Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[grapau27]

13 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Let me see if I can translate into baseball for the Americans.  See translation in red above.  There are many similarities between the sports but the overall structure of a game/match is different.  In baseball, there are 9 innings with each team getting 3 outs in an inning.  In cricket, there are typically only 2 (1 per team) or 4 (2 per team) innings with an inning being 10 outs for one team.

 

Edit: Graham...let me know if I got anything wrong.  It's been a while since I've watched any cricket.

Excellent description.

1 day limited over cricket is exciting.

4 day county ( League) cricket is the bread and butter cricket.

5 day test matches are competed by countries primarily.

England.

Australia.

New Zealand.

Pakistan.

India.

This is the county (state) league format.

Edited July 27, 2022 by grapau27

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Momof3gurlz said:

 

 

This sign made me think of @Sea Dog

 

That is so awesome! I need to get sign like that

[bobmacliberty]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

That is so awesome! I need to get sign like that

 

There's a place near me that often has a similar looking sign out front that says, "Soup of the day...whiskey".

[h20skibum]

Last night, we were in Niles, Ohio for some hibachi.  Stopped in at their mall, and found a sand sculpture in the center. Not sure why, because it is not near a beach. 
 

 

It has been a while since I have been in any mall , but was surprised that most stores closed at 7 pm. 

[Ocean Boy]

6 hours ago, HBE4 said:

TSOD: Niagara Falls, Canada.

I haven't been there in years but it is  pretty awesome place.

[Ocean Boy]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

 

I really did not have a problem with Captain being more hands on. I think that's just the way he is. Where as you would never see Captain Lee do the menial jobs on the boat that Jason does, they are both different and I like that.

I'd take Jason over grumpy old Lee any day. Lee always says he has the best job in the world but he seems like he is miserable all the time.

[Ocean Boy]

2 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

I’ve also been eyeballing the Jan 7th 8 day Southern.  It falls in a good spot between our November Voyager cruise and the Bella cruise.  We’ve also never been to Aruba or Curaçao.  Plus January’s a good time to escape the northeast.  

Both islands are very much worth visiting.

[Luckynana]

11 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Last night, we were in Niles, Ohio for some hibachi.  Stopped in at their mall, and found a sand sculpture in the center. Not sure why, because it is not near a beach. 
 

 

It has been a while since I have been in any mall , but was surprised that most stores closed at 7 pm. 

What a great sand sculpture!  I believe I had read a while ago, that a Mall had been closing at 7pm due to not enough salespeople??  It seems to make sense, since stores, restaurants, etc. are so short of help.😕

[Ocean Boy]

2 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

We went to Newport for the day.  I had a delicious mojito with my lunch on Bowen’s Wharf.  
 

 

This sign made me think of @Sea Dog

 

Nice! I really like it around the Bowen's Wharf area. And that mojito looks really good! Just that parking can be such a pain in downtown Newport this time of year. If I were in Providence I would consider taking the ferry.

[Ocean Boy]

2 hours ago, jagsfan said:

That would be a lovely way to spend a day! Going through the locks is a bonus. 
I’ve done the trip from Westminster Pier to Hampton a couple of times and it was wonderful. 
Thank you for sharing your photos 

I've done the river in the other direction to Greenwich but not to Hampton. I'd like to do that.

[Ocean Boy]

I received some sad news today, as was rumored here a couple of days ago, my dear friend T has put her house up for sale. I am devastated....😐 ...😇

[h20skibum]

9 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

What a great sand sculpture!  I believe I had read a while ago, that a Mall had been closing at 7pm due to not enough salespeople??  It seems to make sense, since stores, restaurants, etc. are so short of help.😕

The other side had a nice, detail sculpture too, but the lighting was not the greatest.  

It could be lack of help, and maybe just more shopping online.  Several stores have moved out of there. 

 

[Luckynana]

4 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

The other side had a nice, detail sculpture too, but the lighting was not the greatest.  

