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1 hour ago, Dismomx5 said:
Thanks for the information and lists. Dreary day here in SW Ontario. I am so tired of the early spring weather....we should be getting late spring by now. 12ºC is NOT my kind of May weather! Have a blessed day! Prayers for those who need them.
I fully agree can't wait for next Tuesday night when they are forecasting the possible last danger of frost so I can finish planting the gardens ......... That's about the only thing I am so far allowed to do in my spare time .........
Tony 😀
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15 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:
Awesome pics Tony! Most definitely a place on my bucket list
That patrol boat, a British-designed, Chilean-made, 32-meter Protector-class LEP-type coastal patrol vessel, belongs to the Argentinians' neighbors however, the Chileans, and her name is Alacalufe, pennant # LSG-1603, based out of Puerto Williams, Chile which faces the Beagle Channel. The Alacalufe are a Chilean indigenous people who reside in Chilean Patagonia. Check out the national colors in the main mast. The name on the sign above her bridge reads "Vencer o morir," the Chilean battle cry "Win or die". In your pic, she is in dire need of a paint job on her hull 😉
Thank you for correcting me John , me bad !!! I should have looked closer to the mast ......and thanks for your research to let me know the facts .
Tony 😀
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As promised a few pics of Cape Horn from the day after we left Tierra del Fuego and the Beagle Channel .The Captain made a few circles at the place where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet .
Just to get an idea of what a storm near Cape Horn can do you might have seen the picture of the Argentinian monument for the Ilas Malvinas ( Falklands ) when it was not damaged yet that @StLouisCruisers has shown earlier .......here the picture from after a storm.
Also to get a little bit of an idea about a real storm go to YouTube and punch in Storm Cape Horn Cruise MS Veendam ( Dec 12 & 13 2010 ) She , The Veendam needed a new nose after that one !Argentinian Navy checking up ....
Leaving Isla Hornos and Cabo de Hornos ( In Dutch : Kaap Hoorn ) a beautiful sunset ……..
These last 3 pictures of the sunset were taken within 10 minutes !
Up to Antarctica what an amazing cruise and what a gorgeous place to visit , one of my all time very favourites !Tony 😀😀-
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We were on the Zaandam to make the Antarctica cruise from Chile to Argentina in 2015 . Because there already have been posted so many nice pictures I will show a few of mine without much commentary and hope they are slightly different
Post office at the " End of the World “
Getting my special stamps cancelled
Is that @Copper10-8 in action ......?
Advertising the Indonesian crew show for that evening
Will show a couple more pictures from the next day around Cape Horn in a few minutes ……......Tony😀-
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1 hour ago, Copper10-8 said:
Your uncle was part of the Greatest Generation! We are forever in debt to that generation who left their home countries to fight across both ponds for freedom! Many of those heroes never returned and lost their lives at a very young age! The Dutch, for one, will never forget and pay tribute to their liberators each year.
I had to look up Delden, thought perhaps it was Den Helder, the navy town which was my dad's birthplace. However, Delden is a municipality in the east of the Netherlands in the province of Overijssel, close to Germany. You learn something new every day 😉
I have to be honest and had to look it up also John . Great to hear your dad was from Den Helder We were there a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the Maritime Museum and have good friends in Koedijk .
For you a couple of pictures of the "Tonijn "
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Besides today being Cinco de Mayo in the Spanish world in the Netherlands today it is Liberation Day . We celebrate our Liberation and the ending of WWII on May 5th 1945 by Canadian and other allied forces , Americans , British and Polish .
The Dutch people , and I as a Canadian immigrant are forever thankful for the great sacrifices these young men and women made to give us back our freedom !
We will never forget !
Tony
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Thank you for another interesting Daily, Rich , Roy , the recipe and the drink ladies and also for the fun pictures of the King Neptune ceremony for the rookies .
We have also had the pleasure of crossing the Equator I believe 3 times once on the Zaandam and a couple times on different cruises on the Volendam . Besides going to witness the King Neptune ceremony and rulings I also did my own experiments in the bathrooom on board ship to see if my Physics teacher was correct , filled my sink and the tub ............
