Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Sea Dog]

22 minutes ago, BonTexasNY said:

Greg, I hope the next knee surgery recuperation will be easier than the first.

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Greg, I am sorry you still aren't 100%.  Hope you feel better real soon!

You'll be a tiger in time for your cruise!

 

Thanks Bonnie. I'm hoping that number two will be better and I am feeling better. I'm still going bland on my diet for now.

[Ocean Boy]

39 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Ice Odyssey was the name of the show.  

Something cool just happened.   I was making this response in the Windjammer.   I couldn't remember the song Reach so I YouTube it.  I am about 1/2 way through the song and..... The song starts playing in the Windjammer!  ... what are the odds!

None of us remember the Song being in the show.  Several songs from Tommy. We were on Voyager in 2011.  Don't remember the show. 

My mistake, I was thinking of Explorer.😑

[Ozark_Kid]

21 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

I think Symphony has been my favorite.  Started with the synchronized drones flying to The Who's I Can See For Miles.

I really liked that one.

[Keksie]

5 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

The wrong person left last night ,in my humble opinion.

I think it was the correct person.  The other most annoying person can go next week.  

[Ozark_Kid]

Leaving Cozumel. 

 

 

 

 

 

[lenquixote66]

50 minutes ago, Keksie said:

I think it was the correct person.  The other most annoying person can go next week.  

Let us hope so.

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

I finally finished editing my pictures and as promised, I’d like to share some with you except that it’s really hard to choose which to show you because there are so many.  Scotland and Ireland are so rich in history and culture.  I really enjoyed hearing all the stories, legends, myths and fairytales that the tour guides told.  

 

We started out in Inverness/Lockness, Scotland.  There are a lot of castles and cathedrals in Scotland.  This is the Cawdor Castle.

 

 

Here is something very interesting.  Look at the cloud that is a little to the left above the cathedral.  What do you see?  I see a castle in the sky.

 

After all, this is Castle Road

 

Inverness Cathedral 

 

 

Kilchurn Castle

 

 

 

Inveraray Castle

 

 

 

[Coralc]

2 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

We have a couple of peacocks that like to wander around our neighborhood. I was walking by one of them last night and decided to take a video. I don’t think he liked that. I didn’t know that peacocks could honk. 

 

 

Oops...coverting from .mov to .mp4 somehow rotated the video.  You get the idea.

 

 

They also scream. It almost sounds like "Help, help, help". The neighborhood across the canyon from us has flocks of feral peacocks. ☺️

 

The Blue Angels flew over our house this morning. Exciting and loud. It is Fleet Week, and very fitting that Senator Dianne Feinstein's funeral was yesterday. She was instrumental in bringing Fleet Week to San Francisco, and really did a lot for the city and California. It was sad to see her deterioration.   

[Coralc]

Duplicate. 

 

Edited October 5, 2023 by Coralc

[Ozark_Kid]

45 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

I finally finished editing my pictures and as promised, I’d like to share some with you except that it’s really hard to choose which to show you because there are so many.  Scotland and Ireland are so rich in history and culture.  I really enjoyed hearing all the stories, legends, myths and fairytales that the tour guides told.  

 

We started out in Inverness/Lockness, Scotland.  There are a lot of castles and cathedrals in Scotland.  This is the Cawdor Castle.

 

 

Here is something very interesting.  Look at the cloud that is a little to the left above the cathedral.  What do you see?  I see a castle in the sky.

 

After all, this is Castle Road

 

Inverness Cathedral 

 

 

Kilchurn Castle

 

 

 

Inveraray Castle

 

 

 

Great pics.  I love castles 🏰. 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Scotland’s Highland Cows- they are huge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheep outnumber people in both Scotland and Ireland

 

A beautiful village named Luss in Scotland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haggis- the National dish of Scotland

 

 

[Coralc]

Great photos Helen ! @FromSea2ShiningSea Highland Cattle are so cute! I hope you purchased a postcard of them (I would have). And I love the black sheep photo! They are all great, what a fabulous cruise trip. ☺️

[Luckynana]

@FromSea2ShiningSea  Love the pictures, Helen!  I especially love the pictures of the Castles..not to mention "the castle in the sky"!  Thank you for sharing!

