P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[Josy1953]

IT is beautifully sunny day here in Stoke.  I have been for a walk to post a letter.  It was a battle against the wind to get to the post box but coming back was easier though it is uphill all the way, I don't think that I have ever done the walk back that fast in the 23 years that we have lived here.  DH is outside picking up the twigs that have come down from the trees and shrubs in the garden and moaning that the few leaves that were on the trees now need sweeping up. 

[kalos]

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

[Josy1953]

Summer must be coming soon, our bowling club had an outdoor AGM yesterday, I didn't go because of the car tax debacle that has meant I spent a good part of the day trying to sort out.  I had said that I was cutting down on playing this year and would not play in the ladies team because we have almost enough players for 2 teams but I am still playing 4 games a week.

[Harry Peterson]

33 minutes ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

Kalos, that’s actually quite wonderful to read - life enhancing in fact. So pleased you managed to do that, and that it went so well!  The next one will be even better!!!

[Purdey16]

38 minutes ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

 

Brilliant Kalos, I’m so happy for you both to start your ventures again , and has Harry says the next one will be even better.🌞

[Peanut006]

Morning everyone, nice sunny day here but quite windy making it feel cooler than it actually is.

There is a long stretch of daffodils every year near to us and you can now see yellow at the tops although they are not actually out yet. That cheers me up, a sign of Spring.

We have electrician here today doing lights in kitchen and plasterer tomorrow to do the utility room. 

Have a nice day everyone whatever you are doing.

Michelle

[zap99]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

We just got back from a sunny weekend in Warner's. Tony Hadley was the entertainment. The place felt nice and safe. We will do a test soon to see how safe it really was.

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

I'm pleased to read your story Kalos.

Hopefully you both feel more comfortable going out and have a few more nights away.

4°C and sunny here.

Graham.

[Angel57]

23 minutes ago, Peanut006 said:

Morning everyone, nice sunny day here but quite windy making it feel cooler than it actually is.

There is a long stretch of daffodils every year near to us and you can now see yellow at the tops although they are not actually out yet. That cheers me up, a sign of Spring.

We have electrician here today doing lights in kitchen and plasterer tomorrow to do the utility room. 

Have a nice day everyone whatever you are doing.

Michelle

How is your retriever now Michele? All recovered from virus I hope.

Gill

[Angel57]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

Wonderful to read your optimistic post Kalos. Now you can start to plan a few jaunts…..

Gill x

[Adawn47]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

I enjoyed reading your post kalos and I'm pleased you had a lovely 'mini break'  As you know neither Frank nor I drive now, but I was so inspired by your little jaunt out that I've hunted out the 2022 Alfa coach holidays brochure. We've used them before when we just neeed a few days away and they're very good. We had been interested in a 4 night 4* hotel tour of the Cotswolds, but the pandemic put pay to that, however it's still in the 2022 brochure, so this year hopefully we'll  manage it. 

Thanks kalos for the 🥾 in the posterior😁

Avril

[zap99]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Good morning hope everyone's ok 6.c with bright sunshine as January says goodbye.

Mrs K and I feel like two birds that have fledged the nest as it's been a long time since 

September 2019 when taken into hospital and staying in ever after . It seemed a good a

time as any to dip our toe into the world again so we spent the night in a Travelodge

for the night to see how we would feel and as it was only 15 minutes away from home,

we could easily abandon it and return home .Pleased to say we had a nice night and 

a lovely breakfast and both felt at ease with the situation. I didn't bother with photo's 

as I think we all know what a cooked breakfast looks like  Looking forwards to 

our next adventure possibly a bit further afield next time now we know how we feel

about traveling again .Must admit we feel better for it 

 

Take care and stay safe 

You  Can now start ticking off the dreams on your bucket list. Stay safe and enjoy. Doing both is possible, with a little bit of care.

[yorkshirephil]

1 minute ago, Adawn47 said:

I enjoyed reading your post kalos and I'm pleased you had a lovely 'mini break'  As you know neither Frank nor I drive now, but I was so inspired by your little jaunt out that I've hunted out the 2022 Alfa coach holidays brochure. We've used them before when we just neeed a few days away and they're very good. We had been interested in a 4 night 4* hotel tour of the Cotswolds, but the pandemic put pay to that, however it's still in the 2022 brochure, so this year hopefully we'll  manage it. 

Thanks kalos for the 🥾 in the posterior😁

Avril

Our next coach tour is with Alfa, it is the Eden project. Something we always fancied but never seemed to have time for as cruising got in the way. After taking a couple of tours with KM travel in the last 2 years we are now looking at other coach tours. We just like the ease and convenience of letting someone else deal with the hassle.

