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Cheese steak was very good ,pizza not as good as some of veggies on pie weren't cooked long enough.

Some more pics of lighthouses for @Ocean Boy

I'm in luck, I think this is the yacht and it's for sale, just up the coast from Southport, NC in Wilmington, NC. about 30 miles from here. https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2024-absolute-navetta-68-9069107/ ....Lottery purchase should we hit the Power Ball or Mega Million.... Might be fate it has a Volvo 2000 hp engine, The Volvo Truck Plant where all the Mack trucks in North America are made in Virginia at Dublin, Va is about 10 miles from our house. https://www.volvogroup.com/en/about-us/organization/our-production-facilities/new-river-valley-plant.html I feel real good about this now 🙂

After dinner we did the @grapau27 thing. 🙂

Had dinner last night at Bambini's Pizzeria, I believe the owners are from the New York area. Lots of NY stuff on the walls. Cheese Steak Sub Cheese Steak Pizza

Very Nice Indeed !!!

That is where crab fries started, In Philadelphia Eagles game, there was a Chickies and Pete's inside Veterans Stadium where the Eagles played. History of Crabfries. At the onset of Chickie's & Pete's® in 1977, crabs were only served in the summer. Once the summer was over Pete needed something to do with all the leftover seasonings. So, he started experimenting with different combinations on french fries.

Give me some tips on how you cook fresh corn on the cob in an air fryer please?

Cool picture in the condo,I think we all can relate.

Few pictures from today's walk from the condo. The near by Marina Some of the homes on the shoreline Small boat Lighthouse on Oak Island Much larger vessel !! One might even call it a large Yacht. Probably 2 or 3 million $$$$

Planes fly the same way whether going to a land vacation or to a cruise port. No worries there. 🙂

Wonder if this latest fix will at least get then to their next port of call?

After taking 2 to 3 cruises a year for many , many years just don't have the interest in cruising that much anymore. So I guess we are going the opposite way as far as cruising a lot first and now want to do more land vacations.

My parents went on Tauck Tour, many, many years ago to Hawaii and they could not keep from telling everyone how nice it was and that they took care of EVERYTHING on the tour. They really enjoyed it a lot. Even back then though it was very expensive and even now even more expensive. Probably more then we want to spend.

Going to pack light though, fine with me just shorts and t-shirts and a pair of sneakers. Not having to pack dress clothes like for a cruise sounds like a dream vacation for us. We can handle our own luggage when packing like no problem. Having to share a bathroom for a night or 2 not a big deal. Yes, all the hotels are probably going to be nothing like 5 star hotels but no big deal we will be traveling with our boots on the ground getting the real experience of what these countries are all about. Good Luck on your geek squad arrival, usually those guys know their stuff when they do finally arrive.

I looked, but not easy finding a tour that covers as many places as the 21 day tour Rick Steves offers.

I know exactly what you are talking about when selling and moving and needing the money to make the purchase on the new house. Timing is everything.

Can't seem to find a like tour at either of the 2 tour companies you named above like what Rick Steves Tour offered....

We are looking at dates in October, no way would we do this type of tour in the summer.

They do suggest packing light and some of the hotels actually have washers and dryers where you are allowed to use and wash your own clothes. Some of the hotels also might not have elevators or real good air conditioners systems........Is this a common thing for some of the hotels in Europe to not have elevators. I guess not all hotels there have AC either? Is this a common thing there?

Most likely not the greatest place to ask this question but has anyone ever taken a Rick Steves Tour? We are looking to take Best of Europe in 21 Days Tour in the fall of 2025 https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/europe/europe-21-days#tour-dates The tour groups are small, 24 to 28 people which I think would make it nice. We have canceled our side by side cruises we had planned for this May to Europe and Norway Fjords Cruises. Just though for traveling that far to Europe we wanted to see and do more then we could ever do on cruise stops. Granted this wouldn't get us to Norway, but at a later time we might do a cruise up that way in the future. Anyone here ever taken one of their tours?

It's the little things that put Royal above the others, just have to get used to it not being the same or move on to other vacations options. When you ask for things because that is the way it has been for years and years, now they just roll the eyes and look at you like you are out of your mind. Get used to new times or move on I guess.

Last night we had dinner at Fishy Fishy Cafe,sat at one of tables they have outside on a deck. I had the Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Shrimp,my Wife had the Fried Combo. Picture below is for @Ocean Boy not sure if you can see but it's a light house...does this count as a lighthouse picture? You can just see Overton the green canopy on the boat on the island across the water. This morning I went and got what they called a gallon of fresh just picked North Carolina Strawberries,the sweetest Strawberries I have ever eaten. Really good.

This is from their menu. Fries selections. STARTERS CHICKIE’S & PETE’S® WORLD FAMOUS CRABFRIES® $7.49 With two sides of our cheese sauce ULTIMATE CRABFRIES® $17.49 Crabfries®️ topped with crab meat, our famous cheese sauce, & aioli LOBSTER CRABFRIES® $23.49 Crabfries®️ topped with garlicky butter poached lobster, our famous cheese sauce, & chives CRABBY SWEETS® $7.99 Seasoned sweet potato fries served with a side of our famous cheese sauce

Yes, this was on my laptop here I'm using on vacation.