P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[middlehaitch]

10 hours ago, lincslady said:

Just to see if this subject is acceptable - I know a couple of you have holiday lodges in North Wales.  Reading about them reminded me of my youth (you all know it was ages ago) when we lived in Cheshire, and used to travel by train to the North Wales coast, where we rented one year a converted coach, and another a converted railway carriage, right by the beach in Talacre - near Prestatyn.  I was probably about 10, and loved it.  Mum and Dad and three of us.  Very cheap and cheerful, but fun.  Quite exotic to a child who lived in a 'normal' house.  Anyone else had similar holidays?

 

 

Ooh Talacre. What great funny memories I have of that place @lincslady.

 

Like you I was 10 when we went there for our summer holiday. We stayed in a small caravan hidden in a small knot of trees on the right of the road close to the arcade. We had to be careful passing the arcade as the big teenagers hung out there and we were only allowed in with our mum.

 

I actually celebrated my 10th birthday there and as a treat my mum took me on the train to the amusement park for the afternoon (I can't for the life of me remember if it was Prestatyn or Rhyl) leaving my older sister (12) in charge of my younger sister (8)- she couldn't afford to take us all.

 

 

The beaches were magnificent, and except for the time I lost my big red birthday beach ball after chasing it along the sands forever, we spent most days camped out between our set of sand dunes happy as can be. 

 

We made friends on a Caribbean cruise with a couple from Rhyl a couple of years ago and when we went to visit them we did a side trip to Talacre. I was disappointed, it had become popular, and was no longer the little forgotten woe begone village at the end of the world. It had also become something for scientists to research so there were board walks everywhere instead of wide open beaches

 

Thanks for making me smile at such good memories Lincslady. Talacre is one of those places I never expect anyone else to have ever heard of.

 

Cheers, heather.

 

[Purdey16]

Phil we are in lanzarote on 27th if you want to get your ship fix , going on a excursion to the north side of island.

well everything done now , house work, packing, form filling, diner done and dusted, 

2 G&Ts down , so my lovely friends I won’t be posting for 3 weeks I know you won’t miss me and get upset 😂 I will try and post if I have Wi-Fi when ashore but doubt it , I do hope things go nicely on here , I will miss you all for my night cap reading I will be lost without you all but when I get back expect plenty of food porn , sunrises and sunsets.

[P&O SUE]

1 minute ago, Purdey16 said:

Phil we are in lanzarote on 27th if you want to get your ship fix , going on a excursion to the north side of island.

well everything done now , house work, packing, form filling, diner done and dusted, 

2 G&Ts down , so my lovely friends I won’t be posting for 3 weeks I know you won’t miss me and get upset 😂 I will try and post if I have Wi-Fi when ashore but doubt it , I do hope things go nicely on here , I will miss you all for my night cap reading I will be lost without you all but when I get back expect plenty of food porn , sunrises and sunsets.

Have a fantastic time, not jealous at all 😉

[grapau27]

Tonight's dinner.

[Peanut006]

2 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Tonight's dinner.

That looks fab and Pauline looks as glamorous as ever 

Michelle

[kalos]

  @grapau27 OK I give up where's the pizza 

 

Glad your having a good time 

[Purdey16]

43 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Tonight's dinner.

Looks lovely graham and Pauline looks lovely as usual, enjoy 

[grapau27]

3 hours ago, yorkshirephil said:

Another sunny day here, we have a cracking tan going on and not quite a week in. We had a lovely meal out last night to celebrate my birthday, not quite caught Kalos up (happy birthday Kalos, assume it was recently now you are an official pensioner). They seem to be easing the rules here in the Canaries, we took the service bus to Arrecife yesterday had a walk along the front to see if any cruise ships in, just one small French one, it was noticeable that quite a few had masks on outside which isn't happening in Puerto del Carmen. We have found a bar that is showing the Town v Blades match tomorrow so will give that an eyeball, might even get Mrs YP off her lounger for that one. Keep safe everyone.

Happy belated birthday Phil 

[grapau27]

47 minutes ago, kalos said:

  @grapau27 OK I give up where's the pizza 

 

Glad your having a good time 

I hope I haven't missed your birthday Kalos.

Best wishes anyway.

Graham

 

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, Purdey16 said:

Phil we are in lanzarote on 27th if you want to get your ship fix , going on a excursion to the north side of island.

well everything done now , house work, packing, form filling, diner done and dusted, 

2 G&Ts down , so my lovely friends I won’t be posting for 3 weeks I know you won’t miss me and get upset 😂 I will try and post if I have Wi-Fi when ashore but doubt it , I do hope things go nicely on here , I will miss you all for my night cap reading I will be lost without you all but when I get back expect plenty of food porn , sunrises and sunsets.

Wishing you an awesome holiday Sandra.

Graham.

[grapau27]

53 minutes ago, kalos said:

  @grapau27 OK I give up where's the pizza 

 

Glad your having a good time 

Cheers mate.

[wowzz]

5 hours ago, Peanut006 said:

Fizz Friday!!

I'm going to steal that phrase! 

Much better than Merlot Monday.

