch the crew man the lines and put us out to sea. The harbour master came aboard and drove the boat out about a mile or so before he jumped from our ship onto the little pilot craft that took him back to the dock. I asked a crew member why it seemed that the captain would leave in the middle of a cruise and he said that the harbour has its own pilot that is responsible for sailing every boat into and out of the port.
Once we got into international waters a bell went off and everything came to life. The no smoking rule was squashed and the gaming commenced. I even heard that they were having some monkey knife fights on deck. Ahh the lawlessness I so desperately craved. I threw a quarter into a slot and immediately won 800 coins back. The waitress went by and she took my order. I quickly put on my pirate accent and ordered Rum for me and my laddies, arrrr. Woo hoo. My gambling monster took over and when I looked up my wife was gone and I had spent my treasure, as well as took my fill of rum. I quickly (in my alcohol clouded mind) found her in the lounge and we watched a few shows and had a couple of drinks. At about 12:30 we were back in US coastal waters and so I had to quickly adjust back to civilized life. That meant no more cursing at everyone and using pirate speak for all of my drink orders. We found my mom yelling at a nickel slot machine and told her we had to go on deck to watch as we came into shore. I was pretty loose so told my mom she had to drive back to Orlando. Ho wench, you must drive rrrrrr buggy bac fer home, rrrrr arrrrrr. Ya landlubber, yer lucky I dont run ya thru wit me sword! ARRRR. I wanna be a pirate.
When I came to we were back at our hotel. I love blackouts.
continued - part four
"Arrrr Matey!"
Cast
Me Soupy (32 year old married guy with no kids, the planner)
Wife Lysa (34 year old married chick, the clumsy one)
Mom Sherry (My mom, widow, the trooper *64 years of age)
See pre trip report here
See part one here
See part two here
See part four .here
Cast
Me Soupy (32 year old married guy with no kids, the planner)
Wife Lysa (34 year old married chick, the clumsy one)
Mom Sherry (My mom, widow, the trooper *64 years of age)
We awoke around 7:30 as we had plans to get on the road early. We chose to have breakfast at the resort as we had $1.50 off coupons each for the all-you-can eat buffet. In line we met this really nice lady from Jacksonville. She was alone at the hotel for a conference so we invited her to eat with us. It turns out she was a Boston native who moved to Jacksonville to teach. She knew a lot about Disney and area so we picked her brain for a bit and had a nice time. She was a big Kerry supporter as was our waitress. They both bashed Bush for a while (in a light hearted way) and made fun of my Yankee hat. I picked up the hat at the Wal-Mart the day before and I had no idea how much attention it would end up bringing me over the next week. After breakfast we parted ways and headed for our car.
Today was our beach day so we jumped on the toll road and headed out to Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Our first stop was at the boardwalk on Cocoa Beach for some sun and surf. We had heard that there was some storm affecting the Atlantic Ocean and we could definitely see the effect it was having. There were huge waves rolling into shore and tons of surfers having a blast. I did some swimming and had fun in the 10 foot surf but got a little bit shellshocked from one wave that hammered down and pushed me into the pier footings. I had to swim like heck to get out of it and finally crawled ashore feeling like I just went 3 rounds with Sugar Ray. It was exciting and a lot of fun to watch the surfers biding their time and trying to find the perfect wave.
After the beach we headed to the Port at Canaveral as we were taking a cruise that night on the Sterling Casino line. In port was a gigantic liner that was just heading out when we pulled in. We waved at the throngs of people on deck as they sailed past and we headed to our ship. We had about a 30 minute wait before we could board at 6:15 so we did some walking and saw some pelicans and sea life before returning to board the ship.
Once aboard the boat, we did a quick tour and checked out our surroundings. We were all impressed with our vessel and jumped in line for the dinner buffet. It was a great meal and we all stuffed ourselves on the free grub. After dinner we went topside to watch the crew man the lines and put us out to sea. The harbour master came aboard and drove the boat out about a mile or so before he jumped from our ship onto the little pilot craft that took him back to the dock. I asked a crew member why it seemed that the captain would leave in the middle of a cruise and he said that the harbour has its own pilot that is responsible for sailing every boat into and out of the port.
Once we got into international waters a bell went off and everything came to life. The no smoking rule was squashed and the gaming commenced. I even heard that they were having some monkey knife fights on deck. Ahh the lawlessness I so desperately craved. I threw a quarter into a slot and immediately won 800 coins back. The waitress went by and she took my order. I quickly put on my pirate accent and ordered Rum for me and my laddies, arrrr. Woo hoo. My gambling monster took over and when I looked up my wife was gone and I had spent my treasure, as well as took my fill of rum. I quickly (in my alcohol clouded mind) found her in the lounge and we watched a few shows and had a couple of drinks. At about 12:30 we were back in US coastal waters and so I had to quickly adjust back to civilized life. That meant no more cursing at everyone and using pirate speak for all of my drink orders. We found my mom yelling at a nickel slot machine and told her we had to go on deck to watch as we came into shore. I was pretty loose so told my mom she had to drive back to Orlando. Ho wench, you must drive rrrrrr buggy bac fer home, rrrrr arrrrrr. Ya landlubber, yer lucky I dont run ya thru wit me sword! ARRRR. I wanna be a pirate.
When I came to we were back at our hotel. I love blackouts.
continued - part four
