QueSeraSera

yes, really a good song, and in time to help me raise mine

But, of course, she is a Florida girl 🙂

The pictures and stories behind them have been remarkable DW. Thank you.

I must say that those islands do indeed have unique character and charm, it's just not on display at the cruise port. It's up to us cruisers to seek it out. This probably also argues against the included tour approach, as independent exploration can lead to the best opportunities to experience a place.

I'm thinking this is how it is around the cooler...

"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” JKRowling

Musical interlude, young people doing the best version of the old Tokens song "A Lion Sleeps Tonight" I think the future is in good hands with the young people of today...

Good night Anna and Holger. Your writings have been fantastic. I hope we may see some of Holger's pictures here sometime?

Always a pleasure to stop by the cooler. Enjoyable & relaxing. DW, I'm finding your posts informative and enlightening, please keep them coming! JP, thank you for as always great pictures (with a glimpse of snow), and please extend best wishes to Chris for her birthday. Dr Ron has inspired me how to better explain our Nordic Trac upstairs & how we use it, although I will need to seriously consider Mysty's modification next year 🙂 Me too cruisinbanjo!

me too Jazz

These are wonderful to read. Thank you for posting. We have never been to Antarctica and were unsure if we wanted to visit, but your magical posts have convinced us to add it to our list! From your post: Keine deutschen Würstchen bitte. I had to look up a translation but I "get it" now 😊

My beloved Mom never taught me how to cook but was always there to cook every meal in a delicious fashion (except a couple trips the folks took, when caretaker cooked). Just saying - great Mom, will always miss her, and look out when it's my night to cook 😉

Being a bit troubled by our lately dysfunctional political system, and finding little comfort in gazing across the Atlantic, I came upon this quote from Plato (I do hope its authentic). From Greece, birthplace of democracy:

Perhaps so if you get off the ship and walk around the cruise port area, then reboard. I'm suspecting tongue in cheek here. Wife and I have enjoyed 6-day visits to both St. Thomas and St. Kitts/Nevis. Certainly, they were very different from one another. Hope you have a great trip Lois!

Please have them note the sharp drop-off to the left before heading off

It takes a saint to successfully teach junior high students. Condolences to his family.

With an empty bottle of Rioja red between my beautiful wife and I, I must say I remember 2022 like it was yesterday 🙂

Love both of them, both were right! Maybe I ought to get one of those shingles shots, sorry that affliction affected your New Years. The table you set in your photo looks inviting to me, however. Best wishes and heal quickly

me too, always fun to learn something new. Then I found a Canadian website (will post the link below) that offered this answer in response to a question I had WHICH WINE WITH TOURTIERE Whites, sparkling or reds all go with them a tourtière pie. I think its love at first sight: me tourtiere, & whichever wine I'm in the mood to enjoy Link: Best Tourtiere Recipe (canadiancookingadventures.com)

And did you see how clean the tabletop was? Sometimes I wonder what's lurking underneath a tablecloth...

OK then, now for my Western Hemisphere friends

Inspiring, mysty, you're a gem.

Did you by chance try the salmon main course? It looks like a new method of preparing that fish (Champagne and cream sauce), and I'd love to know if it turned out well.

Responses available: like, thank. or laugh. Just inadequate, where is love? thanks Daveywavey

Reflecting back on 2022, missing our dog Grover, and knowing that many of you also lost loved pets this year.