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

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Dover, England- the last of the British Isles ports.

 

Lighthouse in the harbor.  White cliffs and Dover Castle in the background.

 

Breakwater lighthouse 

 

White cliffs of Dover

 

Dover Castle

 

Walmer Castle

 

Canterbury Cathedral 

 

 

Not my picture.  I took it from a picture on a wall in the cathedral.

 

We went to the town of Sandwich.  We didn’t go to Ham.  So we ended with a plain sandwich.

 

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by FromSea2ShiningSea

[Luckynana]

43 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

 

Is this for the wind farm that is supposed to be built off the coast by Atlantic City but visible for miles up & down the coast?  I thought it was in perpetual delays.

 

The same company wants to build similar wind farms of the coast of Long Island and (I think) Rhode Island.

Yes, it is, unfortunately.  I'd been reading about the costs, etc. and I thought, oh good!  Maybe this won't be happening after all.  However, they have begun with the cables going into the ground on land.  They started in Ocean City last month...protesters managed to delay the work for about 3 hours, and then the police moved the protesters, all but 6 who were then arrested.  They then started in my town, I believe on Oct. 2nd, and they began the work at Island Beach State Park, in Seaside.  Just horrible!

23 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

That should be good... I just went back to my travel journal and we actually only had 3 days not 4 like I thought.  

Oh, good!  Thank you again, Dave!

[Sunshine3601]

5 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

London can easily take 3 days unless you really want to knock youself out. The London Tower alone took up half a day and I had to leave before I was ready as I had plans to meet up with my brother and other family members.

 

Venice is such a unique place on earth. You should definitely go.

We spent a full week in London and still missed a lot of stuff.    We spent a good 4+/- hrs at London and the rest of that day exploring that area by foot.   

Love their underground tube too!

Venice is definitely on my bucket list but first we have to get to Norway since Eric has Viking blood in him.  We had 2 trips to that region cancelled in 2020 2021.

Edited October 7, 2023 by Sunshine3601

[helen haywood]

3 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

Marian, I wish... No much cattle for meat raised here. Mostly imported, and if imported, it has to be "kosher". The "kosher" process is not "conducive" to a tender meat....

Sorry, wasn’t thinking about the kosher aspect.  Perhaps something like this?

 

https://jmoreliving.com/2019/01/20/the-vegetarian-schnitzel-that-will-make-you-miss-the-real-thing/

[Sunshine3601]

3 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

Greg, that is awful for you.  Charlie has been sick all week, finally felt better yesterday and now has all different symptoms.  I give up!

Oh no, I hope he feels better soon and can avoid going to the hospital🙏

Please tell him I am sending him a big hug((((((❤️)))))) and for you a big cocktail with Grey Goose!!!🍸🍸🍸

[Luckynana]

12 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Dover, England- the last of the British Isles ports.

 

Lighthouse in the harbor.  White cliffs and Dover Castle in the background.

 

Breakwater lighthouse 

 

White cliffs of Dover

 

 

Walmer Castle

 

Canterberry Cathedral 

 

 

Not my picture.  I took it from a picture on a wall in the cathedral.

 

We went to the town of Sandwich.  We didn’t go to Ham.  So we ended with a plain sandwich.

 

 

Beautiful!  I'm finally seeing the Cliffs of Dover!  Thank you for your many wonderful pictures, Helen!  What a great Summer of cruising you and Marty have experienced!

[maggieq]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Stomach issues have returned. Severe cramping. Went to doctors and got same abdomen x-rays. He thinks I have a bad stomach virus. I was feeling better but ate a regular breakfast this morning and it blew up on me again. Not to be gross but we think my lymph nodes in my left side groin have gotten inflamed as that’s where it is most painful. No meds for a virus just rest and bland foods. I need for this to go sway I have a cruise in two weeks.

Have they given you antibiotics?  A friend of ours ended up in the emergency room weeks ago. Couldn’t keep anything down.   Severe infection and super strong antibiotics were prescribed.  

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, maggieq said:

Have they given you antibiotics?  A friend of ours ended up in the emergency room weeks ago. Couldn’t keep anything down.   Severe infection and super strong antibiotics were prescribed.  

Nothing yet. We still haven’t determined exactly what is going on. I’m hoping it’s viral and not a infection.

[mo&fran]

53 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Thank you. Yes I am a little worried. This has been going on for a week and a half and our cruise is in two weeks.

Lets hope we all will be healthy enough to make this cruise.  Been waiting too long  for this.  

[Sea Dog]

Just now, mo&fran said:

Lets hope we all will be healthy enough to make this cruise.  Been waiting too long  for this.  