[helen haywood]

@dani negreanu Could you make a schnitzel-ish dish using a thin cut of beef?  Kind of like our Southern country fried steak.

 

And kuddos to your DH on the yummy brownies!!  Makes me want to scoop up some vanilla ice cream!!

Edited October 6, 2023 by helen haywood

[George C]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Leaving Cozumel. 

 

 

 

 

 

Cozumel is definitely one of our favorite ports for Caribbean cruises , have been there about 20 times and looking forward to returning next month on harmony.

[jmh2006]

@FromSea2ShiningSea  Awesome pictures Helen!!  Love the cloud "castle" on Castle Rd.

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

A monument marker from the 1700s along an old military road in the Argyll Forest Park, part of Scotland’s Trossachs National Park.

 

“Rest and Be Thankful” was what the soldiers who built the road inscribed on it.  

 

 

 

There was a gathering of light golden retrievers at this park.  These were the first ones to arrive.  Others were coming as we were leaving.  It would’ve been fun to see all of them there.

[Sea Dog]

@FromSea2ShiningSea Incredible pictures Helen. You have a beautiful eye for photography. Well done!

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Another old castle on our way to the next stop

 

Next stop- Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland

 

 

 

 

We hiked up the mountain and then down the mountain to get to…..

 

This

 

And this…Basalt Columns results of ancient volcanic fissure activity

 

 

 

Last look before we head out to Belfast, Ireland

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

The Peace Wall in Belfast, Ireland

 

 

Gate of the Peace Wall

 

 

 

H & W Shipyard where the Titanic was built

 

This was in the morning before sunrise.  Parts for wind turbines  @Luckynana

 

Sunrise

[BonTexasNY]

@FromSea2ShiningSea Helen, beautiful photos rich in history.  They look like picture post cards.  

[Tree_skier]

Beautiful pictures Helen @FromSea2ShiningSea  You've inspired me... I've got to book a similar itinerary.

 

 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

8/22 Liverpool sunrise

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a pub where Ringo’s mom used to work at.

 

Ringo and his mom moved to the house that’s right across from this house.  

 

 

 

Paul & John (I think) used to sit at this churchyard gravesite.  That’s where they got the inspiration to write the song Eleanor Rigby- from the tombstone.

 

 

 

Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army home for children.  John Lennon lived nearby and would play here when he was a child.  On the left side of the photo, tucked way inside and under the trees is the red gate to Strawberry Field.

 

 

[CrzLvr2]

1 hour ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

8/22 Liverpool sunrise

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a pub where Ringo’s mom used to work at.

 

Ringo and his mom moved to the house that’s right across from this house.  

 

 

 

Paul & John (I think) used to sit at this churchyard gravesite.  That’s where they got the inspiration to write the song Eleanor Rigby- from the tombstone.

 

 

 

Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army home for children.  John Lennon lived nearby and would play here when he was a child.  On the left side of the photo, tucked way inside and under the trees is the red gate to Strawberry Field.

 

 

@FromSea2ShiningSea 

Helen, you are such a talented photographer/photojournalist! I always enjoy your photos and your interesting comments.  Thank you so much for sharing them with us!

Edited October 6, 2023 by CrzLvr2

[grapau27]

3 hours ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

8/22 Liverpool sunrise

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a pub where Ringo’s mom used to work at.

 

Ringo and his mom moved to the house that’s right across from this house.  

 

 

 

Paul & John (I think) used to sit at this churchyard gravesite.  That’s where they got the inspiration to write the song Eleanor Rigby- from the tombstone.

 

 

 

Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army home for children.  John Lennon lived nearby and would play here when he was a child.  On the left side of the photo, tucked way inside and under the trees is the red gate to Strawberry Field.

 

 

I love all of your wonderful photos of our lovely UK Helen

@FromSea2ShiningSea.

I'm pleased you had a fantastic time visiting and cruising.