Rare JGmf Posted July 9 #426 Share Posted July 9 20 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: On our way to the first lookout she narrated Captain Cook’s istory in Newfoundland and told us where the eadquarters were. She couldn’t figure out how he got to the top of the mountain in the 17 undreds but thought maybe it was by orse and buggy. Ha! That was clever. I bet your spell check was in overdrive for this posting! 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #427 Share Posted July 9 On our way to York Harbour the skies darkened and the largest raindrops I have ever seen came pelting down This is Broadway, the Main Street downtown of course there is a branch of the Canadian Embassy here too The cornerstone of industry in Corner Brook is the pulp and paper mill The rain leads to lush greens The Anglican church has a graveyard built into a steep cliff You never know how photos taken through bus windows will turn out. I love the reflection in this one Every 2-3 years the highway maintenance people trim back the roadside growth so people can see moose and not be surprised. Moose love the greens that are near the road that get salt on them in the winter. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisCruiser2 Posted July 9 #428 Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: Yes. Many times. It is a shoreside problem and is a known glitch. There is a reason which I’ll explain later. Oh, sorry it's not something that's easily fixable 😔 I do love your attitude, though - can tell you're a teacher and can "go with the flow!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #429 Share Posted July 9 York Harbour has plenty of hiking trails and fabulous vistas. I set out to explore Can you spot the lighthouse? 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted July 9 #430 Share Posted July 9 12 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: On our way to York Harbour the skies darkened and the largest raindrops I have ever seen came pelting down This is Broadway, the Main Street downtown of course there is a branch of the Canadian Embassy here too The cornerstone of industry in Corner Brook is the pulp and paper mill The rain leads to lush greens The Anglican church has a graveyard built into a steep cliff You never know how photos taken through bus windows will turn out. I love the reflection in this one Every 2-3 years the highway maintenance people trim back the roadside growth so people can see moose and not be surprised. Moose love the greens that are near the road that get salt on them in the winter. did the paper mill offer a tour? seriously - I could really appreciate that these days ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #431 Share Posted July 9 When we set out for our next stop I realized I had forgotten to eat lunch. Fortunately the local church hosted us for sandwiches and treats (included in the cost of the shore excursion.) The reverend served me. Again, I set out to explore As always, I found the local library and school. The center photo is the entire graduating class of Lark Harbour 2024. Someone (not me) bought a crocheted puffin from the church ladies 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #432 Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, voljeep said: did the paper mill offer a tour? seriously - I could really appreciate that these days ... This was a fascinating mill! The smoke you see is steam, not pollution and according to our tour guide this mill has won numerous environmental stewardship awards for their techniques and methods. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #433 Share Posted July 9 15 minutes ago, WisCruiser2 said: Oh, sorry it's not something that's easily fixable 😔 I do love your attitude, though - can tell you're a teacher and can "go with the flow!" I really believe in finding “work arounds” when obstacles present themselves. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted July 9 #434 Share Posted July 9 5 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: This was a fascinating mill! The smoke you see is steam, not pollution and according to our tour guide this mill has won numerous environmental stewardship awards for their techniques and methods. yeah, my summer college jobs, and shutdowns during the year were working for contractors in a paper mill. General contractors, electricians, insulators. I busted my ass, but also got requested to come back and work the shutdowns because I could do the cleanup, firewatch, and then the payroll paperwork - sometimes I was the only one or two working the 7p to 7a shift - so I was an assistant foreman! Night shift, holiday pay - paid for a lot of college, believe me 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #435 Share Posted July 9 (edited) Next stop? Fisherman’s Cove. Million dollar cod fishing boat with a refrigerator in the hull Sculpin for bait For lobsters For crabs you can take the teacher out of school, but you can’t take school out of the teacher (look closely for puffin food!) I loved, loved, loved every stop on our shore excursion today and this was my favourite. What a terrific shore excursion and what a wonderful day in Corner Brook Newfoundland. Edited July 9 by YVRteacher 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #436 Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, BabySarge said: Welcome to Princess! I'm thoroughly enjoying your "Live from...", writing style, and glad that