So I checked out if the Coriolis Effect was working in my sink and also the toilet and YES this was the result of my experiments of the before and after the crossing :
The Coriolis force is caused by the earth's rotation. It is responsible for air being pulled to the right (counterclockwise) in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left (clockwise) in the Southern Hemisphere. The Coriolis Effect is the observed curved path of moving objects relative to the surface of the Earth.
Of coarse like any other Science and Physics laws there are a lot of naysayers , I have been told there are still people around believing that the earth is flat but we have not fallen off yet ..............
Have a great day everybody and for the people on the care list our thoughts are with you and hope that everything will get back soon to normal .
Take Care and Stay Safe
Tony 😀
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1 hour ago, kazu said:
That looks like the Algonquin Hotel in St. Andrews, NB. (A very historic hotel with a rich heritage). That means you docked in Saint John. Pity we hadn’t known you back then to meet up 😔
That is a very nice place @kazu and I think Captain Darin Bowland wanted to spend the day at home that's why he took us to St John ! 😀
St John is also a very nice port to sail into !
When I speak of Captain Darin Bowland I have to tell you about the beautiful Renewal of Vows he performed on us for our 50th on the Koningsdam in the Mediterranean in 2019 in front of our oldest daughter and her family . ( Their first cruise ! )
I booked that and it was a total surprise to Martha until we both arrived on board ship and she got a huge bunch of roses when we entered our cabin on day one .
I am not a little guy but you can see the difference . As real Canadians we talked hockey of coarse he said he used to be a goalie , I can see why !
I can really recommend booking a Renewal of Vows if you are celebrating an anniversary ..... or anytime you feel like it . It was a wonderful experience and this time I did not have to promise anything .........!
Tony 😀😀
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We have cruised the Saint Lawrence on the Eurodam in 2009 from Quebec City on a New England “ Colours of the Fall " cruise to Ft Lauderdale
On a tour from Quebec City we visited the Montmorency Falls .
Proud of “our” great Canadian Captain Darin Bowland , from New Brunswick . There still was that nice Welcome Party and the introduction of the main officers in 2009 .
Going down the river we passed the Maasdam in the fog
On our first stop in the Gaspe we were tendered off the ship in glorious sunny weather to visit the Perce Rock and walk the town but suddenly the very dense fog rolled in and because the Eurodam was anchored a ways from port the tenders had a real problem finding the mother ship , they had to get talked in over the radio to get us back on board and all of a sudden at the last moment we finally saw the Eurodam . The tender lasted about half an hour .
Once we hit the Gulf of Saint Lawrence we had some wonderful tours in Newfoundland , Prince Edward Island , Nova Scotia and New Brunswick .
All of the other beautiful pictures are in my “old fashioned photo album “ .Have a great day everybody , Please Take Care and Stay Safe so we can all soon cruise again !Tony-
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Ashdad tour Part 2 .It was quite a warm day and we had already done a lot of walking so after a drive towards the Dead Sea we stopped for a snack and drink before we took a “ dive “ into the sea .Here you can see the sea in the distance
The date palm farms
It is not easy walking into the sea because of all the very uneven seafloor you can't see under the water but once in it was wonderful what an experience .!I have to admit , I am not a swimmer , but I was so happy to float on my back for minutes without doing anything . DW got some very , very salty water in her eyes ( yes she was warned …....) so she went quick to the showers .
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI am sorry to do this to you but the speedo and bikini pictures I have on file did not make it through the Censor !XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Our Israeli guide , Ital , who had done an awesome job all day did not talk about the settlements we saw in Palestinian territory ......Tony 😄OK Ann @VictOriann you can look now you are safe !-
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We had a fantastic cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean , Greece , Albania , Italy , Cyprus , Israel , Malta , Spain, Portugal and after that all the way back to Ft Lauderdale on the beautiful Prinsendam in Oct / Nov 2016 .
Our good friends Ann @VictOriann , with DH Pat and their DD had organized a wonderful tour to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea from Ashdad. It was a very long but amazing day one we will always remember , towards the end of the day floating in the Dead Sea healed us all .Thank you very much for your beautiful pictures and the descriptions @StLouisCruisers and @Quartzsite Cruiser of coarse we went to a lot of the same places I will try not to duplicate too many pictures .
