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Good toots! I counted 14. Thank you, Capt. O'Driscoll!

Looks like she's moving!

Thanks for the reminder, Kathi!

Greetings from MD on this soggy Veterans Day. To all that have served, thank you for your service! Thank you for the Daily, Rich, and safe travels, Roy. So glad I did early voting last week because...my pre-op visit on Tuesday for the cataract surgery took an unexpected turn! Everything was fine, and it seemed that the doctor was about to sign off on the paperwork, when they did the EKG. Oops, after 3 runs, the dr said "I want you to go to the hospital RIGHT NOW!" Turns out I have AFib, and my heart rate was extremely high. Not good. So I spent most of the day in the ER as they ran tests and waited for a bed to become available in the cardiac unit. The Echocardiogram revealed that I have a leaky heart valve, and the drs all agree that I was lucky that they found it early, before a clot caused a stroke or heart attack. Phew! Thank you, Lord!! I was released Wednesday afternoon & now am taking Elequis & a med to slow down the heart rate. I feel fine, and felt ok through the whole experience! The eye surgeon has no problem working on someone taking blood thinners, so I guess I'm good for the 22nd!

Good morning! I did early voting last week, so will just watch the results tonight. Never been to Bonaire, but have been to islands A& C. My bronchitis has cleared, just in time for my pre-op exam this morning to prepare for my upcoming cataract surgeries. Prayers for all on Roy's care list and congrats to all who are celebrating. Praying that the hurricane turns away from FL - they deserve a break!

Signing off, until tomorrow. Thanks, Kathi!

A proper toot-fest!

Kudos to Captain O'Driscoll in sneaking the NS past the Behemouth of the Seas!!

Hopefully arriving in time to catch the departure!

To go along with today's theme - many years ago, DH & I bought plots in at a local cemetery. Fast forward to just a few years ago, when we decided that we both wanted our ashes interred in the columbarium at our church, surrounded by our friends and church family. When we sold the plots, we were floored by the amount we received, including interest on the money we had paid long ago....put the money towards our Tahiti cruise!😁 DS & I went to do early voting this evening - no line, yay! Afterwards, we celebrated by going to a yummy Salvadorian restaurant for dinner. Also bought some Powerball tickets -- gotta play to dream!

Hanging out with Juliette Gordon Low at her home in Savannah.

Thanks everyone! See you next time.

Maybe she's going as a "ghost ship" for Halloween? LOL!

Odd - the NA has disappeared from the map!

Just thinking the same thing!

Are the 5pm departure times confirmed for both ships? Just asking because the NS left yesterday at 3pm. Thank you!

Happy Reformation Day, Dailyites! This is always a big celebration at our church and normally I would have been at church for most of the day. As luck would have it, I picked up some sort of upper respiratory infection towards the end of the Nieuw Statendam cruise (not covid!!), and the doctor has me on some heavy duty meds. Not fit to go out into society yet, but at least I was able to livestream the service this morning. I volunteered to help next Saturday with the church's Craft Fair, so I need to be healthy by then -- all the other volunteer gigs are cancelled for this week. Not a fan of candy corn or tilapia, and never went out on Mischief Night -- not a big thing in this part of Maryland. I bought a pumpkin that I need to get carved before tomorrow night and got to the store (masked) to get the necessary candy. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so don't know how many trick-or-treaters we'll get. Prayers raised for all who need them, and congratulations to all who are celebrating!

Here to see the Eurodam, at least! Sad I missed the NS.

Bon Voyage Jacqui! Enjoy the trip and I look forward to reading your reports. I hope some time in the future we'll finally be on the same BHB!

Off the NS after a wonderful cruise. As Debbie said, disembarkation was a breeze and we were able to get a taxi right away. THAT'S where the efficiency ended -- Budget Rental at the airport has not improved since last year. Lots of customers & only 2 agents. It's going to take a while!! So while we wait I'll pretend I'm back on the ship. It was SO nice to meet the other Daily-ites and all of the other CCers! The turnout for the M&G was terrific - thanks to everyone that participated! Edi

Safe travels! I'll be there Friday.

It's late in the day but... Rabbit, Rabbit, White Rabbit!

Up very early this morning to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral. I wanted to make sure I was early enough to see the procession from Westminster Hall to the Abbey. The service was sad, but beautiful. My condolences to all who mourn her. Now I'm watching the procession to Windsor Castle. The bagpipes are haunting. Graham @grapau27 , do I remember correctly that you and Pauline attended one of the Queen's tea parties at Buckingham Palace? What a nice memory to have!

One more 9-11 memory. I was working in Washington, DC in a building close to the State Department. We had just started a meeting when someone dashed into the room and told us all to evacuate the building. Rumors abounded that car bombs were all over the city and the State Dept. was a prime target. When we were allowed to re-enter the building, there were tv sets going so we could see what was happening. The plane had already hit the Pentagon. From our rooftop cafeteria, we could see the smoke rising from the Pentagon for several days. I have a good friend who was on her way to her job at the Pentagon, but got delayed on the Metro. That saved her life because her office was in the area where the plane hit. Many of her coworkers were lost. We'll never forget.

Chateau Smith is served on HAL ships. It's very good!