Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 20, 2023 #7751 Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 hours ago, awhfy said: We’re looking forward to it! Wedding, two family reunions, drive up to Maine to get my beach & lobster fix!! We’ll need to come home to rest!!! Any suggestions for best lobster roll in Bar Harbor? I'll be there on my August cruise, coming back from Iceland and Greenland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 20, 2023 #7752 Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 hours ago, cruisemom42 said: Any suggestions for best lobster roll in Bar Harbor? I'll be there on my August cruise, coming back from Iceland and Greenland. Lobster Pound right at the pier where the cruise ships tender. Right where you get the Trolley to go to Acadia National Park (fantastic your) Also fabulous blueberry pie!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 21, 2023 #7753 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Not sure if any of you heard, but Tony Bennett died today. He was 96 and had been preforming for over 7 decades! Sadly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016. I loved this guy so much. Guess I am old school but he was simply fantastic. I saw his last concert on tv with Lady Gaga.......it was amazing. That was in 2021....... Tony Bennett, RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 21, 2023 #7754 Share Posted July 21, 2023 39 minutes ago, Lois R said: Not sure if any of you heard, but Tony Bennett died today. He was 96 and had been preforming for over 7 decades! Sadly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016. I loved this guy so much. Guess I am old school but he was simply fantastic. I saw his last concert on tv with Lady Gaga.......it was amazing. That was in 2021....... Tony Bennett, RIP. Such a mellow voice. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 21, 2023 #7755 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Hi Melody, I remember even as a little kid, my Dad LOVED Tony and his songs. We had one of those big hi-fi sets with the turn table. I guess many families had those back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted July 21, 2023 Author #7756 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I remember listening to Tony Bennett with my parents. Loved his voice. He was versatile. He could do big band, small combo, just piano. I also heard the song with Lady Gaga. I do remember when he announced he would no longer perform due to his Alzheimers. May his memory and music be a blessing to all 😿 My hamster wheel came to a weird idea last night - those cheap end-of-summer cruises. I have to start work (if I do work this year) on Nov, 25 so that takes out that late HAL T/A, But there are a couple of Canada/NE cruises that are reasonably priced IF I suck it up and do an inside (☹️). OR, in another twist, I could do the Pacific Coastal on Eurodam in the same balcony I had for Alaska. All this was on HAL. What can I say - I'm hankering for a Fall trip somewhere! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted July 21, 2023 #7757 Share Posted July 21, 2023 2 hours ago, slidergirl said: I remember listening to Tony Bennett with my parents. Loved his voice. He was versatile. He could do big band, small combo, just piano. I also heard the song with Lady Gaga. I do remember when he announced he would no longer perform due to his Alzheimers. May his memory and music be a blessing to all 😿 My hamster wheel came to a weird idea last night - those cheap end-of-summer cruises. I have to start work (if I do work this year) on Nov, 25 so that takes out that late HAL T/A, But there are a couple of Canada/NE cruises that are reasonably priced IF I suck it up and do an inside (☹️). OR, in another twist, I could do the Pacific Coastal on Eurodam in the same balcony I had for Alaska. All this was on HAL. What can I say - I'm hankering for a Fall trip somewhere! I hope a fall trip works out for you, Kat! As cruise up to NE/Canada would be lovely! Rough day today: Got my second shingles dose yesterday and was impressed that it did not hurt as much as the first one. All was good until I woke up at 230 with a fever and generalized achyness . I had to take some ibuprofen to be able to sleep. No energy today, just a general blah feeling and still low grade fever. So glad that was my last one! OOTD: soft, stretchy Jammie bottoms with an old tshirt from a race I used to do. Hair in a ponytail and no makeup! 😂 Sherri🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 21, 2023 #7758 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Hi Sherri, sorry that the shot had such a negative affect on you and hope you feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 22, 2023 #7759 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Sherri, hope you start feeling better. We made the terrible mistake of getting the second shingles shot & flu shot at same time. We were both so miserable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted July 22, 2023 #7760 Share Posted July 22, 2023 8 hours ago, awhfy said: Sherri, hope you start feeling better. We made the terrible mistake of getting the second shingles shot & flu shot at same time. We were both so miserable! Thanks, Melody and Lois! Woke up feeling much better today! So much better that I am getting ready to go out for a walk. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad after getting a vaccine, very happy there is not a third one! Sherri🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 22, 2023 #7761 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, sjb317 said: Thanks, Melody and Lois! Woke up feeling much better today! So much better that I am getting ready to go out for a walk. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad after getting a vaccine, very happy there is not a third one! Sherri🙂 Oh dear -- I am looking forward (NOT!) to getting mine next week.