Rare Coral Posted August 9, 2020 #301 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) On a serious note - I work in HigherEd and students move in this week and school starts next week. A friend heard someone on NPR who compared colleges and universities to cruise ships (people eat together, live close to each other, etc....). Needless to say - I am a bit scared. I did sprain my ankle on Friday so maybe that can keep me at my desk for a week or so. Thankful for small injuries..... Apologizes in advance for posting something serious. Edited August 9, 2020 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted August 10, 2020 #302 Share Posted August 10, 2020 6 hours ago, BEAV said: Moving on from the bubbles of Lawrence Welk, for several years now I've subscribed to the weekly broadcast of Retro Cocktail Hour. Check it out if you're needing some new material to keep never-ending evenings at home fresh and lively! So...the Retro Cocktail Hour runs for two hours. Hmmm. Love the playlist. In the same genre, you might want to also check out Luxuria Music and some of the channels on Soma FM - especially their Illinois St Lounge and Secret Agent. All stream 24/7, so you'll get more than just a two hour fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted August 10, 2020 #303 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Coral said: On a serious note - I work in HigherEd and students move in this week and school starts next week. A friend heard someone on NPR who compared colleges and universities to cruise ships (people eat together, live close to each other, etc....). Needless to say - I am a bit scared. I did sprain my ankle on Friday so maybe that can keep me at my desk for a week or so. Thankful for small injuries..... Apologizes in advance for posting something serious. A higher power may be watching over you. Be well and be safe. 👍 1 hour ago, FlyerTalker said: So...the Retro Cocktail Hour runs for two hours. Hmmm. Love the playlist. In the same genre, you might want to also check out Luxuria Music and some of the channels on Soma FM - especially their Illinois St Lounge and Secret Agent. All stream 24/7, so you'll get more than just a two hour fix. Thanks! I will certainly check out Luxuria. 👌 Edited August 10, 2020 by BEAV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted August 10, 2020 #304 Share Posted August 10, 2020 At the intersection of bad The Love Boat reboots and retro playlists sits the question, “which is the better Love Boat Theme rendition — the Tom Jones original, or the Dionne Warwick version from Season 9?” (If you can’t remember season 9, or are asking yourself, “wait, the Love Boat went on after Lauren Tewes left the show?”, you’re not alone and don’t fear... Just search for “love boat season 9 opening” on YouTube to refresh your memory.) I know most people count on me to be the purist vote most of the time, but I kind of preferred the Season 9 opening all the way around. Oops. Vince 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted August 10, 2020 #305 Share Posted August 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Coral said: On a serious note - I work in HigherEd and students move in this week and school starts next week. A friend heard someone on NPR who compared colleges and universities to cruise ships (people eat together, live close to each other, etc....). Needless to say - I am a bit scared. I did sprain my ankle on Friday so maybe that can keep me at my desk for a week or so. Thankful for small injuries..... Apologizes in advance for posting something serious. Be careful with that sprained ankle. I sprained my ankle three weeks ago and it is not healed yet. Doing exercises to strengthen it. Ivi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 10, 2020 #306 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Today's sunrise is from the penultimate morning on the Alaska Ferry Kennicott, making my way to Anchorage and the Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage Cruise. Our final intermediate port on August 10, 2016 was Yukutat (pop 648) and we were approaching the port as I first saw the sun through the clouds. Roy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChatKat in Ca. Posted August 10, 2020 #307 Share Posted August 10, 2020 16 hours ago, Coral said: On a serious note - I work in HigherEd and students move in this week and school starts next week. A friend heard someone on NPR who compared colleges and universities to cruise ships (people eat together, live close to each other, etc....). Needless to say - I am a bit scared. I did sprain my ankle on Friday so maybe that can keep me at my desk for a week or so. Thankful for small injuries..... Apologizes in advance for posting something serious. I hope you heal quickly. I broke my ankle shopping in St. Paul de Vence on a cruise from Istanbul to Miami. I refused to go to the ship's doctor because I was able to walk on it and the 2nd part of the cruise was ocean crossing with 8 sea days. I thought it was a sprain. It got better and I got home and thought I was all better until I danced all night on New Years Eve. Ankles are very complex and I did heal - but - after the MRI, I found if I'd gone earlier - I'd have been booted from the cruise as I was borderline needing surgery. 8 weeks and a boot and some PT and I am good as new. Take time if you need it. You only have two feet to get you where you need to go! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim9310 Posted August 10, 2020 #308 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) MY LUGGAGE FOUND OUT THAT I CANCELLED MY 2021 WINTER CRUISE ON THE SYMPHONY, SO NOW I HAVE TO COPE WITH EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE. Edited August 10, 2020 by Jim9310 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted August 11, 2020 #309 Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 hours ago, ChatKat in Ca. said: I hope you heal quickly. I broke my ankle shopping in St. Paul de Vence on a cruise from Istanbul to Miami. I refused to go to the ship's doctor because I was able to walk on it and the 2nd part of the cruise was ocean crossing with 8 sea days. I thought it was a sprain. It got better and I got home and thought I was all better until I danced all night on New Years Eve. Ankles are very complex and I did heal - but - after the MRI, I found if I'd gone earlier - I'd have been booted from the cruise as I was borderline needing surgery. 