We have had a very busy 2+ months since finishing our tour in Colorado City. On our way home we made stops in Oklahoma City to see the Memorial to the Oklahoma City Bombing. A very moving experience, especially seeing the teddy bear on the child
After Tulsa, we made a stop in Zachary, Louisiana to visit our daughter, son in law and two of our grand kids - Payton and Gabriel.
The first weekend in November was our
Our next adventure was a 2 week Southern Caribbean cruise to celebrate our 42nd anniversary as well as Ken's birthday. It was a great 2 weeks on a beautiful ship visiting 8 ports. This is the same ship that we were on last year for our transatlantic cruise. A beautiful ship and an excellent cruise line. We enjoyed ourselves so much that we booked a 12 day Mediterranean cruise for 2016. We also squeezed in trip Epcot before the cruise to enjoy the Wine and Food Festival and buy our first Annual Pass so now we can go the the parks as often as we like.
As of this writing, it is 3 days before Christmas. We will host a party tomorrow for some friends and then spend a quiet Christmas day in Florida. So Ken and I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
We will be assistant rally masters for Mardi Gras in February so that will be our next blog post. In the meantime stay well and travel safely.
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| THE REFLECTING POOL OKLAHOMA CITY |
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| BAYLEE'S CHAIR |
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| ROUTE 66 IN TULSA |
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| Our |
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| I think I see humans |
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| SASSY Thanksgiving food bank collection |
Our 14 day southern Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity "Eclipse"
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| OUR STATEROOM |
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| JUST RELAXING |
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| ARUBA |
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| MORE RELAXING |
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| CENTRAL ATRIUM COMPLETE WITH LIVE TREE |
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| ONE OF MY SOUVENIRS-A HAND MADE WOODEN BOWL CURACAO |
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| WELCOME TO CURACAO |
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| The DUTCH influence on this little bridge, we saw lots of these in Amsterdam last year |
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| The float bridge almost closed. This bridge spans the entire waterway and when open allows ocean going ships to enter the port. Ferry service provided when the bridge is open so foot traffic doesn't miss a beat |
BONAIRE
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| Just sailing to |
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| BONAIRE |
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| Some completed pieces - this one is mine now |
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| FINISHED A GROUPER ANGLE FLOUNDER FISH |
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| REMOVING THE PIECE FROM THE |
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| WON THE RAFFLE BETTY AND BRANDON THE GLASS ARTIST |
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| The indoor atrium pool |
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| Ready for black |
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| THE ECLIPSE |
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| Saint Lucia harbor area |
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| DINNER AT |
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| GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE ON ST. LUCIA |
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| ZIP LINING IN ST. LUCIA - NOT US |
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| ALL ABOVE ARE VIEWS OF ST. LUCIA |
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| EVENING ENTERTAINMENT ON THE SHIP |
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| RUM DISTILLERY ON BARBADOS |
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| THE FIRST PLANTATION HOUSE (SUGAR CANE) ON BARBADOS |
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| THE FIRST RECINER |
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| AN INTERESTING TREE THE MAHOGANY FACTORY |
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| THE TALL PIECES ON THE TABLE ARE MADE OF THE ROOTS |
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| MAHOGANY CARVING |
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| DINNER AT QSINE WHERE YOU ORDER FROM AN IPAD |
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| OUR FAVORITE DUET ON THE SHIP FROM THE UKRAINE |
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| SAILING AND SNORKELING WITH A LOBSTER LUNCH IN ANTIQUA |
THE MARTINI BAR WITH FLAIR
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FOR FULL EFFECT VIEW VIDEO I N FULL SCREEN |
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| WINE DINNER MENU |
DOCKED AT SAINT KITTS
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| THE CELEBRITY "ECLIPSE" ON THE LEFT AND A FORMER CELEBRITY CENTURY CLASS SHIP NOW GERMAN ON THE RIGHT THE TRAIN PORTION OF RAIL AND SAIL ON THE OLD SUGAR CANE NARROW GAGE RAILROAD |
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| TICKETS PLEASE |
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| OVERLOOKING THE CARRIBEAN |
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| OLD SUGAR CANE RAIL CARS |
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| ROUNDING A CURVE |
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| BLACK BEACH BECAUSE THE SAND IS BLACK |
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| REMAINS OF A SUGAR CANE PROCESSING PLANT Note you see these scattered around the islands |
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| THIS VERY OLD CHURCH HAS WEATHERED MANY HURRICANES AND IS STILL IN USE TODAY |
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| WHERE THE CARIBEAN AND ATLANTIC MEET |
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| THE MODERN MOTIVE POWER, NOT |
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| VIEWS FROM OUR "RAIL AND SAIL" IN ST. KITTS |
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| CAPTAIN AT THE WHEEL SAILING AGAIN |
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| THE USUAL TOURIST SHOP AREA IN ST. KITTS |
MINUTE TO WIN IT
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| I WON |
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| CRUISE DIRECTOR DIDN'T DO SO GOOD WITH PENCILS |
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| AND ASSISTANT CRUISE DIRECTOR DIDN'T DO ANY BETTER |
SAINT MARTEN
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| AT THE MARTINI BAR AGAIN! |
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| THE FINAL SHOW BY THE ON BOARD SHOW TEAM |
WINE AND CHEESE PARTY ON THE LAWN
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| THE CRUISE ENDS |
DISNEY EPCOT
VISITED DURING FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
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| WINE SEMINAR |
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| WE RODE TEST TRACK, AT THE END WE DESIGNED THIS CAR AND WE WON THE RACE |
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| GOT A CHANCE TO SEE "DENNIS DEYOUNG" FROM "STYXX" PERFORM |
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| THE HISTORY OF FROZEN AT NORWAY |
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| OF COURSE AN EVENING IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT ILLUMINATIONS FIREWORKS AND LASER SHOW |
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| WORLD THE BARGE EARLIER IN THE DAY |
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| THE WORLD BARGE DURING THE SHOW "note North America and South America on the left" |
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| OUR HOME |
