The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday September 28th, 2022

[StLouisCruisers]

38 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

I have just seen the skin specialist at our hospital.

He said I have 2 suspect lesions on my face that he said will need to be cut out.☹️

Oh no Graham!  I'm very sorry to hear the news.  But at least you're keeping on top of it.  Keep us updated.🙏

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, MISTER 67 said:

Getting a lot of info from WINK news out of Ft. Myers, some amazing videos and live shots of storm surge on the streets of Naples. Sanibel Island is under water as is most of Ft. Myers Beach, not looking good in Cape Coral either.

Thank you for keeping everyone updated.  You have power still I suppose so that's good news.

 

 

 

Debbie @dfishI was so happy to tell DH about the last seller's new deal falling through!  Just like me, he got a huge laugh out of that!  I'm so happy you two have moved on!  We're thinking his realtor was hoping you and Sis would come back with a new offer.  Forget that buddy!

 

 

@LcubedI hope you get to make that house hunting trip next week.  In the meantime start looking on websites like realtor.com, zillow.com and trulia.com.  You can see a lot that way and be prepared.

[puppycanducruise]

@grapau27Sorry to hear about the lesions, good thing they are being removed before they develop into something worse.  Praying you heal quickly.

[TheKingD]

Sending prayers for all the Floridians and other affected by Ian.  We will have rain and wind here in North Carolina by Saturday, but we are lucky this time around.

 

@dfishthis mug is for you.  I love the mid-Century modern look of the new house.  Congratulations.

 

@kazu, I took a solo cruise years ago after a really sad time, and it was just what I needed.  I could stay in my cabin (in my robe and snoozing on my sofa) if I wanted to, or I could be around people if I wanted to.

 

Please take good care, everyone.

[StLouisCruisers]

6 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

Good morning, Dailyites.  Lots of news today - congratulations on the new home, @dfish, to the Floridians, stay safe!   Eastern Canada has a major clean-up job ahead with so much damage from Fiona, hope Florida fares better.  Terry, @smitty34877, hope the Covid passes you by.  You don't need that again.  Jacqui, @kazu, a holiday cruise sounds wonderful, and may be just what you need.  I think J&J are on one too, but on the west coast.  Graham, @grapau27, hope the skin lesions are nothing serious and they get at them pdq!

 

I see @StLouisCruisers' photos are not like mine of Nha Trang, so will add a few.  We were there in 2014 on the Volendamand I have forgotten a lot, to will post Pat's diary entry first (he has been keeping diaries of our cruises for a while, and they are a great help for this senior brain!)  We were travelling with Pat's DS and her hubby and our youngest, Cathy, and we had a great active roll call.

 

Sunday, February 9, 2014
At 8.00 am 17 of us met on the dockside for a tour of Nha Trang (Vietnam) organized by Judy, another of our Meet & Greet Group. Our tour guide was Dong Pham, owner of his own tour company. Our first stop was a silk factory in XQ Historical Village. Next, we stopped at a family bakery where Dung  Pham bought some freshly made bread rolls made from cassava. They were delicious. Our next stop was an orphanage which housed about 120 children. We then visited a mat-making factory. Several of us, including Cathy, worked the loom. Some of us bought place mats. We then stopped at a family-run restaurant for fruit and drinks. Our next stop was a rice noodle making facility. We then visited a 48 meter-high Buddha and adjoining cemetery. We then visited a family-run business making the traditional Vietnamese conical hats. Several of us, including Ann, bought such hats. Lunch was next at a small restaurant by the river. Following the lunch we boarded two boats and "cruised" down the river to Nha Trang to board the bus again. Our next port of call were the Cham Towers, followed by a visit to a market. For those who wanted to, walked on a sandy beach and dipped toes in the sea! We stopped at a rice paddy field on the way back to the ship for A photo op. 

 

I have a lot of photos, many need a few posts to add them all!  It was a very interesting day.