8 weeks and a boot and some PT and I am good as new. Take time if you need it. You only have two feet to get you where you need to go! Thanks. I am already walking better today though it did hurt by the end of the day. Yes - ankles are complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted August 11, 2020 #310 Share Posted August 11, 2020 17 hours ago, travelberlin said: Be careful with that sprained ankle. I sprained my ankle three weeks ago and it is not healed yet. Doing exercises to strengthen it. Ivi Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 11, 2020 #311 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Today's sunrise photo comes from the penultimate morning of my first Prinsendam (originally Regent Sun) cruise on August 11, 2011: Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 11, 2020 #312 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Today's Where Am I is an unusual view of a true Icon. I took it while on a land trip but I know both Crystal and HAL have been there as late as 2020, Where am I? Roy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted August 11, 2020 #313 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, rafinmd said: Where am I? Roy Sydney Harbour Bridge? Vince 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted August 11, 2020 #314 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, rafinmd said: I think I know where but I’m trying to work out how you got that angle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted August 11, 2020 #315 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Is that the view from one of the towers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 11, 2020 #316 Share Posted August 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, BWIVince said: Is that the view from one of the towers? You guys are way too good. I was thinking it was from further back along the roadway but the camera I was using would probably not have worked from a long distance. One of the towers sounds right. Roy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted August 11, 2020 #317 Share Posted August 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, rafinmd said: You guys are way too good. I was thinking it was from further back along the roadway but the camera I was using would probably not have worked from a long distance. One of the towers sounds right. Roy We're not good, we just lucked out in replying faster than Patty. 😉😃 Vince 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Tillie Posted August 11, 2020 #318 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, BWIVince said: We're not good, we just lucked out in replying faster than Patty. 😉😃 Vince I had no idea! I've been under it on the Symphony and on the roadway in a coach, but walking it ain't me!!! Same with the Golden Gate Bridge, under it on both the Symphony and the Serenity and on the roadway in both a coach and a passenger car. Waved at the people walking it!! 😆 Patty Edited August 11, 2020 by Texas Tillie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 12, 2020 #319 Share Posted August 12, 2020 18 hours ago, Texas Tillie said: I had no idea! I've been under it on the Symphony and on the roadway in a coach, but walking it ain't me!!! Same with the Golden Gate Bridge, under it on both the Symphony and the Serenity and on the roadway in both a coach and a passenger car. Waved at the people walking it!! 😆 Patty Patty, there is a very easy and pleasant way to walk it. At Circular Quay, Opera House side, there is an elevator that takes you up to the Cahill Expressway walkway, which joins the Harbour Bridge walkway. At the other end of the Harboyr Bridge there is another elevator which takes you down to the Kirribilli shops and cafes and the entrance to Milson's Point station. It's a lovely stroll across the bridge with great views across the eastern part of the harbour even from roadway level. You can walk back or take the train. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 12, 2020 #320 Share Posted August 12, 2020 The rest of the story on the Sydney Bridge. I think I had mentioned that it was from a land trip. I have made 2 serious attempts at circling the globe without flying and the second one ended just 5 months ago. The first was in 2003 when I cobbled together quite an ambitious plan. I took a train to Montreal, boarded a freighter to Belgium, then a series of train and ferry connections to Helsinki. From there I rode the trans-Siberian railroad to Beijing. I was booked on the Harmony Beijing to Vancouver with train connections back home. Unfortunately, as I left my hotel in Moscow I got an email that my Harmony cruise had been cancelled due to SARS and I had to take a hastily arranged trans-Pacific flight. 2 of these attempts lost due to pandemics; I won't try it again. Well, missing the ship left me with an expected month of vacation to burn so I used the month of September for a long tour of Australia and New Zealand. That's the trip where I first walked the Sydney bridge (on the pathway, not the bridge walk). Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 12, 2020 #321 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Actually, no sunrise photo today. This is the sunset after leaving Juneau on the Radiance of the Seas August 12, 2014. On this trip my brother and his SO were along with me. I like the reflection in the water. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted August 12, 2020 #322 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, rafinmd said: The rest of the story on the Sydney Bridge. I think I had mentioned that it was from a land trip. I have made 2 serious attempts at circling the globe without flying and the second one ended just 5 months ago. The first was in 2003 when I cobbled together quite an ambitious plan. I took a train to Montreal, boarded a freighter to Belgium, then a series of train and ferry connections to Helsinki. From there I rode the trans-Siberian railroad to Beijing. I was booked on the Harmony Beijing to Vancouver with train connections back home. Unfortunately, as I left my hotel in Moscow I got an email that my Harmony cruise had been cancelled due to SARS and I had to take a hastily arranged trans-Pacific flight. 2 of these attempts lost due to pandemics; I won't try it again. Well, missing the ship left me with an expected month of vacation to burn so I used the month of September for a long tour of Australia and New Zealand. That's the trip where I first walked the Sydney bridge (on the pathway, not the bridge walk). Roy What a fascinating journey you had planned in 2003, Roy. Not to mention the coincidence of yet another pandemic causing your travels to be severely disrupted again in 2020. I don’t blame you for giving up on a 3rd try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted August 12, 2020 #323 Share Posted August 12, 2020 9 hours ago, rafinmd said: 2 of these attempts lost due to pandemics; I won't try it again. I hope this is not an omen for the Crystal 2022 world cruise. That will be circling the globe without flying the easy way, assuming it goes as planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 12, 2020 #324 Share Posted August 12, 2020 34 minutes ago, SusieQft said: I hope this is not an omen for the Crystal 2022 world cruise. That will be circling the globe without flying the easy way, assuming it goes as planned. Hopefully the World Cruise is safe but I won't jinx it by booking it. Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 13, 2020 #325 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Today's sunrise is from my 2018 Symphony Panama Canal cruise. On August 13 we were at Cabo San Lucas. I often like to look for the unusual angle for sunrises and sunsets. Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now