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Stuck in the Middle
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- Jan 22, 2005
When I was Bolivia the house had rebar sticking out of them like that and we saw lots of glass sticking out of the tops of walls around the properties.
Catching up!! I also love the shorter updates but yes, do what works best for you.
We did a similar tour in Tortola( we did a boat tour and then a bus tour) certainly some tight turns!!! Narrow roads, eep. But some gorgeous views!!
This would never happen back in the days of film.
It was an owl right? That's the nature you heard calling?
Didn't know that was on there.
I simply do not understand why Disney doesn't make this more convenient.
I suspect if sunrise was done later in the day, more people would be able to enjoy it.
Sheesh!
And that's another thing! Why so exclusive? Have two sunrises. One for each side of the ship!
Make it four. One for early risers and one for late risers.
How hard could it be?
They should just move. Maybe you guys want that side!
How did you find that out? Your tour, I presume?
Not surprising considering how she felt.
Really! That actually surprises me quite a bit.
Sounds like a pretty good plan.
Had to Google.
Way to go Fran!
So now you know how to get her to do these things!
That's a pretty easy compromise.... considering the return on the investment.
And? How has it held up over the years?
How long did it a-pier to be?
Nyah! Nyah!
That looks narrow. Camera perspective? Or? Can two scooters fit side by
No mention of the cash outlay? I'd take it.
Nice detail.
At first I didn't even see you! Just a tad breezy was it?
I would've been antsy too.
I'm not positive... but I think I've heard about that before.
When I saw those photos, I immediately thought "British colonial rule."
She probably made something up!
Perfect set up! Grab a steak out of the fridge and toss it on the BBQ.
Really!
Future planning for an unlikely future.
Beautiful shots!
Looks so lush.
What? I thought this was weeks ago! Huh
Or leave it out with a sign. "Please do not steal. Very valuable!"
Huh! So what would you sell it for?
So more "aged and decrepit".
I've never used Google docs before. Is that an app, too? Might have to look into this.
Do as I say, don't do as I do.
Happy Birthday to Fran!
(I guess it is around now if Liesa posts about hers and it is the same day?)
Happy birthday Fran!!! Enjoy it!!
Wrong thread....
I love love love the pictures of the ship from up high!
Hopefully Fran was happy she joined you for the tour. Glad you still went.
Also glad you didn't stay awake for the sunrise, that would have been disappointing.
Your progress with the moving is great! Any bit is better than no bit. The old alcohol sounds like it needs to go down the drain. Is that allowed?
I saw that post, and thought "what..." but I know the feeling!
She does not like her birthday.
You mean from atop the hill? That was one of the ones I really wanted to get.
I'm glad too. But for our trip, I'm not sure I want to do any excursion, except gos
Yes it would have. Depending on how the sun shifts from February to August, I don't think I'm going to have many sunrise pics on our cruise based on the location of our cabin.
I'd be happy to pour it down the drain, but Fran says we'll deal with it on a case by case basis. I think I'll just bring it all to the new house, put it in the fridge and pour them out one by one. I don't see why they can't be poured down the drain.
It's amazing how digital cameras have changed the way we take pictures. I just moved all my old photos (that didn't make the cut, and we're never placed in an album), and even those take up a fair amount of space. The photo albums take up 3-4 shelves of a bookcase alone.
Of course you always find owls out in the middle of the ocean.
Contact Bob Iger.
Pretty much. When I saw them up close, you could tell that there were multiple front doors, plus there were multiple parking spaces and vehicles.
She often tries to get out of things. Like last night she decided against going out for dinner for her birthday. Just as we were getting on the freeway.
I think it has to do with the tour operators who aren't equipped to deal with disabled folks.
because in Alaska she blew off a tour that cost almost as much per person as the while cost of the tour. I think it was more that I had no one to tour with that got her, than the cost.
Well what I liked about it was that in the end, while Angela Lansbury and the "professor" ended up sharing a fondness for each other, they did not live happily ever after together. He went off to serve his country and she kept the kids.
I did think that the effects and storyline held up and didn't look too cheesy by today's standards.
Each one of the ships has a "mascot" on the back of the ship.
She also took a close up, but I chose not to bore you all with multiple pictures of boring subjects.
Oh? Please explain....curious minds want to know. Or maybe just mine.
Or as a later reader said, they pay less taxes if the house isn't finished.
Well, when I went to post the update, I saw your post because it came in seconds before I pasted my update. I thought you had taken the last spot on the page. It rook me a little bit to proof the post and I guess that's where Liesa snuck in. I put up the second post quickly (without proofing) as I didn't want someone to get in there between the posts and when I got to the end, I hastily typed, "Thanks pkondz..." Not even knowing that it had been Liesa who pushed my posts over to the top of the page!
I still don't think they'd take it. That armoire has been sitting now for weeks.
Well according to Worthpoint a pair of those glasses sold for $10 a few years ago, so if I got $5 for one that's more than $1.35.
I use it from my browser on the computer and from an app on my phone. Very handy. Folks I know have been using it for years. Not quite as flexible as Word, but free.