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted July 22, 2023 #7762 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, cruisemom42 said: Oh dear -- I am looking forward (NOT!) to getting mine next week.... I hope it is smooth sailing for you! Sherri🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted July 22, 2023 Author #7763 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Sherri - so sorry you had that reaction to the shingles shot. But, let me tell you, it's still better than getting shingles!!! I had a "mild" (my MD told me) case on my lower back in 1993. THEN, the powers that be tell me that I still had to get those shots because shingles can come back!!! UGH. Well, the wheel on doing a fall cruise came to a screeching halt last night after looking up airfares. Just waaay too much for this year. Quebec City is not a airfare-friendly city for us here in SLC. I could get a cruise for under $1000, but the airfare would be $3500. I might as well fly to Europe for that!!! It was a fanciful idea, anyway. We have an excessive heat warning up here today and tomorrow. Not conducive to making me get out and doing anything. I do have to go into town to the pharmacy and grab some refills. I'll hit up the grocery and liquor stores, too. I'm out of Aperol and Prosecco... Pick up some salad and sandwich fixings - it's too hot to even look at the stove!! OOTD: Athleta Farallon cammo shorts and a Tshirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WELDON Posted July 22, 2023 #7764 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Melody, I hope you have a good trip to Boston and enjoy your cruise and family reunion. Safe travels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted July 22, 2023 Author #7765 Share Posted July 22, 2023 I have to add a little today... Gosh, it's HOT. 90 degrees. Sure, it may not seem hot to some of you, but it feels a good 10 hotter than that always up here. Add in no A/C, and it's terrible. If you drink beer/ale/sours: I just tried O'Dells Sippin' Lemonade Sour. It is sooooo good. Tastes just like a not-too-sweetened lemonade with a big kick, but not like those nasty seltzers. You know it's an ale. I know Melody can get it in Colorado, but I don't know if O'Dell is national. Made the heat a little bearable for about an hour 😉 I've been seeing this ad on TV for "One Key", which is the corporate of Expedia, Hotels.com, and VRBO. It shows all this luggage going through all sorts of "distress" during travel. The last 3 shown are 4-wheelers going up old stairs, across wooden piers and such. And, they are all being dragged 2-wheel style. Gave me a chuckle. No one was casually meandering with the 4-wheeler comfortably moving beside them. On that note, Cotopaxi just dropped a 2-wheel version of the Allpa pack!! It costs a freakin' fortune, though. If they had dropped this a year ago, I may have picked it up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 23, 2023 #7766 Share Posted July 23, 2023 7 hours ago, slidergirl said: Well, the wheel on doing a fall cruise came to a screeching halt last night after looking up airfares. Just waaay too much for this year. Quebec City is not a airfare-friendly city for us here in SLC. I could get a cruise for under $1000, but the airfare would be $3500. I might as well fly to Europe for that!!! Airfares are way out of normal range this year. Pretty soon I think people are going to get tired of their post-Covid spending spree and start spending less on discretionary travel. Companies have cut way down on business travel post-Covid too. It has to equalize. (Fingers crossed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 23, 2023 #7767 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 hours ago, WELDON said: Melody, I hope you have a good trip to Boston and enjoy your cruise and family reunion. Safe travels. Thanks, we’re looking forward to it. We’ll be walking Marginal Way in Ogunquit on Wednesday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted July 23, 2023 #7768 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Safe travels, Melody! I know you will enjoy your trip! Sherri🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 24, 2023 #7769 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Melody, ya'll leave for Boston tomorrow, right? Wanting to wish you a wonderful time and safe travels with an UNeventful flight both ways🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted July 24, 2023 Author #7770 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Melody - have a wonderful NE trip! Have some wonderful NE Oysters on the half shell for me!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 24, 2023 #7771 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Weird, I could've sworn I posted something yesterday that never showed up -- gremlins at work? I had a nice day Saturday, met up with a friend and went to a new show that opened at the High Museum then had dinner. Glad I checked parking before I left -- it was $20 for the museum garage. I just used Uber and didn't pay much more than that for my R/T (plus I could indulge at dinner) -- win win. Yesterday I was taking stock of anything last minute I might need for Iceland/Greenland/Canada. Mosquito netting, check. Goretex trail shoes and rain shell, check. Binoculars, check. Luckily I thought to get out my silk underwear and check it. The pants are shot -- elastic waistband seems to have gone bad so I ordered a new pair from LL Bean. I leave on August 10! Also -- for TJ's shoppers who like salt and chocolate, these are absolutely delish: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 24, 2023 #7772 Share Posted July 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Lois R said: Melody, ya'll leave for Boston tomorrow, right? Wanting to wish you a wonderful time and safe travels with an UNeventful flight both ways🙂 Thanks. Yes, tomorrow 0545 flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 24, 2023 #7773 Share Posted July 24, 2023 51 minutes ago, slidergirl said: Melody - have a wonderful NE trip! Have some wonderful NE Oysters on the half shell for me!! Kat I can guarantee I will not be having any oysters. Don’t eat clams, mussels or oysters. Plenty of lobster .& scallops tho… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted July 25, 2023 #7774 Share Posted July 25, 2023 5 hours ago, awhfy said: Thanks. Yes, tomorrow 0545 flight That's almost as much fun as our 0800 flight on our last cruise. Good thing the airport's only 10-15 minutes away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted July 25, 2023 #7775 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, PurpleHays said: That's almost as much fun as our 0800 flight on our last cruise. Good thing the airport's only 10-15 minutes away. Our airport is 10 minutes too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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