Absolutely! I’ve waited 5 years for this.

[cruiselvr04]

Sea dog- hoping you feel better fast.  You can’t miss your cruise!

 

We are in San Diego waiting to board Radiance in the a.m.  We spent the day at the midway museum which was fascinating but we walked miles and tons of steps and ladders.  Beautiful weather.  We’ve been up since 1 a.m. pacific coast time so we are exhausted and going to go to bed early.  We forget jet lag gets us traveling west.  
 

We are staying literally across the street from the pier.  We are going to try dropping off our checked bags around 10 a.m. by walking them across the street.  Then go back to the hotel and check out and get our carry ons.  Hopefully this will work out. 
 

 

[maggieq]

18 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Nothing yet. We still haven’t determined exactly what is going on. I’m hoping it’s viral and not an infection.

Hope you feel better soon and get on that cruise!!!!!!!!!! 😊 

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, cruiselvr04 said:

Sea dog- hoping you feel better fast.  You can’t miss your cruise!

 

We are in San Diego waiting to board Radiance in the a.m.  We spent the day at the midway museum which was fascinating but we walked miles and tons of steps and ladders.  Beautiful weather.  We’ve been up since 1 a.m. pacific coast time so we are exhausted and going to go to bed early.  We forget jet lag gets us traveling west.  
 

We are staying literally across the street from the pier.  We are going to try dropping off our checked bags around 10 a.m. by walking them across the street.  Then go back to the hotel and check out and get our carry ons.  Hopefully this will work out. 
 

 

 

Have a great cruise. Drink a Kraken Colada for me!!

 

 

1 minute ago, maggieq said:

Hope you feel better soon and get on that cruise!!!!!!!!!! 😊 

 

Thank you. Good news is I should lose some weight before the cruise. Also a Chops filet will taste a million times better than a banana and crackers.

[Luckynana]

21 minutes ago, mo&fran said:

Lets hope we all will be healthy enough to make this cruise.  Been waiting too long  for this.  

How are you feeling?

[Luckynana]

4 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said:

Sea dog- hoping you feel better fast.  You can’t miss your cruise!

 

We are in San Diego waiting to board Radiance in the a.m.  We spent the day at the midway museum which was fascinating but we walked miles and tons of steps and ladders.  Beautiful weather.  We’ve been up since 1 a.m. pacific coast time so we are exhausted and going to go to bed early.  We forget jet lag gets us traveling west.  
 

We are staying literally across the street from the pier.  We are going to try dropping off our checked bags around 10 a.m. by walking them across the street.  Then go back to the hotel and check out and get our carry ons.  Hopefully this will work out. 
 

 

Bon Voyage!  Have the best cruise on the Radiance!🛳️

[Jimbo]

12 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said:

Sea dog- hoping you feel better fast.  You can’t miss your cruise!

 

We are in San Diego waiting to board Radiance in the a.m.  We spent the day at the midway museum which was fascinating but we walked miles and tons of steps and ladders.  Beautiful weather.  We’ve been up since 1 a.m. pacific coast time so we are exhausted and going to go to bed early.  We forget jet lag gets us traveling west.  
 

We are staying literally across the street from the pier.  We are going to try dropping off our checked bags around 10 a.m. by walking them across the street.  Then go back to the hotel and check out and get our carry ons.  Hopefully this will work out. 
 

 

Enjoy the  Panama Canal, we originally were on that cruise but switched to our Greenland Cruise in Mid September on Jewel.

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

21 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said:

Sea dog- hoping you feel better fast.  You can’t miss your cruise!

 

We are in San Diego waiting to board Radiance in the a.m.  We spent the day at the midway museum which was fascinating but we walked miles and tons of steps and ladders.  Beautiful weather.  We’ve been up since 1 a.m. pacific coast time so we are exhausted and going to go to bed early.  We forget jet lag gets us traveling west.  
 

We are staying literally across the street from the pier.  We are going to try dropping off our checked bags around 10 a.m. by walking them across the street.  Then go back to the hotel and check out and get our carry ons.  Hopefully this will work out. 
 

 

We fly down to San Diego tomorrow morning.  Going to meet DS1 & DS2 & their spouses for lunch in Old Town before boarding.  Hope to see your at Sailaway.  Remember, I’ll have red shades on.  😎

 

7 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Enjoy the  Panama Canal, we originally were on that cruise but switched to our Greenland Cruise in Mid September on Jewel.

We were sorry to see you switch cruises.  We were looking forward to meeting you.  But I’m glad you got to enjoy the Greenland cruise except for the rough seas and you getting sick at the end.  At least it was at the end and not the beginning of the cruise.  I hope you and DW are all better now.

