Where in the world is HAL?

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

1 minute ago, bennybear said:

 

Mea culpa!  I just double checked and you are correct it is Corfu, one should not rely on memory!  I now owe several more Cuban lunches!  

Do the Cuban lunches come with beer?  Glad we can agree!  😁

[bennybear]

If I dare this is where I thought I was😫

[bennybear]

34 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Do the Cuban lunches come with beer?  Glad we can agree!  😁

The least I can do but not sure how it pairs with chocolate 

Edited September 24, 2020 by bennybear

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

20 minutes ago, bennybear said:

The least I can do but not sure how it pairs with chocolate 

You might be right. Almost anything goes with chocolate, but maybe not bee.   Maybe a nice red wine, not too expensive?

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

My ignorance  was showing since it is (or was) a Canadian candy and not sold in Texas or anywhere else we’ve lived in the US.  Wish I’d known about it, as I’d have liked to try it.  Have met very few chocolates I didn’t like, with or without red wine.

[bennybear]

37 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

My ignorance  was showing since it is (or was) a Canadian candy and not sold in Texas or anywhere else we’ve lived in the US.  Wish I’d known about it, as I’d have liked to try it.  Have met very few chocolates I didn’t like, with or without red wine.

A woman has brought it back as it was her mom’s favourite, had one last week it was pretty good.   Kind of a cool story. 

 

Now back to our our regular programming 😉

where did I think I was?  Should be easy with your attention to detail! 

Edited September 25, 2020 by bennybear

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

23 minutes ago, bennybear said:

A woman has brought it back as it was her mom’s favourite, had one last week it was pretty good.   Kind of a cool story. 

 

Now back to our our regular programming 😉

where did I think I was?  Should be easy with your attention to detail! 

Right now, while it looks vaguely familiar, but I don’t have a clue.  It took DH, mainly, and me the better part of two days to figure it out.  So far, what we did for Corfu, has not helped, except to eliminate other ports instead of Corfu.  To be honest, the picture of the Nieuw Amsterdam and your signature helped.
 

Maybe, my brain will work better tomorrow.

 

Lenda

[bennybear]

24 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Right now, while it looks vaguely familiar, but I don’t have a clue.  It took DH, mainly, and me the better part of two days to figure it out.  So far, what we did for Corfu, has not helped, except to eliminate other ports instead of Corfu.  To be honest, the picture of the Nieuw Amsterdam and your signature helped.
 

Maybe, my brain will work better tomorrow.

 

Lenda

Love how you find your clues!  Feeling guilty so here’s a Hint!  It’s earlier in the same cruise. 

[cruzingnut]

8 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

So, where is Maasdam at? It used to be one of her regular calls before she got Zodiacs

 

 

Corner Brook!  EDIT......wrong!  I missed the correct guess!

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by cruzingnut

[Copper10-8]

 

Where is Rotterdam VI at?

 

[bennybear]

49 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Where is Rotterdam VI at?

 

Norway?

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, bennybear said:

Norway?

 

Yes! More specifically?

[erewhon]

10 hours ago, RetiredMustang said:

OK, let's step it up a bit, away from the Caribbean.  Where is Noordam docked?

 

 

Dave

 

 

 

Is Noordam berthed at Shakespeare Bay, Picton?

Looks like piles of logs waiting for export.

 

Hope all is well wih you both, think of you every day when seeing the gift you gave us.

 

[ski ww]

18 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Kusadasi, Turkey with Güvercinada (Pigeon) Island, its fortress and lighthouse

Correct.

[ski ww]

Where is Amsterdam.

 

[RetiredMustang]

10 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Where is Rotterdam VI at?

 

 

Lysefjord?

[RetiredMustang]

7 hours ago, erewhon said:

 

Is Noordam berthed at Shakespeare Bay, Picton?

Looks like piles of logs waiting for export.

 

Hope all is well wih you both, think of you every day when seeing the gift you gave us.

 

 

Kia ora, great to hear from you!  We are fine, but miss cruising, and would like to do again the around-Australia cruise we shared with you and your DH, or even perhaps once again visit Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud -- New Zealand.

 

I figured that if you were monitoring this thread, you would certainly recognize the port.  Yes, it is indeed Picton.  For those who have not visited, the Picton area in New Zealand's South Island has a thriving renewable lumber industry -- we could smell the logs even before we entered the port area.  Picton is also near a lush fertile area of green valleys and rolling hills that contain a great many vineyards that produce excellent wines, including the superlative sauvignon blancs of Marlborough.

 

Dave

 

 

[RetiredMustang]

OK, to start another day, where is Amsterdam docked?

 

 

Dave

[St Pete Cruiser]

16 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

OK, to start another day, where is Amsterdam docked?

 

 

Dave

Hi Dave, Is it Homer, Alaska?

[RetiredMustang]

28 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

Hi Dave, Is it Homer, Alaska?

 

D'oh!  Yes, it's Homer.  Here's a shot I took that shows what a great place to visit it is:

 

 

Dave

[St Pete Cruiser]

Where is the Zuiderdam?  From inside the Crow's Nest, you may know where from just looking out the port side windows.

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Lysefjord?

 

It's definitely a fjord in Norge.....................but not that one 😉  

 

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, RetiredMustang said:

OK, to start another day, where is Amsterdam docked?

 

 

Dave

 

[Copper10-8]

28 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

Where is the Zuiderdam?  From inside the Crow's Nest, you may know where from just looking out the port side windows.

 

That would be the birthplace of HAL, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, while passing the hotel ship SS Rotterdam V at her permanent berth at the Maashaven 

[St Pete Cruiser]

Where is Zuiderdam?  Hint: not too far from Copper's Rotterdam VI above.

 

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by St Pete Cruiser
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