kb4683 Posted August 22, 2021 #101 Share Posted August 22, 2021 @superomaHappy birthday to your DH! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 22, 2021 #102 Share Posted August 22, 2021 53 minutes ago, garlictown said: 👍Pauline and Graham @grapau27....what a nice meal!!😊 Congratulations on your special day! Katie Thank you Katie for your lovely anniversary meme. The meal was lovely. We ate the desert before I remembered to photo it. Graham. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted August 22, 2021 #103 Share Posted August 22, 2021 43 minutes ago, JazzyV said: Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily. Interesting days! I'll try to be an angel today 👼, love the tooth fairy, and hadn't heard of the canine Bean before. Good quote. I like the meal, pass on the drink and I like the wine. The original drink I'd pass on - not a bourbon or gin fan. Also like Roy's meal. I haven't been to today's destination. Thanks for the pictures. I'm late today. First, I somehow slept almost 9 hours! I'm not sure how that happened. Then I wanted to get the lawn mowed and edged before it got too hot out. I have 2 MRI's and a bone survey tomorrow. I have some tingling in my legs so they want to rule out spinal stenosis. @grapau27 Hope all is well. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb4683 Posted August 22, 2021 #104 Share Posted August 22, 2021 @Vict0riann 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted August 22, 2021 #105 Share Posted August 22, 2021 @superoma Happy Birthday to your DH! @Vict0riann Happy Birthday! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 22, 2021 #106 Share Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Vict0riann said: Still "Good morning!" here, but only just! Today I complete 80 years here on earth, and start no. 81 tomorrow. I have been invited out to lunch with my cousin and her hubby, who celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Saturday (I was matron of honour at their wedding, so long ago, I can't believe it!). Congratulations to Pauline and Graham on their 40th anniversary. Just newlyweds, and they look so young... 😀 We visited Santarem on the Prinsendam in 2019. We had a private tour which took us around the town, there is a market and pretty little church. The church's claim to fame is that Christ on the cross is looking upward, instead of down, as is the way the crucifix is usually portrayed. A floating gas station on the river. After the town, we went into the jungle to see how rubber was harvested, and then to a manioc "factory" as has already been posted. We were given fresh fruit to taste, and the best banana I have ever had! I think that is the most pictures I have ever put in one post! Happy birthday Ann and thank you for your lovely anniversary message. Graham. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 22, 2021 #107 Share Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, VintageGeo said: Looks like a fine dinner. Hope you've had a wonderful day, and wishing you many more. Lori & George Thank you Lori & George. Graham & Pauline. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted August 22, 2021 #108 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Santarem, Brazil was a port call for the Veendam in March, 2017 on the South American Explorer. We visited the riverfront area and took the shuttle from near the controversial Cargill soybean plant. One of the interesting geography notes is the city is located at the confluence of the Tapajos and Amazon River. The Tapajos flows quite clear compared to the very sediment laden Amazon. As the Veendam departed and turned to go up the Amazon, we could see the difference and remarked at the water paterns plainly visable. The water appeared to not mix. There were many of the river boats with the hammocks at Samtarem. It is located mid-way between the mouth and Manaus. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientWanderer Posted August 22, 2021 #109 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Happy Birthday to your DH @superoma Yum to schnitzel!! And Happy Birthday @VictOriann A milestone birthday!! 🎈 🎂 🎊 🎈 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted August 22, 2021 #110 Share Posted August 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said: Santarem, Brazil was a port call for the Veendam in March, 2017 on the South American Explorer. We visited the riverfront area and took the shuttle from near the controversial Cargill soybean plant. One of the interesting geography notes is the city is located at the confluence of the Tapajos and Amazon River. The Tapajos flows quite clear compared to the very sediment laden Amazon. As the Veendam departed and turned to go up the Amazon, we could see the difference and remarked at the water paterns plainly visable. The water appeared to not mix. There were many of the river boats with the hammocks at Samtarem. It is located mid-way between the mouth and Manaus. I got a few photos of the confluence of the two rivers. 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted August 22, 2021 #111 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) We had an interesting ride this afternoon, although longer than expected. We didn’t want to take the same route back, so we tried to take some back roads and wound up at one point having to backtrack as some county roads are gravel. Between the GPS, memory and instinct, eventually, we made it back home. We saw some pretty areas on our drive and even put the top down for a while. @superoma HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your DH. @JazzyV Hoping for a good outcome on your MRIs and bone scan. @grapau27 Graham, you and Pauline looked like you had a wonderful day and a delightful dinner. @mamaofami Carol, good to know you did not have any damage from Henri. Lenda Edited August 22, 2021 by Quartzsite Cruiser 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 22, 2021 #112 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said: We had an interesting ride this afternoon, although longer than expected. We didn’t want to take the same route back, so we tried to take some back roads and wound up at one point having to backtrack as some county roads are gravel. Between the GPS, memory and instinct, eventually, we made it back home. We saw some pretty areas on our drive and even put the top down for a while. @superoma HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your DH. @JazzyV Hoping for a good outcome on your MRIs and bone scan. @grapau27 Graham, you and Pauline looked like you had a wonderful day and a delightful dinner. Lenda Thank you Lenda. We had a wonderful day and fabulous dinner. Graham. Edited August 22, 2021 by grapau27 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 22, 2021 #113 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Vict0riann said: Still "Good morning!" here, but only just! Today I complete 80 years here on earth, and start no. 81 tomorrow. I have been invited out to lunch with my cousin and her hubby, who celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Saturday (I was matron of honour at their wedding, so long ago, I can't believe it!). Congratulations to Pauline and Graham on their 40th anniversary. Just newlyweds, and they look so young... 