[Jimbo]

19 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

We fly down to San Diego tomorrow morning.  Going to meet DS1 & DS2 & their spouses for lunch in Old Town before boarding.  Hope to see your at Sailaway.  Remember, I’ll have red shades on.  😎

 

We were sorry to see you switch cruises.  We were looking forward to meeting you.  But I’m glad you got to enjoy the Greenland cruise except for the rough seas and you getting sick at the end.  At least it was at the end and not the beginning of the cruise.  I hope you and DW are all better now.

I'm doing much better now, just  slight cough every now and then but My Wife seems to be having some kind of Covid rebound now so not exactly sure about what's going on with her  now. From what I read, the rebound can sometimes happens and last maybe 2 or 3 days additional days. She is just sneezing like crazy.

 

Getting Covid the last day of cruise(packing day) wasn't a big deal. We would mostly be in our cabin anyway.

Only regret was we didn't get to use our 10 free drink coupons, up until day 14th we pretty much knocked out all those 10 drinks every day. lol

 

Would have been nice meeting you and others on Radiance, we have done the Panama Canal Cruise before from San Diego to Tampa, with the chance to do Greenland from NJ we sure made the right decision switching. Enjoyed the Green Land Cruise alot!

Edited October 7, 2023 by Jimbo

[jmh2006]

3 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Thoughts and prayers buddy.

 

I need you to go on that cruise.  I'm dying to live vicariously through your reporting of it. 😉 I've got over 60 days until I board Harmony.

Yes, I need you to be feeling fine and dandy for that cruise!  😀

[jmh2006]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

Beautiful!  I'm finally seeing the Cliffs of Dover!  Thank you for your many wonderful pictures, Helen!  What a great Summer of cruising you and Marty have experienced!

@FromSea2ShiningSea  Helen, I agree 100% with Maryann!!!  Thanks for the pictures and taking the time to describe them so thoroughly!  Have a great cruise out of San Diego!  

[Ocean Boy]

2 hours ago, Luckynana said:

Thank you, Graham!  We've stayed in Barcelona, as well as Rome, and visited both again while on cruises.  London's been my #1 bucket list, Venice has become #2😉

Thank you so much, Mark!  I just spent the last hour or so reading your Live report on your trip to London and wrote an entire page in my notebook.  My goodness, there's no way we could walk the lengths that you and Susan did, and do, on a daily basis!  Not that I ever could, but with Jim's bum knee....

The London Tube is great for cutting down on the walking and will get you where you want to go. Though I tend to stick with walking as much as possible.

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Nothing yet. We still haven’t determined exactly what is going on. I’m hoping it’s viral and not a infection.

A virus is an infection.

[George C]

5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Yeah no drinking tonight for me while watching this weeks Below Deck. I really thought I was getting over it and went back to regular breakfast and boy was that a mistake.

 

One thing I did not realize is that there are lymph nodes in the groin area. Mine must be inflamed as they are really painful and swollen. The only thing that is helping is a heating pad on my stomach and left side groin area.

I will do the drinking in your honor , wish you the best , considering I have been a heavy drinker since turning eighteen in 1967 , I have remarkable good health. Just had our Friday martini lunch , they always have a reserved sign on our table but today included our last name in the sign . Definitely feel extremely lucky considering some of the others posters health issues along with some of my childhood friends who have passed. 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Akureyri, Iceland- Cod was most commonly dried.  In 1877, the townspeople learned the technique of salting fish which gave a boost to the fishing industry.

 

 

Laufas Manor Farm- 

Laufas Church dates back to 1060.  The church was rebuilt in 1865.

 

 

Sod houses- for insulation.  They are connected inside to one another for the purpose of sharing heat.  In the winter, they bring their cows in as the cows would help keep them warm.

 

 

Laufas Kirkja (backwards on the gate) means Laufas Church

 

Icelandic horses-  They have short legs and they look like ponies but they are not ponies.  They are horses.  Icelandic horses are bred in Iceland and they can be exported but once they leave, they cannot return.  No other breeds are allowed in Iceland.  We got to see these up close.

 

 

From Akureyri Botanical Gardens

 

Trolls-  They are part of Iceland’s folklore and myths.

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Dynjandi in Isafjordur, Iceland

 

Dynjandi means literally thundering noise which describes perfectly the waterfalls

 

 

Look at the dark cloud that is a little above the left of the church.  What do you see?  The shape of a church.  Church in the Sky.  That is spooky to me.

 

 

 

 

Orange lighthouse for @Ocean Boy