tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417078864140740462024-02-19T08:21:46.694-08:00No direction home ... a complete unknown ... like a rolling luggagerPhebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.comBlogger806125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-39370347472324176862023-11-05T11:55:00.003-08:002023-11-05T11:55:58.911-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Year 3 - Our Trek South and East<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">5 November 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Richard and I always take a while to negotiate where we'll spend the winter. Our first priority is somewhere warm, or at least not cold and wintry. Our second priority is somewhere affordable and within our budget.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We tried for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. We really tried. We looked online at housing, wrote to landlords, avoided scams, even contacted a realtor. All to no avail - everything we liked was either in a location we wanted to avoid (such as a gated community), or out of our price range. What was in our price range was either inside one of those gated communities, or was too small (as in only a microwave and no kitchen).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So, we both threw out ideas. I thought Las Vegas might be fun and different. Richard suggested New Orleans. And I thought hmmm, that could be fun. Even though the distance is more than double, New Orleans sounded better.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We did our usual search for furnished apartments that included utilities, and found a place in what seemed like a nice area near a university or two. In a residential neighborhood, but also walking distance to some more commercial areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The next blog will be about New Orleans. But this is a summary of our drive here. We didn't take the most direct route, but Greta the Garmin sent us along a reasonable route on either interstate or state highways. There's a map of our route at the end, with each day a different color. Photos are from our trip along the way - not many, just a few.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p>
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1 – Sandy Point to Yakima, WA – 240 miles – Unfortunately, it was a cold and rainy drive, especially in the mountain
passes!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
2 – Yakima to La Grande, OR – 182 miles – More cold, more rain, and extremely foggy in the passes.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnqPiijPDPwfob2gDr0oAZgy-UpvWf2ZuiqVHBxAVyLp6rYKlurALiwSIgrOe6xc5ivdCyNL6j26rhcIu_ok8GIwEag4bWmH6s6xW-OkAVFEHcRzSIby_x2WrEMtQYwnEo5FA-YkiidE6E2J7fZzNQsCzoiIM4N05rrTjN4bPS7C0UZFthRWYFAyhiS4/s1280/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnqPiijPDPwfob2gDr0oAZgy-UpvWf2ZuiqVHBxAVyLp6rYKlurALiwSIgrOe6xc5ivdCyNL6j26rhcIu_ok8GIwEag4bWmH6s6xW-OkAVFEHcRzSIby_x2WrEMtQYwnEo5FA-YkiidE6E2J7fZzNQsCzoiIM4N05rrTjN4bPS7C0UZFthRWYFAyhiS4/w465-h349/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%201.jpeg" width="465" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
3 – <span> </span>La Grande to Burley, ID – 327 miles
– Mixed weather so not as much rain. We hoped to go to Twin Falls, Idaho, but </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">somehow </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">didn’t see the exit sign on the highway so drove on to the next reasonably sized town for the night.<span> </span>Finally had some sun!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanyUVAzJVSTT8u2y6oogoUW9vh744GCZUO5cf6wS1oOLJIYDaSjEuwSL1yALsp74CeHo4lG0qmCUykPZh8NWhtSyMDky3DC3eBSF2OARRGyXx8lejOryVeitpod7V1l8lTqI48oeyQc8dWywG6SKFIrovWHVQHNsOsCqTZj_4zCo9a4XtA9NwJadkoRQ/s1280/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanyUVAzJVSTT8u2y6oogoUW9vh744GCZUO5cf6wS1oOLJIYDaSjEuwSL1yALsp74CeHo4lG0qmCUykPZh8NWhtSyMDky3DC3eBSF2OARRGyXx8lejOryVeitpod7V1l8lTqI48oeyQc8dWywG6SKFIrovWHVQHNsOsCqTZj_4zCo9a4XtA9NwJadkoRQ/w465-h349/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%202.jpeg" width="465" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
4 – Burley to Evanston, WY – 223 miles – Woke up to a fire alarm!<span> It turned out to be something minor burning in the kitchen as the staff began breakfast. </span>Greta Garmin tried to send us on a different route,
we weren’t planning on WY!!!<span> </span>Our day ended
with deer/elk hunters at our hotel, wearing camouflage and </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk-H3dKEvwBWrDk8XB4fd37rgKm2oT2JrHboa0AJijBt0tNbLWOC_HMiMonH3mgG_Fuq5vkjJuEnIg9TtS4WDeqfHK578-0bh9wHPfqN-BUOomLrIc9cgtEbfA4mZzEclR7D-eEXSIPJHInrLclTWVgDnWekhB4Y72GjGL-9bZCmbPIUaG6jdQzVIFA0/s1248/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1248" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk-H3dKEvwBWrDk8XB4fd37rgKm2oT2JrHboa0AJijBt0tNbLWOC_HMiMonH3mgG_Fuq5vkjJuEnIg9TtS4WDeqfHK578-0bh9wHPfqN-BUOomLrIc9cgtEbfA4mZzEclR7D-eEXSIPJHInrLclTWVgDnWekhB4Y72GjGL-9bZCmbPIUaG6jdQzVIFA0/w464-h348/1.%20Colorado%20Rest%20Area%20-%203.jpeg" width="464" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">carrying guns!!<span> </span>YIKES! Turned out it was opening day of rifle season! (I asked the desk clerk what happens if the guys actually shoot a deer or elk - she replied they have to leave it locked in their car or truck over night. Is that creepy or what???)<br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
5 – Evanston to Rawlins, WY – 208 miles.<span>
</span>Reports of snow in the mountains where we had planned to drive along the state highway, so we went with the more travelled
route of I-80.<span> </span>Cold, and crazy windy! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
6 – Rawlins to Pueblo, CO – 341 miles.<span>
</span>Insane wind in Wyoming, I had trouble getting out of the car at our first rest stop!<span> </span>Colorado’s landscape seemed to change
dramatically from Wyoming’s right after the state line - really, it went from flat prairie to hilly and piles of rocks!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16lLIRMHRTaOmpKbjTbRDo7XUXnWCwhgu7A-Cc0ACboVXqT-hymCDxtXLF-sm0WPW0SCe0oxb31_BOZp753OA8VSEL5SlRv_DxfHb0Aul95wtN7SYmkO0iybwF56V0EluQgqPvnSwCxDv9AIjTXV0_3x9_f2Ak0BWtP-ssKNa3xyvm9720m2AvdczLbs/s1360/2.%20%22Three%20Sisters%22%20by%20Ehren%20Kee%20Natay%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16lLIRMHRTaOmpKbjTbRDo7XUXnWCwhgu7A-Cc0ACboVXqT-hymCDxtXLF-sm0WPW0SCe0oxb31_BOZp753OA8VSEL5SlRv_DxfHb0Aul95wtN7SYmkO0iybwF56V0EluQgqPvnSwCxDv9AIjTXV0_3x9_f2Ak0BWtP-ssKNa3xyvm9720m2AvdczLbs/w426-h320/2.%20%22Three%20Sisters%22%20by%20Ehren%20Kee%20Natay%20-%201.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
7 – Pueblo to Santa Fe, NM – 278 miles.<span>
</span>Sunny and warm day. We'll spend 36 hours staying with friends.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
8 – Our friends in Santa Fe took us out - Richard went on a foodie tour with his college buddy, I went on an art and culture and shopping trip with his wife. I think I had more fun! Mural is "Three Sisters," by Ehren Kee Natay, referring to the Native American practice of growing corn, squash, and beans together, forming the three staples of their agriculture.<br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBM3EXuBAHE6wRsKD4uWKQ4bMiOvI4y1DLTgxToyuQvQRXOztUhEp_Kd5oQktGlhsBLDXX2IYa_K4AhvcW85BFAdgFbhY7anZTidWb5D-cyxz7eihZAP22AHTHP0qQucFaRv_6OssNL-Esoc0xAWPLxs1nCcG_mCr9KJ_tHmbSbieuMWJypkTGrz72Xk/s1120/3.%20Midpoint%20Cafe%CC%81,%20TX.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1120" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBM3EXuBAHE6wRsKD4uWKQ4bMiOvI4y1DLTgxToyuQvQRXOztUhEp_Kd5oQktGlhsBLDXX2IYa_K4AhvcW85BFAdgFbhY7anZTidWb5D-cyxz7eihZAP22AHTHP0qQucFaRv_6OssNL-Esoc0xAWPLxs1nCcG_mCr9KJ_tHmbSbieuMWJypkTGrz72Xk/w442-h387/3.%20Midpoint%20Cafe%CC%81,%20TX.jpeg" width="442" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
9 – Santa Fe to Adrian, TX – 230 miles.<span>
</span>Windy, but we found a motel on Old Route 66.<span> </span>I think the motel dates back to when that
route was built, or at least 1966 or so.<span> </span>Population of the town
is 129 people (2021 census).<span> </span>This town
is the midpoint of Route 66!<span> </span>(Our lunch was
a taco truck burrito at a rest area mid-day!)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
10 – Adrian to Vernon, TX – 222 miles.<span>
</span>More excitement in Adrian this morning; we went to breakfast at the
Midpoint Café, and found the place overrun with tourists on a Route 66 bus
tour!!!<span> </span>Most people were taking photos
or having a morning snack, but the café was packed!<span> </span>We invited a couple to sit at our table, they
were from Arkansas – they told us about the tour, arranged by a company in
Seattle.<span> </span>This was a two week tour of
Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles, with stops all along the way.<span> </span>Fifty tour participants from across the US,
plus four people from Ireland and at least one person from Japan.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
11 – Vernon to Terrell, TX – 219 miles.<span> </span>Greta the Garmin kept taking us off and then back on the same highway through
Dallas.<span> </span>Totally confusing!<span> </span>We had lunch in the town of Jolly –
unfortunately, they didn’t have any Welcome to Jolly tee shirts.<span> </span>Very disappointing.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ4h-pSm-rJMrd4zdBt5olmQSoOR9IS_zRAAIXrpvXOjKQOzG5JgrP97OKToZlo3bpLH76GhSbng0qkl2vZhHB-qaLv47-UihgCsPZ0YYz1Vf1pG5-2nzw9nx_7p55R1_so707X0B6V_EY75h9DvCyOnvtaequ66w2HX3ikoFpUK3Ptd70UnZnpStyTI/s960/4.%20Louisiana.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ4h-pSm-rJMrd4zdBt5olmQSoOR9IS_zRAAIXrpvXOjKQOzG5JgrP97OKToZlo3bpLH76GhSbng0qkl2vZhHB-qaLv47-UihgCsPZ0YYz1Vf1pG5-2nzw9nx_7p55R1_so707X0B6V_EY75h9DvCyOnvtaequ66w2HX3ikoFpUK3Ptd70UnZnpStyTI/w438-h329/4.%20Louisiana.jpeg" width="438" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
12 – Terrell to Natchitoches, LA – 224 miles.<span>
</span>We had lunch in Kilgore, Texas, which made us laugh.<span> </span>As fans of Kurt Vonnegut novels, we both
think of Kilgore Trout, so we toasted this fictional character. I have no idea how to pronounce Natchitoches, locals somehow make it only two or three syllables. It sounds more like Nachos or Nach-toes than "Nah-chi-TOE-chez."<br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
13 – Natchitoches to Alexandria, LA – 56.5 miles.<span> </span>Richard was not feeling great, so we cut the day short and found an affordable
place.<span> </span>Not a stellar day of driving, and a bit rainy. More rain predicted for tomorrow, so if need be we can spend a second night here.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day
14 – Alexandria to New Orleans, LA – 205 miles.<span>
</span>Pouring rain, sometimes quite heavy, but we made it.<span> </span>Apartment is nice, we’ll figure out our way
around, and this is home for the winter.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Total:<span> </span>2,955.5 miles </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wYYJOe_9V0etxWZ5JJx3139Ta8-Z3z2AsC-drORuKm2Wq4MUA7_AQrRt5UAqYZ9fqD8nSs4tzTr3JU1GroTssmYiQSleF_OeuLAlyWvhbrAtS0XboUbWqtF0e4yt-IYc7zWGRLiOHkPiCDM6HJ1rQIeHFo3jC-4iSuK6TZnwWGOddN3cKyRhZynX8dk/s2160/WA%20to%20NOLA%20physical.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2160" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wYYJOe_9V0etxWZ5JJx3139Ta8-Z3z2AsC-drORuKm2Wq4MUA7_AQrRt5UAqYZ9fqD8nSs4tzTr3JU1GroTssmYiQSleF_OeuLAlyWvhbrAtS0XboUbWqtF0e4yt-IYc7zWGRLiOHkPiCDM6HJ1rQIeHFo3jC-4iSuK6TZnwWGOddN3cKyRhZynX8dk/w726-h517/WA%20to%20NOLA%20physical.jpg" width="726" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-67206993212031892932023-11-04T19:15:00.000-07:002023-11-04T19:15:27.784-07:00Pandemic Diaries - Year 3 - A Summer By the Sea<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> 4 November 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8W2LVhopHFG-0ms-ritXT6yTmecZVafg_TddtDmN3wqVM-xoggIjAdme_F-_qN5Vai-JcjX88RxlHcRkxXnJFD-Kh-o1CCh4LFzKI0MBeomXUSIWTb5aXyz6I9FG345aWh9WNaHdzhhhlt5XGa4cGIA_Sn62misGHo5HZXk5oM8TUA2n0TzDvuHZ0shY/s1280/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8W2LVhopHFG-0ms-ritXT6yTmecZVafg_TddtDmN3wqVM-xoggIjAdme_F-_qN5Vai-JcjX88RxlHcRkxXnJFD-Kh-o1CCh4LFzKI0MBeomXUSIWTb5aXyz6I9FG345aWh9WNaHdzhhhlt5XGa4cGIA_Sn62misGHo5HZXk5oM8TUA2n0TzDvuHZ0shY/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
realize it has been months since I last posted a blog, but there’s a good
reason.<span> </span>I had another hand surgery, on my
left thumb this time.<span> </span>Had the surgery in
mid June, along with all our normal medical checkups.<span> </span>Three months of physical therapy, which is
the normal time frame for </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQpy-iApYkd_Wwj3-9ZErfGrtEGUjI3bZBzyYFR2xJ2CMmWzEndSRzklEXFb9MJeF6wCV1-a7ZVdpQ6wi_U9h4AVGgy87EEjb-521hS7EJJtW3-8_TQtpRrRc1ZySg_-kkKTc3zW6qzmfOLjpSvOGZEXaneqzcYF3foUW2heTbVgCeOx-Utzp2KPllU4/s1440/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQpy-iApYkd_Wwj3-9ZErfGrtEGUjI3bZBzyYFR2xJ2CMmWzEndSRzklEXFb9MJeF6wCV1-a7ZVdpQ6wi_U9h4AVGgy87EEjb-521hS7EJJtW3-8_TQtpRrRc1ZySg_-kkKTc3zW6qzmfOLjpSvOGZEXaneqzcYF3foUW2heTbVgCeOx-Utzp2KPllU4/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">this.<span> </span>And, as
with my right hand, there was some extra swelling since that’s how my body just
reacts.<span> </span>As well as extra arthritis in
the joints, though that’s something that happens to most people with this
surgery.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That
meant three months of my left hand not being </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePchltoqBan8sqIOhfwXITjr3joCxbx1XlgrZtk2m8cNjd8y_dwD1JPMJeZo_-cTcl69hyy20Lv89BL9-xgc2d7PeiL0V2Cm_d9z7lreNrmcGHyomkPvO1YQiFFRuaqZuKxLI7LYoCzUqMkbD49IijZ1j5LWYmSAsp8EJH1jpzwV8fs8_EEkFc0VJqxw/s1440/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2024.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePchltoqBan8sqIOhfwXITjr3joCxbx1XlgrZtk2m8cNjd8y_dwD1JPMJeZo_-cTcl69hyy20Lv89BL9-xgc2d7PeiL0V2Cm_d9z7lreNrmcGHyomkPvO1YQiFFRuaqZuKxLI7LYoCzUqMkbD49IijZ1j5LWYmSAsp8EJH1jpzwV8fs8_EEkFc0VJqxw/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">as dexterous as usual.<span> </span>Not that my left has ever been as helpful as
my right, but that’s normal for a right-handed person.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">However,
it did make typing problematic.<span> </span>And Siri
was her usual unhelpful self with translating dictation into Siri-ish.<span> </span>Or Siri-isms.<span>
</span>I </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pEKMqm129JgbGlBz1o_q5JCZo5WKkKvD9jnv-kJfaZ58Nw9Kkl3MDIWy2IaUrtvrRQKH-ssL7dYfNhzBIRgjKNDJKJXTJJTuUDpoLc2AbcT6BMP43XqVWBZ2BI-WVlmHFpjcSdl4D6gYTN1vGvybdw5lHCAF8tQs-NNiLPnjjD734St7zN1_5QVOOPM/s1200/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2020.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pEKMqm129JgbGlBz1o_q5JCZo5WKkKvD9jnv-kJfaZ58Nw9Kkl3MDIWy2IaUrtvrRQKH-ssL7dYfNhzBIRgjKNDJKJXTJJTuUDpoLc2AbcT6BMP43XqVWBZ2BI-WVlmHFpjcSdl4D6gYTN1vGvybdw5lHCAF8tQs-NNiLPnjjD734St7zN1_5QVOOPM/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">never know what to call her interpretations of English, but it makes
writing a blog exceedingly frustrating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But
we somehow found probably the best ever place to spend a summer
recuperating.<span> </span>We rented an apartment in
a house on Sandy Point, a bit </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcePr3dPuK8GYaav6RIvw79Q_hhaFopTahjhWcDY6AgtwmN6OarVV_sczjsi3wSJptX1WF4cMWd2JBVzYuaBq9LB3JvtDnzFqKmKG0sZbdvakXdJLLEV4-8VXSnMaIdrjOkk7xBZE-e5x3VNE-VwM-ts6w6p1YBnvjH4U1Oaws8lF7Uaeknzw56y1PftE/s1200/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2014.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcePr3dPuK8GYaav6RIvw79Q_hhaFopTahjhWcDY6AgtwmN6OarVV_sczjsi3wSJptX1WF4cMWd2JBVzYuaBq9LB3JvtDnzFqKmKG0sZbdvakXdJLLEV4-8VXSnMaIdrjOkk7xBZE-e5x3VNE-VwM-ts6w6p1YBnvjH4U1Oaws8lF7Uaeknzw56y1PftE/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2014.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">north of Bellingham, Washington, but right on the
coast.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
had a ground floor two bedroom apartment with a small kitchen, a huge living room/dining
room area, a patio that ran across the width of the house, and my favorite
part, a gangway to a 50 </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5EyeSR8XVLo3wht9Ei_Ahq3F9LcEgqnrr1WRv56vU8zWOrbVQBJzxbmt4RkLIUD6EM76FbLGEGaRdPK66fT7Aouzcyu1asVG6aCp5_Upo-zriaSGDo96SgH0QGRVLXB0arnEIcullshgvCqmVY__B1VNVxADG5wZ2K6cIC8aA1jru4M4TAc5Fr6fftE/s1520/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2015.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5EyeSR8XVLo3wht9Ei_Ahq3F9LcEgqnrr1WRv56vU8zWOrbVQBJzxbmt4RkLIUD6EM76FbLGEGaRdPK66fT7Aouzcyu1asVG6aCp5_Upo-zriaSGDo96SgH0QGRVLXB0arnEIcullshgvCqmVY__B1VNVxADG5wZ2K6cIC8aA1jru4M4TAc5Fr6fftE/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2015.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">foot dock!<span>
</span>SO gorgeous to sit on the patio and watch the sunsets.<span> </span>Or walk down to the dock and see the sea
birds, the crabs and sea plants in the shallows, or to talk to the seals that
came by and stopped to look at this strange creature.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
think these were harbor </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9dBhVFkkeT7LRXK4Q0PvZPCvWn6fZvAtxrUgLiY2UahGwi-Fc8aJRDbLLGnnFmYAuQ_pbqCbADj1oWLb8PyLUIaxBeTlc31QgRTQLbvpxGkAQ5mVFQ1TdrX2Emf3TwGzuni9aRzHs8y1YRdse75TLfhNOyjy6PY553ddubSKiied5QTT2fNRkPZ5r-c/s1360/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9dBhVFkkeT7LRXK4Q0PvZPCvWn6fZvAtxrUgLiY2UahGwi-Fc8aJRDbLLGnnFmYAuQ_pbqCbADj1oWLb8PyLUIaxBeTlc31QgRTQLbvpxGkAQ5mVFQ1TdrX2Emf3TwGzuni9aRzHs8y1YRdse75TLfhNOyjy6PY553ddubSKiied5QTT2fNRkPZ5r-c/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">seals.<span> </span>We had
two seals who came in the boat canal for a week or two.<span> </span>I wasn’t sure if they were somehow lost and
stuck in this interior canal on the peninsula, or if this was normal.<span> </span>So after five days, I called Fish & Wildlife, and had an
extended call with a marine mammal expert.<span>
</span>Turns out that seals have </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4jVgZKPx4X3NzepseKEVBoIs92L_n3OK5A_ethIJ671T4ewevPhf64bUUXSArswdgunHOa4ENIDynhzFKNxB5mkCSKUOhYkaz8HqWqLDqePpHDie1jD8c-LTd-4DqlrjQGmtPT_iXzeb7JnUR59RStqnimTVcsG6A8SzC6XPVa9eXIwCCZmNU4Z1sWQ/s1520/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4jVgZKPx4X3NzepseKEVBoIs92L_n3OK5A_ethIJ671T4ewevPhf64bUUXSArswdgunHOa4ENIDynhzFKNxB5mkCSKUOhYkaz8HqWqLDqePpHDie1jD8c-LTd-4DqlrjQGmtPT_iXzeb7JnUR59RStqnimTVcsG6A8SzC6XPVa9eXIwCCZmNU4Z1sWQ/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">what experts call a “haul out period.”<span> </span>Seals need to get out of the water and lie in
the sun to warm up every few hours, so they haul themselves onto beaches,
docks, boats, even sea buoys.<span> </span>But during
the summer, as the seal pups reach adolescence, parent seals teach their young
to do this, as well as how to </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1gMLIFl5d-9O_S0k6LNg9T99iVjt4QwGy8gz-pjkTherGGQVEcSF3Fvviz5MMGn1jhJs6agTUJQFltVZj0bexvdCnjSIgMtgvKyxXM6VLjhNQrQUUVtIy6g4N7wW_GIvJ1FYiphb-KpZXkFYszZkpNgul4gDFQj8tjaEVWemBLMsleGvB4l6bjNAObQ/s1920/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1gMLIFl5d-9O_S0k6LNg9T99iVjt4QwGy8gz-pjkTherGGQVEcSF3Fvviz5MMGn1jhJs6agTUJQFltVZj0bexvdCnjSIgMtgvKyxXM6VLjhNQrQUUVtIy6g4N7wW_GIvJ1FYiphb-KpZXkFYszZkpNgul4gDFQj8tjaEVWemBLMsleGvB4l6bjNAObQ/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">fish, open clams, find crabs, all the skills they
need to survive on their own.<span> </span>Seal
school.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That’s what we saw, seal school – no idea if this was a mother or father seal
with the adolescent, but they spent about two weeks in one of the side areas on
the boat canal, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUswGhDnjGdF8fRszgwD5mTRdRJc1RSSQ1xOSqxo0JC3SSotqtvjjKhqEnpaOIUKg2a768kTKx8PmQRR5wjOwKEpFfrGr6lbuLAOz2erWEI9QnxRYy07lwmVc4uClsh2j5RupWGH80DaiEXcFoTU_uGKJlafONDTP20Ajb7YskDMyRC7m7mo2612RW1o/s1920/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUswGhDnjGdF8fRszgwD5mTRdRJc1RSSQ1xOSqxo0JC3SSotqtvjjKhqEnpaOIUKg2a768kTKx8PmQRR5wjOwKEpFfrGr6lbuLAOz2erWEI9QnxRYy07lwmVc4uClsh2j5RupWGH80DaiEXcFoTU_uGKJlafONDTP20Ajb7YskDMyRC7m7mo2612RW1o/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">swimming past our dock every day.<span> </span>I’d go out and talk to them – the parent
would ignore me, but the young one would often stop and just watch me with
their giant eyes, trying to understand.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">There
was even a very young one, all alone, who was still a mottled grey </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7PeIr8u2VgxhP5Dhzkhnb9DgqbT7UiXK5C8qlWiPBsbB7VJF5E76GeB0OHQmUI8z9TpfeqiIxCYHUjTxgolnZ7-_P7p-2FqPVqmg7biBu_nTL8J3W8lLsKtz9K2cM5co0GvYKuftpUKsXeHw5wjhkcnLVy-Rf8KpOURd-dPg9v-QuBIAFCJNp_GlaIc/s1840/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1840" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7PeIr8u2VgxhP5Dhzkhnb9DgqbT7UiXK5C8qlWiPBsbB7VJF5E76GeB0OHQmUI8z9TpfeqiIxCYHUjTxgolnZ7-_P7p-2FqPVqmg7biBu_nTL8J3W8lLsKtz9K2cM5co0GvYKuftpUKsXeHw5wjhkcnLVy-Rf8KpOURd-dPg9v-QuBIAFCJNp_GlaIc/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">color rather
than the dark color like the older seals.<span>
</span>He/she stopped and watched me for a while.<span> </span>It was a chilly evening as I chatted with
this little seal, then I said okay, gotta go, goodbye, and gave a little
wave.<span> </span>My seal </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">buddy </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">actually gave me a
little tiny fin wave, somewhere between a shoulder shrug and a full wave!<span> </span>Really, my funniest animal </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6iTVXawBylDRosnUzKWncmIYccxiQT7Pgj9O27OoJTtcus5sttcoM74eCAnVQ0dud9pwDvqi8AHhyphenhyphenmUWvNP1x5vxWOuZtmipaBD2IKSXh65TnKAHmoHSDyY2AL-IpFQJsCtD0vrQ4czm7DJYNdN2VGgySWn4oj8Gg1z7lNQTAHyLuGDS5eFCKP6kESw/s1920/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6iTVXawBylDRosnUzKWncmIYccxiQT7Pgj9O27OoJTtcus5sttcoM74eCAnVQ0dud9pwDvqi8AHhyphenhyphenmUWvNP1x5vxWOuZtmipaBD2IKSXh65TnKAHmoHSDyY2AL-IpFQJsCtD0vrQ4czm7DJYNdN2VGgySWn4oj8Gg1z7lNQTAHyLuGDS5eFCKP6kESw/w400-h300/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">encounter in a long
time!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
also had two families of Canada geese, and watched the goslings grow up.<span> </span>There was a bald eagle who would fly by
several times a week.<span> </span>A family of purple
martins nested in a hole in one of the dock pilings – they </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa1CwvDrkzm6SNp8OnrwchoY19znBKYY4IGOeNeEd0SB8CM2RtKKPfr97ZJPf9sP12ncuOHSDauDAgwZv_7fDb7DmlCPUkXoaG0HogkM6yzh9f8yoBrJCvMqrTyGDUwzr6714X9UxDlFBCYRI8JA5cyk5itmdWd3w4uskGFYgQAOC3-LaMrViiBh7CAg/s1600/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1600" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa1CwvDrkzm6SNp8OnrwchoY19znBKYY4IGOeNeEd0SB8CM2RtKKPfr97ZJPf9sP12ncuOHSDauDAgwZv_7fDb7DmlCPUkXoaG0HogkM6yzh9f8yoBrJCvMqrTyGDUwzr6714X9UxDlFBCYRI8JA5cyk5itmdWd3w4uskGFYgQAOC3-LaMrViiBh7CAg/w400-h329/1.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">look rather like
swallows, but a bit more “robust,” as my birding friend called their body
shape.<span> Several cormorants, sea birds that swim with their bodies underwater and only their necks sticking out, so they look like tiny Loch Ness monsters. </span>And a belted kingfisher who
showed up for a few days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The
only land mammals </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF-umGs1-8OGX0Y7ujaykxZuFrra6-U_V5ZsZSV4pIoXe5v6S27majg_Wro275CizfbpdU_NtWKysIuoEAdsVj_iVBsFSgvbwXBeriftUxx1VQkWF83fqK_stryy0m7UviWOASi5JaTE6-xiZX3OOFyNXckpivxQX315LrF1cdmvrsRIJloTHu1qQZcg/s1200/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2020.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF-umGs1-8OGX0Y7ujaykxZuFrra6-U_V5ZsZSV4pIoXe5v6S27majg_Wro275CizfbpdU_NtWKysIuoEAdsVj_iVBsFSgvbwXBeriftUxx1VQkWF83fqK_stryy0m7UviWOASi5JaTE6-xiZX3OOFyNXckpivxQX315LrF1cdmvrsRIJloTHu1qQZcg/w400-h300/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">seemed to be rabbits who’d hop through the yard and nibble
grass.<span> </span>We also had several baby garden
snakes.<span> </span>Fortunately western Washington
has no venomous snakes, so I knew we could just ignore the snakes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This area has about a </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fHBMOsiycHK_tjnYb23JIk_gcDAObV-Qkr2yJ-ylcp-K7B3czxBCDfUUlq0kSiFGattFRU0ZFcYjRC8AgG4OzYpBAiktv56pahisoJOWpSF9s718cY5X7qP5seNlBR_b4bopBwQLJU7TgE7Nj7x1XVuHRlABhAcvVBAw5jAyWekT0u7hSDFxHJ4xdb0/s1200/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fHBMOsiycHK_tjnYb23JIk_gcDAObV-Qkr2yJ-ylcp-K7B3czxBCDfUUlq0kSiFGattFRU0ZFcYjRC8AgG4OzYpBAiktv56pahisoJOWpSF9s718cY5X7qP5seNlBR_b4bopBwQLJU7TgE7Nj7x1XVuHRlABhAcvVBAw5jAyWekT0u7hSDFxHJ4xdb0/w400-h300/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">twelve-foot tidal change, so high tide had water just a few feet lower than our yard. Low tide was way out, beyond the supports under our gangway. There wasn't really a beach, just cobblestones and mud and muck. <br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">People
who don’t know western Washington </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKLm7Ddmcwoel42tqUH-ZDS-psutTITIIvqluLlkqIoTfxtd5He6ft0gOV6gRwLRTW5PdqsFjDxW5U0_P1LADhmVA_YmxOPdkmWC7wAPbS6qtgNLnlGNpQkXQLNQuhQ57xJZNbs5d2MuC74aEiVPqwVC7t2uiARG6lTi3S_-VYu3nOvMZ-zFGsAnoLlE/s1520/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2022.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKLm7Ddmcwoel42tqUH-ZDS-psutTITIIvqluLlkqIoTfxtd5He6ft0gOV6gRwLRTW5PdqsFjDxW5U0_P1LADhmVA_YmxOPdkmWC7wAPbS6qtgNLnlGNpQkXQLNQuhQ57xJZNbs5d2MuC74aEiVPqwVC7t2uiARG6lTi3S_-VYu3nOvMZ-zFGsAnoLlE/w400-h300/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">would ask, where were you located?<span> </span>It’s kind of hard to explain.<span> </span>The short answer is that we were on the Salish
Sea. Never heard of it, right? It's a new but better name for the
inland waters up here in the Pacific West.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This
region has always been called Puget Sound </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUf93ogPwAvTkkQIpxHLFru3ILc7ecry5EiD-n3zQtEXTGp2zlXr2RCCZcyJ6bUQykxAroCuHMrGLSEMDRbSmlTjUcBYyvVSILM_1AxtaGUGfW-ec6Qz0cCovJNy04x5PXqbw-AmwDvKdgn-XfqbWrBKSq2hpVyTkeSwblx-SfU8YEohMUqKmS6M2IyQ/s1600/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2023.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUf93ogPwAvTkkQIpxHLFru3ILc7ecry5EiD-n3zQtEXTGp2zlXr2RCCZcyJ6bUQykxAroCuHMrGLSEMDRbSmlTjUcBYyvVSILM_1AxtaGUGfW-ec6Qz0cCovJNy04x5PXqbw-AmwDvKdgn-XfqbWrBKSq2hpVyTkeSwblx-SfU8YEohMUqKmS6M2IyQ/w400-h300/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">- but if you look at a map,
Bellingham is actually quite a bit north of Puget Sound. It's north of the area where the
Pacific Ocean cuts into North America (the Straits of Juan de Fuca) and reaches
around the Olympic Peninsula, and Puget Sound heads south from there.