😀 We visited Santarem on the Prinsendam in 2019. We had a private tour which took us around the town, there is a market and pretty little church. The church's claim to fame is that Christ on the cross is looking upward, instead of down, as is the way the crucifix is usually portrayed. A floating gas station on the river. After the town, we went into the jungle to see how rubber was harvested, and then to a manioc "factory" as has already been posted. We were given fresh fruit to taste, and the best banana I have ever had! I think that is the most pictures I have ever put in one post! Happy BIRTHDAY 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaler Posted August 22, 2021 #114 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Just returned from town. My phone gave up the ghost and I went in and got a new one. Now I will go back and read all five pages. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 22, 2021 #115 Share Posted August 22, 2021 We've had a lot of nice photos of Santarem but instead I will add some from nearby Alter do Chao from MS Prinsendam on March 13, 2019. That day MS Veendam was at Santarem and it would be the final time the two would meet as HAL ships. In his sailaway message Captain Jeroen confirmed that the encounter would be "more than perfunctory". I decided to dine in the lido so I could be on deck as we passed. Lots of people on the decks of both ships: Once we had passed Veendam followed us down the river: Roy 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientWanderer Posted August 22, 2021 #116 Share Posted August 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, lindaler said: Just returned from town. My phone gave up the ghost and I went in and got a new one. Now I will go back and read all five pages. 😍 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted August 22, 2021 #117 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Vict0riann said: Today I complete 80 years here on earth, and start no. 81 tomorrow. Oh my heavens my friend - you sure don’t look your age ♥️ A very happy birthday to you 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty34877 Posted August 22, 2021 #118 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Oh my!I missed a lot! @superoma,Happy Birthday to DH @Vict0riann,Happy Birthday to you as well We are getting a heck of a lot of rain here.The wind has been not too bad though. I am waiting to hear from MA and NH families. Take care everyone Terry 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazey1 Posted August 22, 2021 #119 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) It is always a joy to see the photographs of the port of the day, especially the ports that I have never visited. @rafinmdYour sunrise and sunset photos are also something I look forward to seeing everyday as much as I look forward to reading your lists and seeing your choice for dinner each day. Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. @grapau27. and Happy Birthday to @VictOriann, I beat you to 80 by 19 days, but let's don't tell. I gave up on my range as my oven gave a loud pop and both the burners on top and the oven itself got hot at the same time. Since the range was origional to the house (1997) I opted to replace rather than call a serviceman for repairs. New range is supposed to be installed on Aug. 30th. Please wish me luck with that as last year I had to replace my refrigerator and it took from March to Nov. to get the replacement. Our Arizona monsoon arrived with a vengence and we had downpours with flooding every night for over a week. It has let up now and we are supposed to be dry and hot for at least the next week. Very necessary to clean up all the damages in almost every part of the state. Fortunately for me I only lost 1 cactus that uprooted itself. Landscaper is trying to save it by replanting much deeper. Jane Edited August 22, 2021 by lazey1 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseh2o Posted August 22, 2021 #120 Share Posted August 22, 2021 We visited Santarem on our last cruise, November-December, 2019. We were cruising on another favorite cruise line. Our ship passed the Volendam, motionless, in the middle of the mighty Amazon. I was walking around our ship, (of course without my camera or phone so missed a good photo-op 🙁) and didn’t learn the details until later in the evening after the ship cruised on. An unexpected sandbar was the cause of the delay! We hope to travel to the Amazon again, as this last trip was a celebration of DH retiring and just being on the water! 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted August 23, 2021 #121 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, lazey1 said: I gave up on my range as my oven gave a loud pop and both the burners on top and the oven itself got hot at the same time. Since the range was origional to the house (1997) I opted to replace rather than call a serviceman for repairs. New range is supposed to be installed on Aug. 30th. Please wish me luck with that as last year I had to replace my refrigerator and it took from March to Nov. to get the replacement. I guess the appliance curse is as long lived as COVID. We've had several surges of appliance malfunctions here on the Daily. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted August 23, 2021 #122 Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Vict0riann said: I got a few photos of the confluence of the two rivers. Thank you for posting these. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted August 23, 2021 #123 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, rafinmd said: We've had a lot of nice photos of Santarem but instead I will add some from nearby Alter do Chao from MS Prinsendam on March 13, 2019. That day MS Veendam was at Santarem and it would be the final time the two would meet as HAL ships. In his sailaway message Captain Jeroen confirmed that the encounter would be "more than perfunctory". I decided to dine in the lido so I could be on deck as we passed. Lots of people on the decks of both ships: Once we had passed Veendam followed us down the river: Roy Thanks for sharing these. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbay Posted August 23, 2021 #124 Share Posted August 23, 2021 @superomaHappy Birthday to your husband. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in AZ Posted August 23, 2021 #125 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, lazey1 said: Fortunately for me I only lost 1 cactus that uprooted itself. Landscaper is trying to save it by replanting much deeper. Yes, monsoon has been crazy this year. We haven't lost anything but our yard was a mess. Our landscaper came last week and it took him 7 hours by himself, usually there are two of them but I think they've been very busy. I hope your cactus survives. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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