UKCruiseJeff Posted April 18, 2014 #101 Share Posted April 18, 2014 JEFF,I see also that diced carrots and peas are optional. I guess it depends on what the crew have in their cabins on any particular day. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 18, 2014 #102 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wes With the Cloud sailing with very few guests does it lack some of the usual atmosphere? I did not see why Ida is not sailing with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 18, 2014 #103 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I guess it depends on what the crew have in their cabins on any particular day. :D Ooh you are awful,but I like you. Remember Dick Emery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 18, 2014 #104 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Ooh you are awful,but I like you. Remember Dick Emery? Of course .... Always the oddities! Had an eye for women seemed to be his main undoing, a private pilots licence .... and evidently laid in state (abandoned) in a lockup garage. A colourful life. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 18, 2014 #105 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Of course .... Always the oddities! Had an eye for women seemed to be his main undoing, a private pilots licence .... and evidently laid in state (abandoned) in a lockup garage. A colourful life. :) Well, I qualify for two of those things. Thankfully I don't spend any time in my garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 18, 2014 #106 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Well, I qualify for two of those things.Thankfully I don't spend any time in my garage My PPL career ended when she first experienced a Falcon 900 and told me to drop the annual maintenance of the PPL unless I manned up to Falcon class ... which on my rations was a non-starter. Do you share or have your own? By the way .... the Black Horse with it's lampshade charging towards you is a bit scary on the latest ads.:( Specially when the light goes on .... Edited April 18, 2014 by UKCruiseJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted April 18, 2014 #107 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks david/Wes for your report. I was too jealous to post earlier-you had my favourite waitress Cherry on board.She is the one in the pictures of the first Chef's demonstration. And to our friends who follow a failing cricket team I remember Dick Emery well.Was selected from the audience to be the subject of several of his one liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted April 19, 2014 Author #108 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hi Wes, .... godd to see your reports. Sadly the recipe is wrong .... the hint being in the name. :D Shepherds Pie is always lamb and Cottage Pie is always beef. It would a very confused Shepherd who used a cow ......:rolleyes: :) Chef says 'CRAP'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted April 19, 2014 #109 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Wes, loving the regular posts. Thx for including us all this week. And, it's nice to learn there is a Mr. Duct Tape. However, would the real Duct Tape mind if we refer to him as "Masking Tape" instead? ;o) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusababy Posted April 19, 2014 #110 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Chef says 'CRAP'! Silver: please explain.......;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duct tape Posted April 19, 2014 #111 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Stumble foot, clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WesW Posted April 19, 2014 #112 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Loving the humor on this thread..thanks for putting a smile on this solo cruiser's face this early in the morn. We are six and half hours (after eight almost magical sea days in a row) from our first port, Funchal. Looking forward to a 90 min run for the first time on land in beautiful Madiera. Having dinner at the pool grill tonight with EnglishUSA and two other soloists we have shared some time with on board. Wonderful dinner in La Terraza with Bob (another soloist, Army/Coast Guard Vet) we both had the Duck Ragout as main course. Will be sad to see the enrichment lecturers depart, esp Chef David. Ida and look very forward to sailing with Chef David on the Shadow this December (Buenos Aires to VP) Edited April 19, 2014 by Colonel(Ret.)Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishusa Posted April 19, 2014 #113 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hi Wes, .... godd to see your reports. Sadly the recipe is wrong .... the hint being in the name. :D Shepherds Pie is always lamb and Cottage Pie is always beef. It would a very confused Shepherd who used a cow ......:rolleyes: :) When in Wales.......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 19, 2014 #114 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Chef says 'CRAP'! When in Wales.......! A shepherd /ˈʃɛpərd/, or sheepherder, is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep. The word stems from an amalgam of sheep herder. Exactly. Doesn't say much about the chef really does it? "Oh no .... it's perfecly alright to subsititute a bit of frozen coley for the lobster in the Lobster Thermidor ....." :eek::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted April 19, 2014 #115 Share Posted April 19, 2014 JEFF, I see also that diced carrots and peas are optional. I doubt the peas are optional for Jeff. