The Daily for Saturday Jun 12, 2021

[Seasick Sailor]

36 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

It is the same company. I must be using the wrong term. I thought that called their side-by-side lines “tandem”. 
 

I just loved the entire experience. And I love that we both did it!  Wish we could have done it together. 

 

Me too! Tandem is one behind the other on the same line. We were on separate lines, side by side.

[dobiemom]

4 hours ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

Our last time to Hawaii was in March 2020, it was our last trip/flight before the pandemic, we arrived home on March 17th and that night at midnight they closed everything including the Casinos in here Las Vegas.

I was on vacation in Vegas and casino said we had to check out 2 days early! 😱

[LAFFNVEGAS]

47 minutes ago, USN59-79 said:

Thought I would tell the rest of the story of my grandparents and Hawaii.  After living in Honolulu awhile my grandfather developed some type of heart problem.  His doctor told him that the heat of Hawaii didn't agree with him and that he should move back to Siberia.  He took his advice and the whole family got on a ship for the trip back.  On the ship, he died from a heart attack and was buried at Kobe, Japan when the ship docked there.  The rest of the family went back to Irkutsk, Siberia.  They corresponded with friends in Honolulu who encouraged them to return.  In 1916, they decided to do that.  My aunt described the train ride to Vladivostok where the train would stop and everyone had to get off while the soldiers took it over.  In Vladivostok my grandmother got the proper exit papers from the authorities just before the ship was to debark.  When they arrived in Honolulu the U.S. authorities said "You can't just get off the ship.  We have immigration laws now."  Luckily there was a reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser aboard who wrote a newspaper article saying the Soltonovich family is stranded aboard the ship.  Who knows them?  A bunch of their friends came aboard to sponsor them and they were able to debark.  My mother was sent to an Episcopal boarding school to start the first grade and was there through senior high school.  I realize the story isn't about Maui, but it started there.

Incidentally, a few years ago our ship stopped in Kobe and some of the residents there volunteered to show the sights to some of the passengers.  I asked a lady if she could help me find my grandfather's grave.  I gave her his name and that he died in 1912 or 1913.  She got on her phone  and said he was in the foreign section in a National Park in the mountains, and if I would hire a cab she would take us there.  We found the grave to be well taken care of and a headstone with his name on it.  It seems there was a foreign cemetary in the city, but after the war all the graves were moved to the mountainside park.  I left with a new feeling of the kindness and efficiency of the Japanese people.

What a beautiful story, that is wonderful that you were able to find your Grandfather's grave. I love the Japanese people. I feel so fortunately to have been to Japan 3 times. My first visit was in 1970 but recently in 2017 and 2019 and planning a return in 2022. There is just something about Japan that calls to me. We have actually gotten to the point of not minding the long flight. Thanks again for telling us this story of your family. ❤️  

[rafinmd]

Quick heads up for sailaway fans.  It looks like Adventure of the Seas is about to sail from Nassau with passengers:

 

https://www.portnassauwebcam.com/

 

Roy

[bennybear]

1 hour ago, USN59-79 said:

Thought I would tell the rest of the story of my grandparents and Hawaii.  After living in Honolulu awhile my grandfather developed some type of heart problem.  His doctor told him that the heat of Hawaii didn't agree with him and that he should move back to Siberia.  He took his advice and the whole family got on a ship for the trip back.  On the ship, he died from a heart attack and was buried at Kobe, Japan when the ship docked there.  The rest of the family went back to Irkutsk, Siberia.  They corresponded with friends in Honolulu who encouraged them to return.  In 1916, they decided to do that.  My aunt described the train ride to Vladivostok where the train would stop and everyone had to get off while the soldiers took it over.  In Vladivostok my grandmother got the proper exit papers from the authorities just before the ship was to debark.  When they arrived in Honolulu the U.S. authorities said "You can't just get off the ship.  We have immigration laws now."  Luckily there was a reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser aboard who wrote a newspaper article saying the Soltonovich family is stranded aboard the ship.  Who knows them?  A bunch of their friends came aboard to sponsor them and they were able to debark.  My mother was sent to an Episcopal boarding school to start the first grade and was there through senior high school.  I realize the story isn't about Maui, but it started there.

Incidentally, a few years ago our ship stopped in Kobe and some of the residents there volunteered to show the sights to some of the passengers.  I asked a lady if she could help me find my grandfather's grave.  I gave her his name and that he died in 1912 or 1913.  She got on her phone  and said he was in the foreign section in a National Park in the mountains, and if I would hire a cab she would take us there.  We found the grave to be well taken care of and a headstone with his name on it.  It seems there was a foreign cemetary in the city, but after the war all the graves were moved to the mountainside park.  I left with a new feeling of the kindness and efficiency of the Japanese people.

Wow!  What a family history!  So glad you were able to see the grave.  We too have fallen I love with Japan and were  pleasantly surprised the flights weren’t much different to Europe.  

Edited June 13, 2021 by bennybear

[1ANGELCAT]

10 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Quick heads up for sailaway fans.  It looks like Adventure of the Seas is about to sail from Nassau with passengers:

 

https://www.portnassauwebcam.com/

 

Roy

It’s fun to watch. Bon Voyage for a trouble free sailing 

[rafinmd]

2 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

It’s fun to watch. Bon Voyage for a trouble free sailing 

Starting July 3 Crystal Serenity will be sailing from Nassau Saturday nights.  I'm hoping for some horn competitions.

 

Roy

[Sharon in AZ]

41 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Quick heads up for sailaway fans.  It looks like Adventure of the Seas is about to sail from Nassau with passengers:

 

https://www.portnassauwebcam.com/

 

Roy

I just missed the sail away but got this screen shot.  The lights were twinkling. 

[erewhon]

Thanks to Rich for the Daily and to Roy for the lists.   

Thanks for sharing the photos of Lahaina ........ brings back memories, visited on the Volendam.

Not fans of peanut butter, but like @bennybear I had red roses in my  wedding boquet.

@Horizon chaser 1957good news that your cousin is doing so well after surgery.

@StLouisCruisersgood news for your brother.

It's raining here today, temperature only 8 C.

We are seeing Tuis visiting in a tree outside one of our living room windows.  

Take care everyone.

[AncientWanderer]

Quiet after-dinner time here in San Diego -- really our first legit summer day.  Warm and dry, and we had dinner outside.

 

@USN59-79, your family story is very touching! Thank you so much for sharing.

And @Seasick Sailor, your patio looks wonderfully inviting.  You've mentioned that you used to have a B&B.   Your gift for creating a hospitable environment really shows.  That's such a gift.

Thanks for posting the photos.  Inspiring!