The Daily for Sunday November 28, 2021

[JazzyV]

I couldn't go far from the ship, unfortunately, as my knee didn't permit walking much that day.

 

The Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, a military fortress that defended Cartagena.

 

Entering the Bay of Cartagena

 

Park by the dock with animals and performers

 

 

Sunset

[ger_77]

@cunnorlmy heart goes out to you, your DH, and your family.  You’ve endured so much sadness this year.  May it help to know that others care and keep you in their hearts.

 

Gerry

[bennybear]

Good morning and thanks all.  We had the pleasure of dining at US Thanksgiving with Sabine  Ruhmann when she was Ist officer. She has been promoted to Staff Captain and I believe she is on the Koningsdam.  It was on the same cruise where we visited Cartagena and did climb up to the fortress.    Unfortunately CC is not cooperating with my photos! Ooh fourth time lucky!  

 

 

Edited November 28, 2021 by bennybear

[StLouisCruisers]

1 hour ago, sailingdutchy said:

When on the Zuiderdam Panama Canal cruise in 2017 we also visited Cartagena and made a similar tour as @StLouisCruisers to the monastery , the same shops and

walked  possibly a few more different neighbourhoods so I will add some more pictures .  Will try not to duplicate ……….

 

Suburbs of Cartagena seen from the Mount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did NOT touch , promise  ……….but you can see where people did …….!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had to get some Columbian coffee of coarse 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony 😄

 

Tony, your sunny skies are beautiful there!  I also had a photo of the reclining lady but somehow skipped by it!  She seems very popular!🤣

[bennybear]

 A few photos of the fortress and Cartagena, and inside the church 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 28, 2021 by bennybear

[bennybear]

6 hours ago, cunnorl said:

Good Morning Everyone from an overcast day at the beach

      The weather fits our moods today. My SIL  ( DH sister) passed away yesterday. She was doing so much better following the stroke but then on Friday started having mini strokes and then a major one yesterday . DH had just arrived home when we got the call.  So now off to Pennsylvania. Thank you all for the many prayers and @rafinmdyou can remove her from the care list . I appreciate everything.

 

Charlene

My deepest sympathies! 

[grapau27]

2 hours ago, sailingdutchy said:

When on the Zuiderdam Panama Canal cruise in 2017 we also visited Cartagena and made a similar tour as @StLouisCruisers to the monastery , the same shops and

walked  possibly a few more different neighbourhoods so I will add some more pictures .  Will try not to duplicate ……….

 

Suburbs of Cartagena seen from the Mount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did NOT touch , promise  ……….but you can see where people did …….!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had to get some Columbian coffee of coarse 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony 😄

Great photos Tony thanks.

Graham.

[grapau27]

Happy Hanukkah for anyone on here who celebrates it.

Graham

[Vict0riann]

Good morning, Dailyites.  Thanks for all the news - I had started reading but then had to leave for church.  As it is the first Sunday of Advent...  Father called a man up from the congregation to light the first candle in the Advent wreath.  He dropped the first match on the tablecloth, and it flared up, Father had to extinguish it, the next match he dropped on the floor, Father had to step on it  After that he said he was thankful we didn't have to call the fire department!  

 

It has been pouring down rain all night, and just letting up a bit now.  The ducks and Canada geese are loving it.  The deer, maybe not so much.  It turns their fur a much darker brown.

 

I remembered Dailyites in my prayers - Roy, Jacqui and Jose, Charlene's DSIL and family, and everyone who needs it.  Now we have another worry - omicron...  who knows what will happen with it.  We need to vaccinate the whole world and try to stop these variants from developing.

 

We visited Cartagena with Jacqui and Jose on Westie a few years ago, and Jacqui organized a great tour , our pictures are much like the others.  Also, when we were first married we lived in Barranquilla, Colombia, and visited friends in Cartagena a couple of times.  We also invested in a few emeralds!

 

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

42 minutes ago, JazzyV said:

I couldn't go far from the ship, unfortunately, as my knee didn't permit walking much that day.

 

The Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, a military fortress that defended Cartagena.

 

Entering the Bay of Cartagena

 

Park by the dock with animals and performers

 

 

Sunset

 

Nice photos Vanessa!  I especially liked the parrots!  Our tour group walked by so fast my photos didn't do them justice!

[grapau27]

4 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

Good morning, Dailyites.  Thanks for all the news - I had started reading but then had to leave for church.  As it is the first Sunday of Advent...  Father called a man up from the congregation to light the first candle in the Advent wreath.  He dropped the first match on the tablecloth, and it flared up, Father had to extinguish it, the next match he dropped on the floor, Father had to step on it  After that he said he was thankful we didn't have to call the fire department!  

 

It has been pouring down rain all night, and just letting up a bit now.  The ducks and Canada geese are loving it.  The deer, maybe not so much.  It turns their fur a much darker brown.

