Sea Dog

Happy Graham Day!!! I hope you have a great celebration on your latest trip around the sun. Cheers to you my friend!

Just found the things I want for Christmas from Santa. Very cool. Hotel looks great. I have written it down for our future trip . More pics, more pics, more pics. How are you liking the new Go Pro Hero 11 Black? Your videos look great. The only problem I had was that I did not use screen lock and sometimes the water hitting the back screen would switch it into another mode. I would also recommend getting some underwater filters to help compensate the green colors. Here is a good article. https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/when-to-use-gopro-filters-underwater Sorry I'm late to the party. I'm just now getting caught after my cruise last week and the live. I really would like to do the same B2B itinerary you are doing so I will be taking notes. I did not know about the cruise ships limitations at Bora Bora. It's on my bucket list. We might have to consider a much smaller ship to go there. Great job on your fantastic semi live. I will be following along and cheering you on for this great adventure. Cheers, Greg (Sea Dog)

When you upload video to You Tube you will lose some quality. It's their compression algorithms. Did you click on the little cog wheel for video settings on the you tube video. You can switch playback quality. Sometimes the defaults are low quality.. I switched it 2160p and I thought it looked really good. That's a weird one Sue. I know sometimes CC logs me out and I have to re login in order to like or post. I don't know why it does that. It sounds like your computer is not remembering you passwords. Here is a thread on CC talking about some of the same problems. You might try here.

If I win the powerball tonight, I'm chartering Icon of the Seas for all my friends here. It maybe a small group for such a large ship but we will have the run of the place. I love it! I'm already getting in the mood. I already have started recording my Hallmark Christmas movies. Yes I know they are corny but I still like them anyway. I am finishing up my Christmas music compilation for this year which I will send out a link for everyone to download. I love Halloween but after Monday it's all out for Christmas my favorite time of year.

I must have missed it, what are you trying to do?

I created this illustration several years ago using Google Earth. Shows the difference between the two.

And thank you for what you do. We need more doctors like you.

Congratulations!!!!

Now that I'm back and I can take some time to view my photos taken with my new iPhone camera with it's 48mp I thought I would show you a photo and a few crops and blowups to show you the detail. I am very impressed. All these pictures were cropped and enlarged from the same original wide shot. Wide Zoom and crop nearest bird. Another zoom and crop Look at the details in the leaves in the crop and resize. All the pics ranged in file size from 17mb to 24mb. The original files were in the 100's of mb. as DNG or Raw format. So is it a Nikon or Sony? No but for a pocket phone camera I am very happy with what I can do photography wise.

I don't know I'll have to reach out again.

Oh Mark I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your long time friend and an old girlfriend. Even though you have a wonderful life with Susan, many people have come into your life over the years and have impacted it. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope the fond memories will give you some comfort.

We got ours here but now it says sold out. https://theaquavault.com/collections/aquavault/products/aquavault-portable-outdoor-safe

It was extremely emotional for us too. By the way I spoke to Elaine last night on the phone. She told me that the cruise was one of the best things she ever did. She came back home happy and refreshed. She is ready to book another. It's great to see how cruising can transform somebody. That's why we cruise.

Happy pre birthday party Graham. Horay on getting your pension.

My poor attempt at humor. 😜

We bought UDP on Symphony for our September cruise at $166.00pp. We felt it was a good price for us.

Great advice. Great pictures of a beautiful place. I am sure John would like the Lemoncello.

I went back and checked and you stated you are getting into San Juan early in the morning so that means you need a good lunch spot too. We went to Barrachina home to the original Pina Colada. It's within walking distance of the Casablanca. There Pina Colada's are amazing. They use no ice but it is so creamy. The food is amazing too. I had the friend plantain stuffed with seafood. Highly recommend this for lunch.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It has become my favorite rum. Here is the nutritional data on Kraken. Calories: 105 per 1 oz. 1 carb per 1 oz. 1.9g sugar per 100 ml on the rum which is not that bad. Good news is that Kraken is good for those on Keto diet. It's low on carbs. The Sunsational colada mix is a lot more Calories from 2.7 oz 150 Calories from fate 3.5 g Sodium 95mg Carbs 28 g Sugars 27 g Thanks. starting to feel a little better. Thank you. Mainly resting at home taking it easy. Mowing the grass is going to have to wait. You could make a version for her using the Jordan's Skinny Mixes. That is what I do for Linda. https://www.skinnymixes.com/products/skinny-pina-colada-mix

Trust me "Going Big" is not what it's cracked up to be. Yes on board put your phone in Airplane mode. It will still allow you to I-message and wi-fi calling.

Thank you for reposting. Yes I apparently missed it as I am so behind. I've tried to keep up but it's nearly impossible. I too am amazed how the crew can remember people. I'm glad you enjoyed the Baton Rouge 2.5. I still son't know why Royal took it off the bar menu. I think it's a good cocktail.

What's nice about Raices is that it is an easy walk from the Casablanca Hotel. Now they don't take reservations but they move people pretty quick. So put your name in at the stand just outside, then walk inside to the bar and get some cocktails. You can also order an appetizer then take it outside and eat until they call your name. They originally told us it would be an hour wait but it was more like 30 minutes. The menu is great and there combination plates I got this. It was amazing. Some of the best food I have ever eaten in my life.

That is so awesome. Did he remember me? How did you like the cocktail? I'm so happy you did this. Thank you, Thank you!

Don't worry about typos I do them all the time with my fat fingers on the phone. We all understand it's hard on a phone especially on a moving ship.

You know me...Go big or go home.