The Daily for Monday Jun 14, 2021

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

@atexsix In regards to kitty sitter I would chose the alternative. It will bring you peace of mind while enjoying your cruise.

Joy, those were my thoughts, too.  No need to add the worry about the neighbors while enjoying a cruise.

[puppycanducruise]

@Vict0riannIt's wonderful that you can help your neighbour.  Prayers for Ruth for successful surgery.

[Horizon chaser 1957]

24 minutes ago, USN59-79 said:

Just as we enjoy Taiwan and Japan when we visit Asia, Chile is the country we would spend a week in in South America.

@Horizon chaser 1957 loved your zongzi pictures.  I would never think that they could me made with maple instead of bamboo leaves.  We are having some for dinner tonight that are from Taiwan.  Bought them last week at a Chinese market near Seattle.  They were so good that we went back that same evening to stock up on a few packages of them even though it was 110 miles round trip.

Chile, especially around Puerto Montt, reminded me of south coastal BC. The climate and vegetation are like home. Their summer months are our winter months. I could happily winter there and have an endless west coast spring and summer. I see you’re from Washington State, so it would have that same pull.

During the month I stayed in Taipei with DD and DSIL, there was a shop around the corner with fresh Zongzi each day. I could have lived on them! I also tried Stinky Tofu and ate my whole portion. Once.

Edited June 14, 2021 by Horizon chaser 1957

[mamaofami]

2 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Wishing you healing.

 

@mamaofami, the standard pre-flight briefing includes "If the cabin loses pressure masks will come down.  Put your own mask on first before helping others.".  Good advice not only when flying.

 

Roy

Thanks, Roy. I know that. My exhausted daughter said she was going to run to the rehab and

I told her if she didn’t take care of herself, she couldn’t take care of her kids or her dad.

[grapau27]

3 hours ago, JazzyV said:

Good morning. Thanks for the Daily.

All good days. I fly my flag daily.

Great quote.

I'll pass on the meal as I don't eat salmon. The drink sounds too sweet. I'll take the wine.

I have been to today's port on my S. America and Antarctica cruise on the Zaandam.

 

Wow, big storms yesterday late afternoon. Torrential rain, hail hitting so hard against the house I couldn't hear the TV, thunder and lightning. I lucked out as areas all around me had power outages, trees down and flooding. I feared my plants may have taken a hit from the hail, but they seem ok.

 

@rafinmd Thinking of you today.

@mamaofami I know those rehab days can be long. Take care, and don't wear yourself out!

@smitty34877 I'm glad Tana was able to go for the biopsy. Hopefully she gets some answers.

 

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

 

Approaching Puerto Chacabuco

 

 

Cascada de la Virgin, Puerto Aysen. I think I did the same tour as others.

 

Rio Simpson National Reserve

 

Scenery in Coyhaique

 

 

Zaandam anchored in Puerto Chacabuco

 

Leaving Puerto Chacabuco

I love seeing scenic photos 👍

[cat shepard]

@Vict0riann

Prayers for Ruth, her family, friends and neighbors winging their way. Bless you!

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

@Vict0riann and @StLouisCruisers  You are both to be commended for helping your neighbors.  Ann, we’ll keep your neighbor in our thoughts.

 

We are fortunate to live in a small community in Texas that looks out for each other.  While our neighborhood in Arizona is larger, there are enough people who also look out for and help their neighbors.

 

It’s amazing how the plan for the day can get away from you.  I got the meat ready to put in the freezer when I realized, I needed to rearrange the freezer so I could find things and know what was hiding in there.  Once I got everything thing out, I saw I needed to clean the freezer.  It’s now neat and I know where everything is — until I have to get something out.  Of course, cleaning the freezer led to cleaning the refrigerator part too.  I think I’ll just relax and finish my book.

 

Lenda

Edited June 14, 2021 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[atexsix]

2 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said:

I’ve always found them to be amazingly flexible and accommodating- but you have to ask. I’d be very surprised if they didn’t do that for you, especially with such an easy swap.

Especially when it has more to do with medical reasons.  Some foods are hard to chew post stroke.  I've tried tortilla dishes at local restaurants and haven't been able to make it work.  I think the hard taco shells would probably be easier.

