The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday November 10th, 2022

[grapau27]

25 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Thank you for today’s Daily, Rich! Bindi and I timed our morning walk perfectly. We did not hit a heavy rain band until we were almost home. The deer, squirrels and local hawks were all taking advantage of the break in the rain. Not to mention my fellow dog walkers. The wind was only bad on the streets that run East - West. 
 

Please all keep @JAM37, Julia in your prayers and well wishes. Her condo is in one of the string of 10+ high rises in Daytona Beach Shores. At first only 5 were deemed unsafe, but yesterday afternoon officials had the local police and sheriff personnel go door to door and recommend everyone in all buildings evacuate to a shelter. The fear was if one or more collapsed then the entire section of land would become unstable and unable to support the structures.  And this was long before the height of the storm hit. 
 

Roy, congrats on having the tropical storm warning/watch lifted South of Jupiter. That will help the port to get up and running.  I have no plans for the day.  NONE. My efforts will focus on find those perfect opportunities to get Bindi out. 
 

And lest we forget that in two weeks we USA citizens will celebrate Thanksgiving…
 

 

Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating! Stay well everyone!

 

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Château Bois Malot 2020 Bordeaux Blanc Bordeaux

This white Bordeaux blend sounds lovely. It is a bit elusive, but I found one online distributor offering it for a reasonable $11.99.

90 Wine Enthusiast

"This rich wine has a high percentage of Sauvignon Gris in the blend. That softens the acidity and adds perfume as well as a ripe pear and spice character. The wine is intense and full, just hinting at herbal acidity at the end. Drink now. -RV"

Product Detail

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RegionBordeaux

Sub-RegionWhite Bordeaux

Varietal(s)Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Features

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Nose: apple, pear, kiwi, citrus, stone, grapefruit, melon, lemon, honeysuckle, spice, floral, apricot, quince, honey, pineapple and cream

Our prayers 🙏 for Julia @JAM37.

I hope they are both safe and well.

Graham 

[Heartgrove]

32 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Good morning from central Texas where it is still dark.  This will be quick, and then I'll read the Fleet/Daily later.

 

Just got a text from DH.  The doctor was in early, before 6:40.  DH may be transferred back to rehab today.  So I need to get to Waco early.

 

We have been to Cartagena many times, but I only have pictures from our last three visits, in 2009 and 2015 on Statendam, and 2014 on Veendam.  The pictures are from all three visits.  We normally got a taxi to the clock tower in the old town.  We'd walk around and then get a taxi to Boca Grande.  I don't have any digital pictures of Boca Grande though.

 

The gate at the clock tower.

 

Street scenes from 20090and 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the many churches

 

The shopping area out side the walled town that were cells in a previous time.

 

In 2014, we decided to just stay in the port area.  We walked through their aviary.

 

 

 

The port building

 

This interesting Navy ship was docked opposite from the Veendam in 2014.  There were no markings on her at all.

 

Now, I better get ready to head to Waco.

 

Lenda

 

 

Lenda, that ship is probably the USS Independence, a stealth-type ship for close in combat.

Edited November 10, 2022 by Heartgrove

[grapau27]

26 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Good morning from central Texas where it is still dark.  This will be quick, and then I'll read the Fleet/Daily later.

 

Just got a text from DH.  The doctor was in early, before 6:40.  DH may be transferred back to rehab today.  So I need to get to Waco early.

 

We have been to Cartagena many times, but I only have pictures from our last three visits, in 2009 and 2015 on Statendam, and 2014 on Veendam.  The pictures are from all three visits.  We normally got a taxi to the clock tower in the old town.  We'd walk around and then get a taxi to Boca Grande.  I don't have any digital pictures of Boca Grande though.

 

The gate at the clock tower.

 

Street scenes from 20090and 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the many churches

 

The shopping area out side the walled town that were cells in a previous time.

 

In 2014, we decided to just stay in the port area.  We walked through their aviary.

 

 

 

The port building

 

This interesting Navy ship was docked opposite from the Veendam in 2014.  There were no markings on her at all.

 

Now, I better get ready to head to Waco.

 

Lenda

 

Great photos Lenda.

Good luck today and best wishes for your husband that he gets transferred back to rehab today.

Graham.

[ottahand7]

Good morning!  It is a beautiful morning in very SW Michigan as we are getting ready to head home.   I hope we can get some yard work done as it will be the last for the season but who knew we would have 70s this late in November.   Thanks for the Daily and Fleet Reports @richwmn.    I was supposed to go Cartagena in 2017 on a Panama Canal transit but for some reason we had Aruba switched for that port.   @rafinmdRoy I hope your Eurodam cruise is a go today.   I will give you a hopeful Bon Voyage!   🍾 Thanks for the Daily care and celebrations report you provide for us daily.  @dfishthe first pork chop recipe looks so yummy as does the Fish bowl cocktail and the white Bordeaux wine.  