Bellingham is much closer to the sea </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt4dsB9xaGDhyphenhyphenPiZImaqV0iUxpWgsWZ30S7ePJng7GoI_PR_FZgb4GZApQX9voLv4DAs7FtMDTjJhPATJJvxdbnJZ8WZLxhSPTGXesuN52xCYPQBoSpkUinxzxukd2OlX__UPMPr8K3MMjHvhNN23Tuwy8d2MKjRsuvnPCeT3_oA1Apk7Mx11eARqh7o/s1120/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt4dsB9xaGDhyphenhyphenPiZImaqV0iUxpWgsWZ30S7ePJng7GoI_PR_FZgb4GZApQX9voLv4DAs7FtMDTjJhPATJJvxdbnJZ8WZLxhSPTGXesuN52xCYPQBoSpkUinxzxukd2OlX__UPMPr8K3MMjHvhNN23Tuwy8d2MKjRsuvnPCeT3_oA1Apk7Mx11eARqh7o/w400-h300/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">leading into the Canadian waters which are
called the Straits of Georgia. (This is the area between mainland British
Columbia and Vancouver Island.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So,
in 2008, regional Native American nations as well as geographers proposed calling all these
combined waters the Salish Sea – the </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu1G4XSdgztqNdhzbwbg16dadYWfDzTtEXUWnEBH8lhSsiDGUTnOXkB_TaAWOuUMPLJdYL_ZnOcyGg1COv4-cQ1nwTI2e9MPVu071HR_OB8kIsQnyFv-_MCq_72njm7Ve2EIyIp_-X10aCxo8GvLJoLRBeixRcSEXlFlw9zQ9X0uHfLMUl42-DoKnXSI/s1600/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2028.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1600" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu1G4XSdgztqNdhzbwbg16dadYWfDzTtEXUWnEBH8lhSsiDGUTnOXkB_TaAWOuUMPLJdYL_ZnOcyGg1COv4-cQ1nwTI2e9MPVu071HR_OB8kIsQnyFv-_MCq_72njm7Ve2EIyIp_-X10aCxo8GvLJoLRBeixRcSEXlFlw9zQ9X0uHfLMUl42-DoKnXSI/w400-h308/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2028.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">regional indigenous peoples of various
tribes are called the Coastal Salish, and have similar languages. The Salish Sea seemed like a reasonable name for this region.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That
means we're on the Salish Sea, which makes more sense since we were never
really on Puget </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sound.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">To
top it off, our place is actually on a man-made canal that bisects the little
peninsula called Sandy Point. It used to be a place used for gravel and sand
pits. Being right on the sea, and made pf porous materials, digging was
shallow because the sea water would fill deep holes. Eventually, someone
bought the right to dig a canal connecting these gravel pits, creating a boat
canal out to the sea. They also built a marina on the inland end of this
canal.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A
huge meadow was left undeveloped in the middle of the little peninsula, and
that’s now a public park.<span> </span>We saw people
walking or biking there; often, dogs would run down the edge of the meadow and
jump in the water, swimming around while their owners either laughed or called
them back to the trails.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This peninsula is jutting out into the sea, but adjacent to Lummi Nation land.<span> (Actually, Sandy Point is part of the Lummi tribal land, but the homeowners do hold deeds to the land, so technically this is deeded tribal land or </span>something. Not leased, at any rate.) On the Fourth of July, most residents
bought fireworks from various businesses on tribal land, and we had quite a
show in our neighborhood!<span> </span>It was
exciting to stand on the dock and watch about four or five different places
where people shot off fireworks fairly consistently, as well as the sporadic
and random rockets being fired off by more timid or less affluent
neighbors.<span> </span>Richard and I are very
cautious about fireworks, so we didn’t buy or shoot off any – we just watched
from the dock or the patio.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">There’s
also an odd mid-summer festival called Elvis at the Point.<span> </span>I had never heard of it, and have no idea how
long this has been going on.<span> </span>But Elvis
impersonators, both amateur and professional, come for this competition and
sing their hearts out for one long evening.<span>
</span>We sat on our porch and listened – some were better than others, all
were entertaining.<span> </span>We sang along to each
other, neither of us sounding anything remotely Elvis-like, but amusing
ourselves.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I’ve
added three maps to show where we spent our summer – you can see where we were
located in relation to Canada, as well as the San Juan islands.<span> </span>Our view was the back side of Orcas Island,
Lummi Island to the south, and the Canadian Cascade Mountains to the north.<span> </span>If we crossed the street, we saw Mount
Baker to the east.<span> </span>Our place was at the
red star.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This
was the perfect spot to share with friends willing to make the two hour drive
up from Seattle, or friends visiting from other states.<span> </span>I hosted four brunches this year – I could
measure how my hand was doing based on how much assistance I needed from the
friend who was sharing brunch. <span> </span>Really, I
went from needing someone to cut up fruit and put the frittata pan into the
oven, to doing everything myself!<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sandy
Point is a bit of a vacation spot for locals, so many of the homes are second
or vacation homes.<span> </span>The place is a bit
emptier in winter, given that not everyone is a year-round resident.<span> </span>It probably is rather desolate in winter, between
the grey rainy weather and early sunsets.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But
it was a gorgeous place to spend a summer, with long evenings and brilliant
sunsets.<span> </span>I really loved being there for four
months, right on the water!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
left by late September, heading south for the winter.<span> </span>There will be a quick road trip summary blog,
and then an intro to our winter location.<span>
</span>So, check back!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D57ghL4nsta7ZMfc2Ejge2xWwCdgDhKBAfARIc8J9wqSL2aWIE9tWCZHv1mOYce9S7fdcxyjnZF9AYBXbs3CBGo8m8sJp4uZLNPQU0DylCGrFz5-PomBQO-RQupGhTiMQ70Cqk-pX6T5SJ1lnaRtOaArXxTXMp9eSgaLyl_siMeUZEe4nzEnL_aWDrI/s1440/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1440" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D57ghL4nsta7ZMfc2Ejge2xWwCdgDhKBAfARIc8J9wqSL2aWIE9tWCZHv1mOYce9S7fdcxyjnZF9AYBXbs3CBGo8m8sJp4uZLNPQU0DylCGrFz5-PomBQO-RQupGhTiMQ70Cqk-pX6T5SJ1lnaRtOaArXxTXMp9eSgaLyl_siMeUZEe4nzEnL_aWDrI/w640-h512/2.%20Sandy%20Point%20House%202023%20-%2029.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-78239420789478811942023-06-07T23:16:00.000-07:002023-06-07T23:16:09.697-07:00Pandemic Diaries - Year 3 - Travel across country – New Jersey to Washington<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">7 June 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp612Iloq3dDMuA4zN8slrBgQAi4VCVlYIBd2CNBFCHkPPBAAfEy8CMIkOSBNIfr5HFK_deV_mvycsvk6JgWlPVOK9mft3CfbR1_rxef2BgXKkQodaWg_fUA6CXw7RtcxyTn7iBnL8JG8P_0G3nqZpnJwUYx9qw-GDIzbeUv1oJlX48Dt7Xbx7D8S/s1440/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1440" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp612Iloq3dDMuA4zN8slrBgQAi4VCVlYIBd2CNBFCHkPPBAAfEy8CMIkOSBNIfr5HFK_deV_mvycsvk6JgWlPVOK9mft3CfbR1_rxef2BgXKkQodaWg_fUA6CXw7RtcxyTn7iBnL8JG8P_0G3nqZpnJwUYx9qw-GDIzbeUv1oJlX48Dt7Xbx7D8S/w423-h326/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%201.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We originally planned three weeks
to drive across the US, but were a bit delayed with the little car accident and
the subsequent repairs.<span> </span>We ended up with
two weeks to drive some 2900+ miles, so we knew we needed to average at least 200
miles per day to get to Washington in time for our </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0kE0c2hq7tl8Kf-lF7eHtbNkzPEgEHbF72r5AbdtAntEQP0gbRw0eGuISBwf1lwVl2ab7NsYNXKl7dZYmLFNgzn-xHo4l3pXY4P9oU1TwcG1wWXs_XLbDW1nVe8Q77NVT9Wwj89Uw8ocipf8zVYOmrTKNzizZBR7u7HF4eGIHALIQ6I_qj_NQsfx/s1520/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0kE0c2hq7tl8Kf-lF7eHtbNkzPEgEHbF72r5AbdtAntEQP0gbRw0eGuISBwf1lwVl2ab7NsYNXKl7dZYmLFNgzn-xHo4l3pXY4P9oU1TwcG1wWXs_XLbDW1nVe8Q77NVT9Wwj89Uw8ocipf8zVYOmrTKNzizZBR7u7HF4eGIHALIQ6I_qj_NQsfx/w423-h317/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%202.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">pre-scheduled appointments. A rushed trip, but better than nothing.<br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The map at the end shows our
route, a different color for each day of the trip.<span> </span>A quick summary is below.<span> </span>And the photos are pretty much all from South
Dakota, because they </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWomwQ4eC_-oxpDDI2R2v-eyS_2r5UEfPgaVQRlvfbGAsdHrYQR6d6w8VfmNL0uJq-oGL8Ox2AflY5-3Yaw0yq3air1UyYvCrG2BHgm8malt6AaF4pfni3YfOZX1qcYy5uPZzNXuqeupwimM7s1fDeJTpa3c6yyu0MaUcSeC-jL5BdFlTNrFjuf8G3/s1040/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1040" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWomwQ4eC_-oxpDDI2R2v-eyS_2r5UEfPgaVQRlvfbGAsdHrYQR6d6w8VfmNL0uJq-oGL8Ox2AflY5-3Yaw0yq3air1UyYvCrG2BHgm8malt6AaF4pfni3YfOZX1qcYy5uPZzNXuqeupwimM7s1fDeJTpa3c6yyu0MaUcSeC-jL5BdFlTNrFjuf8G3/w423-h337/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%206.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">had interesting rest areas. Also, I think bison are </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">really cute and it’s always thrilling to see
them!<span> </span>There are some prairie dogs in the
photos, but they show up as light beige rocks or blobs since I do keep my distance from
large animals like bison.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">17 May – Linwood NJ to Breezewood
PA – 256 </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDlIS4OAIxn0fESu7lqRXDvm0PAkLAQx8xU-XFVMx4NH4XeQ4MLPNmOj8NePX5XAscEzU36ppm7viKfwvEhhmUCvrMs6ab1RAYTDI4_7snO9HTUhYcFaz-ZVl6-UB18GzOkpn5btTCiz3-mODQYCSYVIaH2ib7lYBffTpTHttaspCzq_FJ7AfZ8bk/s1920/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDlIS4OAIxn0fESu7lqRXDvm0PAkLAQx8xU-XFVMx4NH4XeQ4MLPNmOj8NePX5XAscEzU36ppm7viKfwvEhhmUCvrMs6ab1RAYTDI4_7snO9HTUhYcFaz-ZVl6-UB18GzOkpn5btTCiz3-mODQYCSYVIaH2ib7lYBffTpTHttaspCzq_FJ7AfZ8bk/w423-h564/1.%20South%20Dakota%20-%207.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">miles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This was our first day using our
GPS device.<span> </span>It attaches to the
windshield using a suction cup, and it fell off two or three times during the
day.<span> </span>When whoever was navigator would
pick it up, it seemed to reset itself, or maybe just confused itself.<span> </span>At any rate, twice it told us to exit off the
highway, then it had us loop around in a giant square, and get back on the
highway.<span> </span>We finally learned to add some
liquid (water or saliva) to keep it on the windshield.<span> </span>We also </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSbL9nB6lP-umIMQRGS_WLbzyo5bIUDZJ0NB0DNmjUhmtDcGf0LMiP2P2goCBxTlac0PD0eGgKQo5ggaist1yPrFy0phYuXVyZ95h0WLhyYqJvuHC99rTVNRI7Dn2G36Rsn7jVUEgf8q6_GT8t-eH5-NmWHFT5f0SDKtDSzRIeno08MQaMhgrVRLR/s1200/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSbL9nB6lP-umIMQRGS_WLbzyo5bIUDZJ0NB0DNmjUhmtDcGf0LMiP2P2goCBxTlac0PD0eGgKQo5ggaist1yPrFy0phYuXVyZ95h0WLhyYqJvuHC99rTVNRI7Dn2G36Rsn7jVUEgf8q6_GT8t-eH5-NmWHFT5f0SDKtDSzRIeno08MQaMhgrVRLR/w423-h317/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%201.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">learned to give it some remote
address in a </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">location several states away, so it would keep us on the highway
and not keep taking us off the main interstates!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">18 May – Breezewood PA to Kent OH
– 218 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM_7RglA0gyEn3IPjbrJ7FsjoFmq65JXxtEnoWHXEY-vrSz4no8ufMdYuYthDXUUNTxA1cqoI-1rkajeDrT1wklHrYBq2CRRgdFPkctN-dmbZJCmjCHzGJJEiwyBpjJwzO_WGFzpTtLwwLypnBqwRl-gV5-A_73_5X6XHmn7v-AqRUa4mibxFBuG9/s1280/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM_7RglA0gyEn3IPjbrJ7FsjoFmq65JXxtEnoWHXEY-vrSz4no8ufMdYuYthDXUUNTxA1cqoI-1rkajeDrT1wklHrYBq2CRRgdFPkctN-dmbZJCmjCHzGJJEiwyBpjJwzO_WGFzpTtLwwLypnBqwRl-gV5-A_73_5X6XHmn7v-AqRUa4mibxFBuG9/w423-h317/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%203.jpeg" width="423" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Breezewood was a cute little town
of some 1400 </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">or so people.<span> </span>Tiny, but a
major intersection of highways, so huge semis went rumbling down the main
streets of town.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kent, of course, is the site of
the shooting of four college students by </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPK5VeIoG99xY8blbOgCFJShmOcN0zxKHPw_3m8y7G-ia8tep6YKOqzRa6nAVrThrkaAIr7_h5-9fPwRASHtHlSPuJ4orWQKEs6YD-QbqY1me1lUo2J6fV4v8obb9dlLOzjArINaMsXVCkBekgKZr01dAiVZu93dnqVbUQnEzJHrUqQo6wN0coHdk/s1280/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPK5VeIoG99xY8blbOgCFJShmOcN0zxKHPw_3m8y7G-ia8tep6YKOqzRa6nAVrThrkaAIr7_h5-9fPwRASHtHlSPuJ4orWQKEs6YD-QbqY1me1lUo2J6fV4v8obb9dlLOzjArINaMsXVCkBekgKZr01dAiVZu93dnqVbUQnEzJHrUqQo6wN0coHdk/w424-h318/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%204.jpeg" width="424" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">the National Guard in 1970.<span> </span>Richard and I both remembered the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">incident,
and it was just a very sobering visit for both of us.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">19 May – Kent OH to Angola IN –
204 miles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Angola was a bit odd.<span> </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRQtBfbOb-AVzrK4fbMmJVgV3mO9hGtMDkNLXwvBBw0oZns50R2hoYVE4w0kJFNorTUU9kRt7UyNkNZmu_1jo97TOim3i9QqGYnnr11EpURV8K-JXmFXOt5LkUk1XE9U_63jHTasEswDkMdqJuwNzHTj-J70bxH2iUEOaFamy46G7TIgstWUh1h_d/s1280/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRQtBfbOb-AVzrK4fbMmJVgV3mO9hGtMDkNLXwvBBw0oZns50R2hoYVE4w0kJFNorTUU9kRt7UyNkNZmu_1jo97TOim3i9QqGYnnr11EpURV8K-JXmFXOt5LkUk1XE9U_63jHTasEswDkMdqJuwNzHTj-J70bxH2iUEOaFamy46G7TIgstWUh1h_d/w425-h319/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%205.jpeg" width="425" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Four of the five hotels/motels in town were
in varying stages </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">of reconstruction or renovation.<span>
</span>One was totally closed, one had workers carrying around pulled up
carpeting, one had buzz saws going in the lobby full of plaster dust.<span> </span>We gave up and went to the no construction
hotel, and had a quiet night.<span> </span>I </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnjMB3pbVDf2fu_JIOiCoRGTEQil8ocCCFkjs-mtgyeBSBN3n82ysBlOYiEhTfCup6Lxs22MqCIFXUX3dp70ZOFpIJrlEwIc-iEZF5NS6hVRvx3XqR0p4l3qRymVVbt1P_2igoimXjNUCReivvcwJ5xeMmEXorPrBPejPxq28LJveQpfbYmVKAOM1/s1440/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1440" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnjMB3pbVDf2fu_JIOiCoRGTEQil8ocCCFkjs-mtgyeBSBN3n82ysBlOYiEhTfCup6Lxs22MqCIFXUX3dp70ZOFpIJrlEwIc-iEZF5NS6hVRvx3XqR0p4l3qRymVVbt1P_2igoimXjNUCReivvcwJ5xeMmEXorPrBPejPxq28LJveQpfbYmVKAOM1/w425-h319/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%206.jpeg" width="425" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">should
add that the afternoon turned rainy, so we left the interstate </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">a bit early,
planning to find a hotel.<span> </span>We spent an
hour driving around town, in the rain, before we found a place.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">20 May – Angola IN to Elgin IL –
207 miles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbJRy4M8HRx7Nr7e2qufqdvgOtbmmvHlm1__ZlWO3B49tLbktwpanzY3pCb03LC3clx-OE_pITkVIFcPm7dSloXGJAbIZjOeqdivEfczZLZr5G4yR8BAkytFUuphEXlKHsJ7aafK4go5hhf9gDXL3brHgCmst_gc_5Qb-gHc-7-lRk4ukSguKrKzZ/s1920/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1920" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbJRy4M8HRx7Nr7e2qufqdvgOtbmmvHlm1__ZlWO3B49tLbktwpanzY3pCb03LC3clx-OE_pITkVIFcPm7dSloXGJAbIZjOeqdivEfczZLZr5G4yR8BAkytFUuphEXlKHsJ7aafK4go5hhf9gDXL3brHgCmst_gc_5Qb-gHc-7-lRk4ukSguKrKzZ/w425-h329/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%207.jpeg" width="425" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We had a quick trip to Michigan
because it was only about five miles away.<span>
</span>Our route took us across Indiana on I-76 and I-80, then we were on I-294
which skirts around Chicago and heads northward.<span> </span>Traffic around Chicago was quite heavy,
partly because it’s a huge city, partly because there was so much road
</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkagXRKQoIGpt3UmDkcqpvV70LJ5Ll1iWEOY40pFxBLO4OGdG6EoBKo7FdZTPqqEOpQeswa2KrRbUG95TtYeA06iXQI0ptY0a9omk54vybopuyXNPRf8vrTfK8HXPRvUATifCbMFzjZ-1CDvH3E5XIYfBmbrFfGGa_EzH_G6Mk95td5sgGKJs4jipU/s2080/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%209.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="2080" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkagXRKQoIGpt3UmDkcqpvV70LJ5Ll1iWEOY40pFxBLO4OGdG6EoBKo7FdZTPqqEOpQeswa2KrRbUG95TtYeA06iXQI0ptY0a9omk54vybopuyXNPRf8vrTfK8HXPRvUATifCbMFzjZ-1CDvH3E5XIYfBmbrFfGGa_EzH_G6Mk95td5sgGKJs4jipU/w425-h335/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%209.jpeg" width="425" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">construction along this route.<span> </span>So, we
were slowed down more than we’d hoped.<span>
</span>But we were very thankful for Greta the Garmin, who guided us on a
rather confusing route!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Apparently Indiana and Michigan
are on Eastern Daylight Time during the summer, while Illinois is on </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVEDGHO0WW1WbCIjIEiMKm7SD-jeGlbdq9XTzlwbITsATXIEbJEWZkLHpusBIeMRX3s_fzGDwQgOhqBvlkXPeTxoYk3pMpwftrKfL1jsWxTiC6POnqgXLW7upSdvsOqiVysZCaTAsGagmzvSPzurKJy6nP79n_QHWhlrLsjnYd0O7k9GdEfvYljGE/s1840/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1840" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVEDGHO0WW1WbCIjIEiMKm7SD-jeGlbdq9XTzlwbITsATXIEbJEWZkLHpusBIeMRX3s_fzGDwQgOhqBvlkXPeTxoYk3pMpwftrKfL1jsWxTiC6POnqgXLW7upSdvsOqiVysZCaTAsGagmzvSPzurKJy6nP79n_QHWhlrLsjnYd0O7k9GdEfvYljGE/w426-h324/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2010.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Central
Daylight time.<span> </span>So, by our usual
afternoon time (4:30 or so), we started looking for a hotel.<span> </span>We found a place and settled in.<span> </span>And then realized oh, it’s only 3:30
here.<span> </span>We could have driven another hour!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Oh well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsqWgGT-BTPBPzeL5Usw5MmLXV2dqUA9rIsiAho7DP_oA-65WyXN-cMCzvJRsdw4-yC__ybc-reanhMjqjaWWND1LsWvbV9j75aCO1jqyN6pm-H2cw4pCjkUFDGMP0RSaRC1lspCkLPm7dtHhd7DH5cQ6pZK4MFgtH-R19l31kEZHt6DrPrAl47-T/s2000/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsqWgGT-BTPBPzeL5Usw5MmLXV2dqUA9rIsiAho7DP_oA-65WyXN-cMCzvJRsdw4-yC__ybc-reanhMjqjaWWND1LsWvbV9j75aCO1jqyN6pm-H2cw4pCjkUFDGMP0RSaRC1lspCkLPm7dtHhd7DH5cQ6pZK4MFgtH-R19l31kEZHt6DrPrAl47-T/w427-h320/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2011.jpeg" width="427" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">21 May – Elgin IL to Onalaska/La
Crosse WI – 243 miles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We had a fairly normal day for a
change.<span> </span>Greta Garmin, the GPS device,
stayed on the windshield.<span> </span>She has been
guiding us to Sioux Falls, South </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ-BU5_uorU72M6c9tEPZPt_oy9GX6iyMrbjfZaK_DlYo7WMVJ2v4S6jwoOcE_LTxUYAJpX3aQ7GxU6QIVDB94HznB9gIkDLMpyP9ymxixgFHf45a5mD29O5vtwXk5mle6o2yjieGMcTebyP1M6qr0nP986NxiUS1Rpvss5sgBCLG69fwcWoi3OVT/s1440/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ-BU5_uorU72M6c9tEPZPt_oy9GX6iyMrbjfZaK_DlYo7WMVJ2v4S6jwoOcE_LTxUYAJpX3aQ7GxU6QIVDB94HznB9gIkDLMpyP9ymxixgFHf45a5mD29O5vtwXk5mle6o2yjieGMcTebyP1M6qr0nP986NxiUS1Rpvss5sgBCLG69fwcWoi3OVT/w429-h322/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%2012.jpeg" width="429" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Dakota, and becomes quite insistent when we go
to a town for lunch, or pull off the interstate to find a hotel for the
night.<span> </span>We managed to stumble on our
current hotel chain, pure luck and nothing else.<span> </span>But member rates, senior discounts, and quiet
rooms keep us going with this chain of hotels.<span>
</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">22 May – Onalaska WI to Brandon SD
– 287 miles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We crossed the St Croix river
today, which constitutes the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota.<span> </span>The water looked quite high, no river banks
to be seen, just islands of trees in a river that looked more like a huge lake.<span> </span>We merrily drove along, listening to the
radio.<span> </span>One newscaster talked about
second spring floods in St Paul, with several streets still closed.<span> </span>That decided it, we weren’t driving north to
visit my sister, who lives about an hour north of Minneapolis.<span> </span>Richard and I experienced two hurricanes
before we became a couple.<span> </span>We were
married during a week of record-breaking floods due to a stalled out storm
system.<span> </span>We seem to attract water, or
maybe just weather events.<span> </span>So no, with
evidence of two regions of moderate flooding, we’ll just stay on the high
plains.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We saw a mileage sign for the town
of Blue Earth, and it sounded like a perfect stop for lunch.<span> </span>Turned out to be a find, because we saw The
Farmer’s Daughters Kitchen, a perfect place for lunch!<span> </span>Really good food, friendly staff, and a worth
the stop!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We both were a bit full from
lunch, so my dinner was something from the vending machine (turkey, cheese, and
crackers), and an orange.<span> </span>Richard wanted
something chocolate, so I put in money and pushed the buttons for the big
chocolate chip cookie.<span> </span>The big spiral
wire holding the items in place spun and twisted, but the cookie package was
caught on the end so nothing came out.<span>
</span>The machine refunded the money.<span> </span>I
figured okay, I'll try again, the package should come out this time.<span> </span>Put the money in, and voila, that cookie
package came loose and tumbled down.<span> </span>But
the wire spiral kept turning, and a second cookie package came down!<span> </span>What a bonus!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">23 May – Brandon SD to Murdo SD –
215 miles </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Just outside Sioux Falls, we saw a
herd of bison from the highway!<span> </span>They
were grazing on some grassy hills, maybe fenced in, maybe not.<span> </span>Didn’t look like they would wander onto the
highway – just hanging out, being bison.<span>
</span>Thrilling!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The other highlight was that we
stopped at a gas station/snack bar, which had a tiny “casino.”<span> </span>It was more like a dark room with maybe eight
or ten slot machines.<span> </span>I figured sure,
why not – so I put a $20 in a “buffalo” machine, and walked away with $30.<span> </span>Another highlight!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Other than that, it wasn’t an
exciting day.<span> </span>We finally decided to go
to the next sizeable town, find a place, call it a day.<span> </span>However, we’re more than halfway to our final
destination, so that’s another plus for the day!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Turns out our sizeable town,
Murdo, has a population of about 450 people, according to the woman who runs
our motel!<span> </span>TINY!<span> </span>Not sizeable, flat out tiny!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">24 May – Murdo SD to Sundance WY –
262 miles (by way of Hwy 240 through the Badlands National Park) – though only
212 miles closer to our final destination</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We drove westward, and passed a
sign saying "you are now in Mountain Time."<span> </span>Suddenly we had an extra hour in our
day!<span> </span>So we took about an hour side route
to drive through the Badlands National Park.<span>
</span>This is one of those unique and other worldly places that truly looks as
if we’re driving around another planet!<span>
</span>Really!<span> </span>Amazing geological
formations, with some grasslands between all the soaring rocky pyramids and
spires.<span> </span>These rock formations were
layers of colors ranging from dark grey to beige to terra cotta reddish orange,
and from yellow ochre to an earthy purple.<span>
</span>Each color represents a different geologic era, with different layers of
rock forming from the climactic and flora/fauna changes.<span> </span>And then tectonic plates pushed up the rock,
water and wind eroded and weathered the shapes, and they are still changing to
this day.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Humans inhabited this seemingly
inhospitable region for more than 11,000 years; the first people here hunted
mammoths.<span> </span>Eventually, the Lakota (or
Sioux) people lived in this area, hunting bison.<span> </span>As European settlers moved west, the Lakota
were displaced, although there are now parts of the Badlands that have been
returned to the Lakota nation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As we drove around, I started
seeing round sandy patches in the grassy areas, and realized those are prairie
dog homes or towns, with all the sandy soil they dig out when making their
burrows!<span> </span>These were my first prairie
dogs!<span> </span>They definitely look rodenty, sort
of like large and very chubby blond squirrels.<span>
</span>Really, they’re sort of a golden beige color, almost the same color as
the sandy soil they dig up.<span> </span>They also
make sort of chirping noises, first sounding like birds and then almost similar
to little yipping dogs!<span> </span>They didn’t seem
very afraid of us, just standing outside their burrows and watching people
watching them.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Finally, all the way at the very
end we found a small herd of bison, about twenty-five adult bison, just
nibbling grass or lolling in the warm sunlight!<span>
</span>Some would flop over onto their backs and roll around in the dust,
perhaps scratching an itchy shoulder, or maybe just enjoying the warmth.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It was such a treat to do
something touristy, rather than driving and driving much of the day!<span> </span>Even if it was only an hour doing something
other than driving.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Tonight we're in Sundance, Wyoming,
population 1450ish or so - this is the town where the Sundance Kid robbed the
first bank in 1887.<span> </span>We drove by the bank
after dinner.<span> </span>He later joined Butch
Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang, and became known as the Sundance Kid!<span> </span>The group started the longest crime spree in
American outlaw history!!!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">What an exciting day!<span> </span>We’ve missed days like this, given the delay
to this trip.<span> </span>So much fun to enjoy
wherever we happen to be!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">25 May – Sundance WY to Hardin MT
– 247 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Population 3685 people.<span> </span>After Sundance, this was a big town, but not
too much happening.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">26 May – Hardin, MT to Butte, MT –
272 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Continental Divide!<span> </span>As in we drove up up up, to almost 7000 feet
elevation.<span> </span>And then we drove down down
down.<span> </span>Always exciting to cross the continental
divide, because that feels like we’re 75% of the way to the west coast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">27 May – Butte MT to Wallace ID –
235 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Another time zone, so we’re
finally on Pacific Daylight Time.<span> </span>We
drove through the mountain pass (I guess through the Rockies), and then along
the long twisting road full of switchbacks as we head downhill on the other
side.<span> </span>We encountered some very heavy
rain, so heavy Richard insisted we pull off the road.<span> </span>At that point, there weren’t any real exits
nor rest areas, but I found a “fishing access” road and pulled off the
interstate.<span> </span>I parked on the uphill side
of the road beyond the river, just in case the rain was enough to cause a flash
flood – I thought we might need to make a hasty exit!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We spent the night in Wallace, a
cute 1880 silver mining town, very picturesque, nestled in towering hills and
fog-filled valleys.<span> </span>Old buildings,
trendy cafés, and traditional taverns.<span>
</span>We stayed at the Stardust Motel, a very quirky and colorful place – if you
make it to Wallace, stay here!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">28 May – Wallace, ID to Yakima, WA
– 283 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Loooong drive including a bridge
across the Columbia River!<span> </span>It’s a long
and winding road from the panhandle of Idaho into the flat western part of the
state, and then on into Washington.<span> </span>One of
those serpentine and downhill roads as we wind down from the mountains (and
maybe the Colorado Plateau, or something).<span>
</span>Pretty, but whoever is driving basically concentrates on that and not
the scenery.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We stayed two days at our chain
hotel, comfortable and affordable.<span> </span>Put
some things in our storage unit, picked up several months of mail and
medications from my brother.<span> </span>We also had
dinner with him, and his wife.<span> </span>Sometimes
this is our once a year family time, though occasionally we see them a second
time before we head onward.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">30 May – Yakima, WA to Ferndale,
WA – 234 miles</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We drove on the interstate through
Snoqualmie Pass, which is in the midst of the Cascade Mountains.<span> </span>It’s always cold up there, but it was bright
and sunny and gorgeous.<span> </span>Rarely have we
seen such a pretty day up there, where the majestic mountains stand bold and
rocky, with occasional gleaming beds of snow and ice.<span> </span>One of my favorite parts of the drive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We spent two nights at the casino
hotel in Ferndale, just north of Bellingham (our home base).<span> </span>We’ve never stayed here, and it’s quite a
comfy hotel.<span> </span>We had a free night from
our online hotel website, so we thought it would be nice to just take a break
from travel and relax.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">June 1 – Move into rental house –
I’ll blog about our house separately, but it exceeds expectations!<span> </span>SUCH a pretty location for our summer!!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd5E6oB09NoER13vVwvw_hOCNtjl9WTIesfhj1VocBFiDSSWXBn_ivpFH7EONDPWH4wfGSMq70sOTmrLt1HjMOYtPbYvaUaOFE9ie4rdm-419c4YXOemIAe6J2D0KXb0nRaE4Ac5HfoNeYuMr8Q68hv8FQMhkkmOa51b3VpwXivfMPk-d_atsA0kw/s1200/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd5E6oB09NoER13vVwvw_hOCNtjl9WTIesfhj1VocBFiDSSWXBn_ivpFH7EONDPWH4wfGSMq70sOTmrLt1HjMOYtPbYvaUaOFE9ie4rdm-419c4YXOemIAe6J2D0KXb0nRaE4Ac5HfoNeYuMr8Q68hv8FQMhkkmOa51b3VpwXivfMPk-d_atsA0kw/w696-h522/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%202.jpeg" width="696" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2_1RNb0Gcnsm7O_SWE2DQ4MXNfTNZBtlc0k7XN4KbYR7Sm2Yq0YFEsZYyr0sXgNOwAEzCkjmUd8FrY060aplu892Gq0xgcy_8poRYVBoWRzPhwDByTD98Sq33kuffgtBP7bq6e5hdA8PsMLZE7q37rFs8BrRh38nPnEELqsvkpqjKflBS6k8Yqqt/s1760/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1760" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2_1RNb0Gcnsm7O_SWE2DQ4MXNfTNZBtlc0k7XN4KbYR7Sm2Yq0YFEsZYyr0sXgNOwAEzCkjmUd8FrY060aplu892Gq0xgcy_8poRYVBoWRzPhwDByTD98Sq33kuffgtBP7bq6e5hdA8PsMLZE7q37rFs8BrRh38nPnEELqsvkpqjKflBS6k8Yqqt/w690-h523/2.%20Badlands%20National%20Park%20-%208.jpeg" width="690" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXeje-jL4nF6JeUKcHhNfAlCdL6EKW-LCQ6PFqramIIK54mCq4Efo7spaRyC4JLXkWKq_e7ZhwQ3QAcF8xhh3Oox-oyBnjpd5REsSpk0VD61OBiLeLqBd4SNZUpo17tHOwzBKjkgon8qwvBZK0J6s-Oo2FWMbJhNaVuj5bfRB_cFXImUxOs685rCN/s1560/2023%20Cross%20US%20Map%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1560" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXeje-jL4nF6JeUKcHhNfAlCdL6EKW-LCQ6PFqramIIK54mCq4Efo7spaRyC4JLXkWKq_e7ZhwQ3QAcF8xhh3Oox-oyBnjpd5REsSpk0VD61OBiLeLqBd4SNZUpo17tHOwzBKjkgon8qwvBZK0J6s-Oo2FWMbJhNaVuj5bfRB_cFXImUxOs685rCN/w690-h496/2023%20Cross%20US%20Map%20.jpg" width="690" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p>
