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Good Morning from a cloudy and cool day at the beach No divorce and no bubble bath but would like a nice argyle sweater. We were in Napier in 2022. Nice town, my pictures are very similar to Sandi`s. Unfortunately we had a not so nice experience there. The shuttles to the ship were a red hot mess. Then one of the bus drivers refused to allow my DD and another passenger in a wheelchair on the bus. He made some very derogatory statements' about people in wheelchairs. The other passenger were appalled and it was nasty. They put us and the other passenger on the Princess shuttle. I was very upset. The Cruise director and Shore Excursion manager came to see us. Other passengers reported the incident. I wont let one individual ruin my vision of the town. Pretty quiet around post Holiday. Have to take DH for a CT this AM. Nothing else on agenda. Although I do have to start researching some insurance for the VOV. Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

@Norseh2o My deepest condolences to you and your entire family. Sounds like your Mom was an amazing woman and enjoyed a full life. May your memories bring you peace.

Judy is the "Poster Girl" for traveling smart and with comfort!

Thank you for taking us along. Love following your blog. Have a wonderful time!

Good Morning from a very cloudy and cool day at the beach We enjoy trivia except for Pop culture. I wonder if that includes Pop Music. The meal suggestion looks good. @grapau27 Graham , thanks for the description of our days. Very informative. Had a few extra people show up yesterday to take down all the library decorations. Went well and done for another year. So many of our group off on wonderful cruises! So exciting. I have to wait until July for the VOV. Worth waiting for I think. Scheduled to play golf this afternoon. Looks iffy at present. Hopefully.... Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

Bon Voyage! Wishing you both the very best! Enjoy!

Bon Voyage ! Wish you all the best!

Good Morning from another sunny but cool day at the beach A very big BON VOYAGE to all of our Dailylites embarking on cruises today. I wish you all a wonderful, safe and healthy journey. Stay in touch when you can. Richards Bay is on our booked 2025 WC so hopefully someone will have some pictures. Goulash is a favorite in my family. DH makes a good one. I will have to show him todays recipes to see if they are similar. Have a library meeting this afternoon. Will be interesting. We will be taking down all the decorations today. We thought if we waited until today, we may get a few more helpers. LOL @Denise T Good for you! Keep up the good work. Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

Have a wonderful trip. It sounds amazing!

Enjoy the dinner with your travel agency. Sounds like a fun evening and a great way to start this wonderful journey.

Good Morning from a cool and sunny day at the beach I dont usually like buffets, only on a ship. Dont have a cat, and have not been to todays port. Thanks for the great pictures! Lots going on here today already. I just got back from my stress test and was surprised to see the Daily already on page 3! My test went fine and I was able to complete the whole thing without difficulty. @aliaschief Safe travels tomorrow. Enjoy every minute of that wonderful journey. @RMLincoln A very Happy Anniversary to you both. May you have many more. @smitty34877 Glad to hear that Tina`s Aide is back. @mamaofami A very Happy Birthday to Sam Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

Looking Great, Ladies! Have a wonderful time!

Rabbit, Rabbit, White Rabbit Happy New Year Good Morning from a sunny and cool day at the beach I really like sweet potatoes. They are on todays menu. Will have to look at the recipes. Going to reach 70 today. I plan on a nice long walk on the beach. It will be peaceful. @Cat in my lap Happy Anniversary and hope you enjoy many more. I really enjoy this time of year. I love reading all the blogs on the Grand Cruises. We will be on the 2025 WC if all goes well. Stay well and enjoy today Charlene

Wonderful blog. I really enjoy it. Thanks for taking us along on your amazing journey.

It will be an interesting journey! I wish you safe and healthy travels. Thanks for taking us along. I always enjoy your posts.

Good Morning from a cool but sunny day at the beach Happy New Years Eve to everyone. We will not see midnite. A few years ago, one of our friends had a New Years Eve parry at noon. It was great. In my early years, I always worked New Years Eve I was an ER nurse. So never was much of a party time for me. We went to Fanning Island on the Eurodam in 2019. Very rough tender ride. I really enjoyed the visit. They had told us how primitive it was but still passengers were looking for the ATM! I have some very fond memories of that visit. Sandi @StLouisCruisers We were told that they process seaweed for the Japanese. They trade seaweed for supplies. Not sure if it is true but thats what we were told. We had a wonderful visit with our cruise friends from the Noordam. There was even a heavy rocket launch which they have never seen before. They are going to stop again in March on their way back to Canada. Hope everyone has a safe and healthy New Year. Charlene

@dfish Debbie , glad the surgery went well. Relax, take your meds and get better. Give yourself time to heal

Have a wonderful trip. Enjoy every minute. Thanks for taking us along on this amazing journey.

Have a wonderful cruise!

Good Morning from a rainy and cool day at the beach I enjoy minestrone soup. Would be great on a day like today. I have friends coming today so does that count for call a friend day. Todays quite is a goiod one. It made me cry and I never cry. It just reminded me of so much. My really good friends and neighbors are returning today. I am making them lunch and put it in their refrigerator. I did a small grocery order for them yesterday. They will be here until the middle of May. Our cruise buddies will be here for dinner. They are on their way to Ft Myers but will visit with us. So a busy day for me! Anyone driving thru Florida, be careful. The roads are wet and very congested. It seems the last few days no one knows what a turn signal is, only a horn! Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

Rich , Glad you are ok. Take care

Good Morning from a sunny and warm day at the beach Have to enjoy this weather before a cold front comes in. Went for a long walk on the beach yesterday , many people win the water! Obviously not locals. LOL Have not been to a Zoo in many years. I like a really good fruitcake. Unfortunately there are not too many of them around. Have not been to todays port, thank you for all the wonderful pictures. @SusieKIslandGirl A very Happy Anniversary. May you enjoy many more. @dfish Best of luck with the surgery. Hope you recover quickly. @aliaschief Enjoy your wonderful journey. I can only imagine how excited you both must be! We are booked on the 2025 HAL WC and already I am crazy with excitement. Have some errands today . Nothing too exciting. Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

Safe and healthy travels to all! Enjoy every minute.

Good Morning from a warm and rainy day at the beach Forecast for rain the next few days and then getting colder. Feel bad for anyone wanting beach time. I will celebrate Homeowners Day, but sometimes not so much. We received an unexpected but welcome call last nite from a couple that we met on the last cruise. They are driving to S Florida and wanted to stop and see us. They will be here on Thursday. We have done a few Zoom calls with some people from that trip. Very excited to see them. @rafinmd Roy, Sorry to hear that you need radiation but it sounds like thet are following closely. Take care of yourself. Today is clean up day. The decorations will come down on Friday. Safe travels to everyone Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene

I also have an induction cooktop. DH wanted it when we remodeled a few years ago. I was skeptical but am now a convert. I really like it, Although I had to get all new pots and pans. It heats and then cools down quickly . I would recommend.