Hi everyone...
first off...we hope that you will have a wonderful week! You are just getting up, as I am getting ready to go to bed. We get to set the clocks back an hour tonight and tomorrow night...YAY !!!
What a two days we have had. (payback for all the rain and missed port in Dunedin !!!)
Yesterday, we cruised the Dusky and Doubtfull sounds...so much like the fjords in Norway, i am told...that EVERYONE was outside taking pictures all day. The captain arranged to meet up with our "sister ship" the Harmony (now owned by the parent company, but Japanese cruise ship, now)...in the Doubtful sound. wHAT A HAPPENING. Hot chocolate with dark rum, to keep us all warm...it was COLD...believe it or not...! the ships got really, really close, nose to nose and we could easily see the faces of the people on the other cruise ship, and to talk with them...! We played mutual music while the ships were together and the parent co had helicoptors there to take pictures ! really fun seeing a ship which most of us had sailed on at least once (it was Pat and my first Crystal cruise...on the Harmony). Very nostalgic...but,also very emotional seeing so many people from ALL over the world making such an attempt to "connect".
the Fjord like sounds were spectacular...quiet and filled with high snow topped mountains, with many waterfalls here and there. I took lots of pics.
Today, if possible, was even more spectacular !. At one point the captain got the ship 6 meters close to a huge waterfall........and our ship hired a helicopter to take pictures of all of us on the ship and near the waterfall. We had beautiful sunny days and spent many hours in the sounds before finally going back to the open sea.
(I promise that I will narrow down the picture numbers for this album...and in advance really, REALLY apologize for WELLINGTON. I meant to make an "upload folder" with only about 30 pics...but forgot and started the upload...unfortunately...all the pics...good and bad are uploaded...so either just skip that album until I can fix it...or enjoy ABOUT 400 pics...UGH!)
We have two more sea days, and they are still welcome...as we have many motivational speakers, one on memory, one on estate planning and a host of other people to entertain us...this doesn't even account for the 12 or so other activities available each day...ie bridge, golf, movies crafts, dance lessons etc.
Today, we took time to just "be" on our verandah and to enjoy the sights and silence of the sound...it was scrumptious !
Hope you are all well. ! We would love to hear from any of you who would like to send either of us an email...it is always wonderful to hear from you all.
Next blog, I shall just write short notes about interesting happenings...quotes or other "snippits" which could be humerous or just interesting...but, in the meantime...enjoy the latest uploads from the two days cruising in the sounds...meeting the Japanese people from the Harmony, the pictures of our ship 6 meters from the waterfall and the plane/helocopter shots...they were fun to take, and even more beautiful to see up close.
Love to you all !
nancy and Patrick
WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS !
Welcome to our BLOG... !
A BLOG is a place to share information and commentary about the life experiences of a person or couple. This is an opportunity to share our lives with you, and so, we shall attempt to keep you all up to date on our life together.
ENJOY !
Our World Cruise 2008 has come...can't believe it ! The time has flown and we are starting the cruise tomorrow. We'll be away from Jan 2008-May of 2008. I will be posting frequently, so, please, check-in often and comment "whenever the spirit moves you", (as my mother used to say !). PLEASE, check the section about "how to comment"...it may help you when you choose to do this after reading a section.
It is my hope that, at any time, but, especially, during this cruise, we ALL will use this site to stay "connected" with oneanother, dispite the vast geographical challenge...and feel wonderful about the sharing of thoughts and feelings, altogether.
I shall post pictures from the ship and from various places we visit...but most will be on 'shutterfly' and you will be able to access them via this BLOG by clicking on the HYPERLINK I shall place within the posting. If at any time the hyperlink doesn't work, then type the address into your web browser to go to shutterfly and use the password to access the OTooleworldcruise2008 collection...whenever you would wish to do so.
We hope that you will feel welcome and think of this, sort of, as YOUR SITE, too.
a message from,
Nancy and Patrick
A BLOG is a place to share information and commentary about the life experiences of a person or couple. This is an opportunity to share our lives with you, and so, we shall attempt to keep you all up to date on our life together.
ENJOY !
Our World Cruise 2008 has come...can't believe it ! The time has flown and we are starting the cruise tomorrow. We'll be away from Jan 2008-May of 2008. I will be posting frequently, so, please, check-in often and comment "whenever the spirit moves you", (as my mother used to say !). PLEASE, check the section about "how to comment"...it may help you when you choose to do this after reading a section.
It is my hope that, at any time, but, especially, during this cruise, we ALL will use this site to stay "connected" with oneanother, dispite the vast geographical challenge...and feel wonderful about the sharing of thoughts and feelings, altogether.
I shall post pictures from the ship and from various places we visit...but most will be on 'shutterfly' and you will be able to access them via this BLOG by clicking on the HYPERLINK I shall place within the posting. If at any time the hyperlink doesn't work, then type the address into your web browser to go to shutterfly and use the password to access the OTooleworldcruise2008 collection...whenever you would wish to do so.
We hope that you will feel welcome and think of this, sort of, as YOUR SITE, too.
a message from,
Nancy and Patrick
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