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[rafinmd]

It's a very cloudy morning in Bar Harbor.  Today's sunrise is from a 2013 Blount Small Ship Adventures cruise from New Orleans to Tampa.  On May 28 we were in Carabelle, Florida:

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Sunrise on Adventure of the Seas today would have been 4:35AM and there was dense fog anyway.  For May 29 I have a sunset from 2015 when MS Prinsendam visited Helsinki:

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise really is today, taken from the top aft deck of Adventure of the Seas May 30, 2022, roughly 280 miles due east of Boston:

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

My final sunrise from Adventure of the Seas, May 31, 2022, approaching Bayonne:

Roy

[oakridger]

Nice picture today Roy!!!

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from the aftermath of a May 2013 Blount Small Ship Adventures cruisefrom New Orleans to Tampa.  On June 1 the sun came up while I was on Amtrak's Silver Meteor just south of Washington, DC:

 

 

Roy

[travelberlin]

 

Zabaione 😎

[rafinmd]

I don't have a June 3 sunrise so I'm going to June 3.  This is from MS Prinsendam June 3, 2015.  It was taken outside Ijmuiden, Netherlands on the turnaround day of a Back to Back.

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from a 2016 Anthem of the Seas cruise to Bermuda and the Caribbean.  June 3 was a sea day from Bayonne to Bermuda.

 

 

Roy

[Keith1010]

There are many things that the next generation will not know that many of us experienced such as typewriters, rotary telephones, hardwired telephones wired into jacks, black and white TV for the majority of people, life before cell phones, eight track cassettes, movie rental stores, public payphones (I know some exist around the world but not many in the USA), VCR's,   Or how about the Sears and JC Penney Catalogs or S&H and Green Stamps?  LOL.

 

Well, now we have lost what once had 1,000 restaurants back in the 1970's.  Yes, Howard Johnson closed its last restaurant.  I remember those car trips we took with our parents for summer vacation and after hours in the car looking for that Howard Johnson's for lunch and having a grilled cheese sandwich, or fried chicken or a hot door with yes French Fries.  We though that was special because other than vacation dining out was rare other than maybe going for a pizza or if you were like us and had a Howard Johnson's near you having one of those dinner specials which was mainly fried food that was mostly bread.  LOL.

 

Those were the memories.  

 

And still missing Roy Roger's Restaurants which when we lived in WDC was a favorite of mine in college.

 

Keith

[ctjon]

A couple of pictures from June 4, 2019 on our cruise from Tokyo to San Francisco.   The first is the beautiful Symphony docked Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  The second is a visitor we had in Dutch Harbor.  The eagle was on the railing on deck 7 and not 6 feet from a bunch of people.  If you haven't been to Alaska the scenery is amazing as is the wild life you get to see.

 

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise really is today, taken from the parking garage of our local mall:

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

My photo today was just taken a few steps from my front door.

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Today's photo was taken about 2 hours ago from the bleachers at a local park:

 

 

Roy

[KenzSailing]

On 6/4/2022 at 3:51 AM, Keith1010 said:

There are many things that the next generation will not know that many of us experienced such as typewriters, rotary telephones, hardwired telephones wired into jacks, black and white TV for the majority of people, life before cell phones, eight track cassettes, movie rental stores, public payphones (I know some exist around the world but not many in the USA), VCR's,   Or how about the Sears and JC Penney Catalogs or S&H and Green Stamps?  LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

You missed carbon paper and WhiteOut!

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Anthem of the Seas Bermuda and Caribbean Cruise.  On June 7 we visited San Juan.

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2015 Prinsendam Baltic/British Isles cruise.  On June 8 we visited Milford Haven in Wales:

 

 

Roy

[Keith1010]

Good morning everyone.  I just wanted to say a quick high. Have a great day.

 

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Anthem of the Seas cruise to Bermuda and the Caribbean.  June 9 was the first sea day from Labadee, Haiti back to Bayonne.

 

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2015 Prinsendam Baltic Isles cruise.  June 10 was a sea day between Dublin and Killybegs:

 

 

Roy

[Keith1010]

When we travel we see all sorts of things.

 

The key is to smell the roses. In other words don't run from place to place.  Instead take it all in.

 

[rafinmd]

For today I have a sunset rather than a sunrise.  It's from my 2016 Anthem of the Seas cruise and was taken the evening of June 10.

 

 

Roy

[Mr Luxury]

On 6/10/2022 at 1:28 PM, Keith1010 said:

When we travel we see all sorts of things.

 

The key is to smell the roses. In other words don't run from place to place.  Instead take it all in.

 

I bet they're hard to grow

[Keith1010]

Our next cruise. We booked the owner's suite.  And the price was right.  

 

Can't wait.

 

Keith

 

 

 

 

[Noggins]

3 minutes ago, Keith1010 said:

Our next cruise. We booked the owner's suite.  And the price was right.  

 

Can't wait.

 

Keith

 

 

 

 

We're recently back from that ship, Keith. Brilliant, quite the party ship - hope you like that sort of thing. Looks like we caused more wear and tear than I thought but the amazing crew will soon sort that. Well, fingers crossed.....