It could be lack of help, and maybe just more shopping online.  Several stores have moved out of there. 

 

It's anyone's guess, I suppose!  Either way, it's a shame.

Edited July 27, 2022 by Luckynana

[Keksie]

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I received some sad news today, as was rumored here a couple of days ago, my dear friend T has put her house up for sale. I am devastated....😐 ...😇

She will just have to send the jet to pick you up so you can visit now and again.  LOL  Let us all know when you purchase the house so we can visit.

Edited July 27, 2022 by Keksie

[Ocean Boy]

1 minute ago, Keksie said:

She will just have to send the jet to pick you up so you can visit now and again.  LOL

I'd prefer to send the jet now and again when she really needs it. 

[Ocean Boy]

Jade, its dinner time and I'm hungry...... No, we have not been in this same position since yesterday.

 

[Arzeena]

24 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Nice! I really like it around the Bowen's Wharf area. And that mojito looks really good! Just that parking can be such a pain in downtown Newport this time of year. If I were in Providence I would consider taking the ferry.

I love the Black Pearl restaurant. Is it still there? Not been to Newport in a long time.

[h20skibum]

Today, we took the grandkids to Living Treasures Animal Park, near New Castle, PA. 
 

It looked like they were the first ones to the goats to feed them, because they sure were hungry. 
 

 

A couple decided they wanted to go for a camel ride.  Too bad we couldn’t convince the third one to climb on. 
 

 

For any bat lovers, they had those. 
 

 

They enjoyed their up close, personal time feeding birds

 

 

 

Another nice outing.  Can’t believe that in three weeks, our CA grandson will be home and starting school.  

 

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

1 minute ago, Arzeena said:

I love the Black Pearl restaurant. Is it still there? Not been to Newport in a long time.

It is. I've never eaten there, though.

[c-leg5]

2 hours ago, jagsfan said:

That would be a lovely way to spend a day! Going through the locks is a bonus. 
I’ve done the trip from Westminster Pier to Hampton a couple of times and it was wonderful. 
Thank you for sharing your photos 

Going through locks that you have to man yourself gets old quite quickly. We used to have two within half an hour of our house every time we went out but I did enjoy the canal/riverside pubs for a rest. It made the work worthwhile.

Edited July 27, 2022 by c-leg5

[jmh2006]

38 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Both islands are very much worth visiting.

+1  totally agree!!!

[Sea Dog]

47 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I'd take Jason over grumpy old Lee any day. Lee always says he has the best job in the world but he seems like he is miserable all the time.

I have to think he has changed after the death of his son. He also seems to be having some health issues. I’m not sure how long he will keep on doing BD.

[jmh2006]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

I have to think he has changed after the death of his son. He also seems to be having some health issues. I’m not sure how long he will keep on doing BD.

I watch the BD Australia on Peacock already and I did like Jason but agreed he was a little to involved in the beginning.  Captain Lee is the original bad @#$ captain though!

[cruisingpeople]

3 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

We went to Newport for the day.  I had a delicious mojito with my lunch on Bowen’s Wharf.  
 

 

This sign made me think of @Sea Dog

 

 

20 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

I love the Black Pearl restaurant. Is it still there? Not been to Newport in a long time.

As OB stated, it is still there. The Mussels were absolutely "to die for". On one of our anniversaries, we woke up and decided to take the 2 1/2 hour drive there just for them. We also brought home the Clam Chowder. It was really good also.

[Ozark_Kid]

We had a visitor yesterday.   

 

I took this pick and loved it.

 

I told Kenzie it's so good I will have to share it on Dani's thread.  She looked at Shashey and said, he's kidding right?

 

She said nope then she gave me the look.

 

Then she said, post it and I will hide your flip flop.

 

I said, that, that's not mine.  Kenzie,  several love seeing you.   They will love the pic.

 

She said,  OK Gpa but it will cost ya a peanut butter cracker..