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Or maybe we'll be out the door on Wednesday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But we have our little car back, looking all new and shiny, and proud of his new mirror. And we have </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FvKKmQd-o2__FbbU5b3tyXkQE1RlbHn3hUuAXARszryhNJE4IukeH0B2XDIM_kYX_vVHQTwm-4RLU9V8d7AaUUvFzLXGNLhTg7IsbEpVHbwARtv5kgk8EMWwmcU6vaPNeRTTR9rnN_ruyiYEBxG9e_Q99tyzIbhei5iZuvxPx0wMCKCqdtJmZ8zf/s960/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FvKKmQd-o2__FbbU5b3tyXkQE1RlbHn3hUuAXARszryhNJE4IukeH0B2XDIM_kYX_vVHQTwm-4RLU9V8d7AaUUvFzLXGNLhTg7IsbEpVHbwARtv5kgk8EMWwmcU6vaPNeRTTR9rnN_ruyiYEBxG9e_Q99tyzIbhei5iZuvxPx0wMCKCqdtJmZ8zf/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">adventures to report from New York, so one more blog before we hit the road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">On day six of our visit, I met up with a friend and we went out to Long Island, to visit a friend of hers (dating back to childhood). This friend is a professional artist who has done amazing work using </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zfNXNmBXN2G1VXo3sUaepZutLOaBj7TaDYsi2cXI8tQFkdd3EPlat4XecAzcGvf56wuoEEU500aFJlgXlgkIeH1tztCmCzUaD1qwLY-uKj5AmXukYXZrGiEOOgCsf5aYoju3KPQ5D8xznXdo35HjkwyjBv9uz75vGJ9g6F3lTKzsahcLkJtywXA/s1200/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zfNXNmBXN2G1VXo3sUaepZutLOaBj7TaDYsi2cXI8tQFkdd3EPlat4XecAzcGvf56wuoEEU500aFJlgXlgkIeH1tztCmCzUaD1qwLY-uKj5AmXukYXZrGiEOOgCsf5aYoju3KPQ5D8xznXdo35HjkwyjBv9uz75vGJ9g6F3lTKzsahcLkJtywXA/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">chemicals and heat or just natural humidity to create her art. It was incredible to see what she has done, some of it conceptional, some more representational. And always fascinating to meet an artist and talk about their intentions versus what I see and think might be the meaning. It was a wonderful afternoon and on </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXJl7pK1MYgnnALVnLnqATSx7YzRDEapXGJOUk0uZd9wjxKd4Jf5FSUg3IzXjiP6RY2PRlqVHOEGTjHkKYFGU15YofvM_UT9_rc-hodlegvIPExgaR4fgyBxUv5kTgBK7OdBOl6CTFwgBqsjqO4XAefWeXYubIuIg5SU3Sf80qZYDhLKlzNZdvCo-/s1040/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXJl7pK1MYgnnALVnLnqATSx7YzRDEapXGJOUk0uZd9wjxKd4Jf5FSUg3IzXjiP6RY2PRlqVHOEGTjHkKYFGU15YofvM_UT9_rc-hodlegvIPExgaR4fgyBxUv5kTgBK7OdBOl6CTFwgBqsjqO4XAefWeXYubIuIg5SU3Sf80qZYDhLKlzNZdvCo-/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">into the evening, very intellectually stimulating!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The next day was Sunday, and I think Richard and I both were ready for another quiet day exploring our neighborhood and taking things slow. We were supposed to meet a friend, but that didn't quite work </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw-xjKCrsqlbHpLMAtRAokg4taMq2mep49VnXKcy-ItpvnHbJrKbhDI_DnKE-PrwvyPuT1zJMEBHlWubZPQL7PFJj-6TmGA1bZD03oUwn3ZJR63uvpoYAdQ_CpFhFokZzKy_jSAf1wveR3HnGcZFKKDqXMGmVIc_MyWqAKoi6gSYpgkhk-WxglKT5/s1040/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1040" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw-xjKCrsqlbHpLMAtRAokg4taMq2mep49VnXKcy-ItpvnHbJrKbhDI_DnKE-PrwvyPuT1zJMEBHlWubZPQL7PFJj-6TmGA1bZD03oUwn3ZJR63uvpoYAdQ_CpFhFokZzKy_jSAf1wveR3HnGcZFKKDqXMGmVIc_MyWqAKoi6gSYpgkhk-WxglKT5/w400-h296/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">out. I thought about going to a museum, but it was chilly and wet and again, it just didn't seem like the day for that. Unexciting, but we enjoyed our somewhat posh hotel (at least, posh for us), reading our e-readers and hot drinks, and the free food delivery that seems to be a New Yorker's right. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoLm-a6CF81ceHOZYtGrn26_4aD1Y7RnHHdvY16zZJ21pbyldqZNxicnx2AVt6r-dgpvxNkd5bfqYdFrO1GW645HB60MXoyl-psCUvPtlftDAngnlUEM29scKFB3Z08502WXjs1zcyjr2bxA_lk5Mo7PLK7GkkaDT5NVxqN2xVbg7tjVS7DLO-1BO/s1040/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoLm-a6CF81ceHOZYtGrn26_4aD1Y7RnHHdvY16zZJ21pbyldqZNxicnx2AVt6r-dgpvxNkd5bfqYdFrO1GW645HB60MXoyl-psCUvPtlftDAngnlUEM29scKFB3Z08502WXjs1zcyjr2bxA_lk5Mo7PLK7GkkaDT5NVxqN2xVbg7tjVS7DLO-1BO/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Monday dawned clear and sunny, and was supposed to be the warmest day of the week. I took the opportunity to walk up to Central Park and ride the carousel. I passed tons of carriages with live (and smelly) horses, and turned down all offers of rides. (I'm quite allergic to the real kind of horses.) Had a </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwI0UUAOtlJCBPOfeh8lqUrZvKA7CHHGpZ0qalLeQDRsur1v9hrn4o8aPIMhRm9kVyexJgv55WBGhk_EiRMBd7NqW_goQSp-DFHrXuzfkjMpjXeKdJQELuR2d5DB8jcj7HU4sTy5e3Y8lPMj3NUxkpj8OYhAppfIcz4rNkJQLXoUIeED0vxzT11eu/s1040/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1040" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwI0UUAOtlJCBPOfeh8lqUrZvKA7CHHGpZ0qalLeQDRsur1v9hrn4o8aPIMhRm9kVyexJgv55WBGhk_EiRMBd7NqW_goQSp-DFHrXuzfkjMpjXeKdJQELuR2d5DB8jcj7HU4sTy5e3Y8lPMj3NUxkpj8OYhAppfIcz4rNkJQLXoUIeED0vxzT11eu/w400-h373/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">lovely walk through the southern section of Central Park. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Just a few statistics: Central Park is 1.37 square miles, and is roughly 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide. That would be 4 km long, .8 km wide, and 3.5 sq km in area. This is the first landscaped park in the US, and work began in 1853. I've been told that at least one of every tree or </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9d2ZMs52on04p9WOIzAjFWlEphE3fidi3O2v1wl1WLVplIRcOTsHHYqRCwoQ6_kFW8y20LAx8Wk5VcyClk0kusQ7HZ2AW67q8buH8tLVdfu7V_eDuwTo3mVoInbLDGKss95cPRKVbOUYcWaPnC7UFDkivQxq4xYKYEuIgvNMf2S8BkZ2_rigi_zb/s1600/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9d2ZMs52on04p9WOIzAjFWlEphE3fidi3O2v1wl1WLVplIRcOTsHHYqRCwoQ6_kFW8y20LAx8Wk5VcyClk0kusQ7HZ2AW67q8buH8tLVdfu7V_eDuwTo3mVoInbLDGKss95cPRKVbOUYcWaPnC7UFDkivQxq4xYKYEuIgvNMf2S8BkZ2_rigi_zb/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">bush indigenous to the US is planted in Central Park, but I wouldn't swear to it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I always enjoy the juxtaposition of the lush park with the ever-taller skyscrapers surging upward in the background. Really, some of the newer buildings look more like monoliths than buildings </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0-Dbgy_4shZwmo17mcyNdbxLlPF894VSe5gz4umYE97_Vg-c_ND1OPDFRWoDJYOZbBM1tBikKtiBm_mfH9UJlqi8zZGUHwGyjATkFnyZpvsSj7JagqvelOLkb-H4kJpLMNHyQdk_d_IiiTevvWsAW89lIkHTLBGv7yir6XqWN23sPUSXIvKCuTT8/s1280/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0-Dbgy_4shZwmo17mcyNdbxLlPF894VSe5gz4umYE97_Vg-c_ND1OPDFRWoDJYOZbBM1tBikKtiBm_mfH9UJlqi8zZGUHwGyjATkFnyZpvsSj7JagqvelOLkb-H4kJpLMNHyQdk_d_IiiTevvWsAW89lIkHTLBGv7yir6XqWN23sPUSXIvKCuTT8/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">where people might work or live!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My destination is always the carousel. This is one of those fabulous huge carousels with 100 year old hand-carved-and-decorated horses, no molded plastic in sight. The horses all have their </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c_AUh2_ZD-xPqdFksHuWwCH3zfzmSIN-VIRFvITBay6nsC2iQXuIp5IomPdpaL8w4aNZSwbdYS6oLM1EtZXpYk_ADaWnYZ-w17stLaTf-URVqOOtklPlaJB6sJL-cqG7CFf04YPGqlDYOBFIM9C2t4ileB2k3Su0VpyCPvoqu66WIsxuLxxp4kOJ/s1520/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2019.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c_AUh2_ZD-xPqdFksHuWwCH3zfzmSIN-VIRFvITBay6nsC2iQXuIp5IomPdpaL8w4aNZSwbdYS6oLM1EtZXpYk_ADaWnYZ-w17stLaTf-URVqOOtklPlaJB6sJL-cqG7CFf04YPGqlDYOBFIM9C2t4ileB2k3Su0VpyCPvoqu66WIsxuLxxp4kOJ/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2019.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">heads thrown back or to the side and they gallop, frolic, and cavort their way around the circle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I splurged and bought two rides, so I could try two different horses. I've always gone for the largest horses, which are on the outside of the circle. Bigger horse, longer ride. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ5w7cU4bg-AqMMkX4_5rAg_EbdPx_riF0FVcvg_xcSttg9zx4hCJnHPvvIlFnIu8SJ_gqPptOj8U8sdvE50R86LvcWA4qxiMWiUmDu4IjXSE6I8BRoSnl5De8HDdAkVggYOLo9WClFiQNFzWLW1ioZlSFZTjFl3ePARjZYDFx2EMNKW1uGbUHCb6/s1520/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2022.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ5w7cU4bg-AqMMkX4_5rAg_EbdPx_riF0FVcvg_xcSttg9zx4hCJnHPvvIlFnIu8SJ_gqPptOj8U8sdvE50R86LvcWA4qxiMWiUmDu4IjXSE6I8BRoSnl5De8HDdAkVggYOLo9WClFiQNFzWLW1ioZlSFZTjFl3ePARjZYDFx2EMNKW1uGbUHCb6/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As long as I could get up and then back down off the horse, fine - even though the tails usually managed to knock one sandal off my foot. If I could reach the stirrups, fine, it fit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But between approaching age 70 in a bit over a year, not wanting to lose a sandal, and having one </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf09DXH4h893jruldHbqibg8-8S5krOj4pog4WR3AeCQ6YfWmVsCf8mE91X9f-NjAxs7d5Vx6XwIlej77k3ke-zIUy-bV4s3T4oFUecxZ5TL4EVOSqzOEaZJepiSI5nYSL-jXvi6odEA67WXnhi6v4ucAZefl4NskYye1r0-Iz2lqtQk02iiNITWPY/s1520/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2045.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1520" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf09DXH4h893jruldHbqibg8-8S5krOj4pog4WR3AeCQ6YfWmVsCf8mE91X9f-NjAxs7d5Vx6XwIlej77k3ke-zIUy-bV4s3T4oFUecxZ5TL4EVOSqzOEaZJepiSI5nYSL-jXvi6odEA67WXnhi6v4ucAZefl4NskYye1r0-Iz2lqtQk02iiNITWPY/w400-h301/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2045.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">hand still recuperating from surgery, I thought maybe it was time to learn a lesson from those sandals flying off. Maybe it was time to choose a smaller horse. I do hate succumbing to age and/or reason, but, well, discretion being the better part of valor and all that. I went with smaller horses. Still the up-and-down bounding horses, but </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_79iZFpTvj_dUPkTn7FUWCqQrzK4S3ZBbYA1ENJxiR9BKmKZM0X93FcI3YaGzH6LGu46M62okhnlMnWVRyPdx2-YFcbTpv86TuMX55iEzsz68Irtx8Sft7Ow5zZzOdhpWtGauU6nWsqHzneBA5h-42o-5zvHwZJsNrv3ajApEK-kpSeXNXOHSYpf/s1600/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2046.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_79iZFpTvj_dUPkTn7FUWCqQrzK4S3ZBbYA1ENJxiR9BKmKZM0X93FcI3YaGzH6LGu46M62okhnlMnWVRyPdx2-YFcbTpv86TuMX55iEzsz68Irtx8Sft7Ow5zZzOdhpWtGauU6nWsqHzneBA5h-42o-5zvHwZJsNrv3ajApEK-kpSeXNXOHSYpf/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2046.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">toward the inner part of the carousel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I rode a lovely jet black for my first ride, then moved to an appaloosa for my second. The carousel operator looked at me quizzically, and I explained that I paid for two rides but still had one ticket on me. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jyb8cQcnyntmxix4TScnjCyjJTAF9TdywuUVUJ_FVbn0jotXOY2cVZCkaXfTJqaPJsnqMxYbDwyYJgW9naWPOBc9XVQunWDbVAtr6LLgEL54vFspyA5r31N73Zix8GMoSfumWKC6Mk4z_gZrnMLKlUm9HxuGajlnVAM11fO8NyO-iuv2HjWyhIkO/s1360/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2048.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jyb8cQcnyntmxix4TScnjCyjJTAF9TdywuUVUJ_FVbn0jotXOY2cVZCkaXfTJqaPJsnqMxYbDwyYJgW9naWPOBc9XVQunWDbVAtr6LLgEL54vFspyA5r31N73Zix8GMoSfumWKC6Mk4z_gZrnMLKlUm9HxuGajlnVAM11fO8NyO-iuv2HjWyhIkO/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2048.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">He collected it, and proceeded to smile at me every time I circled around. I guess not too many people splurge on a second ride. (It was hardly a splurge, each ride is only $3.50. Though for a child, that is a sizeable amount.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My favorite horse, though, is one of the largest and </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC5R3g2odFfu9zdqv0UrjvjsaDu9fkvNa9n-JtU59Td_Rg8A-a3gCvyXvoBdSLiv0jIRm_w0r8ri65e97nSTfoYf9GAzva8YR6B5Jv6iA9_Q8NrUPjG4mVlghzdT_2RkOAUmrUkXKAKcP5YiOZXQtR0SrGgf_dMaRdpoQ1PvC7HbMCxQhRNVTe2HL/s1200/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2049.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC5R3g2odFfu9zdqv0UrjvjsaDu9fkvNa9n-JtU59Td_Rg8A-a3gCvyXvoBdSLiv0jIRm_w0r8ri65e97nSTfoYf9GAzva8YR6B5Jv6iA9_Q8NrUPjG4mVlghzdT_2RkOAUmrUkXKAKcP5YiOZXQtR0SrGgf_dMaRdpoQ1PvC7HbMCxQhRNVTe2HL/w401-h535/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2049.jpeg" width="401" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I've never had a chance to ride him. He's a charging stallion wearing Medieval (or Roman?) armor, a truly gallant steed shining in the sunlight! One of the most gorgeous horses on the carousel!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I wandered the city a bit more, and had a delightful lunch at the French restaurant Rue 57. (It's on the corner of West 57th and 8th.) Have the black truffle omelette, it is amazing!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I walked by the Petrossian building, built in 1907 to </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBk92tJSjFNBNNOOCr-bWXrsgDSsLbazhispwA1Y1pGbTSPTNqpW95qzNb8u2p1ZORiXAtsBkPKJVwwiu-zjLd1MIUzOH1imhFiVWyDq0TaWVS061F_dfiq9a-NUs0GXCz5eHeycvJXlEbOokTggmpDgCcXRK4lwuH1M9cZnh7lwT3P03vJjRW8Fm/s960/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2030.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBk92tJSjFNBNNOOCr-bWXrsgDSsLbazhispwA1Y1pGbTSPTNqpW95qzNb8u2p1ZORiXAtsBkPKJVwwiu-zjLd1MIUzOH1imhFiVWyDq0TaWVS061F_dfiq9a-NUs0GXCz5eHeycvJXlEbOokTggmpDgCcXRK4lwuH1M9cZnh7lwT3P03vJjRW8Fm/w400-h300/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2030.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1909. According to the sign on the building, the ornate exterior is made from clay tiles using molds for the repeating patterns, fired and glazed. There are dragons!!! Really, dragons guarding the front door!!! Okay, the sign says they're salamanders, symbol of Francis I, patron of Renaissance art, but these are fire breathing dragons </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_54-KS-PhpbrRlkV3oQ1FVXUf2jfLsNMkK35v73p_FlMbWTJAyftBJZSLMYvVRlhLiYo4Dc_-C_gG9rT1SSYrswfSR5PvM0EXQ2BhjZmhowcH5wm9tFxTCj-kIGU8UoqUzG1QrmG9hMSUzfHAk0ooxgtB9GnHPqv7n8x4nU_t2Y7Zly19WcaP1Kg-/s1120/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1120" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_54-KS-PhpbrRlkV3oQ1FVXUf2jfLsNMkK35v73p_FlMbWTJAyftBJZSLMYvVRlhLiYo4Dc_-C_gG9rT1SSYrswfSR5PvM0EXQ2BhjZmhowcH5wm9tFxTCj-kIGU8UoqUzG1QrmG9hMSUzfHAk0ooxgtB9GnHPqv7n8x4nU_t2Y7Zly19WcaP1Kg-/w400-h299/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2034.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">with scales on their backs, not amphibians with water-absorbant skin!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Anyway, it was a splurging kind of a day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Oh, there's always something to look at and talk about in New York. I was on my way back to our </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BgZW6pApxOSXg1hrjmp41ouJIPjAuOhi1m8yi-4gp_krUfgZFcuoKginzTUcBmxF900BOr9GtIvv_sv1PCwW2a-sIvcGtG-5xNgL7uJe53rtazmSB3NcreP6G4bE7NR-qjr5RrjEQSAxJf0jnRGzxlpX7aeGwzEuJd1Ln3Bjf0uFayEgRFDhMAHM/s1040/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2040.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BgZW6pApxOSXg1hrjmp41ouJIPjAuOhi1m8yi-4gp_krUfgZFcuoKginzTUcBmxF900BOr9GtIvv_sv1PCwW2a-sIvcGtG-5xNgL7uJe53rtazmSB3NcreP6G4bE7NR-qjr5RrjEQSAxJf0jnRGzxlpX7aeGwzEuJd1Ln3Bjf0uFayEgRFDhMAHM/w528-h396/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2040.jpeg" width="528" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">hotel, walking by Carnegie Hall. There was a woman maybe my age, maybe a bit older, walking across the street in the opposite direction I was heading. She was wearing a hot pink top and shorts, with matching swim cap and fins. Seriously, walking in hot pink fins. But from her shoulders to her fingertips, her body was wrapped in bright blue plastic rope. She was just walking, staring straight ahead, stone-faced.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As I reached the opposite sidewalk, I turned to look at her from the back. I noticed a younger woman whip out her phone and take a photo. I asked her, "So, what kind of statement do you think she is making?" She laughed and said she didn't know, what did I think she meant to say? I replied that I had absolutely no clue. We both laughed, and that was our entire interaction.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But I'm still thinking about the rope-wrapped woman. SO many questions! How did she even get the rope around herself? There were no hanging pieces! How did she get out of a building? How does someone even walk along a street while wearing swim fin???? What does it all mean????</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yeah, welcome to New York.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Tuesday was our cram-in-everyone-else day - breakfast with a friend and old college friend of Richard's, who has visited us when we lived in St. Thomas. She's doing interesting volunteer work with the Audubon Society in the city, some of which includes mitigating the impact of all these huge glass megalithic buildings have on migrating birds. Always interesting to talk to her!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In the evening we met up with my two nephews who live a bit north of the city but whose jobs are based here - wonderful young men, always a delightful to see them! (All the joys of children but zero work for us - we love being aunt and uncle!) We had a three hour meal back at Rue 57 - burgers for the men, and tagliatelle with black truffles for me. Yes, I am addicted to black truffles. Not that we ate for three hours, we probably lingered for an hour just talking and laughing and catching up on life!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Our ten days in New York were over much too soon - we made it to Penn Station to catch our train to Philadelphia, and then hopped on a commuter train back to NJ. We're winding up the east coast portion of the spring, and will be heading west shortly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But New York is always a delightful interlude. We have so many friends and family in the metropolitan area, and there is always something interesting happening. As well as delicious food.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We'll be back!<br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8GgT811K65Z-q4mNpeWtcWdVqPAIzLrjEnMnl94yVHxjdagQvyjfsOkqaI6MPONFPQtZlyWfqGmwLzR1-9Xw6yHNPsEajA3ISLwCyPWTfBRSwGyLncf6osciq0un2IGI2mTSWuHeREqvsgVDjUB90JrbU29NQg0nfKs9KanoW2XeCVq6683C9u0h/s1240/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1240" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8GgT811K65Z-q4mNpeWtcWdVqPAIzLrjEnMnl94yVHxjdagQvyjfsOkqaI6MPONFPQtZlyWfqGmwLzR1-9Xw6yHNPsEajA3ISLwCyPWTfBRSwGyLncf6osciq0un2IGI2mTSWuHeREqvsgVDjUB90JrbU29NQg0nfKs9KanoW2XeCVq6683C9u0h/w640-h480/4.%20NYC%202023%20-%2011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2080" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAzYY08I3izzF8MGfoO5n_CUgQqaKCHPWGak64HIspfZCAPPhWp966mCr_ce4ig2OV-fl-t4SsqI1BGjY88BctgyMkmjG4hirFJckOizd0W4rFUtC190wukwj4SUoHvdO1BCwmryX3j3s1garI4QSAcfFTTL0deYgnP0zyfOtemnFDPTq0xMGD6wB/w400-h308/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2015.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I know, I somehow missed April. Between physical therapy sessions twice a week for me (plus daily at home), and Richard going to PT three times a week, we were just busy. Then re-packing all of our stuff, and cleaning our cute little St. Augustine house, the month just sped by. Before we knew it, we needed to either drive north, or figure </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtIz0IDsAcl3UOYTf3O6aQBrA-qlIGrEJerePqWFW1fle8CQ13XpvrEB2bzVonpdXxY_dvA84xu5eMga6OOJY6Voim9K2mp5CHkNNYX2A-2D3DHl1ypqkvP94jpyzpTpVlYlMvSm34OxJ2_l9z3DYgcIjar2Qj6RnU9dFriwWT_KyA8545hZOK1dN/s2160/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2014.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtIz0IDsAcl3UOYTf3O6aQBrA-qlIGrEJerePqWFW1fle8CQ13XpvrEB2bzVonpdXxY_dvA84xu5eMga6OOJY6Voim9K2mp5CHkNNYX2A-2D3DHl1ypqkvP94jpyzpTpVlYlMvSm34OxJ2_l9z3DYgcIjar2Qj6RnU9dFriwWT_KyA8545hZOK1dN/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2014.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">out another option. (We did have a few beach visits, so enjoy the sunny photos.)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My hand really was not ready for driving some thousand plus miles, not even for sharing that trip. So Richard and I decided sure, let's try the train again, maybe it will be </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI3nKZi7k_AsWmVPhE5wc0fXC-2-heILJGqedGpHJIGpSVi2Ip6vnZ-22kHTrMH6PY_m2uiNMPK27XuPrixwl_oZ654_kCVl_vmFge0xDPeyZ46qwYbCUkZprQk5pmSfsD0gCJ6-qT7Fs0QLiQWddTRU1cUT50fmcHjVp4Le_akeC-seyyu9HzXyZ/s2240/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2240" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI3nKZi7k_AsWmVPhE5wc0fXC-2-heILJGqedGpHJIGpSVi2Ip6vnZ-22kHTrMH6PY_m2uiNMPK27XuPrixwl_oZ654_kCVl_vmFge0xDPeyZ46qwYbCUkZprQk5pmSfsD0gCJ6-qT7Fs0QLiQWddTRU1cUT50fmcHjVp4Le_akeC-seyyu9HzXyZ/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">better with a larger room and not on Christmas Eve. We splurged for the full size room, twice the size of the "roomette," so we could spread out a bit more. And the upper bunk actually had a ladder! I could even crawl on my hands and knees on that upper bunk. However, it's still a two-inch-thick pad on a metal plank, and while it might be </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuZKIW7OycbF6Q8jOU1EqNjJ8XS7MM7MqqRkbkqUFptZ7cvn4BVOE6xJ8hsKp4rLrN_kyIoDUm3wKchcYcGQ0kWhtO_RHGFGSWzOLIuaCssiIwZuK_pNjUSbpUAKCdIPGt4MDdhOEKuWyYmepklpOCb-LL0FTEHKnC59aNjQZvKGVj60AnP-iuGkn/s2000/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuZKIW7OycbF6Q8jOU1EqNjJ8XS7MM7MqqRkbkqUFptZ7cvn4BVOE6xJ8hsKp4rLrN_kyIoDUm3wKchcYcGQ0kWhtO_RHGFGSWzOLIuaCssiIwZuK_pNjUSbpUAKCdIPGt4MDdhOEKuWyYmepklpOCb-LL0FTEHKnC59aNjQZvKGVj60AnP-iuGkn/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">fun for a child, it isn't optimal for a senior citizen. Oh well, it saved us about sixteen hours of driving, so we were happy. (I've included a few photos from the train, so you can see our room. If we ever do the auto train again, we might need to just book two roomettes - at least that is the thin pad on top of seat cushions, so it's a bit softer </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7-YVvGspy-BaTSiLdIFMcR75aCq2jkyJEh37w9v72YWReLz7e-rh0iVwIgIU17IHNcdK8E_qk_ksYgjtiSbZeXh_BmllbxexoGK9fb5YCSg0SfD_Ct0wydag0MTXfGNihG9Hrii6kxsZeAND_TyBfrmW4scty0bUbJ1mSI0Ptr7Mqgy71wLZ8A1R/s2160/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7-YVvGspy-BaTSiLdIFMcR75aCq2jkyJEh37w9v72YWReLz7e-rh0iVwIgIU17IHNcdK8E_qk_ksYgjtiSbZeXh_BmllbxexoGK9fb5YCSg0SfD_Ct0wydag0MTXfGNihG9Hrii6kxsZeAND_TyBfrmW4scty0bUbJ1mSI0Ptr7Mqgy71wLZ8A1R/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">than that upper bunk.)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We spent a week in New Jersey with S & J, my in-laws (Richard's brother and sister-in-law). Richard had a minor car accident in which the right mirror was knocked off, so we needed to leave the car to get that repaired. (Just as well, parking in New York city is </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcDmS52nGU5hYvbeTUUS1drTk5jTkSOU9EiDTXKHiuHPhuVZziko3TY7tr8IKoLYxlpT0Pz1n_0qJ-whVCFhc2hLKXQmW6YDFW4jIVzlUB3OFgKVQ36bz5-_9EeA7-Z9xbasALQIE0FLO8eCCMZIAZBA7-bDnKtTyt_vM8gWxlM7OITo5Ow0X4W4I/s2240/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcDmS52nGU5hYvbeTUUS1drTk5jTkSOU9EiDTXKHiuHPhuVZziko3TY7tr8IKoLYxlpT0Pz1n_0qJ-whVCFhc2hLKXQmW6YDFW4jIVzlUB3OFgKVQ36bz5-_9EeA7-Z9xbasALQIE0FLO8eCCMZIAZBA7-bDnKtTyt_vM8gWxlM7OITo5Ow0X4W4I/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">always an issue.) But we all had a big family event in </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Philadelphia, so off we went for a family weekend. It was a wonderful double Bat Mitzvah, where two cousins who are best friends did a beautiful job reading from the Torah, we saw tons of cousins, in-laws, nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and -nephews. Lots of dancing, </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhparPNC0cZBg7sDukyPffxQHhy-72CsZzefAi4G4MSRYIcv8eGMxo9yM3D9b4zD-F20l3LjkWzBVhYkevRWBZKSh8EwFyRVui0uHAVNpSYOk5QIoMyyw3icvDyYN_eS3fb0VGS7_EuulhmI1f1gX5Wk_wMMEtSY2oVXdhmUq72q4c7TUnUDBx9dY1S/s2000/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="2000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhparPNC0cZBg7sDukyPffxQHhy-72CsZzefAi4G4MSRYIcv8eGMxo9yM3D9b4zD-F20l3LjkWzBVhYkevRWBZKSh8EwFyRVui0uHAVNpSYOk5QIoMyyw3icvDyYN_eS3fb0VGS7_EuulhmI1f1gX5Wk_wMMEtSY2oVXdhmUq72q4c7TUnUDBx9dY1S/w400-h319/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">almost as much talking, and even a bagel brunch </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">the next morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It turned into a rainy weekend, but Richard and I headed to New York City for a little ten day break, and that's where we are right now. It's been cold and rainy, but we're managing with layers and </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l-D1pJIots7bdA8RI6zvHXpgnezQ4-atYoLdggnIl8k3vPJHAKZA8IGakCWTXQF4Sfsx3hsY-X3zN01YZMKow_OlL4BRqAnbGqdzJ35z5HWRymE4ssbzEE7-ecjnNHA1xCNq4fq-ZAj2Sm6ARdCTbSMKWNqfCs0xfCx5cPBQkmzy6928nBPQlPck/s2160/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2160" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l-D1pJIots7bdA8RI6zvHXpgnezQ4-atYoLdggnIl8k3vPJHAKZA8IGakCWTXQF4Sfsx3hsY-X3zN01YZMKow_OlL4BRqAnbGqdzJ35z5HWRymE4ssbzEE7-ecjnNHA1xCNq4fq-ZAj2Sm6ARdCTbSMKWNqfCs0xfCx5cPBQkmzy6928nBPQlPck/w400-h303/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">raincoats. We're staying in a nice hotel somewhat </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">north of Times Square, somewhat midtown south of Central Park. I haven't gone over to ride the carousel yet, but will definitely do that before we leave.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Actually, we wandered around our neighborhood </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHP3FPt3FhLzJCS7hrrHvoM1HbRiO_YgHjKi8o4CLm78M8YlnNiBliPgVAi0a76mSDinYfW_dQNyzP_KpuFGCGMcgx1Cv6Yv_Ec2bSXMMxs-24xk4yuE9cJSoLoGwzqDR-egYCnrFEAeTwNRHz5apONe8YteOZusKB-VzkkYc_3J5iNCJHjd4EA_P3/s2160/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHP3FPt3FhLzJCS7hrrHvoM1HbRiO_YgHjKi8o4CLm78M8YlnNiBliPgVAi0a76mSDinYfW_dQNyzP_KpuFGCGMcgx1Cv6Yv_Ec2bSXMMxs-24xk4yuE9cJSoLoGwzqDR-egYCnrFEAeTwNRHz5apONe8YteOZusKB-VzkkYc_3J5iNCJHjd4EA_P3/w400-h300/1.%20Crescent%20Beach%201:23%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">our first day, and just enjoyed the city. We both </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">grew up close enough for city visits, and Richard lived here for years. So we both have familiar places to visit, and favorite foods we want to eat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">On our second day, I had an appointment with one of my favorite hairdressers. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpWWO_8ZlgaLacFuf-dO2wccKn6m_TAaiGQqIam9kKBiygwQRqKksZCgjPA0lq_23uUaxPIlj86vkwRMTfwhjhLMcky3cSwdJMONxY_Kh7KNMT6w6q5hQ1E5qoLNIG6r_8dT1pAk0N1MbDckQILG_NlaKDCzPLHngXu9YfLEYg4S-56Ht25e-ltYl/s1840/1.%20New%20York%20City%202018%20-%2026.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1840" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpWWO_8ZlgaLacFuf-dO2wccKn6m_TAaiGQqIam9kKBiygwQRqKksZCgjPA0lq_23uUaxPIlj86vkwRMTfwhjhLMcky3cSwdJMONxY_Kh7KNMT6w6q5hQ1E5qoLNIG6r_8dT1pAk0N1MbDckQILG_NlaKDCzPLHngXu9YfLEYg4S-56Ht25e-ltYl/w400-h313/1.%20New%20York%20City%202018%20-%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yes, I know, not everyone maintains hairdressers in </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">more than one location around the world. But my hair grows shaggy rather quickly, and certain stylists seem to do better with my hair than others. So my guy George, here in New York, gave me a fabulous cut four years ago. He's at the same salon, and they were able to book an </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssRJ49cioou8v_1QU6bp9wmjMNfwxfmzGOjeB3I692wlQeaEdy6r8EwlwlOnFu0zN-5e-qzr2ucsOLFy-TIHL8_1Yfnu-EVH2HOcu3SKmyJPgoIx4PAkC0ZJNeUKZHqPDutv4CAx916rY0fpAQTY5YsUrLE-PZvHhpIV3cpGLQQ4IsStcNXe9XeIZ/s1360/3.%20New%20York%20City%20-%204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="999" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssRJ49cioou8v_1QU6bp9wmjMNfwxfmzGOjeB3I692wlQeaEdy6r8EwlwlOnFu0zN-5e-qzr2ucsOLFy-TIHL8_1Yfnu-EVH2HOcu3SKmyJPgoIx4PAkC0ZJNeUKZHqPDutv4CAx916rY0fpAQTY5YsUrLE-PZvHhpIV3cpGLQQ4IsStcNXe9XeIZ/w400-h545/3.%20New%20York%20City%20-%204.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">appointment. Turns out he also remembered me (I was surprised, I don't feel memorable!), and I now have another great cut from him. We both seemed to click as friends, and enjoyed catching up on each other's travels. It was a wonderful afternoon on the Upper West Side, and an easy subway ride there and back. (In my lifetime, subways have shifted from tokens to ride cards, and now cardless rides! Just swipe a debit or credit card with a chip over the reader, and off you go through the turnstile! Contactless rides, and SO much faster than a taxi!)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWqmbv_NPLEEjHA0HwrC5ygK8OYSTknmMew9yDmEa5hxF1946UE-pwVU0m_45WpY1ua7B84D3LIFvwdhfsJLE1DFlzNzF1KO3Ws5h89GzHqR5kFFKqt0-2A0WDAJbMJawzp3fMNOpmH3BAT9n2epgiXuZ9xUBjp5Z0dqleacZNa9GErFjeStRdFuJ/s1040/3.%20Train%20FL%20to%20NJ%202023%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWqmbv_NPLEEjHA0HwrC5ygK8OYSTknmMew9yDmEa5hxF1946UE-pwVU0m_45WpY1ua7B84D3LIFvwdhfsJLE1DFlzNzF1KO3Ws5h89GzHqR5kFFKqt0-2A0WDAJbMJawzp3fMNOpmH3BAT9n2epgiXuZ9xUBjp5Z0dqleacZNa9GErFjeStRdFuJ/w400-h300/3.%20Train%20FL%20to%20NJ%202023%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day three, we had lunch with Richard's cousin, who came in from Long Island. Lots of talk, lots of eating, and even more laughing. We have an amusing selfie from his phone, and the photo is on both our phones. But we're both low-tech people and have zero clue how to get the photo from a flip-phone to a </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-bWCLmVgo_qNkuyER6zVhpDjREwdnPFfE9Ns6ktQoqi4tGt81XY72Vnl72eJGdV_3i8jbRr-Hf3gRMtRSxODI2feNvBnlX3nBxZBe_O7s4j7xRmmWJydHVOgFlpJnefFk2aF1XffzMzwyoHYpplg2sxzMkKYtCN2JL1ovV89hN1InX7oW1cw7Y96/s1520/3.%20Train%20FL%20to%20NJ%202023%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-bWCLmVgo_qNkuyER6zVhpDjREwdnPFfE9Ns6ktQoqi4tGt81XY72Vnl72eJGdV_3i8jbRr-Hf3gRMtRSxODI2feNvBnlX3nBxZBe_O7s4j7xRmmWJydHVOgFlpJnefFk2aF1XffzMzwyoHYpplg2sxzMkKYtCN2JL1ovV89hN1InX7oW1cw7Y96/w400-h300/3.%20Train%20FL%20to%20NJ%202023%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">computer, so no, I can't post it here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I spent day four with a friend down in the Lower East Side, or at least what used to be the Lower East Side. Neighborhoods shift, boundaries blur, and we're never quite sure. Anyway, another easy subway ride - our hotel is well-located! We met at Katz's deli, which opened in 1888, according to one of the employees! We both had my favorites, a bowl of matzoh ball soup (delicious), a slice of cheesecake (a little slice of heaven), and a Dr. Brown's diet soda (cream soda for me, of course). We ended up sitting next to an Italian family, so I had a small conversation in my minimal Italian, and helped the little girl build a tower out of napkin holders and condiment bottles. We said our arrivedercis, and headed to The New Museum. They had an interesting exhibit showing varied works by Wangechi Mutu, a Kenyan artist who went to school in the US. Her works are in a variety of media, often mixed, and explore themes of life, death, exploitation, creation, and a synthesis of human/animal/mythical/mechanical bodies. Yes, hard to describe. That's why museum educators are so essential! We had a wonderful educator show us around, and she led us through discussions trying to explore, interpret, and understand what the artist was saying through these artworks. Then we had time in the museum's studio where we could create mini collage sculptures that were our synthesis of some of the themes of Wangechi Mutu's artwork. (We started with little boxes - I cut and reshaped my box so it came out like a mini Carnival parade float with a canopy. I made the outside all pink and frilly, and inside the canopy was reflective silver with a plastic beetle. It was sort of playing with external societal stereotypes of what is feminine, with all the typical frilly pink, and the internal feelings which don't conform to those norms, and might even include such "masculine" behaviors as liking insects (gasp!). Playing with what qualifies as feminine and masculine, and trying to blur those lines. Because none of us are all one or the other, and who defines what is masculine or feminine anyway?</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">) It was fun, and if I lived in New York I'd be able to attend similar workshops at quite a few museums around the city - that would be wonderful!!!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Today is our fifth day here in the city, and we opted to make it a slow day. Our backs and knees are tired, we're no longer as young as we feel we are inside, and it's another chilly day. So, a little more exploring our neighborhood, and a little more relaxing. At least I have time to catch up on blogging!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Our next five days include more meet ups with family and friends, more wanderings, and of course more eating. We've enjoyed the diverse menus of the city, ranging from Jewish American to Irish pub food to Asian to Italian trattorias. And the occasional French patisserie.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">No celebrity sightings yet, but I will keep you posted!</span></p><p><br /></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-43937161069073036382023-03-06T15:13:00.002-08:002023-03-09T13:48:11.714-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Year 3 - The Saga of the Hands<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">6 March, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Well, February has come and gone and I have not posted a blog. I've been busy with other things. Nothing exciting, nor fun. But one of those necessary things that needs to be dealt with to continue living and being able to do everything I would like to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxdmEhZcy8XpvmhpFUZZW602aS1irD3_72NEVqucNNL0DlgzxaQPWsFnfUvXbmRe1Mz557lYjNX3kuHMw5ul_vz-ziNp4CLUn3R38hYGf1TN6EhjVGLo1OH2D6qAQ2ynuuGRo9iMF1ZY2ypS1ngXJxiLpRrUjIcevpKeSrfm5bkW1nt24bh4QSm61/s1200/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxdmEhZcy8XpvmhpFUZZW602aS1irD3_72NEVqucNNL0DlgzxaQPWsFnfUvXbmRe1Mz557lYjNX3kuHMw5ul_vz-ziNp4CLUn3R38hYGf1TN6EhjVGLo1OH2D6qAQ2ynuuGRo9iMF1ZY2ypS1ngXJxiLpRrUjIcevpKeSrfm5bkW1nt24bh4QSm61/w358-h400/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%202.jpeg" width="358" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Over the summer, I realized my hands were beginning to look like turtles. Yes, a bit dry, but what I really mean is that my thumbs were beginning to look like they were retracting into my hands. Rather the way a turtle pulls its head into its shell. I wasn't sure what turtle hands indicated, so I talked to my primary care provider. She sent me to a hand specialist orthopedic doctor, who took x-rays and showed me that I basically had worn out my thumb joints. Actually not so much the thumb itself, but the joint below the thumb where the bone meets the wrist. The little bone probably has its own name, one of those something-carpal-somethings, I don't know.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">All I knew was that my thumbs were beginning to retract into the hands, it was becoming more difficult to do fine motor skills such as drawing, and my t</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">humb</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">s ached if I use them excessively. At any rate, the hand specialist said I was ready for surgery. They explained what needed to be done, and what the surgery would entail. The recuperation period would include being in a splint or brace for a total of six to eight weeks, as well as physical therapy. (If you want the surgical details, they can be found online. I'll skip the details here.)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The first photo shows my left hand with the magically retracting turtle </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">thumb</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">. As soon as we arrived in Florida, Richard and I went to a medical practice we had visited two years ago. One of my requests was a referral to the regional hand specialist. I had to wait for an appointment to see a doctor who would be able to write the referral to the orthopedic hand specialist. It took a while to see the hand person, but once I was there and said that I was looking for a permanent solution, they were very quick to schedule appointments to see the surgeon himself and set a date for the surgery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This gave me plenty of time to prepare for not having the use of my right hand for a six to eight week. I cooked and froze food and meals, I cleaned and washed, and tried to make sure I would be able to be independent while only having the use of my left hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And yes Siri is typing this blog post for me, although she does tend to make quite a few errors and I will need to go back and manually (left handedly) correct Siri's mistakes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVJfaNcOV4F9iDwsLorlVli-vq6e0gffQbMALOGdzF1L3sm46-321RVLr0iHk2zevYPXQMkFXIq-sLgRboGs491doUyETGpuw6m3a5RSR78RTPmDtjW_H3YoYJmT7ttGtyhnf1NZ5p-VSQpndJZ2OWCT_XliquZlSrwAqEssMpTGj5Q90jB8YbmM2/s1360/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1360" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVJfaNcOV4F9iDwsLorlVli-vq6e0gffQbMALOGdzF1L3sm46-321RVLr0iHk2zevYPXQMkFXIq-sLgRboGs491doUyETGpuw6m3a5RSR78RTPmDtjW_H3YoYJmT7ttGtyhnf1NZ5p-VSQpndJZ2OWCT_XliquZlSrwAqEssMpTGj5Q90jB8YbmM2/w400-h305/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I had the actual surgery on February 16. The second photo shows my hand all wrapped up in bandages, then a splint or brace so that I could not move my thumb, and the whole thing wrapped in an ACE bandage. It was uncomfortable, but the anesthesiologist had administered a nerve block so that my arm from the elbow to my fingers was totally numb. I did not realize that numb also meant I could not make that body part move. The post surgery nurse recommended I sleep in the recliner that first night. Our couch has recliner seats at each end, so Richard and I spent my first post surgical night sleeping on our couch. I propped my arm up on a group of pillows by my side, but at one point I woke up because my arm had actually fallen into my face!! Yes, not the way one wants to wake up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The nerve block turned out to be wonderful however. It kept me from feeling any pain whatsoever for the first twenty-four hours after surgery. I do have pain medication, which I took on the recommended regular basis for the first several days. After that I tapered off to medication as needed because it made me fall asleep within an hour or two.