 

I remembered Dailyites in my prayers - Roy, Jacqui and Jose, Charlene's DSIL and family, and everyone who needs it.  Now we have another worry - omicron...  who knows what will happen with it.  We need to vaccinate the whole world and try to stop these variants from developing.

 

We visited Cartagena with Jacqui and Jose on Westie a few years ago, and Jacqui organized a great tour , our pictures are much like the others.  Also, when we were first married we lived in Barranquilla, Colombia, and visited friends in Cartagena a couple of times.  We also invested in a few emeralds!

 

 

 

A couple who were in church having their marriage bands read out by our vicar were asked to light our Advent candle.

Graham.

[TiogaCruiser]

5 hours ago, VMax1700 said:

It was reported on one of the Live From/Nearly Live from threads.

If only the CC search function actually........functioned! 🙄

About Sabine, here’s the post:

 

On 11/16/2021 at 9:55 AM, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

..,

Staff Captain Sabine was introduced by Captain Henk Draper last night….

 

@rafinmd Roy, sorry to learn you're in the hospital.  Hope it is a very short stay. one.

@*Miss G*

 

Bon Voyage to all who are sailing today.

 

Lenda

 

[kazu]

2 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said:

 

The rain is coming down in torrents, and hasn’t stopped yet. There may be a few hours lull between systems, with the heaviest one forecast for Tuesday. We shall see.

 

Those new rain storms and the threats if the sand bags don’t work in some areas is really scary.

 

I feel so badly for everyone in B.C. That are dealing with all of this.  Horrific

 

20 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said:

About Sabine, here’s the post:

 

 

 

Now, how in heavens name, did you find that?  Or do you just have a really good memory 🙂 

[rafinmd]

All of my visits to Cartagena have been on Crystal and I have just a few things to add.  I think the aviary is actually inside the gates although the exit is a bit confusing.  I know the downtown shops have a nickname of "the Dungeon".  The building actually started life as a dungeon and the dark, long, narrow stalls actually were Dungeon cells in prior times. 

 

It's been noted that stays in Cartegena tend to be rather short.  I think that's largely because it's a convenient stop for PVSA on Panama Canal transits and does not really tend to be a featured port.  It's also a popular stop in the Panama Canal Season and I've spotted a number of ships including a few BHB's.  I docked across the pier from the Westerdam in 2018 and again with the Eurodam a couple months later.  The Westerdam:

 

 

 

There are a snack bar and wifi in the terminal but I found it extremely slow.

 

Roy

[TiogaCruiser]

44 minutes ago, kazu said:

 

 

Now, how in heavens name, did you find that?  Or do you just have a really good memory 🙂 

I was pretty sure it was 2 weeks ago or so, and I remember commenting on it, which hasn’t been very frequently lately, due to projects and being in CC jail. (I keep getting locked out)’

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Good afternoon from sunny San Diego.   We had to change cabins, and it took longer than expected.  Happily, we are now settled in, and I trying to catch up on the Daily. 

 

It is an interesting collection of days.  We tried to have French toast this morning, but they weren't serving in the Lido today.  We've had it a few times, and it was as good as usual.  I wrote letters, mostly typed in recent years, to my stepmother and to DH's stepmother until they died.  Now, I correspond with friends by email.  I still send a Christmas letter with the cards.  Mars is a fascinating planet.

 

The quote was interesting.

 

We have been to Cartagena many times. After the first time when we took a tour, we have taken a taxi to the clock tower in the old town and walked around.  Our last time there was on the Statendam in 2015, and it was the only time we felt uneasy and didn't stay long.  We enjoyed walking around the port complex.  Thank you to all who posted pictures.

 

Happy Hanukkah to all who will be celebrating beginning tonight.

 

@TiogaCruiser  I can't believe you found my post about Sabine.  She is still on board, and Captain Henk Draper mentioned her during Ask The Captain yesterday, and had good things to say about her.

 

@cunnorl  Our condolences on the loss of your DSIL.   

 

@smitty34877  Terry, when I did a quick scan of yesterday's Daily, I saw Camilla's latest picture.  That cutie is really growing.

 

@JAM37  Julia, I'm happy your eye is better, and that you had a great visit with all your family.

 

@mamaofami  Carol, it sounds like you had a wonderful visit with your grandsons.

 

@dfish  Debbie, I'm  glad Sue made it home safely.

 

I hope all the rain and wind stops soon in the NW and BC, and that the flooding recedes soon.  That is a horrible situation.

 

Safe travels to all who are traveling today.

 

Lenda

 

 

Edited November 28, 2021 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[AncientWanderer]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Happy Hanukkah for anyone on here who celebrates it.

Graham

 

 

Thank you, Graham.  We are celebrating Hanukkah with DSIL this coming week -- a celebratory dinner and some gifts on Tuesday.  We've enjoyed learning about and sharing in his family traditions.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

7 hours ago, JAM37 said:

Honestly, we will probably only get off the ship the two days we visit HMC. I just want to be on a ship again. 🙂

 

We have pretty much stayed on the ship this time.  I've made quick forays to get a few things.  Otherwise, we're enjoying being on the ship.