 

Bakery!

 

 

 

At the orphanage

 

 

 

 

Noodles

 

 

Buddha

 

 

 

 

Love your photos Ann and would love to see more.  All your stops sound very interesting.  It's great to get lots of different ideas for people going there in the future.

[ger_77]

@dfishHa Ha, I knew Karma would come around and kick Mr. Foot Dragger in the pants sooner than later!  And you're laughing all the way to the bank.  Woo Hoo!!!

 

Watching some footage on the Weather Channel - super scary stuff; continuing prayers for safety for all.

[cat shepard]

23 minutes ago, MISTER 67 said:

Getting a lot of info from WINK news out of Ft. Myers, some amazing videos and live shots of storm surge on the streets of Naples. Sanibel Island is under water as is most of Ft. Myers Beach, not looking good in Cape Coral either. In our 29 years in Florida, Ian is without a doubt the most powerful hurricane we have experienced.

 

The NHC and NOAA were predicting storm surge up to 18 feet for the West Coast.  And that does not include the waves. 
 

Please be safe all you West Coasters. 
 

Right now the eye is predicted to cross the East Coast just South of Daytona. If accurate, that could put me on the West side of the storm which will help me. I haven’t heard much about the size of the eye, but crossing the peninsula will most likely change that anyway. 

Edited September 28, 2022 by cat shepard

[Vict0riann]

More from Nha Trang

 

Noodles drying in the sun

 

 

Hat makers

 

 

Cathy, weaving

 

 

On the river

 

 

 

Cham Towers from the river

 

 

 

The market

 

 

At the beach

 

 

 

And, last but not least, "Vietnam Telecom"  the wiring everywhere was horrific, even t-shirts displayed samples!

 

 

 

 

[irishjim]

6 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Thank you for the Hump Day report, Rich.  I'll pass on the beer but love the other 2 days.  A great reminder from Mother Theresa.  I've been to Vietnam on the Zaandam but not Nha Trang.  I think I'll pass on the meal.  My alternative is Spaghetti Pomodoro, Lamb Cutlets, and Pistachio Gelato as I enjoyed in Oosterdam's Canaletto September 28, 2017 in a dinner with @Copper10-8.

Today’s care list:

Threat from Ian
RIP MissG DFIL 9/22/22
Western wildfires
Tthose in Fiona’s wake
Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and in denial
From the rotation:
Strength for luvteaching’s friend Karen after Wayne’s 9/3 death
Sandi’s neighbor Linda
Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney
HAL Sailer Sister in Law with aggressive cancer therapy

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Surgery expedited for Quartzite Cruiser DH
last week of work for kplady
4 days for Dismomx5 (Rotterdam 10/2 to 10/27)
3 days for HorizoCn Chaser1957 (Zaandam 10/1 to 12/20; Zuiderdam 12/22 to 5/12)
1 day for LoveTheBeach (Adventure OTS 9/29 to 10/8)
Rowsby in Hawaii until 10/28
Cunnorl’s luggage in transit to Noordam
53 years for Cruising-along
New dishwasher for Aliaschief
fatcat04 (Nieuw Statendam to 10/2), sailingdutchy (Oosterdam  to 10/10), and  Gail&Marty (Rotterdam to 10/15) at sea
Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

When do you think  Sabine  will  have  her own ship.

[MISTER 67]

3 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

 

The NHC and NOAA were predicting storm surge up to 18 feet for the West Coast.  And that does not include the waves. 
 

Please be safe all you West Coasters. 
 

Right now the eye is predicted to cross the East Coast just South of Daytona. If accurate, that could put me on the West side of the storm which will help me. I haven’t heard much about the size of the eye, but crossing the peninsula will most likely change that anyway. 

Last I heard is the eye is 30 miles wide, I'm sure by the time it reaches your area the hurricane will be downgraded to a 1 or 2, it's very close to a 5 down here.