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbT9Oos0JQq6h48gYK6N-dqYpekubt2VxdXRSc1kaeqFvG0lvmOxhoz5mOBnF1cDfLSaJpNUtHpsxMw0XKm-LuI0ayoIMWIYd5xjmWS-sTZDVnIAQwt2CsIRtp-QHJgZe4x_h5bM2-sjXmc-2dRtfUPtIvaw7sZiv7mOZemtGJmvOlsJS9XKclePU/s1760/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbT9Oos0JQq6h48gYK6N-dqYpekubt2VxdXRSc1kaeqFvG0lvmOxhoz5mOBnF1cDfLSaJpNUtHpsxMw0XKm-LuI0ayoIMWIYd5xjmWS-sTZDVnIAQwt2CsIRtp-QHJgZe4x_h5bM2-sjXmc-2dRtfUPtIvaw7sZiv7mOZemtGJmvOlsJS9XKclePU/w400-h300/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">After the first week, I was sent to physical therapy. There is not much that can be done for the first four to six weeks because soft tissue needs time to heal. My therapist explained we would start with very limited motion exercises, and she made sure that I was raising and lowering my fingers, curling them </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7aPw6Ghb8kGf9Wml1BuP_F71UHlQMe6dfEqef_lTzpNVV_ZS3jFrSbbZeFKIRPgKviqfNaPgGUzm6SxCtcNcH8DtNrn7RMh9ntgK7c6xlj76ohF7xCqqcrAXk4tK8W7Snxg1I4lT9kgYaQt21dRsTZTjfeWWO9EElt1gR1xfGXGJiSZ4Jpq-u8IB/s1760/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7aPw6Ghb8kGf9Wml1BuP_F71UHlQMe6dfEqef_lTzpNVV_ZS3jFrSbbZeFKIRPgKviqfNaPgGUzm6SxCtcNcH8DtNrn7RMh9ntgK7c6xlj76ohF7xCqqcrAXk4tK8W7Snxg1I4lT9kgYaQt21dRsTZTjfeWWO9EElt1gR1xfGXGJiSZ4Jpq-u8IB/w400-h300/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">into a partial fist, and extending them straight up. She also took off the post surgical bandaging, and created a fancy-dancy brace for my arm which mobilizes my thumb but allows me the use of my other fingers. The basic brace comes in black, but each patient has a choice of colors for the Velcro straps which keep </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZysZZK4bwV0Yeh9CSlkD4boBNPu0Id6W5Kv2Koc4A4lUlpBCgPQvTDum5gxZydpSQw9prKJ1b2x3kjL3v9m-ETur3EHbvafpkOJekfIZJdriQc6ssQmcWLi04MISa0Wlz0YK5yTIYF4HBBwhBDOwJfJvMlFbYGaQnOOIK3BWLK0uYSeEwSJx-71X/s1760/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZysZZK4bwV0Yeh9CSlkD4boBNPu0Id6W5Kv2Koc4A4lUlpBCgPQvTDum5gxZydpSQw9prKJ1b2x3kjL3v9m-ETur3EHbvafpkOJekfIZJdriQc6ssQmcWLi04MISa0Wlz0YK5yTIYF4HBBwhBDOwJfJvMlFbYGaQnOOIK3BWLK0uYSeEwSJx-71X/w400-h300/2.%20Hand%20Surgery%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">the brace closed. I of course chose hot pink because it coordinates with most of my summer wardrobe! Just because I am recuperating does not mean I cannot be a fashionista.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I think I'm starting my third week of wearing the black brace and will have my third physical therapy appointment on Wednesday. We are still working on finger motion but have added taking the brace off twice per day, gently washing the two small incision sites, and then gently rubbing the area with a soft cloth. It turns out having a fabric sleeve and brace on the arm for roughly twenty hours a day sensitizes the skin. This means the least little irritation becomes excruciatingly painful. So rubbing with the soft cloth helps to desensitize the skin.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">To help prevent the buildup of scar tissue, I then gently massage the entire area with cocoa butter skin lotion. Fortunately this is what I use for my rather dry skin anyway. We will continue with physical therapy for three or four more weeks. After having been in the black brace for four weeks, it will be cut down to only include the thumb and around the hand, possibly ending around my wrist. I'll wear that modified brace for two more weeks, but the soft tissue will have healed by that point. Then we begin to rebuild my strength and dexterity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My therapy has been held with other patients, usually two or three of us sitting around a table as our therapist demonstrates what each of us need to do at that session. So I know when I'm ready, I will be working with small pegs that go into Styrofoam, something with string, and pulling small pegs out of a huge lump of Play-Doh. Such exciting tasks, right? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Anyway, by the time we are ready to leave Florida toward late April I should be ready to drive, although I will not be able to lift heavy luggage on my own. Richard and I will pack our stuff and get everything back into the car, although he will need to help me pick up anything that weighs more than five pounds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We have a family event in late April in the northeast, and then we will likely spend some time in one of our favorite cities, New York. That will give us two or three weeks to drive across the country, before we arrive back in Washington state again for the summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We are working on finding another small house to rent, and I am also trying to make arrangements for surgery to repair my left hand thumb. I will have all summer to recuperate and rebuild the strength in that thumb. Then, hopefully, I can get back and finish some of my crochet projects which were left unfinished due to my arthritic thumbs. I guess this is one of those art teacher problems that no one warns us about when we spend eight hours a day cutting tile and cementing it on a wall for a huge mural. Or two murals. Oh well, they were fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And it took ten years before I began to feel any problems from overworking my hands. So with these two surgeries, I'm hoping the arthritis stays away and I get another fifty or sixty years of use out of my hands. That probably should be enough. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-60259695737396219112023-01-30T14:32:00.000-08:002023-01-30T14:32:31.127-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Year 3 - Flying South for the Winter<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">30 January 2023</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsNIR9HX1p_LTwkrKDjg4KsjwVo1FqmmCeGpJ0eNHHoNDhdxdJdF7JWPedahrUU9lI_I4hec6z9VkrxB7W8Ql1OvqlirKMdUdTlcal9cuzEya1MWPhPJkJ2CKhYCS7KZB_ruGB0E-dHpq4EhCj7u_B_ddiy5X759kO_F3f3gXTZFBccB8cCV9KsL4/s1760/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsNIR9HX1p_LTwkrKDjg4KsjwVo1FqmmCeGpJ0eNHHoNDhdxdJdF7JWPedahrUU9lI_I4hec6z9VkrxB7W8Ql1OvqlirKMdUdTlcal9cuzEya1MWPhPJkJ2CKhYCS7KZB_ruGB0E-dHpq4EhCj7u_B_ddiy5X759kO_F3f3gXTZFBccB8cCV9KsL4/w400-h300/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took a little break from posting - turns out I have arthritis in my hands. I've learned to block out low achy pain, so I didn't notice I had a problem until my thumbs starting turning inward. I'm in the process of taking care of that, but that will be another blog.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEt7myN5pQMbDJFAIpHS5wyv0eEMFvpEMk9UPBrtLiDkm-7QRqOrLUHK8WaWcjJGhQuAUovcDsEy8YDfoKZ2QHhXeLmyPbwpQmWEyYyCT-pHwKwoukorHLLvjMEl7bYpiRweMk6oxacuqNrCxNeHWNv0NwxAKH44BVICXVqNzO7m8514_HGkwqtW_/s1600/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEt7myN5pQMbDJFAIpHS5wyv0eEMFvpEMk9UPBrtLiDkm-7QRqOrLUHK8WaWcjJGhQuAUovcDsEy8YDfoKZ2QHhXeLmyPbwpQmWEyYyCT-pHwKwoukorHLLvjMEl7bYpiRweMk6oxacuqNrCxNeHWNv0NwxAKH44BVICXVqNzO7m8514_HGkwqtW_/w400-h300/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between my hand issue, and still recuperating from my post-Covid pneumonia, we decided to give our car a break and take the auto train. I hadn't heard of this previously, but it seems to be very popular! There's a train that goes from Lorton, Virginia, to Sanford, Florida, with train cars designed to hold a batch of </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YIIU7HdXNssK-iCwHeh9jskjlmPToBghqXWRS9yqQO025eWpRlnruNWssBYOu8Mgj_QFKN6Vz7U8X8uXCjtAjb0kJVXOX6zyAIPF9V68LZ0YdcRZ9IuAw0GthmZMOOsTfNfJ9taLLQHk_nv3RjlTh4xqedG-e2HXpkMkorR0L9u7WlTv3MXUoVxi/s1760/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1760" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YIIU7HdXNssK-iCwHeh9jskjlmPToBghqXWRS9yqQO025eWpRlnruNWssBYOu8Mgj_QFKN6Vz7U8X8uXCjtAjb0kJVXOX6zyAIPF9V68LZ0YdcRZ9IuAw0GthmZMOOsTfNfJ9taLLQHk_nv3RjlTh4xqedG-e2HXpkMkorR0L9u7WlTv3MXUoVxi/w400-h303/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">autos, motorcycles, and small trucks. Passengers pay for a seat or little room on the train, as well as for their vehicle to ride on the train! It saves almost 17 hours of driving, or nearly 900 miles. Amtrak has all kinds of information about how much car pollution it prevents from entering the atmosphere. (So we really didn't fly south, we trained </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z_QD1vQGAyt9N9ohfvoaczS5y8Bs0n6VDFzugl8lj1iNWNU2GIWiCZ5ArEuTM5u03T6ItodCXwvFiVHnX5_sXKeYBvzAMaDWTXvXbF2LUkiwZDuaCcmQc0KdtmqZ5D_xDGpALmhZXmAT6xTw6SOYcwmsTPADnn6W2t0Xe4GDfg-vM83b3UMmVzbr/s1760/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1760" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z_QD1vQGAyt9N9ohfvoaczS5y8Bs0n6VDFzugl8lj1iNWNU2GIWiCZ5ArEuTM5u03T6ItodCXwvFiVHnX5_sXKeYBvzAMaDWTXvXbF2LUkiwZDuaCcmQc0KdtmqZ5D_xDGpALmhZXmAT6xTw6SOYcwmsTPADnn6W2t0Xe4GDfg-vM83b3UMmVzbr/w400-h306/1.%20Auto%20Train%202022%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">south.)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">For us, it was more about saving the stress and exertion of driving, and making it a more relaxing way of getting to our winter rental in Florida. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We moved up the date when we'd leave New Jersey because there was a huge weather system moving through the US east coast. The day we drove to Virginia was the major day of rain - torrential rain so heavy, there were times we couldn't see the painted lane dividers on the interstate!!! We managed to get to the hotel I had booked about ten miles from the train station, and we hunkered down for two days. The weather system brought freezing temperatures, so everything was iced over from all that rain. We opted to stay in, have meals delivered, and skip the ice. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">On 24 December, we drove to Lorton, checked in with Amtrak, and followed their procedures. I took photos as some of the autos were loaded onto the rail cars, with crew members driving up ramps and into the two-storey coaches. Each vehicle received a magnetic number, and that was the identifier for the rest of the trip.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We eventually boarded the train, found our "roomette," and got comfortable. The roomette is tiny - as wide across as two seats, and just long enough to lie down when the bunks are folded down. Our car wasn't very full, and we had a really kind and helpful steward. There were bathrooms and showers down the corridor, several other roomettes, and one or two full rooms which run across the width of the entire rail car, preventing access to the next car. Upstairs was a similar setup, though the corridor connected to the next rail car. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our steward told us the kitchen was short-staffed due to the weather as well as the holiday, and that our dinners would be served in our room. He took our orders from the limited menu, made sure we were comfortable, and said he'd be back about 10 PM to set up the bunks.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was an interesting ride once the train left, just about 5 PM. First, the train pulled forward so the vehicle cars could be attached. That took quite a while, I think there were something like twenty-three rail cars hooked up to the train. The conductor said that even though the train wasn't full, the entire train of passenger cars and train cars was still roughly half a mile long, making the auto train the longest train in the world.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we rode along, Richard and I saw all sorts of little towns and houses decorated for Christmas, with buildings and trees outlined in colorful lights, inflatables, and swags of greenery draped around. Two favorites stood out: first, someone had a Santa in his sleigh figurine, and eight "deer crossing" yellow diamond signs, with the deer all leaping across the lawn, and yes, of course, a red nose on the deer leading the team!!! Funniest yard of decorations ever!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the prettiest was either a park or forest adjacent to someone's house, with scattered lit-up snowflakes hanging from the trees! The house was nice, with the "icicle" lights framing the house. But the randomly placed glowing snowflakes really were outstanding - it looked like some random magic forest along our train route!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a few problems with our train ride. Due to the staff shortage, dinners were served much later than anticipated. Every passenger had a choice of having their meal at 5, 7, or 9 PM. The woman two rooms down from us requested her meal at 5 PM, and she received dinner at a bit after 10 PM. Our dinner, expected at 7, arrived about 10 as well. Our room steward was so irate, he insisted that the head of food service come talk to the passengers in his car. Not that it helped, but at least the head knew how many people were affected by this inefficiency.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other issue was the upper bunk. Our two seats faced each other, and the seats slid together while the backs slid downward, making the lower bunk. The upper bunk folded out from the wall, a pad was put down, and then a sort of harness was snapped in place so the person up there couldn't fall out. To climb up, there were small built-in "steps" that we used as shelves.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well. At bedtime, Richard lay down on the lower bunk. The instructions for the upper bunk said to climb up the steps, bend over and get the upper half of your body onto the bunk, and crawl in. That probably works for a child, or anyone under five feet tall. I'm only about 5' 4", and my back hit the ceiling before I even got into crawl position! There was no way I could do a knees-and-hands sort of crawl into that bunk! I had to do that military belly crawl kind of thing, which of course rather messed up the sheets. Rolling over wasn't the easiest thing either, because I could barely raise my head! I don't think the upper bunks were designed for adults, but, well, I did manage a couple of hours sleep. Eventually. At least the rocking of the train lulled me to sleep.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our room steward moved our luggage into the room across the corridor, to give us more space. He also allowed us to sit in there so that we each could have a window and face forward. (I really can't ride backwards, it makes me a bit ill.) That definitely helped with our comfort when sitting, but there really wasn't much anyone could do about the sleeping arrangements. Next time we might need to get a full size room.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Breakfast was served in the dining car, just a cold buffet sort of breakfast. I should point out that meals are included for people who book the different room options. People who book the seats only don't have meals included in their price; there's a café car, or they can bring food with them on the train. Less expensive, but also less roomy and less private.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived in Sanford a bit earlier than the train usually arrives, so the train sat for a bit. When we were able to pull up to the platform, our friendly steward helped us get everything off the train and put it on a rolling cart. I was ready to hug this wonderful man goodbye, but, well, Covid. We were able to wait in the train station until our car was unloaded and his number was called. We tossed our stuff in, and drove north to Saint Augustine, where we've rented a little house for the winter. (We did stop along the way at a Chinese restaurant. It was Christmas Day, and everything else was closed. It has become a tradition for anyone not celebrating Christmas to have a meal at a Chinese restaurant, so we were happy to find this place!)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, other than the capsule-like bunk, and the delayed dinner, the train absolutely saved us time and wear on our car (and ourselves). Especially since I wasn't fully over my bout with Covid and all the subsequent illness.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's our update! I'll post a bit about our house, where we're located, and anything exciting we find in our wanderings. I'll also do a short blog about my hands - and then there will be another break while one hand heals and the other does all the work.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I promise to keep everyone posted! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUeCaUOaMWgPavwuQdbbYf-HI7QNA-LVTiKAuaTaKGHoQjPhGf0xsb-TjD3RaaqgQ25PFx8kG3j2TKaqdjSQgzgmHl76NiyzZofNsA7U3L6UOb0Ehwnwbx9gam6NSq8d1rttBhwPO4EpPH9RUd-QFimTV7oFwUcWKWZ3_3N7X-wzmxS8eDiq4NXmd/s1120/Auto%20Train%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1060" height="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUeCaUOaMWgPavwuQdbbYf-HI7QNA-LVTiKAuaTaKGHoQjPhGf0xsb-TjD3RaaqgQ25PFx8kG3j2TKaqdjSQgzgmHl76NiyzZofNsA7U3L6UOb0Ehwnwbx9gam6NSq8d1rttBhwPO4EpPH9RUd-QFimTV7oFwUcWKWZ3_3N7X-wzmxS8eDiq4NXmd/w639-h675/Auto%20Train%20map.jpg" width="639" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Truly Pandemic Diaries!<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">2 January 2023</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We left our hero and heroine (Richard and me) in Miami,
Florida.<span> </span>The night of 18 November was
spent <span> </span>on the cruise ship as it arrived
early to disembark some passengers who were considered medical
emergencies.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We non-medical-emergency passengers disembarked on 19
November.<span> </span>Richard and I ended up getting
a taxi to Fort Lauderdale – the original itinerary had the cruise arriving in
Fort Lauderdale, but for some reason that was changed to Miami, no
explanations.<span> </span>There were buses, but
there seemed to be a long delay and it was just easier to go ahead and grab a
taxi.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had already booked a hotel not far from the Ft.
Lauderdale airport to spend one night, just to decompress and get used to being
on land once again.<span> </span>The next morning, 20
Nov., we went to the airport in pouring rain, checked in, had breakfast, and
flew to Philadelphia.<span> </span>There were a variety
of travel mishaps, fortunately not losing our luggage.<span> </span>Mostly I pushed Richard around the Philly
airport in a wheelchair, because they didn’t have enough personnel to cover all
the passengers needing assistance on our arriving flight.<span> </span>I was fine, until we hit a long uphill ramp –
fortunately, some nice man saw my struggle at the top of the ramp and lent a
hand!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard’s brother S met us at the airport to drive us back
to their home in New Jersey.<span> </span>The weather
was cold, and of course our warmest clothing was packed in our car because the
Mediterranean was rather warm.<span> </span>Oh well,
we unpacked some sweaters and warmer shoes, and thought we’d be fine.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The original plan was to spend Thanksgiving with the
extended family in the Philadelphia area, hosted by our niece.<span> </span>Then we would drive down to Saint Augustine,
Florida, where we had rented a small house for the winter.<span> </span>But, life never goes according to plan.<span> </span>It’s always better or worse, somehow.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, 22 November, I was having breakfast and reading,
enjoying my mug of tea.<span> </span>It was a chilly
morning, but I had on warm clothes.<span> </span>I
started out warm.<span> </span>I should have stayed
warm.<span> </span>But on my second mug of tea, I
realized I was shivering, and that made no sense.<span> </span>I finished the tea, and realized I was developing
a headache.<span> </span>More shivering.<span> </span>Hmmmm.<span>
</span>Sounded like I was coming down with something.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I let the family know I didn’t feel great, and I would go
back to bed and take a Covid test.<span> </span>The
test was negative, fortunately.<span> </span>But the
headache got worse, I developed that aching body and bones feeling that often
comes with the flu, and my temperature climbed to 100.7.<span> </span>Not good signs at all.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all agreed I should test again the next day, and of
course that test was positive for Covid.<span>
</span>Even though I’ve had the first two vaccinations and three boosters,
given my asthma, I thought it would be best if I could take the antiviral
medications.<span> </span>A quick trip to the nearby
urgent care center, and I had a prescription for Paxlovid, which I started once
we were back home.<span> </span>A consultation with
our niece, the doctor, and all agreed that the entire household should
self-isolate and not go anywhere for Thanksgiving.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turns out Paxlovid makes me very nauseated, as it does to
some people.<span> </span>My quick fix for that is
always mint tea, so I started drinking that in copious amounts.<span> </span>Richard moved to the second guest room, I
kept my door shut, trying to isolate as much as possible.<span> </span>Wore a mask for trips to the bathroom, talked
to the rest of the family via the telephone or through the closed door, stayed
upstairs, and everyone was very kind about bringing me mugs of tea or various
meals, leaving them outside the bedroom door.<span>
</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Paxlovid worked well, and by Sunday (27 Nov.) I was
feeling much better.<span> </span>Another Covid test,
and it was negative.<span> </span>Everyone agreed I
no longer needed to isolate myself, and the two cats were very happy to come
snuggle with me again.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But that night, I could tell I was in trouble again.<span> </span>The fever was back.<span> </span>My chest was really heavy, my <span> </span>breathing was labored.<span> </span>I couldn’t take deep breaths.<span> </span>This was about 1 AM and everyone was sound
asleep, except for me.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I debated driving myself to the ER.<span> </span>We had three cars in the driveway, and our
car was blocked at the top end.<span> </span>I
thought that since I couldn’t back up, I could potentially drive the car
forward into the back yard.<span> </span>I could just
drive across the yard, over the sidewalk, and onto the road, a straight shot to
the ER.<span> </span>Sounded like a great idea.<span> </span>But it had rained all day, and there were
puddles in the yard.<span> </span>Maybe not a good
idea if I got our car stuck in the mud back there.<span> </span>(Yeah, sick and possibly low oxygen make for
weird logic!<span> </span>Though it does sound very
funny now.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the morning, 28 Nov., we headed back to the urgent care
center.<span> </span>They told me that if I had had
Covid, but now had breathing problems, they really couldn’t help me, they
didn’t have the equipment.<span> </span>I should go
straight to the ER.<span> </span>We headed there.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were directed to the separate seating area for those with
Covid symptoms or positive tests.<span> </span>It
took about an hour to get into a room, they were that crowded.<span> </span>I was in a room with walls, not just
curtains, because, well, Covid is that contagious - but they wouldn’t even
allow Richard to come to the back!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a wonderful nurse, though, who kept Richard apprised
of what was going on with me.<span> </span>I was
hooked up to various monitors, had a chest x-ray, and the diagnosis was
post-Covid bilateral pneumonia, as in pneumonia in both lungs.<span> </span>My asthmatic lungs were doing exactly what I
was afraid they might do if I ever caught Covid – they were freaking out,
over-reacting, and being drama queens. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So IV antibiotics, a huge dose of steroids, and medication
for the coughing.<span> </span>I ended up being in
the ER for four or five hours.<span> </span>(Once
they hooked up the IV, I called Richard and told him to go home for lunch, <span> </span>I’d call when they were going to discharge me.)<span> </span>There was talk of admitting me to the
hospital, but fortunately, no, I was not.<span>
</span>I went home that afternoon, back to bed for a week or two.<span> </span>Antibiotics, steroids, the coughing pills,
and who knows what else.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was advised to have a follow-up visit with my regular
doctor.<span> </span>Who of course is in Washington
state.<span> </span>I tried to coordinate a tele-med
phone call, but the state has a new law or regulation that they can’t give
medical advice over the phone to people out of state.<span> </span>So no tele-med call allowed.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tracked down the medical practice I had been to in 2020,
because they had my records.<span> </span>The person
I saw didn’t like the sound of my lungs at all.<span>
</span>She said between the Covid and the pneumonia, on top of my asthmatic
reaction, was a double assault to my lungs, so we’d treat this
aggressively.<span> </span>Her weapons were a higher
dose of steroids and two different antibiotics.<span>
</span>Wow!<span> </span>Major weapons!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two more weeks in New Jersey.<span> </span>Went through the course of treatment, had a
follow-up chest x-ray that looked pretty good, and finally, about a month late,
we were able to leave New Jersey.<span> </span>I felt
like I was back to about 85% of my normal healthy self.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it to Florida (I will do a separate blog about the
trip south), and settled in our new temporary home.<span> </span>But I could feel my lungs getting tight and
painful once again.<span> </span>Fortunately, we had
established a medical presence at another urgent care place when we were here
in 2020-21.<span> </span>On Monday, 26 December, we
went there and saw someone.<span> </span>I gave an
abbreviated history with the meds and doses, the PA liked the treatment but
listened to my lungs.<span> </span>He said they didn’t
sound like there was pneumonia, but he described them as sounding
“coarse.”<span> </span>As in fluid building up once
again.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here it is, some five weeks after the initial illness,
I’m back on my third round of antibiotics and steroids.<span> </span>Laying low and just trying to heal.<span> </span>It’s fine, all that bed rest gave me time to
edit all the photos from my two month trip and post all the previous travel
blogs.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This also has shown me that I was right to do all I could to
protect myself from Covid.<span> </span>For some
people, this disease hasn’t been a big problem.<span>
</span>For my insanely uncooperative and over-reactive lungs, it has become a
huge problem.<span> </span>I’ll keep masking up, and
I’m trying to see a pulmonologist.<span> </span>There
may be more we can do to get me back to normal, and keep these lungs from
freaking out.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only fortunate part is that I didn’t infect anyone else
in the household – everyone else has been just fine.<span> </span>I guess isolating right away was good, and
the fact that everyone else also was vaccinated and boosted.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This has been quite the unexpected adventure in post
travel!<span> </span>No idea if I picked up the virus
those last few days on the ship, or in our hotel in Florida, or possibly the
airport or the flight.<span> </span>Doesn’t matter,
really.<span> </span>But it has not been a fun
adventure, that’s for sure.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I forgot to add the map showing where our cruise went. Red stars denote stops in towns or cities; the yellow-orange triangle is Volcano Stromboli. Since I have zero photos to add to this blog, I might as well end with that. Remembering the fun days that led to me catching Covid.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj3yH2Z89NpdQrLjROKpWBpMKUOpIHnw0Obmi3nkuM1j12Grw0TR0vHpJEwrd1Rq7Z-t7Q9OK3GSJwNvUNVesfx_0c34MOvKHrkNQgXJlw1d5g-mHfKetVmL-iOwt4J0SlM9NeEtSUYVGLaNHCwNlDdj6CWhgyLpaqOW9tb9DdxE1h3Yw8HSSk-Ab/s1400/Map%20of%20Mediterranean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1400" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj3yH2Z89NpdQrLjROKpWBpMKUOpIHnw0Obmi3nkuM1j12Grw0TR0vHpJEwrd1Rq7Z-t7Q9OK3GSJwNvUNVesfx_0c34MOvKHrkNQgXJlw1d5g-mHfKetVmL-iOwt4J0SlM9NeEtSUYVGLaNHCwNlDdj6CWhgyLpaqOW9tb9DdxE1h3Yw8HSSk-Ab/w691-h406/Map%20of%20Mediterranean.jpg" width="691" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><style><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><font size="5">@font-face
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEhV6HS41HfGo_bsd7lBIC0Vkm3OpdGhYkAvB0OnzzgXepxYwogly1LwhwSkLBkV9gfM9R5bMsZtNhbDBMkU7RRP94sYL3pmNNo5fnUj0j79-h7WfvaUMVuRWjv0B4xD-2DGMb_UBGuGqhsoHI5MHNKsV6Orahdd5yyWftekve34PPmb2gRZlFCRw/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEhV6HS41HfGo_bsd7lBIC0Vkm3OpdGhYkAvB0OnzzgXepxYwogly1LwhwSkLBkV9gfM9R5bMsZtNhbDBMkU7RRP94sYL3pmNNo5fnUj0j79-h7WfvaUMVuRWjv0B4xD-2DGMb_UBGuGqhsoHI5MHNKsV6Orahdd5yyWftekve34PPmb2gRZlFCRw/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re on our second day of the transatlantic crossing
portion of our cruise, and, well, it isn’t the smoothest crossing, that’s for
sure.<span> </span>We seem to have hit some low
pressure system that isn’t exactly stormy, but also isn’t clear nor sunny.<span> </span>Grey skies, high clouds, weak </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeSOIp-1VEWLzEGnn3YgKaEpXsEBjjHWY2JDiKX6_reW-Deer4TjW0o4iQfMI5m8BKPT7xPViw4d0yfinXV3hqn2GLDsk159oPLMQeWZevUXnTZeoDQmaCm6f242TH_wFxDEKcHgaopROcSaP-2kywxKfpCL-duwuI5aEAnWLi9wHVKo7w3Pjk9lT/s2000/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeSOIp-1VEWLzEGnn3YgKaEpXsEBjjHWY2JDiKX6_reW-Deer4TjW0o4iQfMI5m8BKPT7xPViw4d0yfinXV3hqn2GLDsk159oPLMQeWZevUXnTZeoDQmaCm6f242TH_wFxDEKcHgaopROcSaP-2kywxKfpCL-duwuI5aEAnWLi9wHVKo7w3Pjk9lT/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">sunshine, and
10 to 14 foot swells (that’s about 3 to 4.5 meter swells).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don’t mind rough seas, but there’s something about the
rolling swells that gets to me.<span> </span>I think
it’s the repetitive rocking motion of the ship.<span>
</span>In rough seas, it’s bouncy and jouncy and rather like </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxrjvnQxRn0PVUufSDiH2u-PlLkEddlsgtZHNeT4L4nyDTjUEJwqMXKKyqPVAYYzL8W0Wyoe97CgCAgpY014L2bGVEqbwW6196zZPhSJ1EEQLrJZu5KxSI4uCduMOqb8j1U1K6e4mkpcQH5pVHVMLDVs3OJr6Rh8SJdAKmn8RcRdz40WOfyTuycX7/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxrjvnQxRn0PVUufSDiH2u-PlLkEddlsgtZHNeT4L4nyDTjUEJwqMXKKyqPVAYYzL8W0Wyoe97CgCAgpY014L2bGVEqbwW6196zZPhSJ1EEQLrJZu5KxSI4uCduMOqb8j1U1K6e4mkpcQH5pVHVMLDVs3OJr6Rh8SJdAKmn8RcRdz40WOfyTuycX7/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">a roller
coaster.<span> </span>But the repetitive rocking gets
to my inner ears or vestibular system or whatever it is, and yes, then I do not
feel well.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, an early dose of non-drowsy Dramamine is all I
need.<span> </span>Well, plus lots of tea and carbs,
somehow.<span> </span>No idea why </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wIxknHi9VytFBqN_pf_-xs2Nvmgyv1EhK1m8eaNUKreD1kI0dU09xf9Pf7NbYrOaX7wXwtz8Tvexd2JQ7uUKGBXeBvQX3KawuMi-Kch3cE8iWggznRm78F6NeCZJbyy0-nJ4DOuQs72dHvMCLKLP_blT3OQgNRaxxfqA03ZRT9YlpRc-ifs8ooHJ/s1200/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wIxknHi9VytFBqN_pf_-xs2Nvmgyv1EhK1m8eaNUKreD1kI0dU09xf9Pf7NbYrOaX7wXwtz8Tvexd2JQ7uUKGBXeBvQX3KawuMi-Kch3cE8iWggznRm78F6NeCZJbyy0-nJ4DOuQs72dHvMCLKLP_blT3OQgNRaxxfqA03ZRT9YlpRc-ifs8ooHJ/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">the tea and carbs
help, but they do.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So we’re doing well, just moving around the ship rather like
being inside a pinball machine, bouncing from one side of a hallway to the
other.<span> </span>It really isn’t easy to walk in
a straight line when the ship is rocking from side to side, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J74yuiYCHRItX1AF_ZMy3H4scAP-aZH5C1kqlP-rkvx8Jvjx9E-tFsGAI-jAdOSmPCnqjTbX8vFbMqbMxV2D0lzE-nXe77kUvOswVV0LytOXkeHv3Scw5gt0w8r-lAfZn22zRkvLB_otDx1yTqT8oZF5xAt4iyWneydD76VIIcvAtQUuNdfvqSh7/s1600/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2013.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J74yuiYCHRItX1AF_ZMy3H4scAP-aZH5C1kqlP-rkvx8Jvjx9E-tFsGAI-jAdOSmPCnqjTbX8vFbMqbMxV2D0lzE-nXe77kUvOswVV0LytOXkeHv3Scw5gt0w8r-lAfZn22zRkvLB_otDx1yTqT8oZF5xAt4iyWneydD76VIIcvAtQUuNdfvqSh7/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">and most of us ping
pong back and forth.<span> </span>It’s rather funny, and
often makes me laugh as I try to walk around.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s quite relaxing, though.<span>
</span>There are all sorts of activities planned, talks about naval history or
art or even the ship and navigation.<span>
</span>Cooking </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsoSdDXANw5jSkqtuZSOWQlGv2c-kyiP0D3wGQNMGXBfSkULmYyeb1DUWJBEI9EBtvJPHuNeKeXSPmNkNsV9VALzw3Rvg8VNm2KoDwfAYlbEY5_QGseVXrI6gYi72YCyK0tr9H7MW9VuGHbzGWTZIrW6dsk5Se2XiQkVqxm3KPMLHANTD5mm0eWeO/s1200/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsoSdDXANw5jSkqtuZSOWQlGv2c-kyiP0D3wGQNMGXBfSkULmYyeb1DUWJBEI9EBtvJPHuNeKeXSPmNkNsV9VALzw3Rvg8VNm2KoDwfAYlbEY5_QGseVXrI6gYi72YCyK0tr9H7MW9VuGHbzGWTZIrW6dsk5Se2XiQkVqxm3KPMLHANTD5mm0eWeO/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">demonstrations.<span> </span>Group
dance lessons.<span> </span>Various music activities,
trivia or bingo competitions, towel folding and origami.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But we’re not big joiners, though we’ll stop and listen to
one of the musical performances as we walk around.<span> </span>I’m fine working on blogs, editing photos,