[grapau27]

3 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

It's nice to hear how you are helping your neighbor get her vaccine.  Helping out others in need is a good thing!  We have a disabled neighbor who lives alone now and help him by taking his mail to his porch for him to retrieve later in the day (or night).  We also take his trash can down the hilly driveway from the top of the driveway, then return it up by the garage again after it's empty.  DH has told him to call anytime he needs something done which he can't accomplish on his own.  For instance, he's replaced the batteries in his smoke detectors before.  The poor guy had a bad fall a couple years ago and he's so slow in walking, that if UPS or FedEx ring the doorbell for a signature, he can't get there before they give up and drive away.  Sad part is he's only a couple years older than DH.  If we're going to be away from home, we make arrangements with another neighbor to take over until we get back.  🙂

You both are lovely people helping others.

[atexsix]

25 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

@Vict0riann and @StLouisCruisers  You are both to be commended for helping your neighbors.  Ann, we’ll keep your neighbor in our thoughts.

 

We are fortunate to live in a small community in Texas that looks out for each other.  While our neighborhood in Arizona is larger, there are enough people who also look out for and help their neighbors.

 

It’s amazing how the plan for the day can get away from you.  I got the meat ready to put in the freezer when I realized, I needed to rearrange the freezer so I could find things and know what was hiding in there.  Once I got everything thing out, I saw I needed to clean the freezer.  It’s now neat and I know where everything is — until I have to get something out.  Of course, cleaning the freezer led to cleaning the refrigerator part too.  I think I’ll just relax and finish my book.

 

Lenda

I have the hardest time with keeping the freezer organized, seems like it needs a cleaning far more often than the refrigerator.

[atexsix]

3 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

It's nice to hear how you are helping your neighbor get her vaccine.  Helping out others in need is a good thing!  We have a disabled neighbor who lives alone now and help him by taking his mail to his porch for him to retrieve later in the day (or night).  We also take his trash can down the hilly driveway from the top of the driveway, then return it up by the garage again after it's empty.  DH has told him to call anytime he needs something done which he can't accomplish on his own.  For instance, he's replaced the batteries in his smoke detectors before.  The poor guy had a bad fall a couple years ago and he's so slow in walking, that if UPS or FedEx ring the doorbell for a signature, he can't get there before they give up and drive away.  Sad part is he's only a couple years older than DH.  If we're going to be away from home, we make arrangements with another neighbor to take over until we get back.  🙂

That's wonderful, I wish more neighbors were like that.  We have a former neighbor that still lives close enough, a few blocks, to help us and vice versa.  And we have a current neighbor that offered a couple times, but some people are just being nice because they don't know what else to say, it's difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to this.

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

22 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

You both are lovely people helping others.

 

Well since DH does most of the helping I would say my DH and Ann are the lovely people.  I help with the mail if he's busy but he's been great doing this for about 2 years now.

[grapau27]

4 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Well since DH does most of the helping I would say my DH and Ann are the lovely people.  I help with the mail if he's busy but he's been great doing this for about 2 years now.

Paulines brother lived with his mam and gave her 24 hour care when her Dementia got really bad in her last 4 years of life.

He didn't want carers so

Pauline would go down for at least 6 hours a day to help her mam,clean her,feed her,and sort her medication.

I would do all the food shopping,get prescriptions and any other jobs as well as sitting a couple of hours a day playing war time music and singing along with her.

Sadly Ruth stopped eating, drinking and swallowing her tablets and died aged 96 in October 2018.

Graham.

[StLouisCruisers]

1 minute ago, grapau27 said:

Paulines brother lived with his mam and gave her 24 hour care when her Dementia got really bad in her last 4 years of life.

He didn't want carers so

Pauline would go down for at least 6 hours a day to help her mam,clean her,feed her,and sort her medication.

I would do all the food shopping,get prescriptions and any other jobs as well as sitting a couple of hours a day playing war time music and singing along with her.

Sadly Ruth stopped eating, drinking and swallowing her tablets and died aged 96 in October 2018.

Graham.

 

Kudos to Pauline and her brother for the great care they gave Ruth!   And to you for the shopping and being Ruth's entertainment.  Yes, once they give up eating, drinking and medications, there's not a lot you can do but let them go.  Like my sister, Ruth knew it was time to go.  We who are left behind don't always understand it, but someday we may be in that same frame of mind.😔

[grapau27]

25 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Kudos to Pauline and her brother for the great care they gave Ruth!   And to you for the shopping and being Ruth's entertainment.  Yes, once they give up eating, drinking and medications, there's not a lot you can do but let them go.  Like my sister, Ruth knew it was time to go.  We who are left behind don't always understand it, but someday we may be in that same frame of mind.😔

I Agree.

My late mam gave up 2 months after being given 6 months to live with metastatic cancer and she was a tough lady.