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 19, 2014 #116 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I doubt the peas are optional for Jeff. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app I am very partial to my peas! How did you know?:confused:;):D I'm given the sad choice by The Boss. In the pie or on the plate but not both. It's therefore always on the plate. And never, ever carrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WesW Posted April 19, 2014 #117 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Today’s highlights include Boat building judging and sail-in Party as the Silver Cloud arrives in Funchal. The Silver Cloud Quarter will provide music. We have about sixty guests (30 from Germany) joining us in Funchal. As Tim (Guest Relations Mgr) explained many have a four day easter vacation from work, so extending their vacation a few days to join the Cloud in Funchal is very convenient. Very nice that this afternoon, both Sergio (Restaurant Mgr from Madiera) and Maria (one of our international hostess from Spain) will get a few precious hours to share with their family when we dock. Please enjoy a few pix taken today at the Boat building and sail-in party, not first up is EnglishUSA/David in his daily new Tshirt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 19, 2014 #118 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Lovely pictures Wes ....:) David looks like a great chum to drink with. In Brit we'd guess he was a "real ale" drinker! When you've finished with him, send hime over to Blighty. He looks fun and good company.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 19, 2014 #119 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) My PPL career ended when she first experienced a Falcon 900 and told me to drop the annual maintenance of the PPL unless I manned up to Falcon class ... which on my rations was a non-starter. Do you share or have your own? By the way .... the Black Horse with it's lampshade charging towards you is a bit scary on the latest ads.:( Specially when the light goes on .... JEFF, I have a NetJets account so I can call up anything that I want. I usually use a Gulf Stream for long haul and a Hawker 800xp for shorter hops to Europe. I also have a couple of friends with their own planes. I usually fly from Farnborough or Biggin Hill For holiday trips I like BA first if timing is not bad. Edited April 19, 2014 by Mr Luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 19, 2014 #120 Share Posted April 19, 2014 JEFF,I have a NetJets account so I can call up anything that I want. I usually use a Gulf Stream for long haul and a Hawker 800xp for shorter hops to Europe. I also have a couple of friends with their own planes. I usually fly from Farnborough or Biggin Hill For holiday trips I like BA first if timing is not bad. Yes .. we go from Farnborough. Sadly no NetJets for us .... and no access to the "company fleet" any more. The odd trip to Cannes in other peoples planes with people hoping for a bit of film recognition is the most recent. Nearly always optimistic with a party atmosphere going out and glum on the return. Lot's to drink though! I am envious of a NetJets account. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted April 19, 2014 Author #121 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Blessed with fine weather in Funchal today. Said goodbye to the two lovely ladies, Alie and Lisa, au revoir to David Bilsland who is heading to the Spirit in about 4 days time in Bermuda. We lost one paying guest and gained 55 newbies, so now running with 218 onboard. Dinner tonight on the pool grill with Marty, Briggitte, Wes and David, plus one other, should be a total blast. TV channel 2 is down at present, so no map, weather or position. Not sure what the problem is, but everything else is running beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted April 19, 2014 #122 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Dinner tonight on the pool grill with Marty, Briggitte, Wes and David, plus one other, should be a total blast.Be sure to get a great pic when everyone has their bibs on. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WesW Posted April 19, 2014 #123 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) This afternoon enjoyed a leisurely run in/around Madiera, getting a chance to visit the city center, one of Madiera’s many beautiful parks, the famous Reid’s hotel, and one of Madiera’s coastal park. Pls enjoy some Madiera while running pix next post below. This evening was fortunate to enjoy Marty, Brigitt, EnglishUSA/David, Mike and Mr. and Mrs. Silver company at the pool grill. Since the Hot Rocks/pool grill concept was introduced with the Silver Spirt in Dec 2009—this was the best pool grill meal we’ve had—Rudy arranged for all seven of us to have Lobster to grill along with our meat. Here is a pix of us enjoying our Grill meal: Arrived late tonight in my suite to this nice Easter surprise: Tonight’s entertainment: Edited April 19, 2014 by Colonel(Ret.)Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WesW Posted April 19, 2014 #124 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Pls enjoy pix below those taken this afternoon in Madiera: Note the scale of the Cloud vs Norwegian Spirit. Edited April 19, 2014 by Colonel(Ret.)Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted April 19, 2014 #125 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Love the pics. Madeira looks very nice. And a wonderful evening with friends! Wish I and Ida were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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