TravelGirlinDallas

I didn't realize the water at that port was so brown. Not what you normally think of in the Caribbean. The pool view from your cabana is great, though!

Just read on the Celebrity board that our friend here on Dani's thread @helen haywood fell and broke her leg on her Beyond cruise. 😞

Oh no!! I'm so sorry you fell and were injured. Not the cruise experience anyone is hoping for. 😞

I can't decide what to do about the shingles vaccine. I'm 50, so I could take it now, but it doesn't last very long (5-10 years?), and there's no booster later. So do I take it now, and then find myself at risk again when I'm older and possibly in worse health? Or wait a few years so that I'm protected when I'm older? My doctor doesn't seem concerned either way when I've asked him.

I'm surprised at how arid Aruba is. I always thought of all of the Caribbean islands being lush and tropical. I enjoyed the pics of Celebrity Beyond - we'll be sailing that ship to the ABCs in July.

Please post about your experience on Beyond - we are booked on her in July.

Wow, what an amazing birthday! Fancy drinks, all your favorite desserts - and you were on a cruise! I hope to experience a cruise birthday someday. 😂 So happy for you!

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I thought it was odd that even though it got dark here, it didn't really get cooler. It was about 80* and didn't noticeably change during the totality.

Brian and I worked from home today. It was partly cloudy, but cleared enough to see the few minutes of totality. It was way cooler than I even imagined. It was so weird how it got dark and the streetlights came on. I'm glad I got to see that once in my lifetime.

And here we are in the direct path and our son's school is NOT canceled that day. He feels very cheated. 😂

It's not because the eclipse itself is dangerous. It's because they expect thousands of people to travel to our area to view it, which will cause massive traffic/crowding issues. And this eclipse is a bigger deal than most since it's total. Still seems like a bit of overkill to me - I guess I'll find out on 4/8! https://www.fox4news.com/news/eclipse-total-solar-eclipse-traffic-texas

Videos of this flood are all over TikTok and it looks pretty dramatic. I'm surprised there's much less talk about it here on CC.

Thank you!! Best wishes for a successful surgery and easy recovery!! Keep us posted when you feel up to it.