An amazing day and wonderful tour we saw so much history and religion in just a few hours after that we went to the Dead Sea but I will show some pictures in a separate post . ( they will have to go through the censor board first ! 😄😄 )Tony-
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Rich , thank you very much for your dedication posting the Daily , day in and day out for this long ! Specially at times like this it is such a wonderful place to meet up with old and new cruise friends , seeing the beautiful pictures and reading of all the nice adventures on the BHB !
Hope to meet up with you one day if not on the Rotterdam Premier cruise that we both booked somewhere else to thank you !
Have a great day everybody .Take Care and Stay Safe !
Tony 😄
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Sorry to mention it Rich @richwmn but you forgot that it is a very important day today. It is King Willem -Alexander’ s Birthday .
Prinsendam April 27 , 2019 .The Lido is ready for a party
OK people get your Orange out of the closet and party because it is King Willem - Alexander’s birthday
This from other years
Getting ready with all of the Dutch treats
As long as you have some Orange to wear ………..
…..and even if you are not of Dutch heritage we invite you to share this day with us and party !
Keep an eye on those Aussies and Brits they get pretty wild .....
Have a great day everybody , Take Care and Stay Save ….. than we can soon cruise again !
Tony , sailingdutchy😄😄-
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Good morning all and thank you to all of the contributors . Since we are booked on the Rotterdam Premier Cruise from Trieste to Amsterdam we are keeping an eye on her .
She was very good busy yesterday at the sea trials here some manoeuvres that she made , I don't think the bar was open .............
Is this something for you @Seasick Sailor ?
Today up until now she is taking it much easier and making long loops .
Wonder if they are going to show a video of all of yesterdays moves ? I'll keep watching
Take Care everybody and Stay Save , the sooner we can cruise again !
Tony 😄
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21 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:
Good morning, Dailyites, and thanks to Rich and Roy, another Sunday under our belts. It's almost May! Happy Birthday to @ger_77's DH, and well done, @kazu, for getting your vaccination. Now it's hurry up and wait for the second one. And I read in the paper that Trudeau has ordered over 30 million booster shots for the future - hope they can include all the variants of concern. I wonder how soon that third shot will be required.
We love penguins, so I will add a few photos of those, as we have never entered the Panama Canal from the Pacific side - that will be on the agenda for the future.
From the largest to the smallest we have seen....
Kings on South Georgia Island
and Fairy penguins in Australia
And in between
Humboldts in Peru
Macaronis in Antarctica
Gentoos nesting on South Georgia
Rockhoppers on New Island in the Falklands
Chinstraps on Half Moon Island
Magellanic penguin in Port Stanley, Falklands
Great pictures Ann ! @VictOriann We have seen only 4 of those you posted ........ we'll have to do some more cruising I guess .
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Sorry for the repeat people , I am not looking for extra attention it is all Mr Computers fault 😍
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We have been to the Port of Portland , Maine on a cruise with the Eurodam in the fall of 2009 from Quebec City to Ft Lauderdale , the last “ Fall colours of New England “ cruise of that year .We have also driven through Portland numerous times on the I-95 to Bangor to go from there to DD’s summer home in Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island . What a beautiful place to spent a few weeks to relax and take in nature . Love Maine !!Eurodam in Quebec City from our hotel room in the gorgeous Chateau Frontenac
Don’t worry about the guns they were from the past to keep our enemy from that time away , most of the time now we are best friends .
Once in Portland we went on a HAL “sticker” tour to Kennebunkport had a nice tour through that town and had some time to go shopping .We had a look but Pres George was not home at the time .
It was another very nice day and we left to see a beautiful sunset . This is for you Roy @rafinmd my best wishes for year treatments .
Thanks to all of the Daily organizers and contributors , have a great day everybody , Take Care and Stay Safe !Tony 😄-
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We have been to the Port of Portland , Maine on a cruise with the Eurodam in the fall of 2009 from Quebec City to Ft Lauderdale , the last “ Fall colours of New England “ cruise of that year .We have also driven through Portland numerous times on the I-95 to Bangor to go from there to DD’s summer home in Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island . What a beautiful place to spent a few weeks to relax and take in nature . Love Maine !!Eurodam in Quebec City from our hotel room in the gorgeous Chateau Frontenac
Don’t worry about the guns they were from the past to keep our enemy from that time away , most of the time now we are best friends .