[cat shepard]

@dfish Debbie, I am so jealous of your firepit. The house looks amazing. And I salute Karma in all its power!

 

@grapau27 Graham, it sounds as if any problem has been caught early, so I will celebrate that. But I will also pray that everything goes smoothly during the procedure. 

[irishjim]

4 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

In April 2010 we stopped on our Diamond Princess cruise in Nha Trang, Vietnam.  Yes, it definitely used to be and still is a resort town.  It has a really lovely beach.  Here is a photo as the ship arrived and anchored.  

 

We took a tour which first took us to Bao Dai Villa, a palace on a hill built for the last Vietnamese king, Bao Dai.

 

Ship at anchor as seen from the hill the palace was situated on.

 

 

 

We had to walk back down the hill to board our bus again.

 

View from the bus as we headed to an embroidery studio.

 

 

Amazing the patience these young ladies have while they work on these intricate embroidered pieces.

 

 

You could purchase a souvenir here but had better be able to carry it home with you.

 

Their gowns include lots of their embroidery work.

 

This is the beach @MISTER 67mentioned across the street from some huge hotels (and his base back during the war).

 

 

 

 

Heading back to our tender dock

 

 

It was a nice day actually!  I can see why people would want to vacation there in Nha Trang.  Hope you enjoyed my travel photos.

Love  the  photos.

[cat shepard]

8 minutes ago, MISTER 67 said:

Last I heard is the eye is 30 miles wide, I'm sure by the time it reaches your area the hurricane will be downgraded to a 1 or 2, it's very close to a 5 down here.

Has it made landfall yet?

 

The winds may not even be hurricane strength by the time they get here. It is so slow moving, and crossing the peninsula will help. 
 

But that does increase the predicted rainfall. The Northern part of the county just North of me is expecting 15 - 20 inches of rain. Which is probably what you are expecting. 

 

Ok, I need to head out with my dog who HATES getting wet. This will be fun.  
 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by cat shepard

[MISTER 67]

Just now, cat shepard said:

Has it made landfall yet?

 

The winds may not even be hurricane strength by the time they get here. It is so slow moving, and crossing the peninsula will help. 
 

But that does increase the predicted rainfall. The Northern part of the county just North of me is expecting 15 - 20 inches of rain. Which is probably what you are expecting. 
 

 

No landfall yet in Placida, I'm guessing a half hour from landfall.

[dfish]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

I have just seen the skin specialist at our hospital.

He said I have 2 suspect lesions on my face that he said will need to be cut out.☹️

 

Oh, Graham, I am so sorry.  But, that is fairly easy to do.  Wishing you the best.

 

1 hour ago, rafinmd said:

I LOVE it.

 

Roy

 

I do, too.  Not very nice of me, but I can't help it.

 

1 hour ago, Cruising-along said:

Love it!!!

Ah, ok -- totally understand! 

Love the karma, but understand the hot tub.   Got it!

 

30 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

@dfish, Karma is a great thing.😃🎉🍾

 

Isn't it, though?

 

25 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

  Lots of news today - congratulations on the new home, @dfish,

Thank you!

 

24 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Debbie @dfishI was so happy to tell DH about the last seller's new deal falling through!  Just like me, he got a huge laugh out of that!  I'm so happy you two have moved on!  We're thinking his realtor was hoping you and Sis would come back with a new offer.  Forget that buddy!

 

We told him to take a hike.  Our realtor told his realtor to go kick rocks. 

 

19 minutes ago, TheKingD said:

 

@dfishthis mug is for you.  I love the mid-Century modern look of the new house.  Congratulations.

 

 

I want that mug!

 

16 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

@dfishHa Ha, I knew Karma would come around and kick Mr. Foot Dragger in the pants sooner than later!  And you're laughing all the way to the bank.  Woo Hoo!!!

 

 

And it was sooner!

 

4 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

@dfish Debbie, I am so jealous of your firepit. The house looks amazing. And I salute Karma in all its power!