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexlnlJzhf77b447B6aGWOpgNpHRkC6F_T2IQz5c3vfgdyANIoX9sDSGPicclBBYWXHN_kp7gBVxP16o9fLMGVk5fpG-EjVAio0morsqtPM-F0HjAvPsQLt_ZVKRritYKTFyKfS_pt8Tw-m0qEb15nQRrMcPiech-al0TI799hTySChf6CJDMvdnmY/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexlnlJzhf77b447B6aGWOpgNpHRkC6F_T2IQz5c3vfgdyANIoX9sDSGPicclBBYWXHN_kp7gBVxP16o9fLMGVk5fpG-EjVAio0morsqtPM-F0HjAvPsQLt_ZVKRritYKTFyKfS_pt8Tw-m0qEb15nQRrMcPiech-al0TI799hTySChf6CJDMvdnmY/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">reading in our cabin.<span> </span>With the
occasional art lecture.<span> </span>As I said, it’s
all very relaxed.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re also crossing through five time zones as we travel
westward, so every day or two we set the clocks back an hour.<span> </span>It’s a gentle way to travel, and we gain an
extra hour </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8dios8wfKDZFCwPLqb-vG0SZj_BPeovGBP-y0lCc-QPeZ2-n4_zeQH7S6Og2IehhAf562wIj9frm48x6ro-ttaJUWbEcsA6WjcAQHZAtsvk7uMCFIhLqz_Xq6CEf5jkKjtlzVWD0ViFEIO1UuD_-FJ-Ai6S0j_E2vr3WWv5i07QHf44DEmdUC_QP/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8dios8wfKDZFCwPLqb-vG0SZj_BPeovGBP-y0lCc-QPeZ2-n4_zeQH7S6Og2IehhAf562wIj9frm48x6ro-ttaJUWbEcsA6WjcAQHZAtsvk7uMCFIhLqz_Xq6CEf5jkKjtlzVWD0ViFEIO1UuD_-FJ-Ai6S0j_E2vr3WWv5i07QHf44DEmdUC_QP/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">to sleep every other day or so.<span>
</span>Yes, VERY relaxing!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s currently sunset, and those clouds of the day are pink,
reflecting on the ocean.<span> People gather on the open decks or at their balconies and windows, to watch the sun setting over the ocean. </span>The seas often
calm a bit at sunset, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCeVnrzkMplcB8TpbARbBTGYO4GAin3Crsle5Ar9AB3meDM-hoeUAwl-Y2RyjDKG5lMbEsI55YuQ6Itaa9N9MH5tsJc0xhYWSxOV9IYb_SXfUCzqVDrDNd89S8KXnBFJiWz9jNmwAC6k6ilJkAe9fJYRPDW9jn2GV_JIelJ_W7x2qcYG4mK0pbHk2/s1360/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1360" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCeVnrzkMplcB8TpbARbBTGYO4GAin3Crsle5Ar9AB3meDM-hoeUAwl-Y2RyjDKG5lMbEsI55YuQ6Itaa9N9MH5tsJc0xhYWSxOV9IYb_SXfUCzqVDrDNd89S8KXnBFJiWz9jNmwAC6k6ilJkAe9fJYRPDW9jn2GV_JIelJ_W7x2qcYG4mK0pbHk2/w400-h301/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">though sometimes the waves seem to increase again after
dark.<span> </span>The lifeboats outside our window
continue to creak, groan, and knock – but the crew seems to check them daily,
so we’re assuming they are safe and securely fastened.<span> </span>They do sound like a haunted house out there
throughout the night, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55wuEhF2V7upnS_ukUFf70tLC-brTpzitdBRAwDM4oLNnWGUoXUvOl2-e1y6ShHjN6YYzfJw2iHPd8g4-WmltPQuqjL_72eoeiuq9R5TWAII-bdbiicsTpMVTTSoonKXVn4Duzg6QvoDg2MxNZ86liRgymd1mIxSyOoAtd_BtM3E_H_EZswKBaeWv/s1440/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55wuEhF2V7upnS_ukUFf70tLC-brTpzitdBRAwDM4oLNnWGUoXUvOl2-e1y6ShHjN6YYzfJw2iHPd8g4-WmltPQuqjL_72eoeiuq9R5TWAII-bdbiicsTpMVTTSoonKXVn4Duzg6QvoDg2MxNZ86liRgymd1mIxSyOoAtd_BtM3E_H_EZswKBaeWv/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">though.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm, maybe our cruise ship is haunted!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">16 November 2022</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The seas have calmed as we’ve reached a high </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLzlWY0-gNkV-AglNJpxVSY2CVDKGnVhwEh0dg9B5szZYo-yVN9Be7g98xnKHBK12TdaIz3uSphKmg9wb7XP2zNhOiNUsOPevX1BISNxcFkfAZepSY2OVSdsK2JnXL6td6YAwVqXFtTQVfyneIMSgm5eTXA7U7xbINE_-_tABt1zFLGMzNot1TKiX/s1280/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLzlWY0-gNkV-AglNJpxVSY2CVDKGnVhwEh0dg9B5szZYo-yVN9Be7g98xnKHBK12TdaIz3uSphKmg9wb7XP2zNhOiNUsOPevX1BISNxcFkfAZepSY2OVSdsK2JnXL6td6YAwVqXFtTQVfyneIMSgm5eTXA7U7xbINE_-_tABt1zFLGMzNot1TKiX/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">pressure
weather system, and the air has really gotten warmer.<span> </span>It’s amazing how calm the middle of the
Atlantic is!<span> </span>Though apparently the trade
winds and ocean currents in this region are helping with our westward
direction, pushing us along a bit more so that the engines and props don’t need
to work as hard.<span> </span>We </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI19WsGneCiCJPTHfvehmzAAAzjy46GZAcj_UGTrOyQipqOfvrW45SUyH8yVYeQLm5Eom3TvL49tPDf7ojL84G7G3c4jwk_Avg7nHvSoB0VlFFqdkNp7SoWGDpsVs_m1cnAJ4CnLaJwewCi4U09lFgPJS1ik1MVAoDP9ujtJ5UinAKSz9Lp-gqf-l3/s1280/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI19WsGneCiCJPTHfvehmzAAAzjy46GZAcj_UGTrOyQipqOfvrW45SUyH8yVYeQLm5Eom3TvL49tPDf7ojL84G7G3c4jwk_Avg7nHvSoB0VlFFqdkNp7SoWGDpsVs_m1cnAJ4CnLaJwewCi4U09lFgPJS1ik1MVAoDP9ujtJ5UinAKSz9Lp-gqf-l3/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">don’t have sails,
but the ship is large enough that the wind at our stern helps.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last night we celebrated our 19<sup>th</sup> wedding
anniversary, and went to one of the specialty restaurants on board.<span> </span>They specialize in grilled steaks, and their
filet </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBysc4iPCjthcoOyDqFDoVwf7y8brz6tzAiCVyWl_pUw3JHbDV6YZSsYyIE_FGwLHKWIIxns6V9AYOuwUoYTHvwWRQc26TW2DDSVNv6XMSX9BR2H7wUbPMpkI0Km0reK-mANqDNG1yhHb2l-xfvAxJgk6S62iIPI0SPIYpNC8ESKzQdgK3-QRe0pH/s1360/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBysc4iPCjthcoOyDqFDoVwf7y8brz6tzAiCVyWl_pUw3JHbDV6YZSsYyIE_FGwLHKWIIxns6V9AYOuwUoYTHvwWRQc26TW2DDSVNv6XMSX9BR2H7wUbPMpkI0Km0reK-mANqDNG1yhHb2l-xfvAxJgk6S62iIPI0SPIYpNC8ESKzQdgK3-QRe0pH/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">mignon was delicious.<span> </span>When they
heard it was our anniversary, well, we ended up with a small chocolate cake at
the end of this sumptuous meal!<span> </span>(Half
the cake is currently in our fridge.<span> </span>And
no, I didn’t eat any of it last night – they had chocolate soufflé on the menu,
and we didn’t know this little </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C6iIfFLRgMmK-YzelwdHC5g3qKgA2lBgLiPZV98noSIQvO2HCTHs84DI627lAy3-M8wo7cC7kiRt5XkflYm_k3kE-GCZvKRK6T_5qVkID4TY__0aLZp9h0ors49qFyyTP7VtCHsWyoSwmz0KPlS21KpzQLdXivIwErv8aXjQc6jVEB170X7Wyvsp/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C6iIfFLRgMmK-YzelwdHC5g3qKgA2lBgLiPZV98noSIQvO2HCTHs84DI627lAy3-M8wo7cC7kiRt5XkflYm_k3kE-GCZvKRK6T_5qVkID4TY__0aLZp9h0ors49qFyyTP7VtCHsWyoSwmz0KPlS21KpzQLdXivIwErv8aXjQc6jVEB170X7Wyvsp/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">cake was coming!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s hard to believe that this is Day 4 of our ocean
crossing.<span> </span>The time both drags and goes
by quickly.<span> </span>Yesterday, somehow, I was so
busy I didn’t have time to catch up on blog writing.<span> </span>Between a relaxed breakfast in our room,
attending a talk on the art </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxVwUgF4gmYvdWyjFwP4ewXDXepwo5yeRPe6gaISNt8mb4KZXQmkew5Wv0BxNhcPdEElkoITWdG5rBi0XH46EGNguLFdWw9Y07zJTbwmIhoumNuXQs4GWjAuOb4uia_ZiGa57INFZ5WiTGCMKbGdw7ryTV1W2Zgbuyuf6FwhwWtQrG_prYMUnBGOE/s1520/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxVwUgF4gmYvdWyjFwP4ewXDXepwo5yeRPe6gaISNt8mb4KZXQmkew5Wv0BxNhcPdEElkoITWdG5rBi0XH46EGNguLFdWw9Y07zJTbwmIhoumNuXQs4GWjAuOb4uia_ZiGa57INFZ5WiTGCMKbGdw7ryTV1W2Zgbuyuf6FwhwWtQrG_prYMUnBGOE/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">of seascapes (featuring Turner’s works), and tea
with my friend, the day flew by.<span> </span>But
Friday will be here way too soon, and we’ll need to repack and get ready for
disembarkation on Saturday.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also took a photo of the funniest activity that has
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZXYPhP9UrTgLKeVtH3DdJWPWWG7GuUtIl4f_KDoQKF59dOInbuMDPdpvVOHl9RAcREwWiNwLB8ICQk6eHks-K0rp_JfFgTqE_l22aygE3_4b2uM2X5dxgWEeFq1W4Up0FcSdwzhw6BhlwJVUrQI56dbj0J6RvvGqMAYdxWZajbGnNPfH9TVoGFFa/s1360/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZXYPhP9UrTgLKeVtH3DdJWPWWG7GuUtIl4f_KDoQKF59dOInbuMDPdpvVOHl9RAcREwWiNwLB8ICQk6eHks-K0rp_JfFgTqE_l22aygE3_4b2uM2X5dxgWEeFq1W4Up0FcSdwzhw6BhlwJVUrQI56dbj0J6RvvGqMAYdxWZajbGnNPfH9TVoGFFa/w400-h300/16.%20Sea%20Days%202022%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">occurred thus far, how to use an inflatable life boat!<span> </span>In the water!<span>
</span>No, not off the side of the ship, in the swimming pool!<span> </span>This really is the most hilarious thing I’ve
seen in a long time, because the inflatable boat pretty much fills the width of
the swimming pool!<span> </span>I have no idea if
someone is going to get into the life boat as it floats around the pool, or
what.<span> </span>But there isn’t room for very many
people in the pool while that boat is in there!<span>
</span>(And is someone going to jump in to deflate the thing?<span> </span>Inquiring minds want to know!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can understand why more people joined our ship in
Barcelona for this two week cruise – sailing across the Atlantic is so much
more relaxing than flying over the ocean.<span>
</span>For those of us who are retired, we have the time.<span> </span>So why not enjoy the voyage?<span> </span>It’s SO much more civilized than being
crammed into a tight seat and hanging in the sky for eight hours!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">18 November 2022</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’ve arrived at the Miami cruise port about 10 or 12 hours
early.<span> </span>Apparently a passenger needed
medical care, more than the ship’s medical center could provide.<span> </span>After some consideration, the ship’s captain
and crew decided that the better option would be to speed up and head to
Miami.<span> </span>(The other nearest port was
Bermuda, but it seemed that Miami was a better choice.<span> </span>We passengers don’t know if Miami was closer,
or perhaps had the appropriate facilities that were needed.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, rumors were flying all day after the initial
announcement of an early arrival was made, each rumor seeming more dire than
the previous.<span> </span>Most of us had no idea
what was going on, but the captain finally explained the general situation.<span> </span>At least it stopped the rumors.<span> </span>(The rumor mill update is that three people
were evacuated and taken to hospitals.<span> </span>I
can see why we needed to come in early!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">For whatever reason, at some point during the past several
days this medical emergency (or emergencies) occurred, a decision was made, and
here we are in Miami.<span> </span>However, Customs
and Immigration is closed, so we’re all enjoying one last night on the ship,
and one last breakfast tomorrow morning.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re all packed, and our rolling luggage is in the hall
waiting to be collected.<span> </span>We’ll board the
last bus to the Fort Lauderdale airport tomorrow morning, and will spend one
day/night at a hotel as we adjust to being back in the USA.<span> </span>And then fly back to NJ for Thanksgiving.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been a fun cruise.<span>
</span>The Mediterranean is a wonderful area to cruise, with wonderful little towns
to explore at each stop. <span> </span>I had a great
time just wandering, and then sampling the cuisine of each port.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m not sure I’ll do another ocean crossing, but it has been
relaxing, and not as boring as one might think.<span>
</span>In fact, it’s been a very UN-boring time on the ship.<span> </span>Art lectures, and changing art exhibits (with
the occasional free glass of champagne).<span>
</span>Afternoon tea with friends I’ve made on board, days spent catching up
writing blogs or doing my own little art projects, or just time spent
reading.<span> </span>Plus an extra hour added during
the night, five times.<span> </span>Who can’t use an
extra hour in a day?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been a great two months of travel.<span> </span>This has reminded both Richard and myself why
we started our life of travel ten years ago.<span>
</span>We’ve both missed travelling during the beginning and height of the pandemic.<span> </span>But given the number of Covid cases on our
ship, as well as the number of Covid tests I’ve had to take over this eight
week period (four tests!), I’m not sure we’re going to start travelling
internationally full time again.<span> </span>Covid
is definitely still out there, and it still is impacting everyone, travelers or
non-travelers alike.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But we have a fun winter planned, so we’ll stick with
that.<span> </span>More US travel, including beach
time.<span> </span>Life is always better with a
beach!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So stay tuned!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-1615948491382415682022-12-23T15:34:00.000-08:002022-12-23T15:34:57.094-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Funchal, Madeira Island, Azores<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">11 November 2022 – Funchal, Madeira, Azores</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT87xD8gHJ3pc8_XPyyFjCeyE_XRn68T7JjyJw50TSXgMcEt_acIWqH0iX3dPVBz5Cg1Nu2VD0DVXw-oL7EE-zpaiGHJufHWZgDW_UF56vviP0LH02JnrEcIffl4TMkzrw7gwVO4gRapWnXFSNBq-LA83H-Is58avCKZI9LFPy-jBqpoR6h1-TMgf/s1120/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT87xD8gHJ3pc8_XPyyFjCeyE_XRn68T7JjyJw50TSXgMcEt_acIWqH0iX3dPVBz5Cg1Nu2VD0DVXw-oL7EE-zpaiGHJufHWZgDW_UF56vviP0LH02JnrEcIffl4TMkzrw7gwVO4gRapWnXFSNBq-LA83H-Is58avCKZI9LFPy-jBqpoR6h1-TMgf/w400-h300/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard and I chose to go in to Funchal, the largest town on
the island of Madeira in the Azores. We had no idea what to expect, but had
always heard that these islands were beautiful and lush, full of flowers, old
buildings, and seafood. Turns out that yes, they </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1KfKxjdGSWyNGVM7idFYL8sF5JkDcmyP8ZP0OIn3HtKNug87gjG5qrGYA7cojMWAPeM1Eps2Ufx5hTy-yQuhCD4ZigwZ3nlNIPvV07KJ7CnoNNP4CHjY0LKSzAC7uwB2ZEB-5ShZ800IdV74oFRPnlOSTv5k4Jk5l1J6qlZsanPhx_qdKO_1cPYR/s880/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="660" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1KfKxjdGSWyNGVM7idFYL8sF5JkDcmyP8ZP0OIn3HtKNug87gjG5qrGYA7cojMWAPeM1Eps2Ufx5hTy-yQuhCD4ZigwZ3nlNIPvV07KJ7CnoNNP4CHjY0LKSzAC7uwB2ZEB-5ShZ800IdV74oFRPnlOSTv5k4Jk5l1J6qlZsanPhx_qdKO_1cPYR/w400-h534/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">have all that and more!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Azores Islands were uninhabited until about 600 years
ago, when the age of exploration began and Portuguese navigators claimed this
group of islands as part of Portugal.<span>
</span>The islands are volcanic, with steep sea cliffs – in fact, the steepest
sea cliff in Europe is located here, and the second highest sea cliff in the
world is in the Azores, some 1900 feet high (630 or so meters).<span> </span>There are no natural beaches on Madeira, just
these huge dark volcanic sea cliffs plunging into the sea.<span> </span>Our taxi driver </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRY490chTteAbOmbeKiW5uiEP1NtOHG2rAMAuA5yfNUXb7ylKTpTSUKQXrR46J5s_HGZcTHk0hP26ukN7KH25_6Q-AWwL6chsyYYB3BxmeuUcRosYVTLf4Mr52Q1ME7LK8XBV_8S9lgdvzNSXA-gas4KIRpOUjiG2xDpZ14ovZG0Bnbxl3HrrR8UG/s1280/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2054.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRY490chTteAbOmbeKiW5uiEP1NtOHG2rAMAuA5yfNUXb7ylKTpTSUKQXrR46J5s_HGZcTHk0hP26ukN7KH25_6Q-AWwL6chsyYYB3BxmeuUcRosYVTLf4Mr52Q1ME7LK8XBV_8S9lgdvzNSXA-gas4KIRpOUjiG2xDpZ14ovZG0Bnbxl3HrrR8UG/w400-h300/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2054.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">told us that there is now an
artificial beach, with the sand brought in periodically and dumped to replenish
the beach.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are 260,000 or so inhabitants living on Madeira, the
largest island in this group.<span> </span>Yes, they
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf8m0_cM5WwBkzxFZx_TdJ7O9rdPTi8z4r_qu-tZl2lY9GHXxd7j3e5d5VATMpMQRZ24kK7-4QmSMpJBfZ1xR6rApNUES53VgmpAwKNG6RVF9CNRa2Vvt1YW1kJi5AmKim33lSYJhSo_QFOf_WJve7fQWHdmjRPMp7Jm-flya9iS4xqMIjD45dB_7/s960/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf8m0_cM5WwBkzxFZx_TdJ7O9rdPTi8z4r_qu-tZl2lY9GHXxd7j3e5d5VATMpMQRZ24kK7-4QmSMpJBfZ1xR6rApNUES53VgmpAwKNG6RVF9CNRa2Vvt1YW1kJi5AmKim33lSYJhSo_QFOf_WJve7fQWHdmjRPMp7Jm-flya9iS4xqMIjD45dB_7/w400-h300/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">are known for their Madeira wine, as well as port and rosé.<span> </span>Also lace, and cork products.<span> </span>And buildings enhanced by the ubiquitous blue
and white Portuguese scenic tile murals.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than waiting in line for the shuttle bus to town, we
decided to splurge and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZMo89vMKjB55AnS_2LQ1gvQ0WDGQ9bTpySeEB_uQj97QWJxG_dJEnkFpBGFFZNMM70gnlaTr2q3XO5tLwb1qlvcEVR5kkM1PLQd6lEEDpZx98sQUqC28h6HvFOjq5Zqh36nnNZtkGfwR-X6FpN79H7YBM9EblJ856mDr5wqmyt8-XRIauKnBCIn_/s880/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2024.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="880" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZMo89vMKjB55AnS_2LQ1gvQ0WDGQ9bTpySeEB_uQj97QWJxG_dJEnkFpBGFFZNMM70gnlaTr2q3XO5tLwb1qlvcEVR5kkM1PLQd6lEEDpZx98sQUqC28h6HvFOjq5Zqh36nnNZtkGfwR-X6FpN79H7YBM9EblJ856mDr5wqmyt8-XRIauKnBCIn_/w400-h300/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">take a taxi.<span> </span>This
was our last stop in Europe, and we both had more euros than we had expected to
have at the end.<span> </span>So it was worth 10
euros to have a taxi ride rather than waiting 20 minutes for a crowded bus.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our driver was very informative, and answered </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYHHUv36ppKKf4TFvwDCsItzd-zPELJ7_QR06-SkIS79Csk7k4nU1mNzw-AKi1JAJvIwNmFJv134aEbAEhHvQOruGMO1oyV5BGrt7ZlkvbkKdlJsbz2X_f1GtVAJyVP-rtNNtDhSuxS-fx2kYFwgixv0INH7poCP73vPa0dC2b_PoiKgNbzLT3_25/s1040/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="780" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYHHUv36ppKKf4TFvwDCsItzd-zPELJ7_QR06-SkIS79Csk7k4nU1mNzw-AKi1JAJvIwNmFJv134aEbAEhHvQOruGMO1oyV5BGrt7ZlkvbkKdlJsbz2X_f1GtVAJyVP-rtNNtDhSuxS-fx2kYFwgixv0INH7poCP73vPa0dC2b_PoiKgNbzLT3_25/w401-h534/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2027.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">our many
questions about the Azores, with some of the information quoted above.<span> </span>Traffic was very busy, though, with three
cruise ships in port, but he made it through the gridlocked roundabouts and
dropped us on the main street in downtown Funchal.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sidewalks and even some streets in Portugal and Brazil,
that former Portuguese colony, tend to be made in black and white stone,
creating all kinds of designs.<span> </span>Here in
downtown Funchal, the sidewalks were pure white with black flourishes and
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwZBTNm4he4oHxN7GHW2XmzMCF9TYXkl0Fj8nnG8rTeoGAS9gAkretqYno9Yz8wIma2L6jWwfZLhkK3lF0fvuS6dvlxToP1pANpC9LDEQdDN9ZyqiTDDCsEDBnN5JSXUpGwEN3kw1JyrDqxgvvFLuKnMlpvbTZW2J49__F-xz-pFCM6xFD2WgfbPr/s1280/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2030.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwZBTNm4he4oHxN7GHW2XmzMCF9TYXkl0Fj8nnG8rTeoGAS9gAkretqYno9Yz8wIma2L6jWwfZLhkK3lF0fvuS6dvlxToP1pANpC9LDEQdDN9ZyqiTDDCsEDBnN5JSXUpGwEN3kw1JyrDqxgvvFLuKnMlpvbTZW2J49__F-xz-pFCM6xFD2WgfbPr/w400-h300/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2030.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">medallions, lined with more black stones creating a border with an occasional
criss-cross effect.<span> </span>Really meticulously
crafted sidewalks, adding to the beauty of this old city!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And benches along the street (and it the park) were painted
with local </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq_pjCg7qE6TUvUBQtwmM5wohNTdcWMig9VcDegwpuwOG6uw9FzAWkWlKnxvuTzUiit0bjacviHHGKF0QxJMpyf6aBw-yB1Vxm-Ib8AzfUQ8MoBfiBahoD5O6uq88RdDLVzJxzjsNL1KWTTdvnw7iHDTSMPDCxPnSPvyHggouSCseWFRUgU7RsDnl/s960/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2042.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq_pjCg7qE6TUvUBQtwmM5wohNTdcWMig9VcDegwpuwOG6uw9FzAWkWlKnxvuTzUiit0bjacviHHGKF0QxJMpyf6aBw-yB1Vxm-Ib8AzfUQ8MoBfiBahoD5O6uq88RdDLVzJxzjsNL1KWTTdvnw7iHDTSMPDCxPnSPvyHggouSCseWFRUgU7RsDnl/w401-h534/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2042.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">flowers!<span> </span>Not all the benches,
but enough benches that it was noticeable.<span>
</span>Really, very pretty touches that just made Funchal a very lovely place
to visit!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We found a nice outdoor café and had coffee and apple
pie.<span> </span>I know, we tend to say things like
“as American as apple pie.”<span> </span>It really
isn’t, and we’ve had delicious apple pie all around the world.<span> </span>So, this was a lovely pie without a top
crust, and the apples slightly glazed.<span>
</span>Also raisins added in.<span> </span>Quite the
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYflDRBuGIbrPpqwIzjO-Hglz0jM4-THQXjrrduoogpGVLWmJIZdYvYIBBva1VWiBGj_N8RCbgvq2FqhZ7V7gfPMztXYrXkoEWxs-_cNxvvT6tNjKRt0UW8ffuyfoNDoUutnVqhHY1XSM-ql21AgqpQsNH2QvipadwPCc8MTl81ckWS54zykmTZlsK/s1200/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2044.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYflDRBuGIbrPpqwIzjO-Hglz0jM4-THQXjrrduoogpGVLWmJIZdYvYIBBva1VWiBGj_N8RCbgvq2FqhZ7V7gfPMztXYrXkoEWxs-_cNxvvT6tNjKRt0UW8ffuyfoNDoUutnVqhHY1XSM-ql21AgqpQsNH2QvipadwPCc8MTl81ckWS54zykmTZlsK/w400-h296/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2044.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">tasty pie.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We both wandered around a bit, once we were fortified with
our pie.<span> </span>I walked through the public
gardens in town, full of huge trees and flowering plants.<span> </span>There were various vendors selling homemade
items, but I really wasn’t planning to shop, so I just wandered </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hrnUePL-q8zjtpIn-KRGi42U3FobvJPu7_3gMaynpjz3UnfY9i0upQ_S7ZIK3KQ6DDGj13SJFZXUgNWwfCZJUnIL5EedPsbddksZOfgi9JOQaU-yp5MnxLTPew3LDKEV52vwyEYOE96XKr1S1dOtO0Y4g_jCX3QRGsJE2U_0RItn4jNepYq9trY2/s1360/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2014.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1020" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hrnUePL-q8zjtpIn-KRGi42U3FobvJPu7_3gMaynpjz3UnfY9i0upQ_S7ZIK3KQ6DDGj13SJFZXUgNWwfCZJUnIL5EedPsbddksZOfgi9JOQaU-yp5MnxLTPew3LDKEV52vwyEYOE96XKr1S1dOtO0Y4g_jCX3QRGsJE2U_0RItn4jNepYq9trY2/w399-h532/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2014.jpeg" width="399" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">around enjoying
the park.<span> </span>There was a fair-sized
concrete arena built into the far corner of the park, maybe for musical events
or something.<span> </span>Not large enough to hold
all the island’s citizens, but large enough for maybe 1000 people or so.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The gardens also had a lovely fountain toward the front,
creating pretty rainbows in the mist.<span> </span>It
was a very relaxing place to wander for a bit, right in town.<span> </span>(There are terraced gardens out in the
valleys that are supposed to be gorgeous, but we chose to have a very low key
day on Madeira.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">A block or two down the street from the gardens I found the
old fort or castle, which seemed to take up at least one square block, if not
more.<span> </span>It was huge, and painted
white.<span> </span>The best information I’ve found
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2Gw-v5eiFIRwDEOkSxiTlMEcoU9_6Mi_sX52ndas3OAybUhGGiALnzt944CAFdxchz7f-n_fqJUR-gjyle6R-K9Yg5aAFEO9m8kbdU0y4KH8Nu8LsUwAZIkL4dLtJV63hjbLmSsfdwgGD5BR3SawnITxHUSE87i7fVKFcyIdSgrDhL6MAfrS10WH/s1360/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2028.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1020" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2Gw-v5eiFIRwDEOkSxiTlMEcoU9_6Mi_sX52ndas3OAybUhGGiALnzt944CAFdxchz7f-n_fqJUR-gjyle6R-K9Yg5aAFEO9m8kbdU0y4KH8Nu8LsUwAZIkL4dLtJV63hjbLmSsfdwgGD5BR3SawnITxHUSE87i7fVKFcyIdSgrDhL6MAfrS10WH/w398-h531/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%2028.jpeg" width="398" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">is that this is a castle (which is more like a defensive home for royalty –
less than a palace, but more than a fort), and dates back to the 16<sup>th</sup>
century.<span> </span>This 500 year old building (or
so) once dominated the town of Funchal, and the official name is the Palácio de
São Lourenço – maybe the Palace of Saint Laurence in English.<span> </span><span> </span>Some
sources also refer to it as the Forteleza, definitely a fort or fortress in
addition to being a palace.<span> </span>It now houses
the military museum, although it was closed when I went by.<span> </span>There were workers moving all kinds of
dividers, so perhaps they were changing exhibits.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to add that the side street along one side of the
fort, coming up from the waterfront, is a very narrow and winding one-way
street.<span> </span>Drivers actually need to drive
across the sidewalk along the main road, navigate around a few stanchions
preventing vehicles from driving down into the one-way street, and then turn
onto that main two-way street in order to keep going.<span> </span>It was a crazy obstacle course of a road!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another block or two beyond the fort was the old Bank of
Portugal in an absolutely gorgeous chocolate brown trimmed éclair of a building!<span> </span>Really, it was one of those
ornate Victorian buildings with embellishments and pillars and all
kinds of architectural details.<span> </span>In stark
white, but with dark brown columns and pediments and whatnot.<span> </span>Definitely looked like some pure white pastry
decorated in dark chocolate!<span> </span>I couldn’t
quite figure out the finial on top of the building, it almost looked like a
ship curving around a globe sort of structure, but I can’t quite tell.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also found a church toward the end of this street, with an
interesting campanile made of brick, but the steep roof was covered in diagonal
rows of colored tile, forming a diagonal stripe pattern!<span> </span>The church itself was more traditional, but
that bell tower just stood out, it was so different!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite building, though, was some café or restaurant
with large panels of cobalt blue scenes painted on white tiles.<span> </span>These murals showed what I guess were scenes
of life in pastoral Funchal – people fishing, or working in the fields, or
showing off their produce.<span> </span>Definitely
bucolic and idyllic, and not realistically portraying the hardships that people
faced 100 or so years ago.<span> </span>But very
pretty, and a very Portuguese way of decorating the building.<span> </span>(One of the panels is an image of that church
bell tower!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">By this time, we were both ready for lunch.<span> </span>Richard had the traditional Portuguese hamburguesa,
while I had garlic shrimp.<span> </span>They weren’t
as good as the incredible prawns I had at Cabo de Roca years ago on our first
trip to Portugal, but they were really delicious.<span> </span>What can I say, certain local foods are just
wonderful, and shrimp eaten on an island in the ocean are almost always
amazing.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took another turn around Funchal, but couldn’t find
anything we just couldn’t live without.<span>
</span>So, we found another taxi, and headed back to our ship.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s strange knowing we’ve finished the Europe portion of
our cruise, but that we still have another week before the cruise itself
ends.<span> </span>Yes, a week at sea.<span> </span>Crossing the Atlantic will be a new
experience for both of us, and we aren’t sure exactly what to expect.<span> </span>Other than a relaxing time.<span> </span>I’m hoping for calm seas, or at least no
storms!<span> </span>(Given Richard and my history
with hurricanes and tropical storms, well, there are no guarantees!)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI59NA3X2XQ9Ih1mOu07wAvg1Ig-3dBNqOmjXtcaZWNo0sxAWvQXWB8Vwi8k6ib7cQ2zlomgzbThFqXPrG4PcH5d3m9TF0WAcotp9yFItE8sl0bSEezI2LBoY2iaa6kAAy1AVmvNuVT7e1d3VQzFh4-0-1OkUgwIV6poFiEICPl5Xbi7UagwbJUtTK/s880/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="660" height="811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI59NA3X2XQ9Ih1mOu07wAvg1Ig-3dBNqOmjXtcaZWNo0sxAWvQXWB8Vwi8k6ib7cQ2zlomgzbThFqXPrG4PcH5d3m9TF0WAcotp9yFItE8sl0bSEezI2LBoY2iaa6kAAy1AVmvNuVT7e1d3VQzFh4-0-1OkUgwIV6poFiEICPl5Xbi7UagwbJUtTK/w609-h811/13.%20Funchal,%20Madeira%20-%208.jpeg" width="609" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-19377532984125259252022-12-23T09:51:00.000-08:002022-12-23T09:51:02.214-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - A Day at Sea<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">10 November 2022
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our day started with swells of roughly 10 feet, or three
meters.<span> </span>That’s a fairly big swell, even
for a cruise ship, when on the open sea.<span>
</span>But these were swells, not waves with white caps, so it was a gentle
roll to the ship all day.<span> </span>Well, more
than gentle, more of a major roll that was slow and gentle.<span> </span>Sort of like rocking a baby to sleep, very
rhythmic.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It makes it harder to walk in a straight line, but there
isn’t that uneven jerk or slam when waves hit, just that roll.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finished my photo safari of the ship’s artwork, and also
walked around the pool deck.<span> </span>One of the
afternoon “activities” was learning how to open a life raft, and that took
place in the pool.<span> </span>NO one was in the
pool, because the water was sloshing around, back and forth, with the rolling
of the ship.<span> </span>I always find that rather
amusing, to see more white caps in the pool than on the open seas.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My activity of the day, other than my personal photo safari,
was attending a lecture on famous art heists.<span>
</span>Fascinating information for anyone who loves art, but I won’t bore you
with the details here.<span> </span>Just that the
most frequently stolen piece of art is the two ton altar piece of the Ghent
Cathedral, painted by Jan van Eyck.<span> </span>(It
was stolen seven times.)<span> </span>And that the
artist who has had the most frequently stolen paintings is Picasso.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not much else happening.<span>
</span>There are all kinds of activities that Richard and I skip, because we both
rather enjoy the quiet of a sea day.<span>
</span>It’s relaxing, we can catch up on things like reading or blog writing,
and there are plenty of quiet places around the ship.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">After our day in the Azores, we’ll have nearly a full week
crossing the ocean, so there will be plenty of sea days ahead!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-39713528454812015342022-12-23T09:43:00.000-08:002022-12-23T09:43:43.976-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Lisbon, Portugal<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">9 November – Lisbon, Portugal<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXc46ELyfOm9d5iv3FsE1ysxVnXQx72pTRNO3_tUyXb2FOwDntWlZxG6AM89fDQwPj9IxCdDto60uYtd-ELaKvThmyeo2XoZP5OLRAHeEuOdznd1OFVgH-8AcJ32g6-3IRKQw_FbnaJL0ssH7AW8EixSFaYU0P83Tzb8cbRpuePLJ06W9Vgn8eQpT/s1440/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXc46ELyfOm9d5iv3FsE1ysxVnXQx72pTRNO3_tUyXb2FOwDntWlZxG6AM89fDQwPj9IxCdDto60uYtd-ELaKvThmyeo2XoZP5OLRAHeEuOdznd1OFVgH-8AcJ32g6-3IRKQw_FbnaJL0ssH7AW8EixSFaYU0P83Tzb8cbRpuePLJ06W9Vgn8eQpT/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had several things to take care of this morning, so
didn’t go into Lisbon.<span> </span>One of the issues
was that during the rather rough seas last night, the lifeboats outside our
window were banging around.<span> </span>We were both
concerned that they hadn’t been secured properly after the recent lifeboat
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4vMtar8kxEfPp9QoQbp-SoB019gVr8SYDQ3ltty6FHY0_PEv5iXWIFz0qYzQwLbehcf0NSkQoKcZxu1BmfWs5Nbl5-wWQDblz5I2TAju5IlQD7iJqkq_p8xLlRBc-LSnJfYlJ79kffrU1kIKfZ7IrUJzexeiw9NQiQA4ha1HxPdtCkxlrFSDBjfr/s1600/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4vMtar8kxEfPp9QoQbp-SoB019gVr8SYDQ3ltty6FHY0_PEv5iXWIFz0qYzQwLbehcf0NSkQoKcZxu1BmfWs5Nbl5-wWQDblz5I2TAju5IlQD7iJqkq_p8xLlRBc-LSnJfYlJ79kffrU1kIKfZ7IrUJzexeiw9NQiQA4ha1HxPdtCkxlrFSDBjfr/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">drills, so I reported that.<span> </span>(Can you
imagine how awful it would be to lose a lifeboat while crossing the
Atlantic?<span> </span>NOT what you want happening
while cruising!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So today, Thursday 10 November, someone from Guest Services
called to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVOycNGrOHSoe98ni_0-XqclOTNPUYbKy0oEkHtbAIsUcJ6s0SqGAxQEZfCyBBRtWbpGl_YBAuK3ebz4qQp38z6bUcFfdf-pRZT9NGkuLL_M3miHPEV0ZKUDNjvvnxiou0iaRKpc8jt8zvEvulq6tzkUYvNmrD3qw-rE8-VJmlSptyMWyVwLPFavh/s1440/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2013.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVOycNGrOHSoe98ni_0-XqclOTNPUYbKy0oEkHtbAIsUcJ6s0SqGAxQEZfCyBBRtWbpGl_YBAuK3ebz4qQp38z6bUcFfdf-pRZT9NGkuLL_M3miHPEV0ZKUDNjvvnxiou0iaRKpc8jt8zvEvulq6tzkUYvNmrD3qw-rE8-VJmlSptyMWyVwLPFavh/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">ask if things were better.<span>
</span>Yes, thank you, they were.<span>
</span>Someone apparently was sent to check and re-secured the lifeboats, so
the ropes aren’t swinging against the platform making noise all night.<span> </span>There’s still some creaking noises, but at
least things aren’t banging and thumping anymore.<span> </span>Yay!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpH5wWcWzizPwlKQBpYMBbd6x8Bqn4YxcPND8UverGaYuBF-FQ_hS2OnI2OZxSz7uMieYtqsszNwUUy7SLqMXCd71y5wIdOM-GWBPeKNd8gyXLrqWKGDtx30fVCWOPZIWi9SpHGn7qIr6lCUWXV6N-RCanlJ04GGe2xRt06ot1Oln--v3-Ip0RRV8/s880/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="660" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpH5wWcWzizPwlKQBpYMBbd6x8Bqn4YxcPND8UverGaYuBF-FQ_hS2OnI2OZxSz7uMieYtqsszNwUUy7SLqMXCd71y5wIdOM-GWBPeKNd8gyXLrqWKGDtx30fVCWOPZIWi9SpHGn7qIr6lCUWXV6N-RCanlJ04GGe2xRt06ot1Oln--v3-Ip0RRV8/w257-h343/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" width="257" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">In mid afternoon (of the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvsC8c8tiAXbIoZEzX0yry__J_1AZu7vYPIqTR_kH1alvs-Ip_ELBp-BhS3LO_LzwfRbjW-_xPS7-ufkw8HDtfpNxkwox_m7kP4bzeyNhI5MJPEi8ZDX5kTzCuSwyhZCsbPJ6PEO7ArDCIrehGnM_pnisVQdXbjeq1G168tJ5ey8vIUkwY6Y1-LAA/s960/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvsC8c8tiAXbIoZEzX0yry__J_1AZu7vYPIqTR_kH1alvs-Ip_ELBp-BhS3LO_LzwfRbjW-_xPS7-ufkw8HDtfpNxkwox_m7kP4bzeyNhI5MJPEi8ZDX5kTzCuSwyhZCsbPJ6PEO7ArDCIrehGnM_pnisVQdXbjeq1G168tJ5ey8vIUkwY6Y1-LAA/w257-h343/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2018.jpeg" width="257" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">9<sup>th</sup>), I headed out for
