Silversea Water Cooler: Welcome! Part Four

[Stumblefoot]

Bon Voyage Stumblefoot’s,

 

 

 

Hope you have a wonderful cruise!

 

 

Have a really great time ....... from Jeff and wifey ....:)

Thank you Sakaara and Jeff.

 

Wishing you a wonderful cruise:)

Thx and hope to meet you on board!

 

 

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[jpalbny]

Hi .. thanks!

 

I thought you had specifically arranged your dates because you knew wifey and I were in Vienna for a stelze-fest! :D

I know you're away when we return to Tower Bridge on 18 Sept. But if you're not seaside, we arrive on 7 Sept.

 

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[UKCruiseJeff]

I know you're away when we return to Tower Bridge on 18 Sept. But if you're not seaside, we arrive on 7 Sept.

 

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Quite right - I forgot. Age and drink. :D

[Daveywavey70]

Good Morning all

Have a great time stumblefoot!

 

Bet your glad to be home Jeff and Mrs Jeff. Have you thought about changing your broadband supplier yet?

[mysty]

Greetings Coolers! Another morning of reading interesting posts. :) It is a comfort to know that our recent sea-faring member and his lovely wife are again ensconced in the comfort of their home.

 

Mike...I did enjoy your tale of the game of "telephone" where the message is massaged as it moves up the ladder. Thanks for the smile this morning.

 

Stumblefoot.....Have an awesome sail!

 

Today's funny......

 

 

Have a great day all!

[jpalbny]

 

Bet your glad to be home Jeff and Mrs Jeff. Have you thought about changing your broadband supplier yet?

 

Thanks for the nose wash with my morning coffee... I need to stop sipping while reading the cooler!

 

 

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[UKCruiseJeff]

 

 

 

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[Daveywavey70]

Apologies JP

Looks a decent lunch that. Are you having Sauvignon with it or do you prefer white wine?

[UKCruiseJeff]

Ha! Ha!

 

As it happens on our return flight we met a couple who we met on our outward flight and he told us that he was so fed up with getting approaches from those idiots that he was going to make a formal complaint if they didn’t stop!

 

No wine at all for a week or two .... and hopefully virtually carb-free as well!

 

 

 

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[UKCruiseJeff]

Anticipation ....

 

 

 

 

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[jpalbny]

I haven't organized or even downloaded our Banff pictures yet but I thought I'd post a few from my cell phone. It was beautiful and even though the weather wasn't so good, we did a few hikes and saw lots of pretty scenery. We also ate like piggies and will be paying for that over the next few weeks...

 

We arrived Friday afternoon and made it to Chateau Lake Louise for evening. After an early dinner, we walked the lake. The weather was still decent at that point...

 

 

 

We walked the whole length and took this shot from the "beach" on the far side. Our hotel is off in the distance.

 

 

Another view

 

 

We did a canoe ride the next day. It started raining halfway through. This was the fun before the deluge.

 

 

It is truly a beautiful part of the world up here.

[UKCruiseJeff]

You are such a lovely couple JP .... and as I said on one of our very first conversations .... although I think you are extremely lovely I do think you are batting way above your weight a bit there! Chris is lovely. :)

[jpalbny]

On Saturday we also drove the Icefields Highway northward. We didn't go all the way to Jasper but we went as far as Bridal Veil Falls, which is a short hike down to a viewpoint where the falls erupts from the side of a cliff. Spectacular, except for the dude with a fat head blocking the view!

 

 

Other spectacular scenery along the way included Peyto Lake, with its gorgeous blue color despite the rain,

 

 

And the Howse Peak Lookout at Upper Waterfowl Lake

 

 

Even wrapped in mist, the mountains are beautiful.

 

On Sunday we drive to Banff, stopping along the way for a waterfall hike at Johnston Canyon. Here are the upper falls.

 

 

When we arrived in Banff, we took a drive along Tunnel Mountain Road - the views were impressive. So was the wind!

 

 

 

And before dinner we took the trail to the Bow Falls viewpoint. The mountains were prettier. Bow Falls is a short drop, but an impressive flow. It doesn't look as good in pictures.

 

 

 

Then we did a little in the town of Banff on Monday morning and drove back to the airport for our flight home. Loved it and would go back again tomorrow.

 

The Fairmont hotels were gorgeous and they treated us well. They did get ridiculously crowded though and the large tour groups clogging up the lobby got tiresome after a while. And of course, there are tour buses everywhere you go in the park. The curse of a short tourism season.

[UKCruiseJeff]

 

 

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[jpalbny]

Jeff, I agree. She is a cutie. Hard to believe she's put up with me for 23 years now (well, if you count pre-marriage, it's been almost 29).

 

The local market had chicken wings on sale so we bought a big package. I made some for dinner last night.

 

Broiled in the oven until crispy, after a coating of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then tossed in a simple sauce of rice vinegar, hot pepper flakes, and honey.

 

 

 

I am mad that I only made a few of them. They would have made a nice snack today!

[jpalbny]

Glad to see you added some meat to that salad. I was worried that you'd put yourself on a vegetarian diet after the SS cruise.

[mysty]

Meals looks delish J and JP! Also pics are awesome JP! It is indeed a gorgeous part of our fair land!

[spinnaker2]

Wow JP, just gorgeous photos!

 

Jeff, food looks so healthy.

 

STUMBLE. Please enjoy!

We await your reports, if time and energy permits!

 

Happy Friday all.

 

 

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[UKCruiseJeff]

Thanks .... all.

 

JP that looks so appetising.

[Mudhen]

What a pair of cutie pies! More postcard worthy photos!

Have a good weekend, all!

[Daveywavey70]

Many thanks guys, I didn’t know that.

[Zenblue100]

Just read about your cruise Jeff - how awful, I am really lost for words as although to have problems in a cabin is not great, having the whole ship basically turned into Butlins is unimaginable. Glad you are home for some rest and what looks like some great food - Andrea

[UKCruiseJeff]

Just read about your cruise Jeff - how awful, I am really lost for words as although to have problems in a cabin is not great, having the whole ship basically turned into Butlins is unimaginable. Glad you are home for some rest and what looks like some great food - Andrea

 

Thanks Andrea .... Butlins would have been preferable because you can at least either check out or have some escape .... :)

[Daveywavey70]

It sounds very much like Butlins with propellers.

 

Les if you are reading this I am nothing but appreciative of both you support and your excellent pics and videos and would certainly not “ have a pop” at you.

[Daveywavey70]

Jeff, I would just like to apologise to you for the hateful abuse that has been aimed at you for doing nothing other than trying to be supportive and helpful. I’m really so very sorry that this has happened. Some people are just beyond my comprehension.