[Adawn47]

44 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said:

Our next coach tour is with Alfa, it is the Eden project. Something we always fancied but never seemed to have time for as cruising got in the way. After taking a couple of tours with KM travel in the last 2 years we are now looking at other coach tours. We just like the ease and convenience of letting someone else deal with the hassle.

Globe Travel, a local company, looks to have some interesting tours too, good hotels and local pck-ups. We've not tried them, but they have good reviews.

You never know Phil, we may cross paths one day on a coach and not a ship. 😉

Avril

[Peanut006]

1 hour ago, Angel57 said:

How is your retriever now Michele? All recovered from virus I hope.

Gill

Our retriever is back to his normal self again I am pleased to say. Wanting to go for walkies again and enjoying his food. Our spaniel seems to have avoided catching it fortunately

Michelle

[zap99]

1 hour ago, Adawn47 said:

Globe Travel, a local company, looks to have some interesting tours too, good hotels and local pck-ups. We've not tried them, but they have good reviews.

You never know Phil, we may cross paths one day on a coach and not a ship. 😉

Avril

We are looking at an Italian lakes and Swiss Alps tour with Riviera. It will have to be 2023 now as this year is pretty full up with cruises, UK and Canaries holidays.We will need to decide for ourselves as ICF's useful advice seems to have dried up.

Edited January 31, 2022 by zap99

[ohnonotmeagain]

NEWS UPADTE ! I have been in touch with @BeckettJane, who wishes me to inform you that although she's been a bit poorly lately, she is feeling much better and will posting soon!

She thanks everyone for their concern!

[Adawn47]

17 minutes ago, ohnonotmeagain said:

NEWS UPADTE ! I have been in touch with @BeckettJane, who wishes me to inform you that although she's been a bit poorly lately, she is feeling much better and will posting soon!

She thanks everyone for their concern!

That's a relief, thank you. I'm sorry to learn she's been poorly and so pleased she's on the mend. It will be lovely to see her posting again, she has been missed. x

Avril

[brian1]

17 minutes ago, LynnForestgate said:

 

I have been called for Jury service, and thankfully the case was dismissed.

 

On the other hand, a friend of mine was chosen to serve on the jury for what turned out to be a significant drugs case which involved the "Top" people in the organization. . 

 

Each of the jury slept in different hotels each night, and each day collected from their hotels in a bus, which apparently escorted by unmarked police cars.

the Jurors had very little interaction with each other.

Meals at their hotels were room service only.

 

I Hope your Jury service is not as severe as this.

 

Barnsley does have an organised whippet smuggling crime network.

[brian1]

1 hour ago, zap99 said:

We are looking at an Italian lakes and Swiss Alps tour with Riviera. It will have to be 2023 now as this year is pretty full up with cruises, UK and Canaries holidays.We will need to decide for ourselves as ICF's useful advice seems to have dried up.

Follow me in march,I'll give you a condensed 1 day tour.

[grapau27]

4 hours ago, ohnonotmeagain said:

NEWS UPADTE ! I have been in touch with @BeckettJane, who wishes me to inform you that although she's been a bit poorly lately, she is feeling much better and will posting soon!

She thanks everyone for their concern!

Thank you so much for letting us know Jane is okay.

Graham.

[Guest ccpm]

8 hours ago, Josy1953 said:

Summer must be coming soon, our bowling club had an outdoor AGM yesterday, I didn't go because of the car tax debacle that has meant I spent a good part of the day trying to sort out.  I had said that I was cutting down on playing this year and would not play in the ladies team because we have almost enough players for 2 teams but I am still playing 4 games a week.

Aha the world of bowls is about to start again. I do NOT play my back doesn't flex at all but I make tea etc. Last week the "are you able to?" letter came about what you can offer and for the first time I have had to say not the XX Tuesday in the month as I have joined Probus and that is our lunch meeting. I have been interrogated as if by the SS. Luckily I find it amusing its one day a month you would have thought i had joined ISIS. Apparently Rotary is OK no query re those lunches and non availability which has been for 2 years. It amused me no end. 

[Guest ccpm]

44 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you so much for letting us know Jane is okay.

Graham.

Great news

[Adawn47]

3 hours ago, brian1 said:

Barnsley does have an organised whippet smuggling crime network.

Knowing my luck, I'd be on the jury for the trial of the 'top dog' in the organisation.

Sis

[Adawn47]

13 hours ago, Eddie99 said:

Great camouflage Eddie.

Avril