Well, when I went to post the update, I saw your post because it came in seconds before I pasted my update. I thought you had taken the last spot on the page. It rook me a little bit to proof the post and I guess that's where Liesa snuck in. I put up the second post quickly (without proofing) as I didn't want someone to get in there between the posts and when I got to the end, I hastily typed, "Thanks pkondz..." Not even knowing that it had been Liesa who pushed my posts over to the top of the page!
I'll take the credit for anything good.
Nice pics coming into Port. I have seen that a lot of ships are going to Tortola now.
Glad you were able to get Fran to go on the excursion with you.
Beautiful pictures of the water and the port from the hill (Mountain?)
I have heard that people on some of those islands just add another floor to the house to add more space for larger families because there is limited space to build. A lot of houses end up almost like apartment buildings.
Looking forward to more
OH...?!
Might I have yet another chance to rib and tease?
Dang.
Just, no. Never, ever fun. For anyone.
I'm in a deep doo right now in the keeping up dept.
So.... aged?
Doh!
I"m glad you could book this and it all worked out for you! You (so far) have some really nice shots of the local flavor and vistas.
OY! Just what you wanted to hear.
There is a very good book written about this and the nutmeg trade called Nathaniel's Nutmeg that I'd highly recommend if this naval history is interesting to you.
They did that a lot in Ecuador too. They also embedded glass shards into the cement home walls to for security.
My pleasure. LOL! Totally meant to do that.
(That was only a fluke, the truth be known. I was not in any way counting or paying attention.)
nice that you were able to experience your own tour. The flying dumbo is a neat detail on the ship. Hope you both enjoyed your recent b-day celebrations.
Glad that you were able to do the tour during that day. Your island pictures look so nice and it was well worth it.
When we did the Island tour May '16, they told us the houses look "unfinished" because they didn't want to pay taxes on them. Our guide said if a house is "finished", then they have to pay taxes, but if its not finished, then no taxes. Interesting, if true.
When I was Bolivia the house had rebar sticking out of them like that and we saw lots of glass sticking out of the tops of walls around the properties.
Brother....
That's too bad. I love an excuse to celebrate
Yes. Glad you were successful! They're really fabulous.
Except what?
I'd be absolutely clueless how to figure that out.
I'm worried the creme based ones will have gone bad long ago and you'd get sick. Why lug them all the way to the house? She doesn't think she'll drink them???
And totally made up that whole thing about "marine owls".
Me too. I guess when you grow up not celebrating, it's hard to start at her age.
I guess I trailed out mid sentence. In my defense I was replying from my phone. I would maybe go out to a grocery store and buy more wine. You can only carry on two bottles per person per port. With 7 days, I'd rather take the extra off the ship than run out and have to buy all my wine from the bars and restaurants. They're much more expensive. Besides, I like to have it in my cabin while I'm getting dressed for the night.
I'm sure I could figure it out somehow, but I'll leave it until we get on the ship. I'll wake up in the morning and see. We have an aft cabin so we have a better chance at seeing it since we might have views on two sides of the ship.
Digitize them and they'll fit in the glove box of your car.
Has anyone, in the history of cars, actually put gloves in a glove box?
You're kidding, right?
Marine owls can stay at sea for weeks and have been spotted as far as 500 miles from the nearest land. Their ability to see fish at night lets them survive for extended periods of time without returning to land where they typically nest and raise their young.
And totally made up that whole thing about "marine owls".
A sternly worded email is on its way!
Ah, well, that would be a give-away then.
Oh shoot!!!!! I totally forgot to wish her a happy birthday!
D'oh!
I remember people wishing her a day or two early and thinking "Ha! I'm doing it on the day!"
Well.... pass along belated wishes and tell me she can smack me upside the head for my transgression, next time she sees me.
oh. Well.... nevermind, then.
I totally forgot that!
Oh good! I was hoping you'd say that, but thought you wouldn't.
Huh. Didn't know that.
Who doesn't want to see a photo of a pretty woman??
Just the narrow streets, mostly. And the architecture. Just looks very colonial.
Ah. Yeah, but.... can you imagine doing that?
I'll take the credit for anything good.
Change the sign to "For sale. $100 OBO."
What. No room for negotiation?
Might have to look into that.
Steppesister: making amends as best she can wherever she goes. See @Captain_Oblivious, I can play nice when want to.
Go away. I get this one.
I'm finally caught up! Just finished grading for my Spring semester course on Saturday evening, and now I've got a shortened May semester course i'm teaching that started yesterday. Luckily it's all online AND I have two teaching assistants this time so I'll be bopping back in whenever I get a chance.
That's so sad but understandable.
Yes, those drinks do add up for sure! But I thought you couldn't drink the ones you bought at port? I thought they held them until after you got off the ship?
If we can coordinate getting to the port together mom and I could take extra for you, we never use our allotment.
We're on complete opposite ends, we're as far forward as can be.
Ahhhh! I'm glad to hear that. Is it possible they're still good? I was thinking things like Bailys.
Sssssh.... you're gonna make Mark actually go back and read all the chatter. Lololol!And here you told me it was a total fluke....