my excursion.<span> </span>I had signed up for
“Lisbon Baroque and the Art of Tiles.”<span>
</span>We started with a drive from our dock in West Lisbon to, well, somewhere
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_geGii-1ubXXaoQbs_-_v9A588ps6R3NBlNeIrypFW5RdsYrs_M7LAHQkH2UPOPskxNY8TVtDStPwHlG7ezfxOHRdZOg4mb84BKgwB8IZ2ZUMlZ_4SgjBUKwwYItonYtNAM2acM6ImLBEcCTjib3CEGW5yCimD5rUuCn_Jp93e6KNy0P15SfT37N_/s1040/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="780" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_geGii-1ubXXaoQbs_-_v9A588ps6R3NBlNeIrypFW5RdsYrs_M7LAHQkH2UPOPskxNY8TVtDStPwHlG7ezfxOHRdZOg4mb84BKgwB8IZ2ZUMlZ_4SgjBUKwwYItonYtNAM2acM6ImLBEcCTjib3CEGW5yCimD5rUuCn_Jp93e6KNy0P15SfT37N_/w260-h346/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" width="260" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">outside the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliYwFss9DhZQgjq5MJG0-9Z1635-N3otv5jWpvuFAX4F-es1McpOZ24HsKmy21kuPW42pf_qlDEJ2gZOOf3ibWkbt0X9DbwT-Mn8NsDQ7vJW8KA2ILR2cE5qyuMPDcuHazpOpCULEVi225rNiUBEFqf3yf8-zqlFHpmaw8tlFQcp6rCOd5-FsMMU0/s880/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2023.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="660" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliYwFss9DhZQgjq5MJG0-9Z1635-N3otv5jWpvuFAX4F-es1McpOZ24HsKmy21kuPW42pf_qlDEJ2gZOOf3ibWkbt0X9DbwT-Mn8NsDQ7vJW8KA2ILR2cE5qyuMPDcuHazpOpCULEVi225rNiUBEFqf3yf8-zqlFHpmaw8tlFQcp6rCOd5-FsMMU0/w255-h340/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2023.jpeg" width="255" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">central part of the city.<span> </span>Our
guide gave us a brief history of Lisbon as our driver navigated our bus through
late afternoon traffic in downtown Lisbon, which </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg8kE1Af9haYrLj8XnqQ6mqphk4dbfpmz6313REjGZwKPczF-lTyIp_2TB4RBE228mdp9Ryt26NSBYjENounyRgvXKNDeMya2nyzjPtsxhS5JXw1H-GRmtXGMQ48bukZbLZDkjZhfN8_s-VZMWM5_sxruQ_6y-O6IvTKr2t8gRcfxroSyknzofhEo/s1120/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2028.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg8kE1Af9haYrLj8XnqQ6mqphk4dbfpmz6313REjGZwKPczF-lTyIp_2TB4RBE228mdp9Ryt26NSBYjENounyRgvXKNDeMya2nyzjPtsxhS5JXw1H-GRmtXGMQ48bukZbLZDkjZhfN8_s-VZMWM5_sxruQ_6y-O6IvTKr2t8gRcfxroSyknzofhEo/w344-h400/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2028.jpeg" width="344" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">was a bit crazy.<span> </span>Lisbon dates back to the Phoenicians, who
were displaced by the Greeks, then the Romans, and on and on as various
invaders conquered this region.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a large Muslim population living in the Iberian
Peninsula during the Middle Ages, but then with the Crusades they were
conquered by the Christians and returned to North Africa.<span> </span>However, the Muslims had decorated their
mosques with tile work, and taught </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRboaC_dPk56Xl3KSedRFK7ajbthEegJYbPfnUUNm_NNw8QHgJZbKVklf4r-vH9aC_iLfC_BJpD5fwpV5NP0JgAeYXSwBzYXOm7GtExHAxxe37LXOxEELwZpHJrgyExelM4QqXsJPUWEMVB1kt3lEHWNXzhECcj0aQh3n5ryG6Cd621Gc9aEnpgzgD/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1197" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRboaC_dPk56Xl3KSedRFK7ajbthEegJYbPfnUUNm_NNw8QHgJZbKVklf4r-vH9aC_iLfC_BJpD5fwpV5NP0JgAeYXSwBzYXOm7GtExHAxxe37LXOxEELwZpHJrgyExelM4QqXsJPUWEMVB1kt3lEHWNXzhECcj0aQh3n5ryG6Cd621Gc9aEnpgzgD/w345-h438/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" width="345" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Portuguese artists and artisans all their
techniques for making tiles, decorating them, and using the tiles to embellish
and protect various buildings.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s a very brief history of how ceramic tiles became such
a popular building surface in Portugal.<span>
</span>Not only interiors, but exteriors of buildings are covered with
decorative tiles, even to this day.<span> </span>We
saw quite a lot of tiled buildings as we drove through the city.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKrix0zHfGvtk-wnPRwyrnklwTx84lDnxo1D05aAS7mQNl_9Hfa7kcmiu_mUNqQyfpzvOnDyXMqpcHYaneiCKx6DSqUCp5Mct8JF8hhT2teDKxG5Gc0PBKFYqYzSJ0S704pA7QygBO4sAxe3Ys8NKN0__Gk0GyFRDDczPSFLOYgyCSpwinPeJUMCZ/s1840/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1258" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKrix0zHfGvtk-wnPRwyrnklwTx84lDnxo1D05aAS7mQNl_9Hfa7kcmiu_mUNqQyfpzvOnDyXMqpcHYaneiCKx6DSqUCp5Mct8JF8hhT2teDKxG5Gc0PBKFYqYzSJ0S704pA7QygBO4sAxe3Ys8NKN0__Gk0GyFRDDczPSFLOYgyCSpwinPeJUMCZ/w345-h503/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" width="345" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1755, there was a huge earthquake, tsunami, and then
fires that essentially wiped out the old city of Lisbon.<span> </span>Fortunately, buildings like the fortress were
on top of high hills, and many of the churches, monasteries, and convents were
outside the town and higher up on hills as well, so they survived this triple
disaster.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tile Museum is located in the former Madre de Deus (Mother
of G-d) Convent, which already had gorgeous blue on white tile work lining the
various open porticoes as well as the church and chapel inside.<span> </span>The museum now houses tiled panels dating
back to the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKy-mYBTnn1L-A1_NJA-ZQh_uWvzs9hzqNHuPHtTuHysvRnzIM0QZcivo57Xq9cS-ENjBSdvSq5XmK2HFgYePQ58ZRUTyQD53sTr83rH0ky4TOVqwzA389R-uX5i9Ys1N8ClTCFbChLbe5_v23m-mDTizZlNjAXbDyG6XCTvpy4szS-CGDVrDLzs7/s1200/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2063.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKy-mYBTnn1L-A1_NJA-ZQh_uWvzs9hzqNHuPHtTuHysvRnzIM0QZcivo57Xq9cS-ENjBSdvSq5XmK2HFgYePQ58ZRUTyQD53sTr83rH0ky4TOVqwzA389R-uX5i9Ys1N8ClTCFbChLbe5_v23m-mDTizZlNjAXbDyG6XCTvpy4szS-CGDVrDLzs7/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%2063.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">1500s, as well as examples of how the actual tiles were made.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was GORGEOUS!!!<span> </span>One
panel of tile was more gorgeous than the next!<span>
</span>It was interesting to see the changes in design and style through the
ages, as well as the changes in color as new chemicals were </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3j3admkPMTP4aJyl-L-Cpy03AErVhF1EaH_f_Spq40XYZlQlgE1hGSxfxO4LraraV-5YNc5gvbLNVrn_mRDqYOZ92H13IrR2P9MITWH-PnUlkP_LL7nsU9hX4x5kDSy4ZWu1ikijNCw6HC33uUuL9FPFYTTwWzPwmaQtJ9uvE-JkosiUKj_Mc0fr/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20108.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3j3admkPMTP4aJyl-L-Cpy03AErVhF1EaH_f_Spq40XYZlQlgE1hGSxfxO4LraraV-5YNc5gvbLNVrn_mRDqYOZ92H13IrR2P9MITWH-PnUlkP_LL7nsU9hX4x5kDSy4ZWu1ikijNCw6HC33uUuL9FPFYTTwWzPwmaQtJ9uvE-JkosiUKj_Mc0fr/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20108.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">discovered.<span> </span>Really, this was artist heaven!!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I should add that these are mosaic murals, but not in the traditional sense where tiles are cut into shapes to create the images. In Portuguese murals, square tiles are used, and the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6Qy6jiaDvVaY47h4doAjm_JoEJ_F8zpUw28RAwEgi7AIQEk7QOrwRyfv20IdpDQVtMds2vRG2RKOcU2fIX188RI87h1MD35iob6lBulnrPEXXiaIByBsbSh6S0GRr-Fi4cy5fYob_5uXe-9iFO18nOHf5keqgpsKx7emMoUJ8079qfjXdSS_DPPe/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20109.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6Qy6jiaDvVaY47h4doAjm_JoEJ_F8zpUw28RAwEgi7AIQEk7QOrwRyfv20IdpDQVtMds2vRG2RKOcU2fIX188RI87h1MD35iob6lBulnrPEXXiaIByBsbSh6S0GRr-Fi4cy5fYob_5uXe-9iFO18nOHf5keqgpsKx7emMoUJ8079qfjXdSS_DPPe/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20109.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">images are painted in glaze on the tiles, then fired in the kiln. So the image is painted, rather then being made by various colored tiles cemented onto the wall. Much easier to get fine details with a paintbrush!<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The original Muslim tile panels showed geometric </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH8kZuZnigE7DDNv3tYsUxQzIcV-vp37OdkYdvriP1DdTnMJA4D9SUQOcOAX2xAes_PPFatL_ue9pzc1XBPZtc6OLynFpiXbucBpawVoqn-V28IWeL3mnHmZvQTnNn4iYD8RLSBS6a-CnPddmuEwYkpeobr5ffMvxnvOQiE8OXyq8ROcpzN1OZxKd/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20110.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH8kZuZnigE7DDNv3tYsUxQzIcV-vp37OdkYdvriP1DdTnMJA4D9SUQOcOAX2xAes_PPFatL_ue9pzc1XBPZtc6OLynFpiXbucBpawVoqn-V28IWeL3mnHmZvQTnNn4iYD8RLSBS6a-CnPddmuEwYkpeobr5ffMvxnvOQiE8OXyq8ROcpzN1OZxKd/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20110.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">designs, in
keeping with the belief to not make graven images, including anything from the
plant or animal kingdom.<span> </span>However, once
the Christians began making tile panels, the panels featured different stories
of saints, the life of Jesus or Mary, all that, as well as historic
panels.<span> </span>The church was full of religious
tile work.<span> </span>(The convent </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZswYdElrRjcO4ilfW3HJnZ1V1S6QI3kfK039K5BBgDHGhdz4sfVa9sw3RjQznbr1jfy_XENeveAOxTzHWEw5uDd9lvv_m59GSYPuibeQrLMiQ18JmHiwTerTkA0dnpGqPb7E2ro3LQ0QBA-nO4hbNCrRfcthYCA5ilbNZpGTTquNRGEkVaKjpXgWp/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20111.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZswYdElrRjcO4ilfW3HJnZ1V1S6QI3kfK039K5BBgDHGhdz4sfVa9sw3RjQznbr1jfy_XENeveAOxTzHWEw5uDd9lvv_m59GSYPuibeQrLMiQ18JmHiwTerTkA0dnpGqPb7E2ro3LQ0QBA-nO4hbNCrRfcthYCA5ilbNZpGTTquNRGEkVaKjpXgWp/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20111.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">was redecorated
in the 18<sup>th</sup> century, so I don’t really know what was original to the
convent, and what was part of that redecorating effort.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then the chapel upstairs.<span> </span>The tile on the walls was gorgeous, but the
room was full of little niches holding reliquaries.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfR9MR6UKcuRgPuMMWPTM1-eF_hYDbjroFcIbV3Hx6dqqpDEl-yNK36XtPT0pIbmn2mj_R0Cc8I9179gwpiNxxPvnkrHsVmdQfa9YZMLIt-Iham0B3ZJIAtlfSIqvc2H4HOQIn_XERHQzkzUYrpArDNruA8kuDYcn4wDYQSUCVwxv-srF0Oc6NbN/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20112.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfR9MR6UKcuRgPuMMWPTM1-eF_hYDbjroFcIbV3Hx6dqqpDEl-yNK36XtPT0pIbmn2mj_R0Cc8I9179gwpiNxxPvnkrHsVmdQfa9YZMLIt-Iham0B3ZJIAtlfSIqvc2H4HOQIn_XERHQzkzUYrpArDNruA8kuDYcn4wDYQSUCVwxv-srF0Oc6NbN/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20112.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just can’t get beyond knowing that this
relic is supposed to be the finger of Saint X or the tooth of Saint Y or the hair
of Saint Z.<span> </span>It just freaks me out, and I
really can’t deal with it.<span> </span>So I walked
in, saw one or two reliquaries, and had to leave.<span> </span>Just way too creepy.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb9kjJZ-gw8pPw0DtDg6VJeySXEhGlzgPhGDE47CtmHWDDhXwdVtwZ9jd56h5Sg-XkZ1lodH8ARtO0tRYz_dJK1O4lGZsBlH8m5mqXVDNyCGPd1Laq2DF5xt7dPE5PcwqqcH339LwUkPBZhvosp_bVp2hvIYNlhwEKptZL6JZYWKc_JCnGsPo-J4O/s1200/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20125.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb9kjJZ-gw8pPw0DtDg6VJeySXEhGlzgPhGDE47CtmHWDDhXwdVtwZ9jd56h5Sg-XkZ1lodH8ARtO0tRYz_dJK1O4lGZsBlH8m5mqXVDNyCGPd1Laq2DF5xt7dPE5PcwqqcH339LwUkPBZhvosp_bVp2hvIYNlhwEKptZL6JZYWKc_JCnGsPo-J4O/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20125.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stairs were very funny, though! The murals were obviously painted to be horizontal, rather than on a diagonal. So the tiles were cemented on as diamonds, and the scenes made little sense running uphill at a 45 degree angle! Because the trees, people, everything were not quite upright vertically, so everything looked like it should be </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyfn20_3ZRWgIHrYdqEneuvF8rJh9-TxKZv1iPqVz4dMR_U3CzZuzfACn8iwN06WVS-6JRS-3lR-QbQDC_XDF5T7z1GUMfTdz9lNYKEIsZTX3sjfkSOTlPm63wOEtZDqrHnszXWowtj2f3x-smo3Y9XcnnuEbdWaoLcQgdAJ__qAbS30tJOYjlOFp/s1920/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20130.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1920" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyfn20_3ZRWgIHrYdqEneuvF8rJh9-TxKZv1iPqVz4dMR_U3CzZuzfACn8iwN06WVS-6JRS-3lR-QbQDC_XDF5T7z1GUMfTdz9lNYKEIsZTX3sjfkSOTlPm63wOEtZDqrHnszXWowtj2f3x-smo3Y9XcnnuEbdWaoLcQgdAJ__qAbS30tJOYjlOFp/w400-h316/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20130.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">falling or rolling downhill! <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top floor houses the 24 meter long (over 75 foot) tile
mural showing what Lisbon looked like prior to being wiped out by the earthquake-tsunami-fire
triple disaster.<span> </span>Again, incredible.<span> </span>So detailed, and it was impossible to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">see the
entire mural all at </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKvpZnAOI-SoC-4t-gkAF_YYzshJisbIFItpLF9Rnd9UXCAYec_2Pjl1G8uQ6iNqIYbN7NOe5lKsHstqta8v0JNmtjjXHNcBwGs6FGfSGY2PolR1fetOnZuMlRTIRP5mTaU1UEIqrVZs-t3uhD_7c3ijXf8hjg2xZfD5B_30VEYTIlGNsH6k_ocof/s1440/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20122.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKvpZnAOI-SoC-4t-gkAF_YYzshJisbIFItpLF9Rnd9UXCAYec_2Pjl1G8uQ6iNqIYbN7NOe5lKsHstqta8v0JNmtjjXHNcBwGs6FGfSGY2PolR1fetOnZuMlRTIRP5mTaU1UEIqrVZs-t3uhD_7c3ijXf8hjg2xZfD5B_30VEYTIlGNsH6k_ocof/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">once, it’s so long.<span>
</span>Only about 1.3 meters (4 feet) or so high, but so long! This "Panoramic View of Lisbon, The Bairro do Mocambo" as it is titled, was created by Gabriel del Barco of Lisbon in the early 18th century. (Overview photos here, close up photos of details at the end.)<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0S_ZVbr6x2HrGscBPevjs4KO2AGgysb-WEbmRRp-Bqt2CyxV8jIk6jrglYsw6HW8Nhf1PT41vIBJg_LonZjRKamYgGHfbGs24TBlToctBJOKFsIorraxi4mAUjUjeKkkBkBZQnHmkrQo_a5vrOzEHD22_VpTL4s1rgxYdP3BsoAGR9PM4rRKsKsC/s1520/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20134.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0S_ZVbr6x2HrGscBPevjs4KO2AGgysb-WEbmRRp-Bqt2CyxV8jIk6jrglYsw6HW8Nhf1PT41vIBJg_LonZjRKamYgGHfbGs24TBlToctBJOKFsIorraxi4mAUjUjeKkkBkBZQnHmkrQo_a5vrOzEHD22_VpTL4s1rgxYdP3BsoAGR9PM4rRKsKsC/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20134.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I overheard two men talking about some visual discrepancies
in the mural, where tiles were cut in different sizes than all the surrounding
ones, or where the drawing seemed to stop and restart.<span> </span>Ceramics was my area of concentration in art
education school, so I started chatting with them.<span> </span>We agreed that the mural </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtRMrMudJDii09dSLd9KTUOiC_ew9tqJFkTPSpW4HMnaXy6mCb2kewrZOkpatrcQ7BNnUpgyH_wy8YvVFnyXlburES_5tEonWY-ABla6QcaDuAOvy0ikNYhHEfCMV5a5h2p4986iGDsDcwpKlVVbymsPfMb2B_eQQQa3s6P-Q6pSK-dLM7iawyuH7/s1160/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20132.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtRMrMudJDii09dSLd9KTUOiC_ew9tqJFkTPSpW4HMnaXy6mCb2kewrZOkpatrcQ7BNnUpgyH_wy8YvVFnyXlburES_5tEonWY-ABla6QcaDuAOvy0ikNYhHEfCMV5a5h2p4986iGDsDcwpKlVVbymsPfMb2B_eQQQa3s6P-Q6pSK-dLM7iawyuH7/w400-h300/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%20132.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">was likely made for
a different space originally, so that might explain the tile size issue.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another reason might be that large slabs of clay were rolled out and painted with portions of the mural, then cut into the tiles. (Rather than cutting out the tiles, lining them up, and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqRa97B57ScwNebbPpJGZcoLwmyR7-pAiCksnSgQa9urPLXZ82V9hc2jnmWhujGsmOVygpGMbcX1poHUyYO9BFHWLdozgERG216WmNoBhkZCXWn_OxkHB_hO_-VB0yqZM6DN2H1JyLnnrR7RVnaOUcDNYNqniscQqhI3CSGrQsSSHX4CqVDvGd169/s2000/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1608" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqRa97B57ScwNebbPpJGZcoLwmyR7-pAiCksnSgQa9urPLXZ82V9hc2jnmWhujGsmOVygpGMbcX1poHUyYO9BFHWLdozgERG216WmNoBhkZCXWn_OxkHB_hO_-VB0yqZM6DN2H1JyLnnrR7RVnaOUcDNYNqniscQqhI3CSGrQsSSHX4CqVDvGd169/w321-h400/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%204.jpeg" width="321" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">painting the pictures.) Cutting one large slab might have caused some sections to be sized differently, if the person doing the cutting didn't plan well. <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We talked about how possibly different artists worked on
different portions of the mural, and maybe transitions from one artist’s area
to another might have needed some improvisation to cover where things didn’t
quite line up.<span> </span>Or perhaps what looked
odd was that the perspective wasn’t accurate in our modern way of drawing
perspective.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It turned out that one of the men was a professional
ceramicist, and we also talked about the difficulties in making tiles and
ensuring they dry and fire perfectly flat.<span>
</span>As well as what kind of clay may have been used (we agreed it wasn’t
porcelain), and how using cobalt to get this deep blue color can be
problematic.<span> </span>We both agreed that the
clay and glazing was fired at a low to medium heat, only 900 to 1000 degrees
Celsius.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interesting discussion, to talk about the technical aspects
with someone else who had professional experience working in clay!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, then it was time to leave.<span> </span>But my mango allergy medications hit me at
that point – steroids are such strong meds!<span>
</span>I was suddenly ravenous and shaky, a bad combination.<span> </span>So I ran into the coffee shop and bought a
café con leche to go, plus a little traditional pastry, a custard tart.<span> </span>Of course, it took a minute for the barista
to realize he didn’t have a lid for the to-go cup, and to find a paper bag for
my tart.<span> </span>By the time I made it outside,
snack in hand, I couldn’t find the bus!<span>
</span>I still had the tour guide’s little speaker device and ear bud in, but I
couldn’t hear anyone speaking!<span> </span>Uh oh!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our guide had previously shown us where to meet the bus, by
the side door so I turned and rushed up the street.<span> </span>There was the bus, but it was holding up
traffic.<span> </span>As I approached, the driver had
to pull up and eventually pull over!<span>
</span>ACK!<span> </span>It isn’t easy to run with an
open coffee cup, nor two days after an anaphylactic episode!<span> </span>I did my best, but yes, I was that person who
shows up 5 minutes late.<span> </span>I apologized to
our guide and driver, and rushed to an available seat.<span> </span>Whew!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Traffic was crazy as we drove through another part of
central Lisbon, and our guide and driver realized the problem was that there
was a big football (soccer) match that evening.<span>
</span>Everyone was rushing home to get ready to watch the game.<span> </span>But as the sun set and the city lit up, we
continued on our tour, heading to the Basilica da Estrela (Of the Star?) church,
an example of Baroque architecture.<span> </span>Baroque
architecture is from the 17<sup>th</sup> to 18<sup>th</sup> centuries, and
tends to be overly ornate, at least to our modern taste.<span> </span>But the Basilica da Estrela actually wasn’t
too overly decorated, at least compared to some cathedrals like the one in
Orvieto (Italy).<span> </span>The exterior was
classically white, with spires and campanile (bell towers), and statues.<span> </span>The interior was decorated with bas relief
marble pillars and various colored marble or stone panels, rather than every
inch being painted.<span> </span>There were paintings
behind the altar, and huge white marble statues above the altar and at each end
of the apses or transepts or naves.<span>
</span>(Church architecture is not my speciality, that’s for sure.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, it was a fairly calm church.<span> </span>I know, it’s technically a basilica, which is
higher in the church hierarchy, but again, this isn’t my area of specialization
nor interest.<span> </span>I liked the exterior
better than the inside, but at least it wasn’t that overwhelming kind of
church.<span> </span>It had a quiet, mellow,
spiritual kind of feel, which was nice.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even the sidewalks were interesting! They were the black and white stone designs we've seen in other former Portuguese colonies, sort of a mosaic sidewalk! <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then we had a fairly short drive back to the ship.<span> </span>By then, the sun was down and it was 6:30 PM
or so, the street lights and signs were all lit up. <span> </span>Things had cooled off a bit, definitely
sweater weather.<span> </span>But it had been a fun
tour, learning about the history of tile in this country, as well as seeing the
city light up as evening fell.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is a sea day, then the Azores!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tons of photos to follow. The tiles were all so gorgeous, I just couldn't stop taking photos. For my fellow artists and art teachers, enjoy. To all the people who get bored with lots of photos, take a glance and then move on to something else. I know, not everyone loves ceramic tiles. But some of us do, so here you go. (Views of driving through Lisbon are first.) <br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa8fZAhP1LFzFaA9tFhTMbfla8qKB6jW5eW3dE4qFjaDNEy0s4O1JUSR9_H-AjAKuWFiBUj7KKVkNrqzyQfLQu7VgFztX00P9g__iC2FOqkKYR3mLv8xgpGJPOrV1sloOJDTWhcIhkhFpa-oeATySiroHem_Y8lW5bhQu15pnMz3GKvOBPsXKhKi0/s1440/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa8fZAhP1LFzFaA9tFhTMbfla8qKB6jW5eW3dE4qFjaDNEy0s4O1JUSR9_H-AjAKuWFiBUj7KKVkNrqzyQfLQu7VgFztX00P9g__iC2FOqkKYR3mLv8xgpGJPOrV1sloOJDTWhcIhkhFpa-oeATySiroHem_Y8lW5bhQu15pnMz3GKvOBPsXKhKi0/w640-h480/12.%20Lisbon%202022%20-%201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-67499448024831004422022-12-19T19:31:00.000-08:002022-12-19T19:31:26.337-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Cádiz, Spain<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">8 November 2022 – Cadiz, Spain</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJtniH2ot5NykQW8rRYgO86yYJ6YhEgsIkIRZyTamiGojgdyPeJMUaB-sXmh0S8osWgWW5VbHGshp1ANvWiA4_ija0pmxDtUPF6dbaUItNmF0AxqACZj-UWwXdV9hGxB408k8Zj9BZ0NPEonK5HRFev11cTIGaF2E110HCjokiHQazIjaZMgqGzGp/s880/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="880" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJtniH2ot5NykQW8rRYgO86yYJ6YhEgsIkIRZyTamiGojgdyPeJMUaB-sXmh0S8osWgWW5VbHGshp1ANvWiA4_ija0pmxDtUPF6dbaUItNmF0AxqACZj-UWwXdV9hGxB408k8Zj9BZ0NPEonK5HRFev11cTIGaF2E110HCjokiHQazIjaZMgqGzGp/w400-h395/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Originally, I was signed up for an excursion in Cádiz, but
it only had three people signed up as participants so it was cancelled.<span> </span>It was called something like “Gypsy Baileor”
or something like that.<span> </span>Basically, it
was a lesson in how to dance flamenco!<span>
</span>Followed by tapas and sherry, though I would think the sherry ahead of
time might help </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxS_llkmNutxfM-oLLvDOzkTTNVlGS5g5yJmOxrEqZU6-zCVWzDAH9zO-E_fnesKv9IVRnaQ6s6LM06LFKmRKOju134IUcB6PNWa_8lus8b0duiYtdTh0eowovPW2kkf_gqqAXkdhHXFZX0lTrSLhapomkJPKrmwKj20a27Q7Wr5MpgkkNgyO0xEQ/s822/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxS_llkmNutxfM-oLLvDOzkTTNVlGS5g5yJmOxrEqZU6-zCVWzDAH9zO-E_fnesKv9IVRnaQ6s6LM06LFKmRKOju134IUcB6PNWa_8lus8b0duiYtdTh0eowovPW2kkf_gqqAXkdhHXFZX0lTrSLhapomkJPKrmwKj20a27Q7Wr5MpgkkNgyO0xEQ/w400-h411/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">with the dancing.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it seems our cruise ship has people who are happy to
watch a flamenco performance rather than participate in one.<span> </span>As opposed to me, who would prefer to get up
and learn how to dance and do that rhythmic and speedy food stomping action
with the occasional sultry head toss, or whatever.<span> </span>(You can tell I really have very little idea
what goes into dancing the flamenco – </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXNBd-A4i5mos3iStzXb8TEFDAXlpaNGDqdIe-4TJThghmxP9muxs3css7KAdiuvTrZexk6H8q5fqSTBtQ9HBZQAnYJqW6TnYGWech6_hQwT7UF6ScWL0ET2HQnOJYKwN6qCUxBsQr4Qm8TLLonWmVEX-WE1pvh9TfxUbD9Y8uDraPwImzPTGQ07c/s800/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXNBd-A4i5mos3iStzXb8TEFDAXlpaNGDqdIe-4TJThghmxP9muxs3css7KAdiuvTrZexk6H8q5fqSTBtQ9HBZQAnYJqW6TnYGWech6_hQwT7UF6ScWL0ET2HQnOJYKwN6qCUxBsQr4Qm8TLLonWmVEX-WE1pvh9TfxUbD9Y8uDraPwImzPTGQ07c/w400-h391/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">but it always looks like it would be
fun.) <span> </span>Oh well, these things happen, so I
just went with a different tack for my time in this town on a peninsula just
west of Gibraltar.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">As often happens, I started my time in Cádiz with a mission
or quest.<span> </span>I know it sounds silly, but it
gives me a direction, rather than wandering aimlessly.<span> </span>Yes, anyone who knows me realizes that I will
also do </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRdOPIf9sfm6CJIwKSioJGhpAU3C7rV12xwt1frkKjrxuL8RTlX0EsniMxx0i61J3J1WVSYhha3w1Jaq2vACA0FHS2Qw0zPlr-UY6gHRsrhMqoUyUBEceYqsyohXSFvx-EY32EfbF5VyUv_4-leDftvIUOw67yDEyIyzxAkdlocJEcLG-P7_b-GC1/s1360/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1238" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRdOPIf9sfm6CJIwKSioJGhpAU3C7rV12xwt1frkKjrxuL8RTlX0EsniMxx0i61J3J1WVSYhha3w1Jaq2vACA0FHS2Qw0zPlr-UY6gHRsrhMqoUyUBEceYqsyohXSFvx-EY32EfbF5VyUv_4-leDftvIUOw67yDEyIyzxAkdlocJEcLG-P7_b-GC1/w399-h439/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2016.jpeg" width="399" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">much aimless wandering, I find all kinds of interesting and fun things
that way.<span> </span>But starting out with a
purpose gives me a direction to begin that aimless wandering.<span> </span>Contradictory as that may seem.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I began with searching for the post office, to purchase
stamps for Richard’s post cards.<span> </span>The
shuttle bus from the cruise ship brought me to the cruise terminal building,
with a helpful information lady.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdXRWE25pYHHkR9_km5LhNQnsNzZyRQOv-D0LgWnuOM4NnFNNsHIRAsOumYWVl_vihqUCVdxWn1qtd3EK4qbySNACWR_V0DEO1zzzUxyMRuYDiXlkLu2UDbmWJQopKRwlfQYkqCEWmSFbxMlH6y86ldxOPZ6bmcXAg_Bnkuf42v1VzNn-HpY5Bbig/s1280/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdXRWE25pYHHkR9_km5LhNQnsNzZyRQOv-D0LgWnuOM4NnFNNsHIRAsOumYWVl_vihqUCVdxWn1qtd3EK4qbySNACWR_V0DEO1zzzUxyMRuYDiXlkLu2UDbmWJQopKRwlfQYkqCEWmSFbxMlH6y86ldxOPZ6bmcXAg_Bnkuf42v1VzNn-HpY5Bbig/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">She had
maps, and she marked out a route for me to walk from Plaza de España to the
post office.<span> </span>It looked easy enough.<span> </span>(It always LOOKS easy!)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, first I was sidetracked by decorative cement squares in the sidewalk. As a port city on the Atlantic coast of Spain, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO-QcwkCCR4Y3GLfreTMA8yDDlRNdIgPxWFztNnMuc9JwcK4rdN_NtR1XRagg_s67EONq_lCdYyPrd3QsLdGu7PBOC6H-26aEP4U5c52M-6CBeUkkPWDG0cmhjxrOp9XV-73-DX2M-yWnC7hetfL2bzPswjS805KU6Ku6cUFq2aE_EhIlVtGKBBAl/s800/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2020.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO-QcwkCCR4Y3GLfreTMA8yDDlRNdIgPxWFztNnMuc9JwcK4rdN_NtR1XRagg_s67EONq_lCdYyPrd3QsLdGu7PBOC6H-26aEP4U5c52M-6CBeUkkPWDG0cmhjxrOp9XV-73-DX2M-yWnC7hetfL2bzPswjS805KU6Ku6cUFq2aE_EhIlVtGKBBAl/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">these tiles in Cádiz featured mermaids and fishermen! Also a woman who may be sewing or weaving a fishing net, though she also could be a siren luring unsuspecting sailors to crash on rocks, I don't know. The mermaid was definitely my favorite. Especially since the fishermen didn't even have faces, they seemed </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOKMEFdEl-RlC54Azs_-IThjr19tmOcifvuw841ceFAOFEoFYfnDP7rCoFzBDU722xJO77HaYs4tWJb78njPXT2fjVdSOLNm9RXw2L2kcSnEI8Z8Yb85EL4aUW-Q7M6KHp3fOQQHqSjHjWE8UeOGrC3RAwzyXQ_LnTHosZgHWLrCunM6NLImbGBL-/s1760/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2026.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOKMEFdEl-RlC54Azs_-IThjr19tmOcifvuw841ceFAOFEoFYfnDP7rCoFzBDU722xJO77HaYs4tWJb78njPXT2fjVdSOLNm9RXw2L2kcSnEI8Z8Yb85EL4aUW-Q7M6KHp3fOQQHqSjHjWE8UeOGrC3RAwzyXQ_LnTHosZgHWLrCunM6NLImbGBL-/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2026.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">to be juggling fish instead!<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Moving on, I found Plaza de España quite easily – but much of it was
fenced in because city workers were trimming the trees.<span> </span>I walked around the plaza to where it seemed
I should exit, according to the map – but the little streets didn’t all have
names, and maps </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqMKADDlxj0Y7jCd4qLMoTGH1MNmdQclRgz-7yW3gr4JVqidoPopHbIe7FBcbQ4dymkwFyTFGaWugqYqzOLupKn1-gHU92YtZlgCBW4p_CN9A213ROO3l9fNCVtaWEI9FU--CK47SJiovZjSe2A6wK1Sr9GZdCBPsDKKrg_UInVc4RcibVgViYTOK/s1760/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqMKADDlxj0Y7jCd4qLMoTGH1MNmdQclRgz-7yW3gr4JVqidoPopHbIe7FBcbQ4dymkwFyTFGaWugqYqzOLupKn1-gHU92YtZlgCBW4p_CN9A213ROO3l9fNCVtaWEI9FU--CK47SJiovZjSe2A6wK1Sr9GZdCBPsDKKrg_UInVc4RcibVgViYTOK/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">are never quite as clear because they tend to focus on main
roads and not those little alleys.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, what to do – I headed in the vague direction it seemed I
should go.<span> </span>My sense of direction is
often faulty, though just as often accurate.<span>
</span>But that 50% chance of being either </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZuZ35XjppwMHfBIKmV6nQSY8niMw-xCz-ocWZtViKbpu1yYGs13AFj2e-cyqrS1Ce9JNFYN2PO4pLfUqEE8gLMdNtHmDtKqUlggrr_WvnGneggSIopYhJNZ6yNOyDos1P6SmyHBI3ACXy87RjpKGBfgiUSUi01_NfWYe498oQ6dpwwGcG1JeehXT/s1360/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2032.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZuZ35XjppwMHfBIKmV6nQSY8niMw-xCz-ocWZtViKbpu1yYGs13AFj2e-cyqrS1Ce9JNFYN2PO4pLfUqEE8gLMdNtHmDtKqUlggrr_WvnGneggSIopYhJNZ6yNOyDos1P6SmyHBI3ACXy87RjpKGBfgiUSUi01_NfWYe498oQ6dpwwGcG1JeehXT/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2032.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">right or wrong makes me either
overly confident, or overly hesitant.<span>
</span>Eh, I followed my father’s often repeated advice – follow the main flow
of traffic.<span> </span>Most people were heading in
one direction, so I headed that way too.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually, it seemed that I should have found the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9U_fKTCmYanpZ5xdzfBMHpt3JIQVBw3upaDp3d17efRBi-wLRc0Q0N7_rOa4xECZTxPvI_sbpPZySnMoXdiM9vklRHLazsFhs7KbbKhE_eKgPTTjg9dCEzVRG02mFfvYFpfWJnztPAmPL3spAdRh_ikL0uc-soQEmiz1WOhg531d53SgjlfiTLG5f/s1280/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2033.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9U_fKTCmYanpZ5xdzfBMHpt3JIQVBw3upaDp3d17efRBi-wLRc0Q0N7_rOa4xECZTxPvI_sbpPZySnMoXdiM9vklRHLazsFhs7KbbKhE_eKgPTTjg9dCEzVRG02mFfvYFpfWJnztPAmPL3spAdRh_ikL0uc-soQEmiz1WOhg531d53SgjlfiTLG5f/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2033.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">cross
street that was a straight shot to the post office.<span> </span>I never did find that street, but a nice
waiter at a restaurant told me to turn up the side road, go to the end of the
street, take a left, and then at the second street turn right.<span> </span>Very concise directions in Spanish I could
follow, both verbally and while </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudWeF1DzAB63eLf4V7qAyqG_uGp2NfFpynnkX_hhVvgY-aFcvRs3s-Qtkh1xVesDa7ksH7njh_JJcvO-v58h8HmgXVqE2Cm4QcCj8huI62O98UkDyhfx321XsChe3GAaFlw_gPAdw0aHyouhG-4C6uYk-Op_Q00n8J9YarZQZwyMf_ONuoOUS3lFC/s1120/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2042.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudWeF1DzAB63eLf4V7qAyqG_uGp2NfFpynnkX_hhVvgY-aFcvRs3s-Qtkh1xVesDa7ksH7njh_JJcvO-v58h8HmgXVqE2Cm4QcCj8huI62O98UkDyhfx321XsChe3GAaFlw_gPAdw0aHyouhG-4C6uYk-Op_Q00n8J9YarZQZwyMf_ONuoOUS3lFC/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2042.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">walking.<span>
</span>I headed off.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Except, on that final street, I saw a shop selling
postcards.<span> </span>And postcard shops often have
stamps.<span> </span>Brilliant!<span> </span>This shop had a mailbox, but no stamps.<span> </span>The woman told me the tobacco shop around the
corner sold stamps.<span> </span>However, the shop
with postcards a few doors </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jYXBF9LXUAlTB-DBDlXz2vxwvprHKGFwkTrgzwVPiesO1ehaMErCxxuFIftndCDmdvmUyZ37jqhGJHBC2vFsTLKKTMdpzcEU3zKUXVLAnKO9OSRpwZQeLXVkYrViT3k8NgYGfTYDcMeTPSz_YHgWq50H26ILhu9l7nx-5xvgJDz2Ry6rQ1UG01b/s960/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2067.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jYXBF9LXUAlTB-DBDlXz2vxwvprHKGFwkTrgzwVPiesO1ehaMErCxxuFIftndCDmdvmUyZ37jqhGJHBC2vFsTLKKTMdpzcEU3zKUXVLAnKO9OSRpwZQeLXVkYrViT3k8NgYGfTYDcMeTPSz_YHgWq50H26ILhu9l7nx-5xvgJDz2Ry6rQ1UG01b/w401-h534/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2067.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">down did indeed have stamps, so I bought them there.<span> </span>The woman didn’t seem to like the way I was
putting the stamps on, vertically instead of horizontally. <span> </span>So she took the stamps away from me and
stamped the postcards herself, which I found quite amusing. <span> </span>(I guess she wanted the wording on the stamps
to be in the right direction.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">She showed me their post box, but of course I couldn’t find
the opening – so she came over, raised the flap, and dropped the postcards
in.<span> </span>I really felt like a dunderheaded
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi-O-90DYmY23IR0zKaZUnutA1Qn32SNwesVdGIm63bHxcm8tfvXW4npYe8O4eow9gisCN9movj3Af1wPDHJ5jxlUCm2rJ82Er0rGUIOD6m7HZ0WH86KVa4UBUKtARYQNVts95qfDAILKT0u3618q_kyCQ526-HKaGOmFnSwYaxm50qk96WdhYsKl/s1600/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2043.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi-O-90DYmY23IR0zKaZUnutA1Qn32SNwesVdGIm63bHxcm8tfvXW4npYe8O4eow9gisCN9movj3Af1wPDHJ5jxlUCm2rJ82Er0rGUIOD6m7HZ0WH86KVa4UBUKtARYQNVts95qfDAILKT0u3618q_kyCQ526-HKaGOmFnSwYaxm50qk96WdhYsKl/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2043.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">tourist, but oh well, I’ll never see her again.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">By then it felt like time for lunch.<span> </span>I stopped at a cafeteria, meaning a coffee
shop in this part of the world, not a long line waiting to get food tossed on a
tray.<span> </span>I sat down at a table along the