 

I've always wanted one.  

[Cruzin Terri]

@dfishDebbie, I love the photos of the house.  May you enjoy many happy years there.

@grapau27i hope all goes well for you.  Prayers that it does,

 

I went to Publix to get some water and a few things.  The shelves are empty!  I was only able to get gallon jars of drinking water. Better than nothing.

 

Jim and I have decided that we are going to prepare as if we are going on our trip.  We will see what happens.  That being said.  i have some ironing to do this afternoon.

Take care everyone.

Terri

[HAL Sailer]

39 minutes ago, MISTER 67 said:

...under water as is most of Ft. Myers Beach...

The Weather Channel is showing a Ft Myers Beach webcam that they know to be 6 feet off the ground. The webcam is now showing underwater pictures as if it's in an aquarium. 

 

@MISTER 67, thanks for your continued reports. Stay safe, please.

-M.

[HAL Sailer]

@dfish Please know that, though distracted by Ian, I am celebrating with you. I can't wait till I can take a thorough and thoughtful look at all of your pictures and reports

Congratulations!

-Melisa

[grapau27]

44 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

Good morning, Dailyites.  Lots of news today - congratulations on the new home, @dfish, to the Floridians, stay safe!   Eastern Canada has a major clean-up job ahead with so much damage from Fiona, hope Florida fares better.  Terry, @smitty34877, hope the Covid passes you by.  You don't need that again.  Jacqui, @kazu, a holiday cruise sounds wonderful, and may be just what you need.  I think J&J are on one too, but on the west coast.  Graham, @grapau27, hope the skin lesions are nothing serious and they get at them pdq!

 

I see @StLouisCruisers' photos are not like mine of Nha Trang, so will add a few.  We were there in 2014 on the Volendamand I have forgotten a lot, to will post Pat's diary entry first (he has been keeping diaries of our cruises for a while, and they are a great help for this senior brain!)  We were travelling with Pat's DS and her hubby and our youngest, Cathy, and we had a great active roll call.

 

Sunday, February 9, 2014
At 8.00 am 17 of us met on the dockside for a tour of Nha Trang (Vietnam) organized by Judy, another of our Meet & Greet Group. Our tour guide was Dong Pham, owner of his own tour company. Our first stop was a silk factory in XQ Historical Village. Next, we stopped at a family bakery where Dung  Pham bought some freshly made bread rolls made from cassava. They were delicious. Our next stop was an orphanage which housed about 120 children. We then visited a mat-making factory. Several of us, including Cathy, worked the loom. Some of us bought place mats. We then stopped at a family-run restaurant for fruit and drinks. Our next stop was a rice noodle making facility. We then visited a 48 meter-high Buddha and adjoining cemetery. We then visited a family-run business making the traditional Vietnamese conical hats. Several of us, including Ann, bought such hats. Lunch was next at a small restaurant by the river. Following the lunch we boarded two boats and "cruised" down the river to Nha Trang to board the bus again. Our next port of call were the Cham Towers, followed by a visit to a market. For those who wanted to, walked on a sandy beach and dipped toes in the sea! We stopped at a rice paddy field on the way back to the ship for A photo op. 

 

I have a lot of photos, many need a few posts to add them all!  It was a very interesting day.

 

Bakery!

 

 

 

At the orphanage

 

 

 

 

Noodles

 

 

Buddha

 

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

Oh no Graham!  I'm very sorry to hear the news.  But at least you're keeping on top of it.  Keep us updated.🙏

 

 

 

Thank you for keeping everyone updated.  You have power still I suppose so that's good news.

 

 

 

Debbie @dfishI was so happy to tell DH about the last seller's new deal falling through!  Just like me, he got a huge laugh out of that!  I'm so happy you two have moved on!  We're thinking his realtor was hoping you and Sis would come back with a new offer.  Forget that buddy!