[wowzz]

2 hours ago, Purdey16 said:

Phil we are in lanzarote on 27th if you want to get your ship fix , going on a excursion to the north side of island.

well everything done now , house work, packing, form filling, diner done and dusted, 

2 G&Ts down , so my lovely friends I won’t be posting for 3 weeks I know you won’t miss me and get upset 😂 I will try and post if I have Wi-Fi when ashore but doubt it , I do hope things go nicely on here , I will miss you all for my night cap reading I will be lost without you all but when I get back expect plenty of food porn , sunrises and sunsets.

Have a great time - you deserve it. 

[wowzz]

1 hour ago, kalos said:

  @grapau27 OK I give up where's the pizza 

 

Glad your having a good time 

No chips! 

[Harry Peterson]

Morning everybody.  Happy Saturday.

 

Oddly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, we seem to be missing somebody of late.  Missing might not be quite the right word......😉

[kalos]

Good morning I hope everyone's ok I see this thread got locked and unlocked overnight 

I suppose it's good security practice but that gets me thinking where is our lovely 

@Host Sharon got to  ?   She has been through a lot with her heart operation and 

I hope she is doing ok and nothing to do with recent events 

As Wowzz mention chips I thought that could be my thought for today "Chips" 

Fish & chips to be precise ,compared to last week the same meal at our chippy  has gone 

up 50.p more  There was a lot on the news about it but I thought I would mention it 

just incase you were going to your chippy ,take more cash if not paying by card .

 

Take care and be safe (and secure )  

[Peanut006]

46 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said:

Morning everybody.  Happy Saturday.

 

Oddly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, we seem to be missing somebody of late.  Missing might not be quite the right word......😉

That had crossed my mind too….

Michelle

[Peanut006]

2 minutes ago, kalos said:

Good morning I hope everyone's ok I see this thread got locked and unlocked overnight 

I suppose it's good security practice but that gets me thinking where is our lovely 

@Host Sharon got to  ?   She has been through a lot with her heart operation and 

I hope she is doing ok and nothing to do with recent events 

As Wowzz mention chips I thought that could be my thought for today "Chips" 

Fish & chips to be precise ,compared to last week the same meal at our chippy  has gone 

up 50.p more  There was a lot on the news about it but I thought I would mention it 

just incase you were going to your chippy ,take more cash if not paying by card .

 

Take care and be safe (and secure )  

Mmmmm fish & chips and mushy peas, yum yum!! Not right now as I have just had my porridge but maybe later

Have a good day everyone 

Michelle

[Angel57]

6 minutes ago, Peanut006 said:

That had crossed my mind too….

Michelle

Mine too. Hopefully Sharon is absent due to a holiday…..

[kalos]

4 minutes ago, Peanut006 said:

Mmmmm fish & chips and mushy peas, yum yum!! Not right now as I have just had my porridge but maybe later

Have a good day everyone 

Michelle

 

Mrs K would often text me "could I pick up Fish & Chips on my way home" 

 

Strange name to give our kids really 

[janny444]

9 hours ago, wowzz said:

I'm going to steal that phrase! 

Much better than Merlot Monday.

Nowt wrong with Merlot Monday....Tequila  Tuesday....Wine Wednesday....Theoria Thursday....Fizz Friday...Sangria Saturday....Sake Sunday.....anyone for a drink....cheers! 😃

[lincslady]

middlehaitch - lovely to hear from you - and presumably some time since then you have moved to  Canada.   (We have been comparing notes about childhood seaside visits to North Wales).

 

I guess the funny old converted buses and railway carriages disappeared many many years ago.  They seemed great to us in the years when we still had food rationing!  I wonder if anyone else on here is old enough to remember them?

 

Maybe, like me, you enjoy this board and thread because it is essentially British. Reminds you of the old country perhaps? .

 

Our weather at present is coldish, though not really winter; a slight feeling of spring in the air.

 

Lincslady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[terrierjohn]

1 hour ago, Harry Peterson said:

Morning everybody.  Happy Saturday.

 

Oddly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, we seem to be missing somebody of late.  Missing might not be quite the right word......😉

It's hardly been 36 hrs yet, but fingers crossed it continues.

[SarahHben]

Morning.

I need to tear myself away from the Olympics speed skating and get moving. Need to pick up a prescription for daughter, which means we’ll get to wave to little grandson and make him cry when we don’t go in to play. She gets her prescriptions sent to our nearest Boots which always seems to have at least a half hour queue even if there’s only one person in front of you! I’ll leave hubby in the queue while I browse the make up 😂

It’s 14 weeks until our cruise, the closest we’ve got out of our 3 attempts at cruising so I reckon it’s time to start putting bits aside in toiletries bags etc. 
 

[Purdey16]

Waiting for my pick up now sky looks grey and a bit windy this morning, I think I’m getting a bit excited took LFT and negative so let’s hope cruise test is the same .

Have a good day everyone.

5 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

Morning.

I need to tear myself away from the Olympics speed skating and get moving. Need to pick up a prescription for daughter, which means we’ll get to wave to little grandson and make him cry when we don’t go in to play. She gets her prescriptions sent to our nearest Boots which always seems to have at least a half hour queue even if there’s only one person in front of you! I’ll leave hubby in the queue while I browse the make up 😂

It’s 14 weeks until our cruise, the closest we’ve got out of our 3 attempts at cruising so I reckon it’s time to start putting bits aside in toiletries bags etc. 
 

Sarah I be been up since 2 o’clock watching the Olympics couldn’t sleep for some reason 😉