My day started with an email from HA stating that our Shorex in Rio has been cancelled due to road closures for Carnival.   There really wasn't much to choose from for someone that is terrified of heights.  We were taking a monster truck jungle tour.  Being offline mostly for the summer I missed all the tours in our Roll Call.   I guess we will try to find a taxi to take us to the Botanical Garden. 

Prayers for all on our care list and the people of Ukraine.  Lenda I am so happy to hear Steve is going back to his rehab.   Have a wonderful day!  Nancy 

[aliaschief]

Good morning! Currently 61 degrees and may get to 71. With every small gust of wind our deck is being pelted with acorns. Same on our front driveway. We are hoping to get some rain out of Nicole but it’s not going to have any harmful effect on us. 
Roy I hope your BHB is able to dock today and you can start your cruise.

Looking at PTZTV cam on Pompano Beach shows the Atlantic calming unlike what we’re seeing in Daytona area.

Thanks Rich for the Fleet Report. Roy thank you for your faithful Care/Celebration and all other reports.

Have a great day.

 

[HAL Sailer]

1 hour ago, MISTER 67 said:

The photo looks all too familiar as we have so many areas near us that look like that street, where exactly is that?

 

@MISTER 67 Manasota Key on the gulf coast at Englewood.

-M.

[MISTER 67]

2 minutes ago, HAL Sailer said:

 

@MISTER 67 Manasota Key on the gulf coast at Englewood.

-M.

OK, we go to Englewood beach a lot, nice area.

[StLouisCruisers]

Thank you @cat shepardAnn for that report on the condo situation.  Praying that @JAM37Julia and her DH (and MIL?) are all safe and have a plan for their future residence.   

 

@Quartzsite CruiserLenda good luck with Steve's move back into the rehab facility.  That's great news!  Thanks for your photos of Cartagena, too.  I went back and didn't see any posted by you last time  Safe drive to Waco.

 

@ottahand7Nancy somehow I missed today's wine was white so might like to try that one.

 

@HeartgroveJack thanks for the info on the USS Independence.  It's very cool looking.

[Seasick Sailor]

Good morning Dailyites. 

Praying for all on Roy's care list. Prayers out to those in Nicole's path. Also for those passengers injured onboard the Encore:

 

"A gangway collapsed while a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was stopped in Panama on Tuesday, injuring multiple guests.

The line's Norwegian Encore ship was in Panama City at the time. Passengers who sustained injuries were taken to a medical facility."

 

Roy we are all rooting for you to be able to board today.

 

 

White cupcake day? Is there a chocolate cupcake day? 

 

 

Sending everyone a great big hug today. Blessings and Cheers. 

[HAL Sailer]

45 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Please all keep @JAM37, Julia in your prayers and well wishes. Her condo is in one of the string of 10+ high rises in Daytona Beach Shores. At first only 5 were deemed unsafe, but yesterday afternoon officials had the local police and sheriff personnel go door to door and recommend everyone in all buildings evacuate to a shelter. The fear was if one or more collapsed then the entire section of land would become unstable and unable to support the structures.  And this was long before the height of the storm hit. 

 

The Weather Channel's infamous Jim Cantore is reporting from Daytona Beach Shores. He is showing one condo building that is now collapsing, he is talking about the 11 other condo buildings that are in danger, and is reporting that a house a mile south of him has gone into the sea. 

 

🙏Prayers🙏 for @JAM37 and all in Nicole's path.

 

-Melisa 

[rafinmd]

Eurodam and Rotterdam are circling outside Port Everglades.  No official word on opening but "Scheduled" arrival times have been moved to 0940 which is more realistic than 0600.  My revised itinerary shows us leaving at 9PM and missing HMC and Curacao, then picking up our original itinerary.

 

Roy

[smitty34877]

Good morning to all. The news from Florida,especially about Daytona, is pretty scary. Prayers for safety to all in Nicole’s path. 
I would love a vanilla cupcake and salute accountants for their skill and accuracy. The quote is, to me, quite true. We have not been to the port.

@dfish, Debbie, those recipes are great and I think I will try the first one. Everyone likes bok chow and I recently found some in our Asian market. Thanks. My executive chef approves and is searching for something nice for the vegetarians.

I am very happy to report some pain relief from the injection yesterday. I was able to get out of bed without difficulty and found walking less painful as well. 
@Quartzsite Cruiser, Lenda, I am so glad Steve is on his way back to Rehab. I hope the transfer goes well.

@HAL Sailer, Melissa, I hope all goes well with the testing and I am very happy you got there without incident.

@rafinmd, Roy, Bon Voyage and a safe trip to the port. Enjoy your cruise!

@ottahand7, I hope your brother is doing a little better today. He has had such a difficult time.

Edited November 10, 2022 by smitty34877

[JazzyV]

Good morning. Thanks for the Fleet Report/Daily.