She hadn't started morphine but knew how much Pauline's dad suffered near the end with his prostate cancer which had spread and didn't want to suffer like that.

Condolences again for you and your family with the loss of Ruth.

Graham.

[kazu]

47 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Paulines brother lived with his mam and gave her 24 hour care when her Dementia got really bad in her last 4 years of life.

He didn't want carers so

Pauline would go down for at least 6 hours a day to help her mam,clean her,feed her,and sort her medication.

I would do all the food shopping,get prescriptions and any other jobs as well as sitting a couple of hours a day playing war time music and singing along with her.

Sadly Ruth stopped eating, drinking and swallowing her tablets and died aged 96 in October 2018.

Graham.

 

Such compassion and humanity.  People like you are what make the world better ♥️ 

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

3 hours ago, atexsix said:

I have the hardest time with keeping the freezer organized, seems like it needs a cleaning far more often than the refrigerator.

It could be that like me, want I want is on the  bottom.  We have the freezer on the bottom, basically a big drawer.

[Horizon chaser 1957]

5 hours ago, atexsix said:

Especially when it has more to do with medical reasons.  Some foods are hard to chew post stroke.  I've tried tortilla dishes at local restaurants and haven't been able to make it work.  I think the hard taco shells would probably be easier.

On the first night of your cruise, let your waiter know you have special dietary needs. When they bring the dessert menu, they will also bring you a copy of the next nights menu. Select your menu items and note any changes you need to be made. If it’s humanly possible, they’ll do it. Each night from then on, you’ll get your menu to order the next night’s meal. I’m celiac, and it’s amazing what they’ll do for you!

[rafinmd]

Puerto Chacabuco is a relatively new port.  The original port was the nearby town of Puerto Aysen which is a much larger town.  Silt from a volacnic eruption in 1991 eliminated much of the depth of the harbor and the port activity was moved to Puerto Chacabuco.

 

Roy

[erewhon]

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

Our flag flies every day, but it's just hanging limply today......no breeze.

@rafinmd thanks for sharing the photo of you and Roger,  a precious memory for you.

Thanks for the photos posted by those who have visited the port of the day.

Today we have fog all day, walked down to the nearby "Village" met DB and SIL for lunch.

Do not understand drivers who do not turn on their car lights when driving in fog.

Take care everyone.

 

 

[grapau27]

8 hours ago, kazu said:

 

Such compassion and humanity.  People like you are what make the world better ♥️ 

Thank you.

It was done out of love for Pauline's mam.

Both her mam and dad were amazing people and would do anything for us.

Sadly her sister walked away and left us to care for Ruth for the last 4 years.

My mam and dad were amazing people too 

[grapau27]

13 hours ago, sailingdutchy said:

 

Good morning / afternoon to all Daily-ites , Rich and Roy and all contributors , I was happy to see that today it was the turn for another nice port we had been to on one of the Holland ships , Puerto Chacabuco  . We were there on Feb 2nd , 2015 with the Zaandam on our cruise from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires. 

 

In a way we were a little bit lucky to do our small group tour from the port that day because on the last cruise before ours some upset local fisherman had been on strike and occupied and blocked the bridge which was near the port and none of the groups or large tours were able to get past the strikers .

 

Beautiful scenery when we approached the port which is very small and where we had to tender. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a short walk out of port we found our mini bus and met up with our guide 

Here we are crossing the bridge which was guarded by a number of local police so there would be no disruption or occupation by strikers .

 

 

 

After a nice scenic ride we entered the National Parc where we admired the beautiful flora and fauna and scenery .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After another short ride we stopped in the middle of nowhere had to walk through some fields and grazing lands to end up at a large hall converted from an old barn where we were welcomed by the locals with a drink 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the fire place a lamb was being roasted for those who chose lamb for lunch while I had a couple of delicious empanadas , with two different kind of fillings .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After lunch it was time for a lovely show of a Folk dance teacher doing a number of dances with some of his pupils .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of this lovely show a couple from our tour were chosen to participate  , here is DW , Martha , glad I did not have to perform .

 

 

 

 

 

It was than time to start to go back on a different scenic route to port .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A wonderful day was had by all , leaving than to go through all of the many channels and fjords towards Ponta Arenas where we would arrive 3 days later 

 

 

 

Hope I did not take up too much space today but it was very hard to choose from the many pictures I had , while describing a little bit of the wonderful day and our story of Port Chacabuco.

 

Tony 😄

Fantastic collection of photos and great stories.

Graham.