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I thought they were boats and suitcases, lol!

Aloha a photo of Maui from the big island

It was in Noto. They have a flower festival where they decorate the streets with flower paintings. I am guessing it’s for that.

Good morning and thanks all! We enjoyed Catania, last time we went to Ortygia and Noto on a private tour which I would highly recommend. The food and wine were great, Nero d’Avila

@RedneckBob 😂

Just a quick good morning and thanks all! Prayers for those who need them. It is our lovely DD’s birthday. The lovely Zuiderdam is in port this morning. We were treated the other day with quite the show! These creatures are as big as a greyhound bus!

Good morning and thanks all! I visited Montreal as a young teen for Expo. It was wonderful, time for a do over. So sorry to hear the Kauai call has been cancelled for the dailyites! But a sail around the Napali cliffs should be amazing ! @smitty34877 sending extra prayers and. Hugs! @DeniseT yikes! Please get it checked,. I once had a fire in a plug and the fire department told me it was good I called as they would make sure it was ok. Wow! Simply wow!

Good morning and thanks all! We enjoyed Alesund years ago. @grapau27 adding my condolences on the loss of your church friend. @57redbird my cousin had surgery for an aneurysm at Swedish as well in Seattle. Thankfully he is fully recovered. We spent a wonderful day watching the whales and dolphins.

We have enjoyed many areas around Puget sound over the years, love all this islands and we’ve spent time on a few of them, Whitby, Stuart island. Such a beautiful area, Aloha, look who came for a visit

Always interesting how many think the laws don’t apply to them, whether a passport in Italy, an International drivers permit or in Japan the declaration of medicines and medical devices. Sigh….

Good day! Sorry to hear the pacific is so rocky, the waves and swells have been extraordinary here, too. @ger_77 yikes, glad you’re there to advocate!

Over the years we’ve tried many, we lined up for Sorbillos but were underwhelmed. We’ve tried Trianon beside Da Michel and our current favourite Lombardis, is the last photo below, as well as many others. Always think a photo is worth….

Rabbit rabbit, rabbit! A special thanks for all the kind words, @kazu @cunnorl@smitty34877@RMLincoln@Quartzsite Cruiser@HAL Sailer@puppycanducruise@StLouisCruisers@Haljo1935 @cat shepard@dfish@erewhon @grapau27just to clarify the friend wasn’t in the photo at the crown bar. @ger_77 sending extra hugs, always tough to make those decisions. But better safe and the next cruise will be that much sweeter. @smitty34877 yikes, I am so sorry to hear your household is not well, such a concern for Tana. @marshhawk sorry you’re not well, but glad to hear you have a plan for dear bubbles. Yes please remember to enjoy each day and be thankful.

Good morning and thanks all! My recommendation for Belfast is the Crown Bar! We so enjoyed meeting family. @RMLincolnalways appreciate your gentle and kind posts! Feeling very sad today, as one of our group of friends here, didn’t make it. Life is short, so here’s a rainbow that appeared unusually this morning.

Sending special hugs!

Good day and thanks all! @smitty34877 sending extra good wishes for Tana! @StLouisCruisers I’ll add my thoughts as I’ve had a lot of issues. I find gentle yoga very helpful and gentle stretching using a doorway. Hope you feel better soon. @kazu sending hugs and bubble wrap! Enough already! Aloha and Bon voyage, @dfish @Sharon in AZ@summer slope@Quartzsite Cruiser A few photos to whet your appetite from the botanical and cactus gardens at the old airport, a nice place to walk. You may even meet a local

We throughly enjoyed an overnight stop there. So much to see and lovely atmosphere. So much fun to get a little off the beaten path, Thanks for the great photos!

We used Levant Solmaz in Ephesus, If you haven’t seen the terrace houses they are a Must. If you have we highly recommend visiting Priene. Didyma and Miletus, three Ancient Greek cities that are amazing and not so busy. Levant arranged a great lunch right beside the ruins.

Aloha! Just realized @dfish @Quartzsite Cruiser @Sharon in AZ@summer slope will all be in Kona February 8. Don’t know what you have planned, but please Let me know if any of you would like to meet for drinks at the Marriott king Kamehaha Billfish bar and grill between two and four for happy hour? It’s right by the pier where you’ll tender in. or if you just need any info let me know… We love having Nexus.

Good day and thanks all. Prayers and gentle hugs to those that need them! @Cruising-along glad you are having such a nice time, Happy birthday to your DD! Our daughter was born 10 days later and will achieve the same age, as Roy says. I share your thoughts, it doesn’t seem possible! I will jump in on the dog food, our beloved Labrador lived until nearly 17 on Kirkland lamb and rice food, Our vet couldn’t believe his age but had seen him from a pup. We have very much enjoyed visiting Kefalonia, the novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is set there as is the movie. The water is that blue!

@ger_77 thanks for the update, really hope you don’t have to wait too long. Our friend found out in May but couldn’t be scheduled until November as emergencies bumped him. No talk of heart failure at all. Different provinces, though. We have urgent cares in our city, I went there when I had a break. But at times the waits can be worse than the ER.

Good morning and thanks all! Especially Jacqui and Roy love the new map! @ger_77 yikes! Sending my prayers and concerns that all shall be well! I’ll join those who enjoy British mysteries! here’s to Robbie Burns!

Late to the party, but hope @Cruising-along has a great one! Or had if she crossed the date line! @cunnorl and @dfish congratulations on the new babies always so precious, and we so enjoy seeing those photos. @RMLincoln Great news! Now the healing can begin! @JazzyV sorry you have to wait! @kazu yikes, glad Ivan is helping you Today we went for a wonderful lunch to the winner of the James beard award last year. Sadly this over one hundred year old restaurant and hotel, the Manago has been sold. @aliaschief wonderful news, the swells have been crazy here, so I was worried. @dfish yes on the Nanaimo bars, yum!, @Quartzsite Cruiser love how you roll, gelato is mandatory at least once, preferably twice a day! in Hawaii, it’s bubbies mochi stuffed with ice cream, preferably with passion fruit!

I think we took a bus to the train station but a taxi would much easier. As long as you dock on time, the 8 am time should be fine. We just bought tickets on arrival, it’s less than an hour IIRC. I think a few hours should allow you to see both the palace and the grounds and still allow time for pizza. We’ve been to several, Trianon and Da Michel are relatively near the train station. We went to Sorbellos but were underwhelmed. It’s the second photo. The last time we really enjoyed a more local place, Lombardis, the first photo. Bon appetito!

We used Treviso car services for transfers around Venice twice and they were great.