you are having a good experience so far. While the Island Princess isn't our favorite Princess ship, we still like her enough to have spent 111 days on the World Cruise in 2023, and we've already booked another 102 days for the 2025 World Cruise on her. The thing we miss is, as others have mentioned, there is no International Cafe; however, hope springs eternal that whilst she is in dry dock at the Fincantieri Shipyard in September corporate will have finally gotten tired of all our whining and begging and put one in as they did on her sister ship the Coral Princess. Happy sailing. Oh wow! You are an expert on the Island Princess! Anything I shouldn’t miss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #437 Share Posted July 9 Now I’m at Good Spirits, doing my very important research. At the moment I am researching the Mango Margarita. I have to use two hands to pick up the glass so I am getting in some bicep curls during happy hour. 3 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted July 9 #438 Share Posted July 9 43 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Can you spot the lighthouse? I think so!!! I won't give it away yet. 23 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: you can take the teacher out of school, but you can’t take school out of the teacher (look closely for puffin food!) Phew. This one is a bit easier than the lighthouse! I'm loving this "Where's Waldo" game in your live. Thank you for giving me a few minutes of joy! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted July 9 #439 Share Posted July 9 Sounds like the tour guide from ell. I ope I never get er. She must be appy and proud of erself with ow she appens to old everyone's attention. ip ip ooray! 3 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangGT Posted July 9 #440 Share Posted July 9 20 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said: Here's the link to Cruise Mapper: https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9230402 Here's a link to your weather: https://www.passageweather.com I haven't received a cruise log for several voyages. I think it was discontinued post pandemic. Too Bad, that was a great take away. I miss the Cruise Logs!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #441 Share Posted July 9 @schmoopie17 I love your sense of umour! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawrs Posted July 9 #442 Share Posted July 9 Check out the library - I haven't been on this ship in quite a few years but it used to have a great library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted July 9 #443 Share Posted July 9 (edited) 8 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: @schmoopie17 I love your sense of umour! Oh...you're the one. 😁 I'm umbled and onored. Oh wait, for Canadians that would be onoured. Edited July 9 by schmoopie17 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #444 Share Posted July 9 Tonight I learned that Princess has a separate Vegan menu and the selections change nightly. Here is today’s Vegan menu Here is tonight’s main menu 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #445 Share Posted July 9 19 minutes ago, Jawrs said: Check out the library - I haven't been on this ship in quite a few years but it used to have a great library. It still does! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #446 Share Posted July 9 I am dining in Bordeaux tonight. One of my biggest annoyances in restaurants is tables that are too close together. I’m so close to the guy next to me I could reach out and share his bread basket. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 9 Author #447 Share Posted July 9 He keeps brushing the breadcrumbs off the tablecloth and is doing so quite vigorously. I have sandals on and the bread crumbs are landing on my toes. I don’t know the protocol for breadcrumbs on toes!! Help! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted July 9 #448 Share Posted July 9 2 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: He keeps brushing the breadcrumbs off the tablecloth and is doing so quite vigorously. I have sandals on and the bread crumbs are landing on my toes. I don’t know the protocol for breadcrumbs on toes!! Help! Ask him to pass the butter for your crumbs! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BamaVol Posted July 9 #449 Share Posted July 9 48 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: He keeps brushing the breadcrumbs off the tablecloth and is doing so quite vigorously. I have sandals on and the bread crumbs are landing on my toes. I don’t know the protocol for breadcrumbs on toes!! Help! Whistle for the dog. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted July 9 #450 Share Posted July 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: I am dining in Bordeaux tonight. One of my biggest annoyances in restaurants is tables that are too close together. I’m so close to the guy next to me I could reach out and share his bread basket. I’m sure you’ve already asked, but perhaps they can put you at a table for one that’s really meant to have four people at it and then you wouldn’t be that close to others. If I was at the table and that was happening, I’d ask him to pass his bread basket and butter over to your table and play keep away. That would keep him from putting crumbs on your toes. Edited July 9 by arizonaperson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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