Horizon / Live / Solo - Sep 21-29-2019

[sid_9169]

Current situation... Pork chop...

 

[sid_9169]

Broccoli and cauliflower... By the way, the pork chop is "on point" as Guy Fieri would say...

 

More relics...

 

[DubNHub]

Happiest of birthdays, Sid! I hope you have a great evening on board and a great nights sleep! Thank you again for giving US the presents!

[sid_9169]

More Aruba now...

 

[sid_9169]

 

I really wanted to swim in the ocean... I had come all this way, and still hadn't done it yet. I don't swim in pools or anything like that, but give me a lake, or a river, or an ocean, and I'm in... I know this sounds diametrically opposed to my extreme ocd, but hey, I'm an enigma... I went back towards the beach, and of course I had to take my shoes off again. I usually just try to find an honest looking couple to watch my bag, but I know people feel weird about that. I did find some unoccupied loungers with umbrellas. I walked over and asked the guy renting the chairs if it would be cool to just leave my stuff there for awhile. I wasn't trying to get a free chair, I just wanted my stuff up off the sand and in some shade if possible. He had no problem with it, and minutes later I was swimming in the cool, calm, and beautiful blue water... I stayed out for a good while. I thought about life and stuff and for a minute, thought about nothing at all... I really don't want to go back home to work and traffic and all the other crap that comprises my life back there...

 

I could stay in the Caribbean forever, but I don't have the money to pick up and start all over again... I would be heading home soon, another year older, and still not really happy at all about my life. Anyhoo, that's my fiftieth birthday in a nutshell... Back to dinner!

 

I don't really eat dessert, so I ordered another appetizer. Arancini... I think it's fried risotto?

 

[Slainte57]

Great Aruba photos

[sid_9169]

Pretty soon, I knew that I would have to start heading back to the ship. Our on board time was 3:30, and it was about 2:45... I dried off and walked up to the little beach side bar to rinse off my feet. Of course, after I do this, in every direction was more sand... I just tried to tread as lightly as I could, and tried to get most of it off with my Carnival beach towel. I got as much as I could, then I just put my slightly sandy feet inside my shoes and walked to the road. I found a driver, and said I was going back to the port. He said $15... I told him I paid $5 to get here. He said that, well I must've gotten a deal... I went to the next guy, who also said $15. I walked away, and he said $12... I told him I would just go to the bus stop.

 

I started walking, and remember, it's about 3:00 by now... Still, I'm not paying $15 for a ten minute ride. Pretty soon, a bis approached as I was walking. He honked the horn, and I raised my hand. Next thing I know, I'm on the bus heading back towards the ship.

 

[Saint Greg]

2 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I came across this pelican, and he didn't seem to be bothered by my presence at all... I was about three feet from him when I took this picture. I could have gotten closer, but I didn't know if he might attack me.

 

 

Then I came across another pelican. Same thing, he just stood there... I tell ya, they're some pretty brave birds... Or, maybe they're not scared cause they could peck someone's eye out or something...

 

 

 

[CRUISERMOMX3]

1 hour ago, sid_9169 said:

I wanted to put my shoes back on, but of course they were covered in sand... I found some shade, and I pulled out a bunch of handy wipes, and tried to get all the sand off... It really wasn't going so well. I finally just decided to go ahead and put them on. There was no way possible that I was going to make it on that hot asphalt.

Put a small thing of baby powder in your survival kit. Takes all the sand off instantly. 

[sid_9169]

1 minute ago, CRUISERMOMX3 said:

Put a small thing of baby powder in your survival kit. Takes all the sand off instantly. 

Now you tell me...

[Jerseygirl1416]

Just now, CRUISERMOMX3 said:

Put a small thing of baby powder in your survival kit. Takes all the sand off instantly. 

That’s what we always used on the kids when they were little leaving the beach. Definitely works.

[retiring soon]

Hi all!

 

Wishing you many happy healthy returns of the day, Sid! Happy 50th.🎂

Your pictures are making me wish I had a Carnival cruise booked before Feb. 2021!!

I love their food choices. I mainly sail NCL which I will in 16 more days. I can hardly wait!!

 

~ Jo ~ 😊

 

 

[Saint Greg]

5 minutes ago, CRUISERMOMX3 said:

Put a small thing of baby powder in your survival kit. Takes all the sand off instantly. 

or just fill your shoes with baby powder.

[sid_9169]

Soon enough, I was back where I started from. I wanted to get a picture of the Aruba sign, so I walked over there...

 

Dedicated to Saint Greg...

 

[Greenpea2]

2 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

More Eagle Beach...

 

Soooo beautiful!

[sid_9169]

Lana's birthday present to me... I still have to pay for it...

 

[sid_9169]

I like to give people names when I'm on the ship. You've already heard about Captain's hat guy and four wheel drive tattoo lady. Right now, next to me at Alchemy is ZZ Top beard guy... I mean it's all the way down past his waistline...

[2bthere]

That beach looked beautiful and your phone is doing a great job with the pictures which I knew you were wondering about.
I'm just amazed you haven't stopped by a local store for some Cheetos.

[sid_9169]

Annamaria is next up to make me a birthday drink... (Also, have to pay for this one...)

 

[crewsweeper]

2 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

On the way out, I stopped in a small area of the restaurant that had all kinds of ancient relics...

 

You found my BlackBerry 🤩🍾

[sid_9169]

Uh oh, I think someone must've taken an upper decker in the urinal... Hopefully I don't get in trouble for saying urinal...

 

[sid_9169]

29 minutes ago, 2bthere said:

That beach looked beautiful and your phone is doing a great job with the pictures which I knew you were wondering about.
I'm just amazed you haven't stopped by a local store for some Cheetos.

I thought about walking out into the water to get a really cool shot, but just my luck, I would've probably dropped my phone in the water...

[AmyJA]

Sid ALT-team Amy checking in after getting off the Breakaway last Sunday....and trying to catch up with boring everyday life. Just wanted to wish you a very happy 1/2 hundred day. 

 

Have not read your whole trip but getting there. 

 

[sid_9169]

Switching it up now a little... Pommigranite with tequila and other stuff... Also, this really expensive phone can't seem to figure out how to spell pomegranate...

Oh, wait. It did it the second time...

 

[sid_9169]

I can guarantee you that I'm not staying up late again tonight... Probably less than an hour to go for me... Gotta get my beauty sleep. And, for me, that takes a lot of sleep...