I get bored on cruises (and vacations).. help!

[charlesjb2016]

6 minutes ago, clo said:

But why not fly somewhere, rent a car and do your own thing at your own pace?

 

We do that too?  Think I'm missing your point.

[clo]

Just now, charlesjb2016 said:

 

We do that too?  Think I'm missing your point.

Oh, I guess I missed that. I can see being bored on cruises but with land travel I can always choose to do something other than originally planned.  

[MicCanberra]

2 hours ago, charlesjb2016 said:

 

My wife and I are both workaholics, though give me a decent spy novel and I'm happy (I am easily amused...)

My wife's remedy is doing about ten jigsaws a day in the ship's library.

Charles

 

I am really good at jigsaws, I did one last week in just a few hours, the time on the box said 5 years +.

[clo]

5 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

I am really good at jigsaws, I did one last week in just a few hours, the time on the box said 5 years +.

Old joke 🙂

[DarrenM]

3 hours ago, clo said:

Old joke 🙂

I dont get it.

[DarrenM]

6 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

I am actually younger than I look, but wiser than I act.

I am the opposite.

[MicCanberra]

1 hour ago, DarrenM said:

I dont get it.

You will with practice.

[ldubs]

17 hours ago, charlesjb2016 said:

 

My wife and I are both workaholics, though give me a decent spy novel and I'm happy (I am easily amused...)

My wife's remedy is doing about ten jigsaws a day in the ship's library.

Charles

 

 

I've seen folks somehow coat completed jigsaw puzzles so they could be hung on the wall.  I thought it was kind of a cool thing to do.   

[MicCanberra]

In a frame behind glass perhaps.

[pacruise804]

There is a glue you can apply that dries clear and holds the pieces together, then the solid puzzle can be put behind glass.

[DarrenM]

1 hour ago, pacruise804 said:

There is a glue you can apply that dries clear and holds the pieces together, then the solid puzzle can be put behind glass.

So it's now a picture. Doesn't it beat the object of doing jigsaw puzzles?

 

Gluing the bits together certainly makes it an easier puzzle.

 

[ldubs]

You get to complete the puzzle, then use it as wall art.  When you get tired of it, do another puzzle and so on. 

 

Perfect for all ages, including 5 years +.  😀😀

[MicCanberra]

1 hour ago, DarrenM said:

So it's now a picture. Doesn't it beat the object of doing jigsaw puzzles?

 

Gluing the bits together certainly makes it an easier puzzle.

 

I reckon I could do those ones much quicker

[pacruise804]

I think something is being lost in communication 🙂 

 

Some people complete a jigsaw puzzle once and then won't do the same puzzle again.  If someone (who doesn't re-do puzzles or have anyone to pass it on) had a puzzle where they really liked the picture, after completing the puzzle they could spread the glue medium over it to keep the pieces together, then frame and hang it as art. 

 

If you want an extra challenge, you could do the puzzle backwards on the picture frame glass face down - so you don't see the puzzle until you are done 😄 

[MicCanberra]

That would be much more difficult, perhaps putting it on a mirror would help.

[ldubs]

5 hours ago, pacruise804 said:

I think something is being lost in communication 🙂 

 

Some people complete a jigsaw puzzle once and then won't do the same puzzle again.  If someone (who doesn't re-do puzzles or have anyone to pass it on) had a puzzle where they really liked the picture, after completing the puzzle they could spread the glue medium over it to keep the pieces together, then frame and hang it as art. 

 

If you want an extra challenge, you could do the puzzle backwards on the picture frame glass face down - so you don't see the puzzle until you are done 😄 

 

I see a new form of artistic composition for cruise ship auctions!  😀

[MicCanberra]

They should give away the sparkling wine and then make the people complete 3d puzzles which are then auctioned off.

[DarrenM]

On 10/31/2019 at 2:14 AM, MicCanberra said:

I reckon I could do those ones much quicker

I might still struggle

[MicCanberra]

5 hours ago, DarrenM said:

I might still struggle

Glass gets in the way?

[DarrenM]

2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Glass gets in the way?

Oh no. I worked that bit out  I am not stupid.

[MicCanberra]

I think you have been framed as if you were puzzled for hanging around.

[Joebucks]

The biggest reg flags for me in the OP were traveling solo and books. While it can be relaxing, those things are the epitome of a boring time.

 

I used to think I didn't want to travel with groups of people. As it turns out, that is the best time. No one felt like they all had to be together at each moment, but when we did, we had a great time!

[Bookish Angel]

I don't ever suffer from boredom but I feel that's because I am always reading, learning, etc. and I love my own company and never need to be entertained.

 

Though it might at first appear counter-intuitive, meditation is a great way to be "in the moment" and appreciate things that some might never notice.

[MicCanberra]

If I am looking for stimulation, I just look out at the ocean. Plenty to see.