A salute to injured veterans, Accounting is important, and I only like vanilla cupcakes if they have chocolate icing. Interesting quote.

Maybe on the meal (I don't like coconut due to texture). I'll take the drink and pass on the wine.

I have been to Cartagena on my PC cruise, but only went to the little park near the docks, as my knee went out and I couldn't do my planned touring.

 

It's the last warm day before the cold sets in. I did get the grass mowed yesterday, and the borough came and vacuumed up the leaves. So not a lot on the agenda today, although I do need to start getting things laid out for my upcoming trip.

 

@HAL Sailer I'm glad you made it there safely. Glad to hear of no major issues, and hopefully water didn't infiltrate. Wow on all that debris still there.

@rafinmd Bon Voyage!

@cat shepard Thanks for mentioning @JAM37 . I saw a report on the news about those condos. So sad. And prayers for all in Nicole's path.

@Quartzsite Cruiser Good luck with DH's transfer to rehab and I hope he hasn't lost much progress. 

@smitty34877 Good to hear the shot is starting to help. 

 

Prayers for the Care List and Cheers for the Celebration List.

Stay safe everyone.

 

From my November 2021 post.

I couldn't go far from the ship, unfortunately, as my knee didn't permit walking much that day.

The Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, a military fortress that defended Cartagena.

 

Entering the Bay of Cartagena

 

Park by the dock with animals and performers

 

 

Sunset

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[rafinmd]

I need to pack up and leave my hotel.  If a dailyite could grab and post a screenshot of the Eurodam arriving, that would be great.

 

Roy

[StLouisCruisers]

Nice photos Vanessa @JazzyV.  Very colorful!  Too bad about the knee though.  It would have been nice if you could walk a little further but...  Speaking of knees, my knee (baker's cyst?) is feeling a little better.  I still do my physical therapy exercies twice a day three times a week.  But won't be doing them on the cruise I would suspect so hope it doesn't flare up!

 

We decided not to go get groceries this morning.  DH was not in the mood for rushing around.  Instead he checked that there were no leaves clogging the drain in the backyard, and in the gutter over our deck which required getting a stepladder out.  Then he tied the gas grill to the deck railing with bungee cords and unattached the gas line to it.  Expecting winds through 7 pm tomorrow.

[kplady]

Good morning!

 

To add to @richwmnRich's list of days, today is the United States Marine Corps birthday - 247 years old!  It was founded in Tun Tavern, a bar in Philadelphia....and I'm sure a lot of Marines have spent time in one of them over the years!  My DH is a Marine, and he and his Marine friends all go out to dinner tonight to celebrate. The picture is from one of his tours in Vietnam.

 

Hoping Nicole leaves Florida (and the rest of the US) alone!

 

Have a great day,

Laura

[Petunia1950]

From the Hilton Webcam in Fort Lauderdale ... Rotterdam is approaching the port and Eurodam is the speck on the horizon.  It looks like the pilot is onboard Rotterdam and the pilot boat is about to reach Eurodam.

[St Pete Cruiser]

Nicole has come closer to the Tampa Bay area than originally predicted.  Center is about 25 NE of Tampa at 10:30 am, and we are getting rain training in off the Gulf.  Winds have been gusty up to 50mph.  The Skyway Bridge was closed due to the winds.

Rotterdam and Eurodam should be docking soon at Port Everglades.  Yeah!

[JazzyV]

Rotterdam coming in Port Everglades

[summer slope]

Welcome back Rotterdam 

[St Pete Cruiser]

Rotterdam.  Eurodam should be right behind. 

[Cruzin Terri]

Just a quick hello.  We are at our house waiting for the contractor.  We are signing the contract today and handing over half the money.  Hopefully work will start on Monday.

Please say a prayer that this will go as planned today.

It is raining quite hard. Outer band of Hurricane Nicole.

We are excited that work will finally begin.

 

I am again asking for help from anyone on this thread to show me how to put the link for my email back on my signature.  I inadvertently took it off when trying to change my email and don’t know how to put it back.  You can reach me at cruzinterri@outlook.com

 

Thanks and God bless,

Terri

[Petunia1950]

Eurodam is no longer a speck on the horizon from the Hilton webcam, so she won't be long 🙂

[StLouisCruisers]

Wonder which ship's horn that as I just heard a minute ago?  Rotterdam saying move it to some boat, or Eurodam announcing her arrival?

[Damcruiser]

4 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

A pleasant day in the forecast for us, a high of 18°C (64°F), not bad for November.🙂  I'm happy to see the earlier sunrise now that Daylight Saving Time is over, so is Bertie.

 

Mother Nature will bring an end to that pleasant weather starting this weekend.  I used to tell my students that the first snowfall in our area south of you will arrive on the four days either side of the 15th of November.  For that same reason we normally book cruises for that time of year.  We'll be heading south just as the temperature plunges.