sidewalk </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pOyVoawwRGnAjdGdDc0tLKSTbpv5aVtv2Xn0-Y6MioqQvRE7GZiuPLKw4VqZlx-pFG3J4WqLowUjvPFF-orGJOMUQhUY7eh0DQF7L_vH98-SYPy3v5597yZl_0WUb0rMFMXid811TOlBf6lYHNtBRUEpQJgKXxbd58lWQIT6Gp2vDJ1jA5nikp33/s1520/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2061.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pOyVoawwRGnAjdGdDc0tLKSTbpv5aVtv2Xn0-Y6MioqQvRE7GZiuPLKw4VqZlx-pFG3J4WqLowUjvPFF-orGJOMUQhUY7eh0DQF7L_vH98-SYPy3v5597yZl_0WUb0rMFMXid811TOlBf6lYHNtBRUEpQJgKXxbd58lWQIT6Gp2vDJ1jA5nikp33/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">and ordered a cappuccino, and eventually a bocadillo.<span> </span>Now, if you know Spanish, you know that boca
means mouth.<span> </span>And adding the “illo” at
the end makes it sound like a little mouth something, like a tasty small bite,
right?<span> </span>So I ordered the tortilla con
jamon e queso, a ham and cheese omelette.<span>
</span>The waitress told me (in Spanish) that this is a </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Wz2x2KePQC_wZVfMHIdJE1CU_NyhmHihaglrG_Duk2PnVw4GcVHjO8t89TB0UpM7jtgod92ULbMeNKQLYyalB-ajlVghj8Ah_ylz2m4m39iyWXR8dDpBKSWLnzWKBHBpZ1XyWm4JWxINTBabZ00T74_3k7yCarZXkAcsPkw93krF_wEFDda--fAW/s1280/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2054.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Wz2x2KePQC_wZVfMHIdJE1CU_NyhmHihaglrG_Duk2PnVw4GcVHjO8t89TB0UpM7jtgod92ULbMeNKQLYyalB-ajlVghj8Ah_ylz2m4m39iyWXR8dDpBKSWLnzWKBHBpZ1XyWm4JWxINTBabZ00T74_3k7yCarZXkAcsPkw93krF_wEFDda--fAW/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2054.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">bocadillo, it comes on
bread.<span> </span>Ah, good, I reply.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then it shows up.<span>
</span>“Mucho grande!” I say.<span> </span>It is
HUGE!<span> </span>This omelette (extra well done, as
I requested) is hanging over all sides of the crusty roll.<span> </span>It’s too big for me to even bite
through!<span> </span>Seriously, this one sandwich
that </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWk8fqg9gRn8pGGgsFOQKKnQyYQeuRdLRINxA9TB17zNISpsox7EpW4AQShRS5HN7qiiSIJmGl6yMyy_VjyUa1J3qrahRu_KOXh3ZFXnIxYve38r4BxoT18_GnVlkWPVxC_deGHC0tNJuc5uY3vPTRYK3jKfzqX3klXjq-U43oTNpnw1pGeADLGZs9/s1680/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2056.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1239" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWk8fqg9gRn8pGGgsFOQKKnQyYQeuRdLRINxA9TB17zNISpsox7EpW4AQShRS5HN7qiiSIJmGl6yMyy_VjyUa1J3qrahRu_KOXh3ZFXnIxYve38r4BxoT18_GnVlkWPVxC_deGHC0tNJuc5uY3vPTRYK3jKfzqX3klXjq-U43oTNpnw1pGeADLGZs9/w247-h335/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2056.jpeg" width="247" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">sounded like a small bite is a large meal, even for my </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCV3m6MCTC7JhvflWc5bSgBJgttI6K2K1rVtqJv2zdmwmGQfms0tKuf2uC5yvXU4GagbQliOE13C6_8hE4mR8wIsRquVcrQhWvZMv5hhLgbH5lQ_cdRimObDrrjKFigAKnZp3TEQCArnCYYMotDCjMOBJ6RfqmIoxtyW4AuLu5gJmA5cYQX_ZbkF8/s1600/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2055.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCV3m6MCTC7JhvflWc5bSgBJgttI6K2K1rVtqJv2zdmwmGQfms0tKuf2uC5yvXU4GagbQliOE13C6_8hE4mR8wIsRquVcrQhWvZMv5hhLgbH5lQ_cdRimObDrrjKFigAKnZp3TEQCArnCYYMotDCjMOBJ6RfqmIoxtyW4AuLu5gJmA5cYQX_ZbkF8/s320/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2055.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">current
steroid-driven appetite.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">What could I do?<span> </span>I
took a few photos, then removed the top of the roll and ate most of the sandwich
using a knife and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaynNUZoZEYV77pVNdqNpZgwlwPNHfLEXH_Xuj6pWdTimiZpy5t8XiHeOMlDz5ap6VEQ478aakYWhnZrc2OWbK4N_fM7Vd5x9WL6tWmv8ZT8lz3FdcXOOZYVUUnO5OduSauLm70w7pbXaYxF4S4YgcHFEADFLk832hnnQbiQAB4_8wNMpBXM6QGjMo/s1280/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2057.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaynNUZoZEYV77pVNdqNpZgwlwPNHfLEXH_Xuj6pWdTimiZpy5t8XiHeOMlDz5ap6VEQ478aakYWhnZrc2OWbK4N_fM7Vd5x9WL6tWmv8ZT8lz3FdcXOOZYVUUnO5OduSauLm70w7pbXaYxF4S4YgcHFEADFLk832hnnQbiQAB4_8wNMpBXM6QGjMo/s320/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2057.jpeg" width="247" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">fork.<span> </span>It was
delicious, a good healthy dose of protein in a very tasty form.<span> </span>Someone I met on our ship walked by and we
chatted bit, I talked to the British couple at the next table, we were all a
convivial bunch of tourists enjoying our day in Cádiz.<span> </span>I managed to polish off the entire omelette
and half the roll, and had another cappuccino.<span>
</span>And while the waffles were tempting, and the crepes looked yummy, I was
full of bocadillo and ready for the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmZpbwuFEBteJZGRlRF3qcTAoU437Bt4cbaMwn4aS6RkRwSNzPSJTeU8Qyik4onsYvLXmKC-55q5CTsGduwP4bUAwJ5yBc-mgZDmObxPgvPAzj652aZNzBimgzmifCiWaRIr0FxredFAZI2LuxJ-3TyMiqCifTqYb2dNFflKuH-6yYCopVa5d-XNN/s1520/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2062.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmZpbwuFEBteJZGRlRF3qcTAoU437Bt4cbaMwn4aS6RkRwSNzPSJTeU8Qyik4onsYvLXmKC-55q5CTsGduwP4bUAwJ5yBc-mgZDmObxPgvPAzj652aZNzBimgzmifCiWaRIr0FxredFAZI2LuxJ-3TyMiqCifTqYb2dNFflKuH-6yYCopVa5d-XNN/w366-h275/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2062.jpeg" width="366" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">aimless wandering part of my day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked up to what I think is the main cathedral, an
imposing building with bell towers and giant wood doors.<span> </span>People were gathered in the plaza, some
eating at cafés, others walking or shopping, and a few street musicians
providing a </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWm99J_O8Kqg3ndeypplLD4V4OucomRqs10rN2uJtasUp00oqn5tkQdiPmu-l7saeUH3OGYjsQYt0LxN8w0LEtogrD_cgWyn6nggfhQTIFi4qKuh-yzUQ9zzqAeNfWqGctykm_md7akCF6G2hRao-yUq1TWKSFygC_erh6lRnnMipe0oWgwRrgw-/s1040/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2068.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWm99J_O8Kqg3ndeypplLD4V4OucomRqs10rN2uJtasUp00oqn5tkQdiPmu-l7saeUH3OGYjsQYt0LxN8w0LEtogrD_cgWyn6nggfhQTIFi4qKuh-yzUQ9zzqAeNfWqGctykm_md7akCF6G2hRao-yUq1TWKSFygC_erh6lRnnMipe0oWgwRrgw-/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">background soundtrack.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the old city of Cádiz, with occasional glimpses of
the old wall and huge gates that once protected the city from pirates, the
British, whatever marauders came this way.<span>
</span>I started walking in sort of a zigzag, up one street for a few blocks,
over one block, back down </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqV893tSeOrgkEKmQNdGAEAcSvACdJHCtYtlVkBOR6FYPzhUC4DxqnCAnUmA8IokUM-3HVV4JtrOTvneci44IH2rd5BdY5tVvEu7rIBmenK5-zu7tSOhOWRodTIQy11Y804cv31hHMDhCY6Wx4gIwzkdK8DA3m2-FSe-yKkwgcf0eEUQsf8gQJy5ws/s1360/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2069.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqV893tSeOrgkEKmQNdGAEAcSvACdJHCtYtlVkBOR6FYPzhUC4DxqnCAnUmA8IokUM-3HVV4JtrOTvneci44IH2rd5BdY5tVvEu7rIBmenK5-zu7tSOhOWRodTIQy11Y804cv31hHMDhCY6Wx4gIwzkdK8DA3m2-FSe-yKkwgcf0eEUQsf8gQJy5ws/w400-h300/11.%20Cadiz,%20Spain%20-%2069.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">another street for several blocks.<span> </span>I bought a few small souvenir items for
friends, and even stopped in a clothing store.<span>
</span>There was a beautiful black blouse with colorful embroidery, and I asked
the saleswoman in Spanish if it came in a larger size (since it was marked
Small).<span> </span>She sadly told me she only had
it in that size, even though she knew it was a very pretty blouse and she could
see I really liked it.<span> </span>I told her I had
many clothes, but . . . . And she laughed.<span>
</span>What can I say, those of us who are fashionistas understand each other
in any language.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">More wandering, more browsing, and I did find a lovely silk
scarf that combined cats and flowers.<span>
</span>With a red background.<span> </span>How could
I go wrong?<span> </span>I travel in mostly black and
white clothing, but that occasional pop of color perks up my clothes as well as
my soul.<span> </span>So I bought myself a present,
and had a long conversation with the shop owner about why I wanted a tiny paper
bag rather than a large one, and why he recycles the packing plastic instead of
throwing it away.<span> </span>We agreed that the two
of us were saving the world, one recycled or re-purposed item at a time.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My wandering included finding a few buildings with gorgeous
tile exteriors, or the occasional foyer lined in tile.<span> </span>Yes, I am the person who will walk into an
open entryway and take photos of colorful tiles.<span> </span>What can I say, it’s an art teacher
thing.<span> </span>Plus ceramics was my area of
concentration when in the art ed program.<span>
</span>I love tiles, and murals, and mosaics.<span>
</span>Well, and color and interlocking patterns.<span> </span>So, yeah, photos of tiles.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Onward, and somehow I found the real post office!<span> </span>It had lovely mosaics on the front and around
the sides, and it turned out to be right next door to the central market.<span> </span>The central market was originally a convent
built in the 16<sup>th</sup> century, but has been renovated and possibly
rebuilt to serve as the market for the city.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I skipped the fish section, and walked around looking for a
small dessert item for me and maybe some chocolate to bring back for
Richard.<span> </span>No one seemed to have small
bars of chocolate, but I did find a wonderful shop called “Capitan
Cookie.”<span> </span>Complete with comics
advertising Capitan Cookie saving the day in all kinds of situations.<span> </span>Even without understanding all of the
Spanish, it was quite obvious that this was my dessert shop.<span> </span>I chatted with one of the woman owners, and
she even lived on St. Thomas for a short while!<span>
</span>We agreed we probably had passed by each other at some point while on
island.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I bought an amazing cookie, their Super
Chocolate!<span> </span>It was a dark chocolate
cookie with little bits of milk chocolate and white chocolate mixed in the
cookie batter.<span> </span>It was fresh out of the
oven, warm and soft in the center, chewy around the outer edges just the way I
like them.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, she and the other owner have drawn all their own comics
and advertising!<span> </span>They make wonderful
cookies, are really artistic, and are also quite funny!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So if you are ever in Cádiz, definitely stop by the central
market and visit Capitan Cookie.<span> </span>Or
check out their website and order some cookies:<span>
</span><a href="http://www.capitancookie.com">www.capitancookie.com</a>.<span> </span>Their Facebook ID is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CapitanCookieCadiz/">www.facebook.com/CapitanCookieCadiz/</a>.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I now have a new friend in Cádiz!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">By then, it was closing in on 3 PM.<span> </span>I consulted with my new cookie friend, and
she pointed me in the right direction out of the market, getting me headed back
in the vague direction to return to the cruise terminal and my shuttle back to
the ship.<span> </span>I only had to stop one person
to get directions, and she spoke no English but said I was on the right street,
just keep going straight and I’d find Plaza de España again.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay then – that worked out just fine!<span> </span>I found the plaza, found the waterfront
street, and even found the cruise terminal, all on my own.<span> </span>Well, with also following my father’s “follow
the main flow of traffic” advice again.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m now on the ship, rehydrated and ready for dinner, and
wearing my new red kitty floral scarf.<span>
</span>Not bad with a white shirt, though I suspect it will look even better
with a black top for dinner.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is Lisbon, and I have an excursion planned.<span> </span>We also need to set our clocks back an hour,
as we’re moving into a different time zone.<span>
</span>I’m not sure if that means it will be lighter or darker in the
morning.<span> </span>But I’ll find out soon enough.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-45669141761950358602022-12-17T20:08:00.000-08:002022-12-17T20:08:33.813-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Mango Attack<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">7 November 2022 – Malaga, Spain<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ07L6ET-3qRKEf_j9ldOZYJwNtKbKanwtnsWCQXzBxeJkfdlR-rfarqfYCKKOEEJL_-Iyd2ZDATx8TgH6Ac2kLAk7qUS5oof6Q_r9iaheWDYMzKIan2LpdMTI-4l5GrVhHWUZsA7IJ8KMkFDmsbB30WtWQcS1deIP_IS6OOkwarpOxtKv34bgUXP/s1440/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ07L6ET-3qRKEf_j9ldOZYJwNtKbKanwtnsWCQXzBxeJkfdlR-rfarqfYCKKOEEJL_-Iyd2ZDATx8TgH6Ac2kLAk7qUS5oof6Q_r9iaheWDYMzKIan2LpdMTI-4l5GrVhHWUZsA7IJ8KMkFDmsbB30WtWQcS1deIP_IS6OOkwarpOxtKv34bgUXP/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I missed Malaga altogether.<span>
</span>I had another close encounter with mango, my personal kryptonite.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It all started with filling out the room service breakfast
delivery paper the night </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginWmBkuZbuSn_R3X3fY64JfrmORyxoNh2fPQkJy5FeTaB6sKW3gpVqYr9lqAZ_g49fQITYsdc0FfsKxFR3hM-s2zv4uvWzBCPQW-usgj52lkHiSBSLBZDhaLU4jRxL5ZKSoEbqxLamKeZrrkdZbx_3dq1COW31IGaLJ8Ig6rcSEUF5GEMK2he6AZp/s1440/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginWmBkuZbuSn_R3X3fY64JfrmORyxoNh2fPQkJy5FeTaB6sKW3gpVqYr9lqAZ_g49fQITYsdc0FfsKxFR3hM-s2zv4uvWzBCPQW-usgj52lkHiSBSLBZDhaLU4jRxL5ZKSoEbqxLamKeZrrkdZbx_3dq1COW31IGaLJ8Ig6rcSEUF5GEMK2he6AZp/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">before.<span> </span>I was a
bit tired, and when I ordered the “continental breakfast” (fruit, yogurt, and
pastries), I forgot to write NO MANGO as I usually do.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So brekkie arrived, such a luxury for someone like me who
just wakes up slowly.<span> </span>We started
eating.<span> </span>I opened my fruit plate, and
there were two slices of </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFahy08rS2A5oKNabvTS5VaEIprgiE84fxwa2DMVIb2C4CjiH-VRDoEuBtsBhWXaga3L9yzG_z3lJtLn2s7ODdNcXdGqgXT6Wn-HhW36nmzrDDz34syAvim3c2UiS5jaV64gtKGhoJlj5n8kNdm8KK2OYcOVwePBzUuod27j6atIlX6stwy4H23rlv/s1360/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2013.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFahy08rS2A5oKNabvTS5VaEIprgiE84fxwa2DMVIb2C4CjiH-VRDoEuBtsBhWXaga3L9yzG_z3lJtLn2s7ODdNcXdGqgXT6Wn-HhW36nmzrDDz34syAvim3c2UiS5jaV64gtKGhoJlj5n8kNdm8KK2OYcOVwePBzUuod27j6atIlX6stwy4H23rlv/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">some pale colored fruit.<span> </span>Not with peel on, the way apple or pear might
be.<span> </span>Peeled.<span> </span>I was suspicious, and had Richard check it
out for me.<span> </span>He insisted it was
apple.<span> </span>So I took a bite, and once I
swallowed it I realized nope, that was definitely not apple.<span> </span>That was mango.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBeaVPPyTCcgInlCrrlZs5RXCW38IK02NNXAfJVa0E-3MUo3oXs-3QgeblGWqHEFS5wvjaMR70PM0z0PChYZu6Q7PaANE1qj0dbnNOYiutERVrdDGy1870yyXOdocNyXxR-4XdJTCgptS79RfYVd_DyZXUyhsLbOoUiZRZ6xw8XzcpEvpU6bk-YKa/s1680/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBeaVPPyTCcgInlCrrlZs5RXCW38IK02NNXAfJVa0E-3MUo3oXs-3QgeblGWqHEFS5wvjaMR70PM0z0PChYZu6Q7PaANE1qj0dbnNOYiutERVrdDGy1870yyXOdocNyXxR-4XdJTCgptS79RfYVd_DyZXUyhsLbOoUiZRZ6xw8XzcpEvpU6bk-YKa/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I called the food service number and asked.<span> </span>Yes, mango.<span>
</span>I called the medical services office, explained the situation, and they
said to come on down.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Threw on my bathrobe (yay for cruise lines that give you a
bathrobe to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHTlhh4kAWpOa7BFtLWWSbtyUbPEtbqY_aveAN5pQj41Ty8o0gtFf4DEK-_Jo9Mup8u4sKnQgIyNKF27qp_fH2uFUVaYbD4etOY-twjQ72txgmOrKM2ZJ7HdBwlk9z57otDYE8NBGxEVcO3jgx8kfQIp86JjF5f0SDKyHLWCVysCusHK4rMOkgBCS/s1680/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHTlhh4kAWpOa7BFtLWWSbtyUbPEtbqY_aveAN5pQj41Ty8o0gtFf4DEK-_Jo9Mup8u4sKnQgIyNKF27qp_fH2uFUVaYbD4etOY-twjQ72txgmOrKM2ZJ7HdBwlk9z57otDYE8NBGxEVcO3jgx8kfQIp86JjF5f0SDKyHLWCVysCusHK4rMOkgBCS/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">use), grabbed my key card, and ran out, wearing a mask.<span> </span>The middle of a major allergic reaction is
not the time to be exposed to Covid.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The staff at the medical office were all great.<span> </span>The intake person rushed me in, got my name
and room number from my card, and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRadb2kilO0ZccNc62uB-idT3GR7WNnA8MUWoloV79hYE2YGU46wjhgPhlFhuXU-f40bTDWuiJ6plgj_O3qcBms58dk_NFSuZM2kNZDD9ue3s0dl5P13L-XfbOTpbZ9XRZYmg93Hz1yju-HmqFeKUn7Rg2skQDfBtze2ILLeJJZziIjpPXCqlca2O/s1440/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRadb2kilO0ZccNc62uB-idT3GR7WNnA8MUWoloV79hYE2YGU46wjhgPhlFhuXU-f40bTDWuiJ6plgj_O3qcBms58dk_NFSuZM2kNZDD9ue3s0dl5P13L-XfbOTpbZ9XRZYmg93Hz1yju-HmqFeKUn7Rg2skQDfBtze2ILLeJJZziIjpPXCqlca2O/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">they already had basic info on me from my
little cold two weeks ago.<span> </span>Then they
rushed me into a room, though I saw my friend L from the previous day, there to
get her mother out of isolation.<span> </span>She
asked if I was okay, I just said mango and rushed into the room.<span> </span>But then we had to go into a different room
for the nebulizer treatment (epinephrine in a mist form </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM7enjXseagmKA1tT4jxL3PetiaoZ2ho21JFk-POboV9yxeMYFg9EhZEBKccmXlgyqTRtntE4iPvgSmT2YTL3rX0_AmTBCUE_VLnYRYw8p8cgI387BjsQQcZU3S0ezd4YsIQ1-9YDGGJntWbzXjTfmXGwBE-uLhNREc3Zf7AGrgW0JCJte6c10ZrR/s1440/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2022.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM7enjXseagmKA1tT4jxL3PetiaoZ2ho21JFk-POboV9yxeMYFg9EhZEBKccmXlgyqTRtntE4iPvgSmT2YTL3rX0_AmTBCUE_VLnYRYw8p8cgI387BjsQQcZU3S0ezd4YsIQ1-9YDGGJntWbzXjTfmXGwBE-uLhNREc3Zf7AGrgW0JCJte6c10ZrR/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">to breathe in so it
goes directly to the lungs, where my reaction hits first).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also was given four tablets of steroids, which basically
subdue the allergic response.<span> </span>I’ll be on
steroids for three more days, in decreasing amounts, because with food
allergies the reaction </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlOnNTlYzKumqAPii1hYFisRuMU89XYtlJ0jgh2iuBPiytGKjVAo5YEvzcVTK-xhKaQOgRe3E7n30nc3I2w88-NB1EINZXQ2dpre7H03LbPK8yqP2YiTj_xIvMbsF7Q-jnIinUv_KMgAy_f0Wk88Rnjct8bsdK94hsfkfsyWkDW5qfm3WNYDTnuKt/s1520/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2025.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlOnNTlYzKumqAPii1hYFisRuMU89XYtlJ0jgh2iuBPiytGKjVAo5YEvzcVTK-xhKaQOgRe3E7n30nc3I2w88-NB1EINZXQ2dpre7H03LbPK8yqP2YiTj_xIvMbsF7Q-jnIinUv_KMgAy_f0Wk88Rnjct8bsdK94hsfkfsyWkDW5qfm3WNYDTnuKt/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2025.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">can pop up anywhere in the digestive tract.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then two injections, in my tush.<span> </span>Ugh.<span>
</span>One was fine, but the other was rather painful, apparently a different
serum.<span> </span>Some are just thicker liquid, or
whatever it is that makes them hurt when being injected.<span> </span>But much better than not getting whatever </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0u2Qsyij-Dg1Mu78_Uz_ls9iWdQJxCdzcIxJQMhuWMbINPpGa8e3WykypoUDS85ZhGlV-_xUPB6PVtd4Lx8UiFY9KQJMtneDdrxpTpgYG6o0-hraXZltvqvE8L_ZRRuC63rYqRtvdBbVpsmaDeDnnwmqy-ac369k3sLFkHvN89LnK-1ctgQHPbehr/s1440/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0u2Qsyij-Dg1Mu78_Uz_ls9iWdQJxCdzcIxJQMhuWMbINPpGa8e3WykypoUDS85ZhGlV-_xUPB6PVtd4Lx8UiFY9KQJMtneDdrxpTpgYG6o0-hraXZltvqvE8L_ZRRuC63rYqRtvdBbVpsmaDeDnnwmqy-ac369k3sLFkHvN89LnK-1ctgQHPbehr/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">reaction
this injection would prevent.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The doctor checked me out after all the treatment for the
day, and said I reacted well to everything.<span>
</span>And that it was good I was able to get there so quickly, so they could
stop the anaphylaxis before it </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y-rSpyPqvScCO424Tyn0f6drWOnYu_q_V1VBkM2IvG7wu4vXLUhX6CZe8KKsE-LmxBpzRdToZHd7-B2xq0mSPNquxHG8-GSsBo7Gzr8WN-E-k_wgcpzSo16OGfaCCjJx-D6clNzhOf4_UK9gNhHQuHobi2DgBgcRrwuWPp6xdFow1AO_xQdZAreG/s1520/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y-rSpyPqvScCO424Tyn0f6drWOnYu_q_V1VBkM2IvG7wu4vXLUhX6CZe8KKsE-LmxBpzRdToZHd7-B2xq0mSPNquxHG8-GSsBo7Gzr8WN-E-k_wgcpzSo16OGfaCCjJx-D6clNzhOf4_UK9gNhHQuHobi2DgBgcRrwuWPp6xdFow1AO_xQdZAreG/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">really took hold.<span> </span>(I guess waiting, or taking a while to
receive treatment, can make it more difficult to stop the reaction.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard met me down in the med center, so we went back to
our cabin, and I ate the rest of my brekkie, skipping the fruit </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kcAAZ3M7roUNyGI40-iwMT04_b6_aHaORUHPLWE1cz3nYK0W81UyeVgFhSWjMlmKOAdEa-aZPesPTkl9IDASAP2MkpFBNogCyCRLlR6esnxkvD_j3NuF71fbjpok5vPRjDCqTfnWniA0fTMpaZ1moXEPI9io-kf9aY4UyZqTSWDWwFop7ocQvTIr/s1520/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2033.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kcAAZ3M7roUNyGI40-iwMT04_b6_aHaORUHPLWE1cz3nYK0W81UyeVgFhSWjMlmKOAdEa-aZPesPTkl9IDASAP2MkpFBNogCyCRLlR6esnxkvD_j3NuF71fbjpok5vPRjDCqTfnWniA0fTMpaZ1moXEPI9io-kf9aY4UyZqTSWDWwFop7ocQvTIr/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2033.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">plate.<span> </span>For me, it was now contaminated, and I
couldn’t risk another iota of mango.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I opted to stay in – receiving steroids in three or four
forms makes me initially hyper, and then I crash and am just exhausted.<span> </span>So I napped in the afternoon, when that crash
hit.<span> </span>Totally missed </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6Xx41DGe0VkEQiuQ7a_R45LBWDFOTp2rutI6YQiFZJPbW3VzrrSp_6h0im6k22Xz1Q415LprcSbLnfavgNu1IdiTS34FGn9JV-s_EG44T90LgrjBHPGPdXHqsLwu0NDdhE9OEibgP9xqG035UNmvuWN9uKWa7wxF0yWhu8PpTqIJUlojnSmzJGkw/s1360/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2040.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6Xx41DGe0VkEQiuQ7a_R45LBWDFOTp2rutI6YQiFZJPbW3VzrrSp_6h0im6k22Xz1Q415LprcSbLnfavgNu1IdiTS34FGn9JV-s_EG44T90LgrjBHPGPdXHqsLwu0NDdhE9OEibgP9xqG035UNmvuWN9uKWa7wxF0yWhu8PpTqIJUlojnSmzJGkw/w400-h300/10.%20Malaga%20Boat%20Drill%20-%2040.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Malaga.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But we had another crew drill on the ship in the late
morning, so that kept me amused for a while.<span>
</span>I watched from our huge window, because this drill was manning the
lifeboats, taking them down from our deck (Deck 4) and getting them to Deck 3
where more people got on each boat, opened the hatches, checked the equipment.<span> </span>Then the lifeboats were lowered to the water,
and they circled around for a while, making sure everything was in good working
order.<span> </span>I appreciate knowing that they
conduct these drills, even if it’s a bit noisy with all the running around and
whirring pulleys and cables of rope.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard had gone out for a smoke, and came back handing me a
card saying “evacuated” that had been in our door’s key card slot.<span> </span>He thought I had had a relapse, and had to be
evacuated for more treatment.<span> </span>I thought
it was likely part of the drill, and I peeked out into our hallway.<span> </span>Sure enough, every room had a bright yellow
evacuation card in their card slot.<span> </span>I
put our card back in, and went back to watching the crew continue their
drill.<span> </span>By the time I thought to take a
photo of the cards, they had already been removed.<span> </span>Oh well.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rest of the day was uneventful.<span> </span>Steroids have a side effect of making people
absolutely ravenous, and fortunately our ship has plenty of comfort foods.<span> </span>Along with menu items highlighting whatever
region in which we’re travelling.<span> </span>So
lunch was seafood paella, bread pudding, and then a bowl of strawberries.<span> </span>Doesn’t that sound like a healing
post-medical-crisis sort of meal?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">After we left port in the evening, the captain announced
that we’d be cruising through the Straits of Gibraltar at about 11 PM.<span> </span>We checked the bow camera on TV, and we
couldn’t see much.<span> </span>Lots of lights, many
other ships coming and going, and what must have been fireworks going off in
the distance.<span> </span>At first we though they
might be lighthouses, but they were not consistently timed, and they definitely
were exploding in circles.<span> </span>Fireworks
seemed the most likely explanation.<span> </span>(I
can’t imagine fireworks on a cruise ship, so they probably were on land.<span> </span>I hope!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow will be another day.<span> </span>And I will remember to always write NO MANGO
on my breakfast order!!!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOFrzhgGNTxE114rq1bZVXe3iNUb-xva6zG_1DVb4oXmoU1yGQTeQdCn1AwRPjFBNI8qSp4MuBG_0r1KasysKqdj5U9stkGQLRpdJ-AqInf4zKTFcOb7PbffiXdVpoEbGCJYkjJbHYixhBsPESKg8RHpGxP4WDFhw8ZqVsPvOwBFovudHn-ESeV64/s1280/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOFrzhgGNTxE114rq1bZVXe3iNUb-xva6zG_1DVb4oXmoU1yGQTeQdCn1AwRPjFBNI8qSp4MuBG_0r1KasysKqdj5U9stkGQLRpdJ-AqInf4zKTFcOb7PbffiXdVpoEbGCJYkjJbHYixhBsPESKg8RHpGxP4WDFhw8ZqVsPvOwBFovudHn-ESeV64/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, what an exciting and fun-filled day!<span> </span>The ship didn’t arrive in Cartagena until 11
AM, so it was a nice slow Sunday kind of a day.<span>
</span>But we managed to walk over 4 miles, and saw all sorts of interesting
sites and events!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRWiMPAciEne_rhLBsPrgXvPrBPfR3aGkkKPvI8svSXSq_-6Pzzw5LK9PecNTs1eQ9X1XJ4JYZOzl6pGsgNBqz2MTgyLOXgAEilZGCAoyRVxbVAiYGn_D5vyF2T0LMo9s3FpblY0zEbQLrw3Y9DkIO3BeaZY2Py5YU8qrlraa5_avwHLz9i-vB_rI/s1440/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRWiMPAciEne_rhLBsPrgXvPrBPfR3aGkkKPvI8svSXSq_-6Pzzw5LK9PecNTs1eQ9X1XJ4JYZOzl6pGsgNBqz2MTgyLOXgAEilZGCAoyRVxbVAiYGn_D5vyF2T0LMo9s3FpblY0zEbQLrw3Y9DkIO3BeaZY2Py5YU8qrlraa5_avwHLz9i-vB_rI/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I met up with L, my new friend, and we waved to her mother
up on the quarantine deck.<span> </span>She had a
balcony, and was out enjoying the fresh air.<span>
</span>Obviously feeling better!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we headed out.<span>
</span>Our plan was to walk by the ancient Roman theatre, walk over to the
modern </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyppWpfAM2T7qEMIOR_0tavXkJ4a_HS8WrNukYBCHG4c1c8YwoZghU2hw7rrLa35CjL8o1GifWhsVsX92YNfr126CUwvtEBlzUwaZTq4CfyuQdxYEVkyDbOHy4m-FCw1rWwGygylwGlrjm_wTzo-MXJr93tv4SjAGxSx6F2i7JseW0R202WAb0prAX/s960/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyppWpfAM2T7qEMIOR_0tavXkJ4a_HS8WrNukYBCHG4c1c8YwoZghU2hw7rrLa35CjL8o1GifWhsVsX92YNfr126CUwvtEBlzUwaZTq4CfyuQdxYEVkyDbOHy4m-FCw1rWwGygylwGlrjm_wTzo-MXJr93tv4SjAGxSx6F2i7JseW0R202WAb0prAX/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">art museum which is located in an old palace, and then go over to some other
archaeological sites in the middle of this mid-sized city.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plans are always subject to change, of course.<span> </span>Because things sometimes just magically
appear or </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKhNnra0XO636Oh6sqOZ08ysHkr2B2kR8wUpapxoVYzZWVwjXMl1WRWp5xB4HAhvBNbtUPx5iYlRNQ33zjJZeZzQ9sL4CMt8WE6r-ALwf1G3jTTrZSqLIARxym2G_8RaVdpKQu1q5cWpmWwRKKq-B6-Z1SVzWMPvW0g5utsXzLu9FVt73sJ3dyExb/s1440/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKhNnra0XO636Oh6sqOZ08ysHkr2B2kR8wUpapxoVYzZWVwjXMl1WRWp5xB4HAhvBNbtUPx5iYlRNQ33zjJZeZzQ9sL4CMt8WE6r-ALwf1G3jTTrZSqLIARxym2G_8RaVdpKQu1q5cWpmWwRKKq-B6-Z1SVzWMPvW0g5utsXzLu9FVt73sJ3dyExb/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">happen across one’s path.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We saw some kind of boat race in the harbor, crew teams in a
different boat than we’re used to in the US.<span>
</span>There was someone on a loudspeaker giving a running commentary of the
race.<span> </span>We also saw some people wearing
triathlon tee shirts, so there may have been something like </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6lCk2HtVQTJ4BviV_pMoI_cB6Q1FzWdvfSWFPbHDinR2FBZFXoBFfI3m27Vo9ZmwzcwHoq8oX0suhT9fJTfhKJQd1RHDaqlyPqsKOE6TpTi-kRfA_RrBWv6Z9Mrd9KA5L-0oi3FyfepjMD1X84Lx7Y2NavvYrWpYl5RhhYK20dpxBuLo7crEz9TA/s1200/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2013.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6lCk2HtVQTJ4BviV_pMoI_cB6Q1FzWdvfSWFPbHDinR2FBZFXoBFfI3m27Vo9ZmwzcwHoq8oX0suhT9fJTfhKJQd1RHDaqlyPqsKOE6TpTi-kRfA_RrBWv6Z9Mrd9KA5L-0oi3FyfepjMD1X84Lx7Y2NavvYrWpYl5RhhYK20dpxBuLo7crEz9TA/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">that going on, we
don’t know.<span> </span>(There’s a university near
the harbor in Cartagena, but we don’t know if these sports events were from the
university or not.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And in the background, a band was playing, getting louder
and louder, as if a parade was approaching.<span>
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhDTsHbnks0ZIEzQxFthSBzwvEw1OU2L1YhTN4QupStrsXMlsrQzOb5yP_T3hOg536uLpBHt9jrSxaRQ5u-k58XvNOzZNG-7_znIaLgQ7_z0PJJUzHTcLtmsnl9cJdxCHg-Yb3sy7HYegDNy8UjyCjSYPFiqU1TYAzNMfWDplJNpMN72qHhF1yHMO/s1280/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhDTsHbnks0ZIEzQxFthSBzwvEw1OU2L1YhTN4QupStrsXMlsrQzOb5yP_T3hOg536uLpBHt9jrSxaRQ5u-k58XvNOzZNG-7_znIaLgQ7_z0PJJUzHTcLtmsnl9cJdxCHg-Yb3sy7HYegDNy8UjyCjSYPFiqU1TYAzNMfWDplJNpMN72qHhF1yHMO/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to investigate the band or parade, leaving the triathlon and
boat race behind.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was an old car, maybe from the 1910s or 20s, with a
few passengers.<span> </span>People in rather
old-fashioned dress, men in suits and top hats, a few with sashes or full
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-y3SIB9dNjDp3hIUDNniL3BZTqef2DmLOoGcjpE4vU0OlHjKcY9pC8412ySTQclj4VPmQ3uZUIA7Xkwherm-N36tdDYCBIU1wcQNe31R09RgH6G88eHpqJm8By7ZFT-ow7VI5oWa26lnY1fzpCZRzt8O6Yy9TtBYAd_yXHqyfwYgD-pRfQz2At1J/s1280/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2022.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-y3SIB9dNjDp3hIUDNniL3BZTqef2DmLOoGcjpE4vU0OlHjKcY9pC8412ySTQclj4VPmQ3uZUIA7Xkwherm-N36tdDYCBIU1wcQNe31R09RgH6G88eHpqJm8By7ZFT-ow7VI5oWa26lnY1fzpCZRzt8O6Yy9TtBYAd_yXHqyfwYgD-pRfQz2At1J/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">military garb.<span> </span>Women in long dresses
circa 1890 to 1920, with varying hemlines, embellished hats, and coordinating
parasols.<span> </span>These people were walking down
the street behind the very slow car.<span> </span>And
the band was marching behind, men in matching white uniforms playing various
brass instruments.<span> </span>They were </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHrcoSQcG0S1yl2jbeLFQHXuEUjPfr1VUjV38KyebnwwIInOg7WI6K_FijXrBE3IRAqogcXOSLgsrVl4BDJN6oxoVbmr21NFbY6KLZXe45lFms-cHVJzb7AeNoA2YKc9AzS9S7p0hZI12zPJL9bEOBH1sY6CI53cg7zNRN84qRYx19R7T1GUvGRDL/s1120/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHrcoSQcG0S1yl2jbeLFQHXuEUjPfr1VUjV38KyebnwwIInOg7WI6K_FijXrBE3IRAqogcXOSLgsrVl4BDJN6oxoVbmr21NFbY6KLZXe45lFms-cHVJzb7AeNoA2YKc9AzS9S7p0hZI12zPJL9bEOBH1sY6CI53cg7zNRN84qRYx19R7T1GUvGRDL/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">followed by
young people in the same sort of uniforms, all carrying drums wrapped in black
velvet with gold fringe, drumming along with the horns.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We followed them for a bit, but then decided to visit the
Roman theatre.<span> </span>There was a museum with a
line </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77saSzSrhatKUNdFQswbzE3qU4wtnbPsirtlTAoUug6QdfuNMd5Y66m4o_8jMGww5skOLsrpnHXVc1RMJf2G914UUedcmV82Ti0obrOpvTq5JmfJvxF1ebCKxM7oU-bE8Ln2Uak56sHa7QrqQCi2stCvStDK-uKwxuwcKhr0VyPImitgPpRbTf74n/s1200/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2037.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77saSzSrhatKUNdFQswbzE3qU4wtnbPsirtlTAoUug6QdfuNMd5Y66m4o_8jMGww5skOLsrpnHXVc1RMJf2G914UUedcmV82Ti0obrOpvTq5JmfJvxF1ebCKxM7oU-bE8Ln2Uak56sHa7QrqQCi2stCvStDK-uKwxuwcKhr0VyPImitgPpRbTf74n/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2037.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">waiting to enter, the entry ticket included being able to walk around
within the theatre.<span> </span>We opted for the
free plan, talking side streets to the back of the museum and looking at this
ancient theatre through a fence.<span> </span>It was
in remarkably good shape, with part of the backdrop or stage set still
standing.<span> </span>Really gorgeous, I hope </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFDbWTueS7mRRbz7vOemwVH3Lc3ErNkSYDqmJ0ALuQO4Amw_zyOW-WJ4JjH7sBcxBUssEEuim3XP9xUjuRMTqFxomilxVlm_cZXI6MvkfNzl7npPyL0c6OaSO6KIlPzQ4hXjvp2T7K3O2S2b3QBFAizKXEOb5VpJJwFzV08E1-eg8L_3YeNBmr0Jc/s1520/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2065.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFDbWTueS7mRRbz7vOemwVH3Lc3ErNkSYDqmJ0ALuQO4Amw_zyOW-WJ4JjH7sBcxBUssEEuim3XP9xUjuRMTqFxomilxVlm_cZXI6MvkfNzl7npPyL0c6OaSO6KIlPzQ4hXjvp2T7K3O2S2b3QBFAizKXEOb5VpJJwFzV08E1-eg8L_3YeNBmr0Jc/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2065.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">they
still hold performances there!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nearby, we found a mural and garden modeled after
traditional ancient Roman gardens.<span> </span>It
really was lovely, with marbled-lined squares full of flowers, and paths between
the flower beds.<span> </span>It was a little green
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L7kqcew6zym1hosrEbHC17cK_p2PGNe9LINt3HvEHhSKJqwhUFtEAD0jWUg-_nhsM2Mq5k7nIOdUWjoCh_PtaQbZFRaLR58-Cn7WUCwBenUl_b2DrFGlY2EESc6EC7Ml-HFP6pRSQ1R4B21naEwL9BSoZ79zFV7S787ejKjlyEAruec-77AjaqgA/s1760/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2066.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L7kqcew6zym1hosrEbHC17cK_p2PGNe9LINt3HvEHhSKJqwhUFtEAD0jWUg-_nhsM2Mq5k7nIOdUWjoCh_PtaQbZFRaLR58-Cn7WUCwBenUl_b2DrFGlY2EESc6EC7Ml-HFP6pRSQ1R4B21naEwL9BSoZ79zFV7S787ejKjlyEAruec-77AjaqgA/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2066.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">oasis in this neighborhood.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wandering down the street, we found our costumed paraders
again.<span> </span>We followed along with this group
for a while, trying to figure out what was going on.<span> </span>Overhearing one of the men talking to someone
