Eddie99

🤞all will be fine Josy

Pauline - Have a lovely day

Damp here too, though not as heavy as forecast and due to clear mi-morning.  That almost sounds like a win, with the weather we’ve been having 

That was smashing!

Thanks very much

I’ll look out for your reports from your future cruises

Oh, sad news Graham

My condolences 

Hope you’ll be fine

My sleep, or my perception of my sleep, has changed dramatically since Santa brought me a FitBit.  I didn’t want it to monitor my sleep - just to be with me all the time and monitor my exercise and give me a heads-up when I have been inactive for a while

Anyway - it monitors sleep and gives a read-out in the morning 

I’ve been really surprised at how much I’m getting in “mini-sleeps”, even when I know I’ve looked at the clock and found it to be 2.30am, or even when I’ve spent some time listening to the radio

Always the sceptic, I tried to research the accuracy, and it appears there may be an over-estimate of up to 10%.  
Even allowing for that, it appears to show me getting reasonable sleep and (here’s the good bit) allows me to feel much more relaxed about it and, guess what, I’m sleeping better and longer as the weeks go on

So, that’s it, and you’re home with your memories and your washing?

The disembarkation sounds pretty near perfect, even allowing for an over-brisk breakfast waiter.  
I hope you both slept well last night

No mention of your throat, so fingers crossed that a couple of days of good, old fashioned, iffy, British spring weather and outside air will confirm that all is OK

It’s been a long time.  Several of us have taken fortnights holidays which are now but a distant memory.  MrsGoggins has sailed to the Caribbean and back for 35 nights.  There have been babies born and heart pacemakers fitted.  A cold snap, interminable rain, daffodils & primroses, a Budget (🙄) - you’ve been there every morning, with your unfailingly interesting reports, and have gone above and beyond with additional snippets and daily menu posts

Thank you 🎖 

Safe journey

I’ve enjoyed your accounts.  Your satisfaction with the local tours you’ve taken is evident.  It seems you’ve experienced more than by going with the P&O tours - and probably paid less, too

Thanks again for taking the time out to post.  I hope you got the packing done on time!

10 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

My sister in law, white Irish ancestry was told she is 30% Nigerian.  A retest gave the same result but her brother not a sign of anything other than as expected....

Fascinating, isn’t it?

There’s a scary statistic about the estimated number of Dads who aren’t actually biological fathers (and Mums who’re keeping very mum)

ETA (I’ve looked it up - 4% apparently)

35 minutes ago, Purdey16 said:

Well we arrived in perranporth at 10 o’clock this morning and they let us in to our caravan early.

check in was supposed to be 4 o’clock so bonus, also has we were the first visitors of the year we got a bottle of Prosecco and two cuddles teddies, all good except we didn’t have any heating or hot water until 3 o’clock as the boiler was broke , all fix now and cozy and warm because it’s freezing and chuffing windy , had a scout around to get our bearings and had to have a local pasty and some wet stuff to go with it after all I’m a classy girl 😂😂

Hope you have a lovely break

It’s very windy at the coast.  It’s driven us back from our caravan, after an enjoyable few days away.  We’ll be there again soon, hopefully with a bit more sun and a lot less wind

@brian1 Yes - that’s a bit of a minefield, isn’t it?

I’m sure he wasn’t thinking of *his* children, just facilitating families for others, and, as you say, getting beer money for a few minutes with a dirty mag 

5 hours ago, lincslady said:

Certainly  wishing you luck Brian, with all the exciting things going on in your life at present.  I hope that the sale of your Italian house goes smoothly - and that you will not miss being out there in your own place too much.  And even more than this meeting with unknown relations goes really well.

 

I am having my own little life change, in that I am sadly giving up driving after 60 years, due to a combination of a problem with the car and more the cost of insurance for next year, more than double the present amount (age related).  I am lucky to have a lovely friend who is doing the selling for me; the low mileage car is apparently worth much more than scrap value, and also nice neighbours who are willing to take me on necessary and even pleasure outings.  I know my children feel that I should have made an effort for at least another year, but  I know my limitations.  It does feel a bit like the end of the road.  (Pun intended).

It’s not the end of the road - it’s just a new route!

I hope it all works out well and that you adjust quickly

@brian1 I was only thinking of you and your quest to learn more of your history a couple of weeks ago.  I meant to ask whether there had been progress … well, there certainly has!  
These family stories are so interesting, even to we who are just bystanders.  Davina McColl, or the BBC series with Stacey somebody - always fascinating.  There was something a while ago with people born as a result of wartime liaisons with GIs from ”coloured battalions”, many of whom had extra difficult childhoods.

Did you see the one-off programme about Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, former Chief Scientific Officer & goodness knows what else?  He’s another whose (considerably) older “sister” is actually his mother? She has passed away but the half-siblings and cousins he has found are all delighting in his appearance.  

We look back and think of everything prim & proper, white gloves, church on Sunday, Two way Family Favourites, suburban families with 2.4 children, nothing naughty ever going on, but people are people, hormones are hormones, and nature is determined that species continue

Ooh, sorry.  I’ve gone on a bit!

Anyway - hope the meet-up is fantastic

So that’s nearly it …?

Well, there are a lot of us who will miss starting our day to your latest instalment.

It’s very windy this morning; I hope that doesn’t make your final hours onboard uncomfortable.

🤞for smooth seas, easy disembarkation and a good journey home.  (Is your car parked at Southampton?  It will have missed you!)

Interim thanks for now - I look forward to your up-summing 🚢 

Ouch!

We’re hoping to just take the hit at the outset and go for the package.  It’ll save my blood pressure being affected by the 15%

Sounds lovely

The Cunard prices aren’t bad.  Remember the daily gratuity charge and 15% on every purchase though

It’s all sounding pretty damn good!  Who wouldn’t enjoy a fortnight in the Caribbean just now?

Hope St Marteen is good for you too.  Stay away from those jewellery shops 🙂. Expensive hobby!

Much better than wasting food - why would you do that?

We breakfasted out - outside!  In the sun! - sossidge sandwiches! 😋

Oh - sorry both!

Durr - concentrate Eddie99

*embarrassed smiley*

Ouch Mrs kalos but fear not - Mr Eddie99 has ITB problems but they’re totally resolvable with the right exercises

I foresee gym membership and a couple of visits a week.  That’ll probably help with the other issue too - though I confess I know nothing about it 🙄

I’ve just booked Cunard 2026 on launch

No OBC but 10% off the standard price which kicks in ?May/June?15% deposit

It’s probably best to just do what you think fits you best, and - as a wise cruiser often said - if you get a deal you like, book it and don’t look at prices again!