 

7 hours ago, superoma said:

Trying to post, hope this goes thru.

 

We got our third shot on Friday, no reactions. Vaccine site was busy as it was the first day in Ontario for 5 to 11 year olds.

 

Christmas tree is up, snow on the ground overnight.
 

prayers to all that need them and condolences to those that have lost a family member. It makes the holidays difficult.

 

be safe, wear a mask, wash your hands.  

 

Lovely tree.  I have a clock very similar to the one behind the tree.

 

7 hours ago, dfish said:

Celebrating the season.

 

Another lovely tree.  I have some catching up to do when I get home.

 

5 hours ago, 57redbird said:

LOL..... I scored a great deal on an emerald pendant....our tour guide managed to negotiate a lower price on it.  We had done no research on emeralds so it was kind of a crap shoot.  Took it to our local gem appraiser when we got home & it appraised for over twice as much as we had paid.

 

You were lucky you had a great tour guide and got such a great deal.

 

2 hours ago, Vict0riann said:

Good morning, Dailyites.  Thanks for all the news - I had started reading but then had to leave for church.  As it is the first Sunday of Advent...  Father called a man up from the congregation to light the first candle in the Advent wreath.  He dropped the first match on the tablecloth, and it flared up, Father had to extinguish it, the next match he dropped on the floor, Father had to step on it  After that he said he was thankful we didn't have to call the fire department!  

 

It has been pouring down rain all night, and just letting up a bit now.  The ducks and Canada geese are loving it.  The deer, maybe not so much.  It turns their fur a much darker brown.

 

I remembered Dailyites in my prayers - Roy, Jacqui and Jose, Charlene's DSIL and family, and everyone who needs it.  Now we have another worry - omicron...  who knows what will happen with it.  We need to vaccinate the whole world and try to stop these variants from developing.

 

We visited Cartagena with Jacqui and Jose on Westie a few years ago, and Jacqui organized a great tour , our pictures are much like the others.  Also, when we were first married we lived in Barranquilla, Colombia, and visited friends in Cartagena a couple of times.  We also invested in a few emeralds!

 

 

 

 

Ann, that's a lot of excitement for the first Sunday in Advent.

 

Lenda

[kplady]

Good evening all,

 

I've been hit by the CC gremlins, having trouble liking or posting...I've found if I go to the top of the page and log out, then log back in, things have been working (hope my mentioning this doesn't jinx it!!)

 

We were in Cartegena in 2016 on a partial Panama Canal cruise on Coral Princess.  I had to look at my pictures to remember what I did there (my DH wasn't feeling great, so he stayed on the ship). I went on a ship excursion to a jewelry school, where I made a bracelet and earrings out of rough emeralds and silver wire. It was fun, even though the young lady who was my "teacher" spoke no English, we managed to get everything completed! Then we went to a jewelry museum, and saw lots of emeralds in the showcases.

 

Prayers for everyone going through rough medical issues....cheers to those celebrating and cruising!

 

Take care of yourselves, I love our little family here!!
Laura

[St Pete Cruiser]

8 hours ago, Sharon in AZ said:

 

I believe Sabine is on the Koningsdam. 

 

 

St Thomas is on our December 22nd Rotterdam itinerary. I wonder if it will be changed. 

St Thomas/Charlotte Amalie is fine. We were there on the Nieuw Amsterdam last week.

[jimgev]

Good Evennig.

We are home from our criuise on the Nieuw Statendam. We had a wonderful time. K will post more about it tomorrow. Tonight I plan on catching up on some sleep.

Jim

 

[Tbay]

@kazuSending positive thoughts to you and your DH.  

@cunnorlI am sorry to hear about your SIL. My condolences to you and your husband and family.

 

@StLouisCruisersSpent a lot of time in that church in your photos, when the tour guide left us there and went to look for a lost lady. He found her, and by then her husband had wandered off!

[JAM37]

@kazu Jacqui, praying for you and DH. 

[StLouisCruisers]

14 minutes ago, Tbay said:

@kazuSending positive thoughts to you and your DH.  

@cunnorlI am sorry to hear about your SIL. My condolences to you and your husband and family.

 

@StLouisCruisersSpent a lot of time in that church in your photos, when the tour guide left us there and went to look for a lost lady. He found her, and by then her husband had wandered off!

 

I was thinking Oh thank goodness the guide found her!  Then the husband too?  What a royal mess!

[Mr. Boston]

12 hours ago, cunnorl said:

Good Morning Everyone from an overcast day at the beach

      The weather fits our moods today. My SIL  ( DH sister) passed away yesterday. She was doing so much better following the stroke but then on Friday started having mini strokes and then a major one yesterday . DH had just arrived home when we got the call.  So now off to Pennsylvania. Thank you all for the many prayers and @rafinmdyou can remove her from the care list . I appreciate everything.

 

Charlene

I’m so sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.