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He still wouldn't be able to board in a US port.

You should try an e-reader. Paperwhite Kindle or an e-reader Nook. They are just about the size of a paperback, you can adjust the text size, and there is no screen glare. I resisted for a long time, but I love my e-reader and can have a whole library in something that will fit in my purse. 😊

Is the Lime & Coconut bar the former Sky Bar or just the Pool Bar? I have yet to figure that out. 😄

When we came from Australia to Hawaii, we were still off by 9:30, so there wasn't really any delay. And I don't really remember one from our TA. I think we were off by 10, with regular disembarkation in FLL, with a noon flight.

Sometimes a little bit of a delay. It is hard to say how much of one. The ship will just be arriving in the US from a foreign country after an extended stay, so the crew and facilities will be subjected to a mandatory Coast Guard, Immigration and Health inspection. They may still have express walk off, so I would do that if you can.

Just NO! Some of us love squirrels. Put a baffle on your bird feeder. 😡That is just disgusting.

We hardly ever have interesting weather like that, either. ☺️ The floors are in. I am just terrified of messing them up before we sell the house and have rugs everywhere. They look very nice. I forgot to take photos before we put rugs everywhere.

WOW! You have the most amazing looking skunks in Virginia, Jim! I have never seen a skunk (or even a photo) of a skunk that looks like that. Not a mostly all white one. Ours are the classic black & white striped ones. Like Pepe le Pew. ☺️ That's fascinating. Thanks!

Turkey. To make a peacock, you really need dishtowels.☺️ From Cabo resort:

Totally unrelated to any recent posts, but they are starting on the new flooring installation tomorrow. 😊 It seems really exciting, until you consider the reality of how much stuff needs to be moved/put somewhere else. The loveseat is gone. Two cabinet end tables are gone. The sofa is on the front porch and will remain there until we have enough stuff for a bulky waste pickup. We're not even doing the bedrooms. We are going to keep them carpeted. Living room, kitchen, and hall. It has been 3 weeks of moving stuff, packing stuff and getting rid of stuff. Bobby and I will hang out in the master bedroom. 🙄

I like Charlie's "woo-woo-woo" Poor pitiful me. Not fair!

A coworker has fixed in place, decorative wooden shutters on the front windows of his house. One day, he was hosing them off, and all of these soaking wet little brown bats came climbing out between the slats. They had no idea and had never even noticed them before. He just left them, and hoses them more frequently, to make it not a good roosting spot. ☺️ That's a chubby bat on your screen, Greg. Maybe he (or she) has been eating well. 😄

That's two! Only 10 more to go for the calendar! ☺️

Yes! It was very, very good. I love chocolate. Thanks again. ☺️

That's a bummer Greg. Unless you are totally incapacitated, it is hard to make these things work out sometimes. And knees are definitely harder than hips.

@HBE4 It looks like a wonderful getaway. Beautiful view! Very rustic though. It looks like you had a nice time. I guess we are fortunate. Everyone keeps calling our other house a cabin. But it is actually a house that is even larger than our present home. I wish we were on a lake though. There is only a stocked ditch for fishing.

They like snacks. We had a bartender that we chatted with quite a bit. At the last port, he mentioned that he was getting off at the last port to get snacks. On the last night we asked if he had gotten his snacks? He said no, he got busy. We always bring a lot of snacks. We had unopened Pringles, bags of Peppermint Patties, I think Reese's, KitKats and some other stuff. Unopened or individually wrapped. He was delighted. Comment was "I love chocolate!" We don't bring snacks for them specifically. But if it works out, it does. We also tip generously.

Try Alaska. When we went to bed at 4:30...it was still light out. ☺️

I just don't feel really pampered anymore. We did a B2B in March, and the whole thing just seemed mediocre. I guess the most frustrating part was just trying to get dining reservations for our 3 night package. And we went very early for the second cruise. We are just taking a break, while we do some house stuff, and see if the prices get more reasonable.

We have one little sad rose bush in the front yard. And every year it optimistically leafs out and has beautiful blooms. And then the deer come by one night and strip all of the flowers off and most of the leaves, like a goat ate it. ☺️ I hope your husband Charlie is okay, Marietta. And I am hopeful that Linda's surgery will go well, Greg.

Sadly. It is gone. We had a wonderful time in them, before they were taken away. Smoking lounge, private bar. No need to bother others. Oh well. We are taking a hiatus from Royal Caribbean.

@HBE4 Wow! I watched the footage this morning. I didn't even know they had flash floods in New York state. I thought it was more of a desert thing. I hope you weren't flooded. Stay dry!

They do not. On Vision Class ships, only the balcony and above staterooms have them.

Last time we stopped in Barbados, we booked a Viator trip to their wildlife park, because I specifically wanted to see their Patagonian Mara. They are not exhibited very many places. The park was old and failing and rundown. They used to have 7 of them, but this old guy is the last one left. It is not a caged park, and we hiked all over to find him. And he is probably gone, and there won't be any more on Barbados.

That is so cool to see Kangaroos and your other exotic animals in the wild! It is like us seeing coyotes. Which are so common, that they are not really unique or exotic. Or the skunks in the backyard. But your wildlife is so unusual to us in North America. ☺️ I really enjoy your photos.