Once in Portland we went on a HAL “sticker” tour to Kennebunkport had a nice tour through that town and had some time to go shopping .We had a look but Pres George was not home at the time .
It was another very nice day and we left to see a beautiful sunset . This is for you Roy @rafinmd my best wishes for year treatments .
Thanks to all of the Daily organizers and contributors , have a great day everybody , Take Care and Stay Safe !Tony 😄
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Thank you very much Roy @rafinmd for your good wishes , all because thanks to Ann @VictOriann spilling the beans that is is my BD today Thank You Ann and thank you all the Daily ites for all the good wishes I am blushing and I am certainly not feeling alone today .For the last 9 years I believe I celebrated my BD’s at sea on the wonderful BHB’s and my children were always complaining why are you never at home dad so we can celebrate with you , now we are at home because we can not travel and they can not come over and celebrate due to the Covid restrictions …………...that's life .....but I feel blessed .And yes besides Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth celebrating today I mentioned to DW that also His Majesty is celebrating today………… that did not go over all that well ......…..but DW surprised me with a delicious breakfast this morning . Also this is what we woke up to in London , Ontario ........the weatherman was certainly correct when in the beginning of April he forecasted that there would be one day of snow in April on the 21st !
My throne ……..so sad ……..
Even the Cardinal came to visit early this morning in a snow-covered Magnolia .
I might as well show some pictures from late last week when we had beautiful weather and about 9 deer came to visit and half a dozen wild turkeys. So I will show some pictures of them because I do not expect a lot of photo’s of that Norwegian Port today
Waiting for the Baltimore Orioles and the Hummingbirds , maybe after the snow
Have a wonderful day everybody , take care , stay safe and look at the bright side !And Thank You all !Tony 😄😄-
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3 hours ago, Red Haired Lady said:
Tony, And now I would like to hear you pronounce it?
I will next time I am on a cruise with you 😄
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3 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:
Tony, ever seen the Haka performed? It's awesome
Yes I did watch this game actually John . This was awesome , thanks for finding that video great to watch again , I am pretty sure the Kiwis won that game ... again !
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When we arrived in Tauranga we went with our private guide Jim Archer a native of New Zealand on a great tour of the area . On our way to the native village we stopped to see how the kiwi’s grow , had some tastes of the fruit the jams and the different delicious honey’s .
Than we went to the native Maori village , sorry @Red Haired Lady but this is the real name ………...you had shortened it to Whakarewarewa but this is how you spell it ..........
I had the extreme honour to be chosen as the Chief of the visitors , went through a whole procedure before we were allowed to get into the village , in the community hall I had to greet all of the warriors with the Hongi and watched the Haka being performed
After all of that the climate became much friendlier and the Maori’s performed a number of wonderful dances .
We than went to Rotorua and watched nature perform
Another fantastic day was had by all .When we entered the Maori village DW had to walk 2 steps behind me because she was told that that is the protocol and than behind her a good number of tour groups members .............. She does not want to do that anymore ……..Tony 😄😄-
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On March 31, 2013 on our way from Auckland to Tauranga we went through the Bay of Plenty on the Oosterdam . Our Captain , Henk Draper took the Oosterdam very slowly all around White Island / Whakaari so everybody had a chance to take lots of pictures . A beautiful sight and you can clearly see all of the smoke from a quite active volcano and also the the sulphur that until the 1930’s had been mined on this Island . It erupted continuous from 1975 until Sep 2000 and than also in 2012, 2016 and 2019 .From the scene that we saw that day we did not think anybody would go onto White Island for a visit so sad that in Dec 2019 there was a sudden larger eruption that caused so many casualties
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23 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:
Well, we now have new restrictions for another 5 weeks. We are not to leave our own health authority. Which means we can’t leave the Island.
So sorry to hear that Ann . Is this because of the situation on the Island or of what is happening on the Mainland and they are now treating all of the areas the same . From what I saw on the covid tracker things did not look that bad on Vancouver Island , but more so in other areas . Here in Ontario we are getting more restrictions also . Hope more and more people ask for the jab .
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The Daily for Sunday May 09, 2021
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First thing First : " Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms and Caretakers " you all deserve many more than one day though ! Have a great day !
Now I am going to look if I can come up with a few different pictures from our day in Porto