 

 

@LcubedI hope you get to make that house hunting trip next week.  In the meantime start looking on websites like realtor.com, zillow.com and trulia.com.  You can see a lot that way and be prepared.

 

41 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said:

@grapau27Sorry to hear about the lesions, good thing they are being removed before they develop into something worse.  Praying you heal quickly.

 

23 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

@dfish Debbie, I am so jealous of your firepit. The house looks amazing. And I salute Karma in all its power!

 

@grapau27 Graham, it sounds as if any problem has been caught early, so I will celebrate that. But I will also pray that everything goes smoothly during the procedure. 

 

15 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

Oh, Graham, I am so sorry.  But, that is fairly easy to do.  Wishing you the best.

 

 

I do, too.  Not very nice of me, but I can't help it.

 

Love the karma, but understand the hot tub.   Got it!

 

 

Isn't it, though?

 

Thank you!

 

 

We told him to take a hike.  Our realtor told his realtor to go kick rocks. 

 

 

I want that mug!

 

 

And it was sooner!

 

I've always wanted one.  

 

14 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:

@dfishDebbie, I love the photos of the house.  May you enjoy many happy years there.

@grapau27i hope all goes well for you.  Prayers that it does,

 

I went to Publix to get some water and a few things.  The shelves are empty!  I was only able to get gallon jars of drinking water. Better than nothing.

 

Jim and I have decided that we are going to prepare as if we are going on our trip.  We will see what happens.  That being said.  i have some ironing to do this afternoon.

Take care everyone.

Terri

Thank you to my special Dailyite friends for all your kind words of support.

I was told in my April check up to keep an eye on these lesions but I saw a new specialist today and after a very close look he said he would cut them out at the same time rather than doing a biopsy first.

He said possible 4-6 weeks time 🤞.

 Kindest regards.

Graham.

[irishjim]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

I have just seen the skin specialist at our hospital.

He said I have 2 suspect lesions on my face that he said will need to be cut out.☹️

Hope everything goes  well for you Graham.

                                                                             Jim.

[grapau27]

Just now, irishjim said:

Hope everything goes  well for you Graham.

                                                                             Jim.

Thank you Jim.

They are both on my face.

One is on my left cheek and the other is between my right eye and nose.

[irishjim]

51 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Love your photos Ann and would love to see more.  All your stops sound very interesting.  It's great to get lots of different ideas for people going there in the future.

+1

[MISTER 67]

26 minutes ago, HAL Sailer said:

The Weather Channel is showing a Ft Myers Beach webcam that they know to be 6 feet off the ground. The webcam is now showing underwater pictures as if it's in an aquarium. 

 

@MISTER 67, thanks for your continued reports. Stay safe, please.

-M.

I saw that webcam, we have 2 lamps on in the condo and they have been flickering a lot in the last few minutes, will probably be losing power soon.

[grapau27]

1 minute ago, MISTER 67 said:

I saw that webcam, we have 2 lamps on in the condo and they have been flickering a lot in the last few minutes, will probably be losing power soon.

Please take care and keep safe @MISTER 67

Graham.

[JazzyV]

@dfish Karma indeed! You get the last laugh on that first seller.

@grapau27 Sorry to hear you have those lesions that will need to be cut out. Prayers for the best outcome. 

@MISTER 67 I'm seeing video from Ft. Myers on The Weather Channel and even a camera at 6ft up is nearly underwater! Hard to fathom what it's like there.

@Vict0riann Thanks for the photos.

[grapau27]

Just now, JazzyV said:

@dfish Karma indeed! You get the last laugh on that first seller.

@grapau27 Sorry to hear you have those lesions that will need to be cut out. Prayers for the best outcome. 

@MISTER 67 I'm seeing video from Ft. Myers on The Weather Channel and even a camera at 6ft up is nearly underwater! Hard to fathom what it's like there.

@Vict0riann Thanks for the photos.

Thank you Vanessa.