on the street, in normal clothing, we pieced </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LnaBcAosekq0yKDSylmplqUyPWs8SY4HlEOg0vYkSQltUo7R7ID-Rm_AcRDezO5oEm23S__Tu7lY_2TdGxNjrVJbYyjCIV44VE37H25Q63e60_tfq8EyHdjui4W9wwdl85tHlNi8oUQ0gUuvvI8RHk6hhFR29gZN6zJKUT0fjh-j3ehH-tttujxU/s1680/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2067.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LnaBcAosekq0yKDSylmplqUyPWs8SY4HlEOg0vYkSQltUo7R7ID-Rm_AcRDezO5oEm23S__Tu7lY_2TdGxNjrVJbYyjCIV44VE37H25Q63e60_tfq8EyHdjui4W9wwdl85tHlNi8oUQ0gUuvvI8RHk6hhFR29gZN6zJKUT0fjh-j3ehH-tttujxU/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">together that this was a group
that periodically gets together and does this to celebrate various periods in
the town’s history.<span> </span>It wasn’t a holiday,
nor a reenactment of any particular event.<span>
</span>Just a group of friends celebrating Cartagena, Spain, in the 1890s to
1920s or so.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAGcdJpS2uTiUk-Eb5cp-WBO1eWY_xn_DiPHs4EqSOfRQc9b53-6zvflFq5y2bDMFW44DyEHTSHuAOUb9nVokarcDCiEL-0s_mVevC15uE5Mo1WuH9U0OzcBYrH5MAmu9Z2GDlTf7DcbY5imbCQusMX-axjbXUdaoZCjbKwVAFjy5d8cUlgb4wgTa/s1240/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2080.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1240" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAGcdJpS2uTiUk-Eb5cp-WBO1eWY_xn_DiPHs4EqSOfRQc9b53-6zvflFq5y2bDMFW44DyEHTSHuAOUb9nVokarcDCiEL-0s_mVevC15uE5Mo1WuH9U0OzcBYrH5MAmu9Z2GDlTf7DcbY5imbCQusMX-axjbXUdaoZCjbKwVAFjy5d8cUlgb4wgTa/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2080.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay then!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This group of paraders had gathered near a small café or
bar, but they walked on down the road.<span>
</span>By now, I was ready for some lunch, and this little place smelled
good.<span> </span>I asked to see the menu, which
looked intriguing, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfaIX43kAqYOGZgxgW9J9tUTWWs2P1mr368AqpdBdWCcUpYn5n_AyY1JH0sAs-lbUdBbAqhhBzLlGf-MvTqHfuXR_uyGMqZ8vf9k2WwNrH2IRL_yVVril7t35aMx7IVscNMCdCDSHbA7PL5mFgO7Ac4p0qtHcML9YNtohU2A9cNbE3-0bahE0jlTu/s1120/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2083.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfaIX43kAqYOGZgxgW9J9tUTWWs2P1mr368AqpdBdWCcUpYn5n_AyY1JH0sAs-lbUdBbAqhhBzLlGf-MvTqHfuXR_uyGMqZ8vf9k2WwNrH2IRL_yVVril7t35aMx7IVscNMCdCDSHbA7PL5mFgO7Ac4p0qtHcML9YNtohU2A9cNbE3-0bahE0jlTu/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2083.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it turned out to be an absolutely amazing place to eat!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I ended up ordering a variety of tapas for my lunch.<span> </span>I started with something called a <i>bicicletta</i>,
and yes, that is Spanish for bicycle.<span> </span>It
was a breadstick-like dough baked into a skinny U </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKq-RkPHkXLm61efkElRV_tFHqUQhdjGBdS0gdPd4_SmGtQL8_rHNMFfFdFY5QiIvmDIGoGZ83Tztwgmfx1DUCLyNN6_-pueCVe964bhtD7nAEVWoku4091qsi4ax4b6K8RnI0cXHYdvsklSqRNSgenNKxANw0RrwV2R-ccIqpCQawN0veTnWrMSV/s1840/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2085.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1840" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKq-RkPHkXLm61efkElRV_tFHqUQhdjGBdS0gdPd4_SmGtQL8_rHNMFfFdFY5QiIvmDIGoGZ83Tztwgmfx1DUCLyNN6_-pueCVe964bhtD7nAEVWoku4091qsi4ax4b6K8RnI0cXHYdvsklSqRNSgenNKxANw0RrwV2R-ccIqpCQawN0veTnWrMSV/w400-h308/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2085.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">shape, with a healthy portion
of tuna salad on top.<span> </span>Yum, quite
tasty!<span> </span>I also had a tostada – a slice of
toasted bread with melted Brie cheese, a drizzle of honey, and half a walnut on
top.<span> </span>Wow, delicious!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This wasn’t quite enough for lunch, so we went to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTE0m3QO2eQn7pL7yKYjGdctPnhnB7uTXu3vNQZkBMJIbwBIYLo4DoQgVijIinD1yMepOcyd2uQ-hAxmJnBs14iphz8WM1mKvNkK32XmduVS4wxtk2LqZJ-l8p-HMJsK4-hzMZT_j3r8740Yi7JkGy8RJR60p5Kvve9Ca7yKnFUw_lv2HHdxmq8oA/s1360/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2093.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTE0m3QO2eQn7pL7yKYjGdctPnhnB7uTXu3vNQZkBMJIbwBIYLo4DoQgVijIinD1yMepOcyd2uQ-hAxmJnBs14iphz8WM1mKvNkK32XmduVS4wxtk2LqZJ-l8p-HMJsK4-hzMZT_j3r8740Yi7JkGy8RJR60p5Kvve9Ca7yKnFUw_lv2HHdxmq8oA/w400-h300/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%2093.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">order
something else.<span> </span>Our waitress recommended
their special, basically another <i>bicicletta</i> but with a small slice of
glazed salmon on top.<span> </span>Her description was
that they put brown sugar on the salmon and then they bomb it.<span> </span>I tried not to laugh – I think she meant they
use a torch to melt the sugar, but I know that in Puerto Rico a fireman is
called a bombero, so bombing the salmon was probably adding fire.<span> </span>I think.<span>
</span>It really was a great visual, though, imagining bombing a small slice of
salmon!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was also delicious!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then, the piéce de resistance – we saw someone being
served the rosa de alcachoka, the artichoke rose, served with black truffle
sauce!!!<span> </span>We just looked at each other
and knew we needed to share a serving of that.<span>
</span>That turned out to be the best item yet!<span>
</span>It was served with some berry marmalade that also was made with truffle
– the whole thing was incredible!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So yes, I took photos of these fabulously tasty items.<span> </span>It probably was one of the most innovative
and gourmet lunches I’ve ever had!<span> </span>Absolutely
wonderful!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The place is called Larvi – their address is Calle del Aire
25, in Cartagena, Spain.<span> </span>They don’t have
a website yet, but they really have amazingly delicious food!!!<span> </span>(They have an Instagram page:<span> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/larvicartagena/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">https://www.instagram.com/larvicartagena/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D</a>)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">After our fabulous lunch, we walked on to the the modern art
museum, housed in a beautiful mansion.<span>
</span>The place turned out to be closed, perhaps because it was Sunday, or
maybe because it was siesta time.<span> </span>No
idea.<span> </span>We checked with a friendly grocer,
who said yes, they are closed.<span> </span>But he
gave each of us a delicious orange, just because Cartagena is that kind of
place.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">To one side of the art museum building, we found the ancient
Roman road that has been uncovered, or at least a portion of it, the Decumano
Maximo.<span> </span>Across the modern street, this
Roman street continued, another section of it dug up, complete with the
outlines of houses that lined the street, and the square bases of columns that
once held up the roofs of these dwellings.<span>
</span>Mind-boggling to know we were walking where Roman citizens once lived
over 2000 years ago, trying to imagine what their lives must have been like way
back then.<span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We continued on up this incline, and found what looked like
a small colosseum, although it turned out to be the old and now disused bull
ring.<span> </span>In the opposite direction, we
found an old Roman gate, and then the medieval walls that once surrounded all
of Cartagena.<span> </span>We walked on, finding
ourselves now walking on top of these old protective walls, with various sentry
posts and guard houses.<span> </span>There were gates
below, but the grates over the openings were locked, so we continued walking on
the tops of the walls, wide enough for a chariot or carriage and horses.<span> </span>It was an interesting view of the city, to be
raised several storeys above the rest of the buildings!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked on, and eventually found a spiral staircase that
allowed us to get back down to ground level.<span>
</span>It was a two or three storey staircase, but it brought us down to the
park, and then on to the waterfront.<span>
</span>Lots of pleasure boats, including catamarans.<span> </span>We could see our ship in the distance, so we
headed that way.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It really was a fun day, so much happening, and an amazing
(and inexpensive) lunch!<span> </span>We both had a
great time, and Cartagena will always be remembered as a wonderful place to
visit!<span> </span>(It actually would be an
incredible place to re-visit for a longer stay!)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVTLxV-ogt0zO2Tf72dt_WZklCSVN7nWt6fxfiuuAVoKRAH3kX5wcUJ9e5QZhIivpFTZIcj9kkR4bEkp5qymceMlQ4RraUHMTxvPCgD0Hu75mW56Tyg8wtjYn1InTRAEZYI498CdjTJ6SCCP_B4CIFGCXN_HTmLK2hDzdOaldLoKy-5hRHX9sN7_V/s1280/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVTLxV-ogt0zO2Tf72dt_WZklCSVN7nWt6fxfiuuAVoKRAH3kX5wcUJ9e5QZhIivpFTZIcj9kkR4bEkp5qymceMlQ4RraUHMTxvPCgD0Hu75mW56Tyg8wtjYn1InTRAEZYI498CdjTJ6SCCP_B4CIFGCXN_HTmLK2hDzdOaldLoKy-5hRHX9sN7_V/w640-h480/9.%20Cartagena,%20Spain%20-%208.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru_nwAcMe3JJZoMnxQvHPxliF6PHJByWZ9t8DdejIlxRweiPgESe0PIatDjWa3ppEqX1XL0dZf09Y6HDKlVZvPYlmnTeP97jLA_zdXig4Bn9bxnUzRnyY6EW93sB2akgkmgJhjARBaiUxS6LhgfRGZDjavaKnkAYIOM1L9Bdoh0OUw4k5u2L4H1R3/s1680/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru_nwAcMe3JJZoMnxQvHPxliF6PHJByWZ9t8DdejIlxRweiPgESe0PIatDjWa3ppEqX1XL0dZf09Y6HDKlVZvPYlmnTeP97jLA_zdXig4Bn9bxnUzRnyY6EW93sB2akgkmgJhjARBaiUxS6LhgfRGZDjavaKnkAYIOM1L9Bdoh0OUw4k5u2L4H1R3/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today is a “turnaround” day for the ship – some people are
disembarking and flying home, other people are boarding the ship for the rest
of Spain and then the Atlantic crossing.<span>
</span>So things are not quite normal, including no breakfast delivery for
us.<span> </span>It really is a luxury to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmlObBHvA6ZL_WDUL2aONBJdbV3zsyHx97WRMNX8mxlZ6WmE235hWZAjsrYOYhj6tbkCssiwrsBRTQn51M5keaU5jCfOX7yyh2MvCAR8GQt_Lr1xVRsVm5s3seqmLEIt6qp33wdCdNI0WoO80wuwJzA7ZYyQrGzH3zBP_PrPE0mErIetXKNvtOZtC/s2000/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2000" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmlObBHvA6ZL_WDUL2aONBJdbV3zsyHx97WRMNX8mxlZ6WmE235hWZAjsrYOYhj6tbkCssiwrsBRTQn51M5keaU5jCfOX7yyh2MvCAR8GQt_Lr1xVRsVm5s3seqmLEIt6qp33wdCdNI0WoO80wuwJzA7ZYyQrGzH3zBP_PrPE0mErIetXKNvtOZtC/w400-h308/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">have
breakfast delivered to the room, enabling me to get up slowly.<span> </span>But today, I was forced to get up, exercise,
take my shower, dress, and only then go up to the buffet and get some
breakfast.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I boarded the elevator and ran into my teacher friend from
yesterday.<span> </span>It turned </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfT9HqoXKUuw8KsMR4__H-Ofu1Ov8Zsv6HibHD9WjXdAlszAeUoNKWJN0yHqd_C0lMBnPSGZIgPp6xPXmdND0jTrNs_9dVgc_i8DE6wLsx7cHHSRTYnEE_41Ed99etFoHHjUubwOZvGJguQbZSHgGG-HhxY-HKIV3GlF3dU7lT4fQaqJOSGKfhoqI/s1200/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfT9HqoXKUuw8KsMR4__H-Ofu1Ov8Zsv6HibHD9WjXdAlszAeUoNKWJN0yHqd_C0lMBnPSGZIgPp6xPXmdND0jTrNs_9dVgc_i8DE6wLsx7cHHSRTYnEE_41Ed99etFoHHjUubwOZvGJguQbZSHgGG-HhxY-HKIV3GlF3dU7lT4fQaqJOSGKfhoqI/w400-h334/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">out that her mother
was one of the people on board who caught Covid, and however mild it was, she
was still put in isolation, in a lovely suite with a verandah.<span> </span>My friend her daughter was not allowed to
visit, for fear of spreading the disease.<span>
</span>The two had originally planned to tour Barcelona seeing all the
wonderful buildings by Antonio Gaudi, but they had to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdwKGa9wiIgruyYngm-R1wQn_6RZw2Nu1l7FpYC54kkp-_BELyJi0wjkY5bCKwh7I8fYHReQKIuVaG7dr5HLKxUtBx0TRM6wZpj8PMSpXA99NHuS-nPkp35QQSC4WyPReMMst_Fve27OxFf0zJabPUIf5rg8W8LTa_CLj4js-B1YAmvywezlzfb4C/s960/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdwKGa9wiIgruyYngm-R1wQn_6RZw2Nu1l7FpYC54kkp-_BELyJi0wjkY5bCKwh7I8fYHReQKIuVaG7dr5HLKxUtBx0TRM6wZpj8PMSpXA99NHuS-nPkp35QQSC4WyPReMMst_Fve27OxFf0zJabPUIf5rg8W8LTa_CLj4js-B1YAmvywezlzfb4C/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">cancel those plans with
her mother being quarantined.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So my new friend and I agreed we’d trek around the city
today, and see what we could find.<span> </span>We
had a wonderful time!<span> </span>Not everyone is
happy to just walk and figure things out as they go, but she and I </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqa7wc-13NlN1rr571V5hLVHf1UxOCup5D7qODKa1h-XdPpV2YK2XErx1KEnumPQ-kGnHM8WaxUoABKeloL3XaGAZADLpISWBLwUamLHuWg_ryyOQnpLU3SvdAaSeFkx4FTMo-7QooZYt12VF9_VqXFF0gCGsBh_mFEp4SLaIrUrWxEty076CcFYX/s1120/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqa7wc-13NlN1rr571V5hLVHf1UxOCup5D7qODKa1h-XdPpV2YK2XErx1KEnumPQ-kGnHM8WaxUoABKeloL3XaGAZADLpISWBLwUamLHuWg_ryyOQnpLU3SvdAaSeFkx4FTMo-7QooZYt12VF9_VqXFF0gCGsBh_mFEp4SLaIrUrWxEty076CcFYX/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">both seem to
travel that way, so it was a good match.<span>
</span>We met at our appointed time, boarded the shuttle bus to town, and
headed off.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bus let us off at the base of La Rambla, the huge
pedestrian street that bisects the old part of Barcelona.<span> </span>It’s about 2 </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBTj4y6DWz7AmkLQu0nwLKtwxvqPO4oKHT0nCernSwQB91JyLhaYjSMrJzoqf_GuEFtRIs4KOGUam4vLe3Hlxr707LOtFMjY12uM11S4zRpvQkd6xYqSWmUZlOt9m6xDGqqCNWHTdUIu9-0K1jENVLUA4T1cJeljHZHy4O2dlI63AyILFBsxqNbdK/s1360/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2024.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBTj4y6DWz7AmkLQu0nwLKtwxvqPO4oKHT0nCernSwQB91JyLhaYjSMrJzoqf_GuEFtRIs4KOGUam4vLe3Hlxr707LOtFMjY12uM11S4zRpvQkd6xYqSWmUZlOt9m6xDGqqCNWHTdUIu9-0K1jENVLUA4T1cJeljHZHy4O2dlI63AyILFBsxqNbdK/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">miles in length, with a very
slow uphill.<span> </span>Full of shops and cafés, it
really is the center of the city and perfect for tourists who like to just
wander without a plan.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s what we did.<span>
</span>We walked for a while, chatting.<span>
</span>We found a sort of secondhand goods open air market, and browsed
briefly.<span> </span>All kinds of interesting
things, but nothing we couldn’t live </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhkqmfYGoYvQa8-1tMhlojxVbHSc1jTTsR2z6bgjxZDDXalN4GP1Fk97SjF0n9zd36CY5N2Z1t5saKhFF2WDGxwvIwTfEtdcsZffR5r5GIgNykrTwvo-5hpU8nPnGmLE6_dMmlsCfW9LvNmTshI_U1eXPxtILcfbxXIVlsMIvweDoe5lkb4jFKyXv/s1040/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2028.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhkqmfYGoYvQa8-1tMhlojxVbHSc1jTTsR2z6bgjxZDDXalN4GP1Fk97SjF0n9zd36CY5N2Z1t5saKhFF2WDGxwvIwTfEtdcsZffR5r5GIgNykrTwvo-5hpU8nPnGmLE6_dMmlsCfW9LvNmTshI_U1eXPxtILcfbxXIVlsMIvweDoe5lkb4jFKyXv/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2028.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">without.<span>
</span>We wandered on.<span> </span>Stopped at a
lovely café for some coffee, sitting at a table along the sidewalk, watching
the masses of people walking by.<span> </span>There
were something like five cruise ships in port, but most of the people along La
Rambla seemed to be locals out shopping, a normal Saturday activity.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked onward, and </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxnjLr6WuhR0hZqBsyAmfsFf4Ugu6RryN_4FfkMrpIeyWmMp_q5VA-Qkcq6A3sbszZlaR_yigNe2QUYhsiEhRUh-nP8P3B8Zpu3Q_GxUM6ddCwVbYbatNV-4W_Hitsn4DoTf_Q8a0_QEO1JbDbqdF3DEiKTirJ4cTTz6cjA6rmgYouv3EHkxcHMed/s1120/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxnjLr6WuhR0hZqBsyAmfsFf4Ugu6RryN_4FfkMrpIeyWmMp_q5VA-Qkcq6A3sbszZlaR_yigNe2QUYhsiEhRUh-nP8P3B8Zpu3Q_GxUM6ddCwVbYbatNV-4W_Hitsn4DoTf_Q8a0_QEO1JbDbqdF3DEiKTirJ4cTTz6cjA6rmgYouv3EHkxcHMed/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">saw the huge food market to our
left.<span> </span>Of course, we had to explore that
as well.<span> </span>Turned out to be the perfect
place for lunch!<span> </span>We each had a delicious
empanada, the stuffed meat (or chicken) and veg pie.<span> </span>The pollo picante was the perfect amount of
spicy!<span> </span>Then another stand had wonderful
little things </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjwzF0Eq_dyJHFDXSgDRqIVm79wGzXXIdQ5YjpFoesnGRi7ZY5ohd5W2dtavfVA_Mgg8rt-uz-w3mFdWx_FZWsG2uroeSe1E7ejDpu_YzMCqADkHwteRN1QbXoEwhNKyf2YQIAm_1eU5PfuiIOiM-ZdMe0KSbFDywY93HA5MRwm54379QCcphvH-e/s1040/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjwzF0Eq_dyJHFDXSgDRqIVm79wGzXXIdQ5YjpFoesnGRi7ZY5ohd5W2dtavfVA_Mgg8rt-uz-w3mFdWx_FZWsG2uroeSe1E7ejDpu_YzMCqADkHwteRN1QbXoEwhNKyf2YQIAm_1eU5PfuiIOiM-ZdMe0KSbFDywY93HA5MRwm54379QCcphvH-e/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2019.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">for tapas, so I had my favorite, tortilla española, the little
potato omelette.<span> </span>(She had a croqueta,
sort of a little fried ham and cheese thing, not as doughy as a fritter but
along those lines.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We found a plaza that was, well, not quite cleaned up for
tourists.<span> </span>There were sitting places, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAjDEdJMt4Bs9oxCicYuSBkCdGJaRmfnlzG40VEg2fdnpTcqwP_xURWXrJw9pSMMPG0w4UJ6XNV5MTjh8TU0KDnayQWvXnTRjc_vngjUBNevbW9B2gY7kQYQiH5JoXm0X_jaSQTk1VQTwgNk4GerjUWAl8u4hOa7hpb-9SzEJQKTZVMFMOqbzN9NR/s960/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAjDEdJMt4Bs9oxCicYuSBkCdGJaRmfnlzG40VEg2fdnpTcqwP_xURWXrJw9pSMMPG0w4UJ6XNV5MTjh8TU0KDnayQWvXnTRjc_vngjUBNevbW9B2gY7kQYQiH5JoXm0X_jaSQTk1VQTwgNk4GerjUWAl8u4hOa7hpb-9SzEJQKTZVMFMOqbzN9NR/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">but
they were a bit grubby so we chose to stand and eat our lunch.<span> </span>And read the graffiti.<span> </span>Oddly, there were signs for Antifa – no idea
if this movement crossed the Atlantic, or if US citizens were spray-painting
graffiti in Barcelona, or what!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walking back to La Rambla, we suddenly saw </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2Dnt44uZQsbnAXpC9QpOyvUCpT3vsNw2P3wLokQN04ZpYYlQyb36BSzma4qDvabqji0IpnBxdqFtIhg--5toV7o67Wl5O0bBPNfPknXBddT8uc6RYrug8lZ4L6Kpv7OyMIeSHY2TbtdwhC5RV6ftJJGN_RXyywe5tXvM8g5EMv8Gnie0mxCTj38w/s1040/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2022.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2Dnt44uZQsbnAXpC9QpOyvUCpT3vsNw2P3wLokQN04ZpYYlQyb36BSzma4qDvabqji0IpnBxdqFtIhg--5toV7o67Wl5O0bBPNfPknXBddT8uc6RYrug8lZ4L6Kpv7OyMIeSHY2TbtdwhC5RV6ftJJGN_RXyywe5tXvM8g5EMv8Gnie0mxCTj38w/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">a parade of
people coming toward us, all in fancy clothing and faces painted like
skulls!<span> </span>I overheard someone saying
something about “La Dia de los Muertos, de Mexico” – the Day of the Dead, from
Mexico!<span> </span>I thought the Day of the Dead,
also celebrated in many parts of Central and South America, was </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AZalOekjC1C-AyArniz6MbnjAm5I-EMPptdrzW7Bn3Fc2pAvNpjOjOtE1gL3yFCbZy999KexeZiowJDDpwjTRGAMD_bmi4g_5tOgKFNspGhSia-2XS-hj3LXh3XkBC6wJ9exWjZEuLEopT_RCoApaFNKgn2IVr05Or8Z5EZrDNS5SSZgmWdnhjxk/s1120/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2023.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AZalOekjC1C-AyArniz6MbnjAm5I-EMPptdrzW7Bn3Fc2pAvNpjOjOtE1gL3yFCbZy999KexeZiowJDDpwjTRGAMD_bmi4g_5tOgKFNspGhSia-2XS-hj3LXh3XkBC6wJ9exWjZEuLEopT_RCoApaFNKgn2IVr05Or8Z5EZrDNS5SSZgmWdnhjxk/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">usually on
November 1 or 2.<span> </span>But since today was
Saturday, it made sense that the parade down this main road would be saved for
the weekend.<span> </span>They were colorful, and
some people seemed to have giant papier-mâché heads covering themselves.<span> </span>There even was a stilt dancer, what we Virgin
Islanders call a mocko jumbie!<span> </span>I’ve
never seen a </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpHx95wIxl9E9bKMAVm4tQsMWdtPYEtFl0vKVLCU-Q0eETah45qlg1acEJ0jYGclRh3k0DW_N0DpmD12pXnQo3HN_7i-MgDelW7l3sc-e2fuhsg5cJqwLF8GafqZDKxj8LSKDOtMzkW35GNJMoshQF0rXjindKiWmD8QpsWnw8HDO8eJ71QXYQh6U/s1200/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2025.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpHx95wIxl9E9bKMAVm4tQsMWdtPYEtFl0vKVLCU-Q0eETah45qlg1acEJ0jYGclRh3k0DW_N0DpmD12pXnQo3HN_7i-MgDelW7l3sc-e2fuhsg5cJqwLF8GafqZDKxj8LSKDOtMzkW35GNJMoshQF0rXjindKiWmD8QpsWnw8HDO8eJ71QXYQh6U/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2025.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">mocko jumbie at a Day of the Dead celebration, but, well, sure,
why not!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Onward, we walked up the rest of La Rambla, just looking at
people and buildings and stores.<span> </span>Nothing
was quite as exciting as that parade, but it was still fun.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There’s a giant tile image </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_UC08osS7j-aBAHftEPRtjRUd8HTZfqYg_xqZaBYjfre2WqZwYLnQPIGkhwOUWsW7wD8rL7qFj4TbLN0YLYSgv2QFEvUzYOOPiE2eJWbz008qAyPv5jLVmFsPL3JFCUqtBqQe1CNUBGZWHadmV4z4EY4CApZ9jJtkm7EmDV8S6aa8sXmUHIUCgpJ/s1200/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2026.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_UC08osS7j-aBAHftEPRtjRUd8HTZfqYg_xqZaBYjfre2WqZwYLnQPIGkhwOUWsW7wD8rL7qFj4TbLN0YLYSgv2QFEvUzYOOPiE2eJWbz008qAyPv5jLVmFsPL3JFCUqtBqQe1CNUBGZWHadmV4z4EY4CApZ9jJtkm7EmDV8S6aa8sXmUHIUCgpJ/w400-h300/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2026.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the middle of La Rambla
created by Spanish Joan Miro.<span> </span>I love his
work, abstract but somehow representational, in basic shapes and colors.<span> </span>There’s something soothing about his
paintings that appeals to me.<span> </span>I tried to
get a photo of the whole artwork, but it wasn’t easy with the numbers of people
walking </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO379VVwTZrjIs47slXnEjKKejJ9lQ4OjIluEe65x_4qwS42RsKa8IbRZ2hI0XOuwGdaKa7QcH2oFiFJpz7-BsQK-581zghH_R1G-KyDSwVkiPCeGdAV1RUKXdSKCRg6szCeoHgslwGCeUnszxojKtupkr9MlqHKHnaBVnyyQ45IM63AnEgdt-jKr0/s960/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="806" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO379VVwTZrjIs47slXnEjKKejJ9lQ4OjIluEe65x_4qwS42RsKa8IbRZ2hI0XOuwGdaKa7QcH2oFiFJpz7-BsQK-581zghH_R1G-KyDSwVkiPCeGdAV1RUKXdSKCRg6szCeoHgslwGCeUnszxojKtupkr9MlqHKHnaBVnyyQ45IM63AnEgdt-jKr0/w401-h477/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">up and down the street.<span> </span>Most not
even noticing that they were walking over art!<span>
</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought I should pick up some chocolate for Richard,
because Spain has really good chocolate.<span>
</span>So we found a store that had gorgeous chocolates, and tons of
samples.<span> </span>Their dark chocolate with
almond bits was delicious, and yes, I had three or four samples just to be
sure.<span> </span>They also had a very good almond
paste covered in candied orange – wow was that good!<span> </span>But Richard is a milk chocolate fan, and they
only had one bar that was milk chocolate – though it came with puffed rice
bits.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">To top it off, the bar only came in one size, 8.8 ounces
(250 grams).<span> </span>HUGE!<span> </span>Bigger than a paperback book!<span> </span>Fine, not a problem, more to enjoy that way.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It turned out that all the chocolates in the store were on
sale all weekend, because Monday was National Torrone Day.<span> </span>I’m not exactly sure what kind of candy a
torrone is, because the sale included this huge bar, as well as the boxes of
smaller chocolates.<span> </span>But hey, a discount
is a discount, and I’ll celebrate any kind of candy any day of the year!<span> </span>(And why isn’t there an International
Chocolate Day??)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friend bought a lovely box of chocolates for her mother,
in a pretty blue and white box.<span> </span>We were
set, although we had one or two more little samples.<span> </span>Wandering on.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We both hit that point when we needed a ladies’ room, and my
solution is always find a café, order a drink, use their facilities.<span> </span>We went back to our original café, but they
weren’t serving coffee at this point in the day.<span> </span>(It was maybe 1:30 PM, I guess kitchens
become busy with lunch orders and don’t want to bother with small coffee
orders.)<span> </span>We also couldn’t find a table,
so we shared a table with a woman from England who was on another ship, and who
was traveling by herself because her husband couldn’t get time off from
work.<span> </span>So we had a lovely time just
chatting, sharing thoughts and experiences on travel, life, cruising, all
that.<span> </span>It really was fun to just sit with
a perfect stranger and spend an hour or two getting to know about their life.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But we needed to catch the shuttle bus back to our ship, and
the last bus was due to leave by 4 PM or so.<span>
</span>We said our goodbyes, then finished our day of walking by catching the
bus and heading back to the ship.<span> </span>We’ll
check in with each other tomorrow, and possibly meet up again.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard was happy to sample his chocolate, and said it’s
pretty good.<span> </span>(It really is quite thick,
but fortunately breaks easily into 8ths.)<span>
</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">While some people disembarked here in Barcelona, it seems
that more people came on the ship than left.<span>
</span>Things were crazy crowded at dinner, to the point that we were given a
pager to be called when a table was available in the dining room!<span> </span>It will take a few days for all of us to
adjust to this, but it was a bit surprising.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want to add that I’ve walked over 5 miles today – and my
new pedometer is quite funny!<span> </span>Apparently
when it hits 10,000 steps, I get a little flashing symbol of a person with
their arms raised in victory!<span> </span>Seriously,
I saw that and started laughing!!!<span> </span>Who
programs that in???<span> </span>So funny!!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVZFcKKshSakNGm8zTU5h6eEhZCpd2kKbS7PibL0LuZERAZSxIqNAzM5RCUwhlXewcgqH7myIsDuk3tLdeNuFcwMQq_s3wtvOSGWg7DkKlHFVgbZaPmyPkM6E5LsceXsjvkBY2OOCnSynOgBbqS22lH2FYKplLzvP_6FBR-H50PE8i5qCGsCDaoOV/s1760/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1314" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVZFcKKshSakNGm8zTU5h6eEhZCpd2kKbS7PibL0LuZERAZSxIqNAzM5RCUwhlXewcgqH7myIsDuk3tLdeNuFcwMQq_s3wtvOSGWg7DkKlHFVgbZaPmyPkM6E5LsceXsjvkBY2OOCnSynOgBbqS22lH2FYKplLzvP_6FBR-H50PE8i5qCGsCDaoOV/w318-h425/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%204.jpeg" width="318" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJm5sjjWLD5ldvZCuD1FCWKmMBoEg8JimRObHyCPMCZvkL1YZEho1X-Xy7HCNl3XvsMq2SEQOu7qsFUzpWXpocpL4WHlZnRTq2nfUsRpN8dnlbXF7P5k-68kRrlI380gzCu5BqnC8G7vF18MPSAmSGmk_ZeJZOKLxlyQNLipQwVUH_h2AFQ_Tqphd/s1520/8.%20Barcelona%202022%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: right; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-63987302896597505152022-12-14T18:56:00.001-08:002022-12-14T18:56:59.451-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Valencia, Spain<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">4 November 2022 – Valencia, Spain </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQZG2hls8h_4GQeIcKWCJhUSgoJoWQd9rfTX4IP3QhUz5OQbo7dtcm_NZ0WFW2MI7DPkeH5rufMlmyC5VpObXlWoThpo911p7pmrFlUmBrKfVr1wFqr1JUkSn6bWpvwS662DOoeA2Q8mrk2UdZuay-v1FJ5YWbkkiwMtbHHRB3BemloSIi3RJmTQT/s1520/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1520" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQZG2hls8h_4GQeIcKWCJhUSgoJoWQd9rfTX4IP3QhUz5OQbo7dtcm_NZ0WFW2MI7DPkeH5rufMlmyC5VpObXlWoThpo911p7pmrFlUmBrKfVr1wFqr1JUkSn6bWpvwS662DOoeA2Q8mrk2UdZuay-v1FJ5YWbkkiwMtbHHRB3BemloSIi3RJmTQT/w400-h398/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a rather typical adventure in Valencia, Spain.<span> </span>Or at least typical for me, not necessarily
for most tourists.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I missed our first stop in Spain yesterday, the town of
Palma on the island of Mallorca.<span> </span>I was
feeling rather blah, so I chose to stay on the ship and take things easy.<span> </span>I wanted to </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAFQ7nxOm6OtieYPlWDzoy7oJFLkNqMkjBXY6M2wL6_FZADPAM9DBXgpvlwgIr4zs6b9NhYu_e6gmaGTivtnCkCsnlZHW3x-j10IFatW7UN0sl9Hk-9AO5H0W3N75wxuOiT-U3gXJXL1U5v7628IsW2_7Jhu94m_FQPYNKEeiWDrhPikactX9Y_AD/s1760/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAFQ7nxOm6OtieYPlWDzoy7oJFLkNqMkjBXY6M2wL6_FZADPAM9DBXgpvlwgIr4zs6b9NhYu_e6gmaGTivtnCkCsnlZHW3x-j10IFatW7UN0sl9Hk-9AO5H0W3N75wxuOiT-U3gXJXL1U5v7628IsW2_7Jhu94m_FQPYNKEeiWDrhPikactX9Y_AD/w400-h300/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">visit the Joan Miro Museum, but
that was some 5 km (3 miles) from the place where the shuttle bus dropped
people off, so that would be another schlep.<span>
</span>It just didn’t seem worth it, especially with feeling not great.<span> </span>So taking a day off made sense.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But today, I felt much </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD4M2nXRJSpN558kACNH-4Z7q7KbozT2ofYLSEpX7oyAxgfMRMSYy4SXvQgICBL7pdkfHqoIIk2gBFvTUe0T42mRmFreCTDPX4Ap8lA6sLBK70z-_5KYSTBM5e7ZRoX5YyPbgwLMHiOdiRp1JlTQ6WzxDhAWBZ5ihbp27d8vGvJhbnANBWrt4tSXH/s2800/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="2800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD4M2nXRJSpN558kACNH-4Z7q7KbozT2ofYLSEpX7oyAxgfMRMSYy4SXvQgICBL7pdkfHqoIIk2gBFvTUe0T42mRmFreCTDPX4Ap8lA6sLBK70z-_5KYSTBM5e7ZRoX5YyPbgwLMHiOdiRp1JlTQ6WzxDhAWBZ5ihbp27d8vGvJhbnANBWrt4tSXH/w400-h301/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">better, so a day in Valencia!<span> </span>Richard and I had spent a few days in
Valencia years ago, and enjoyed the city.<span>
</span>I was looking forward to spending more time exploring.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took the shuttle bus to town, free map in hand so I’d know
where to find the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAfxubUUIaE5PgJsdf40V6esTi6mdzEjq0gQ6xaokdnYa_OqojwqApUei7RdOeMU6q3XAzKG_GvCgWXl7kcK7DFh7OBvB_4iMQCqn8OnJRRil3YDggav63fAJEf_m1jYV65V37duKWzC-BEeNksEUtHcRCzxrO5WWs6MlrRBHppMQ5pMcOUMypFah/s2400/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAfxubUUIaE5PgJsdf40V6esTi6mdzEjq0gQ6xaokdnYa_OqojwqApUei7RdOeMU6q3XAzKG_GvCgWXl7kcK7DFh7OBvB_4iMQCqn8OnJRRil3YDggav63fAJEf_m1jYV65V37duKWzC-BEeNksEUtHcRCzxrO5WWs6MlrRBHppMQ5pMcOUMypFah/w401-h534/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%203.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">shuttle bus back to the ship.<span>
</span>And hopefully be able to navigate my way around this huge and beautiful
city.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our shuttle dropped us by the Serranos Bridge, built in the
16<sup>th</sup> century.<span> </span>I took a few
photos of the area because the buildings were interesting, the manhole covers
had the city’s emblem, and the street lights were ornate and unique.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then my camera died.<span>
</span>Battery dead.<span> </span>NOOOooooo!!!!! Grrrrr!!!<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya_TDgsE43K7i3HHRzUhZJQtILiBF6dII4gRd8kF5RmxxIpTsAvbVGMGdIU2yOl-UgNeSVjiYSKIg6KB4fKNUNrJw3F8gP7kLgEd2DA9gAOe_fcETGjl1jImuIvTU3yg7Xxd33iLyf6jkh9BdTuj2k3Yebtnc3VtFG6K7Icid3_JJc_laz0FNqyh5/s960/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya_TDgsE43K7i3HHRzUhZJQtILiBF6dII4gRd8kF5RmxxIpTsAvbVGMGdIU2yOl-UgNeSVjiYSKIg6KB4fKNUNrJw3F8gP7kLgEd2DA9gAOe_fcETGjl1jImuIvTU3yg7Xxd33iLyf6jkh9BdTuj2k3Yebtnc3VtFG6K7Icid3_JJc_laz0FNqyh5/w400-h300/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between this amazing 500 year old bridge and
the huge castle with towers that comprised the gate to the old city, I decided
I really needed a new battery for my camera.<span>
</span>How could I possibly walk all around a gorgeous city and not take photos
to share with our faithful readers?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU0uY4r7GzZ5sDMVPVZYBaN2IoitxLYxQmbvCrKsJfqXwS3-bkFUBB0WmZGOyEKQWnEnFnelmGV1u48xvQSUCSizetlNKOCQKu59F1Dr3tFLxTFdIjnRan_9JcGPEbbMC1Ku_glT2ihf05WcMkBklDrAJm-OlQiOsbtA23H7u4q-FYUQLbNbjlQfT/s1520/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1140" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU0uY4r7GzZ5sDMVPVZYBaN2IoitxLYxQmbvCrKsJfqXwS3-bkFUBB0WmZGOyEKQWnEnFnelmGV1u48xvQSUCSizetlNKOCQKu59F1Dr3tFLxTFdIjnRan_9JcGPEbbMC1Ku_glT2ihf05WcMkBklDrAJm-OlQiOsbtA23H7u4q-FYUQLbNbjlQfT/w401-h534/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%206.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That became my mission for the day.<span> </span>I went into a souvenir shop, and they had
mobile phone batteries, normal AA and AAA batteries, but not the flat battery
that my Olympus camera needs.<span> </span>Oh
well.<span> </span>I stopped for a café con leche,
used the restroom, and walked onward along the pedestrian street, hoping
against hope that I’d find the battery I needed.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">One shop looked promising, but didn’t have the battery I
needed.<span> </span>However, the shop clerk gave me
directions, and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNlnSRHOWRHhwkHiDqY_9YL4oHncDA5gEQJ7EGPMQYadLBzblwda_uuwGCV05j0q5ezL8uHvreoOfOJuBmUU61aJocjpRy-1gXdfbhepbgwAIHjfqLXW2WVSb355v-pH8UY-D7_iMyYzAtcKk0dR4spzk4njHqLuTHmDbLn4u0I88CbWHaL9jLGUk/s1760/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1310" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNlnSRHOWRHhwkHiDqY_9YL4oHncDA5gEQJ7EGPMQYadLBzblwda_uuwGCV05j0q5ezL8uHvreoOfOJuBmUU61aJocjpRy-1gXdfbhepbgwAIHjfqLXW2WVSb355v-pH8UY-D7_iMyYzAtcKk0dR4spzk4njHqLuTHmDbLn4u0I88CbWHaL9jLGUk/w402-h540/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%207.jpeg" width="402" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">even drew a small map.<span> </span>It
seemed easy enough to get to the store he recommended, Media Mart, on Calle
Colón.<span> </span>Left, right, left, right, turning
each time I came to a plaza.<span> </span>Directions
easy enough to remember. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I passed the cathedral, covered with incredible sculptures
and marble embellishments.<span> </span>I marveled at
huge carved wooden doors in styles ranging from Baroque to Eastlake (late
Victorian).<span> </span>I walked through the Plaza
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFfjjYR4wnW_rrVmjV2dFgCZkWhi6NJgoeC6A10WTmY3BzLkbInFIPZNiFFiuGptj9CR-ScUwBH2_Aq-stCBtbHcvm6jjgluCo0obHAOojsx4DN3vkmDJwcUY5MxBKEgTULAq2dox_c7pxfGV_yiW1O0kSRglPnaJUcmNUU0y1Q-zd_Dkm4vVwmXk/s1760/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1380" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFfjjYR4wnW_rrVmjV2dFgCZkWhi6NJgoeC6A10WTmY3BzLkbInFIPZNiFFiuGptj9CR-ScUwBH2_Aq-stCBtbHcvm6jjgluCo0obHAOojsx4DN3vkmDJwcUY5MxBKEgTULAq2dox_c7pxfGV_yiW1O0kSRglPnaJUcmNUU0y1Q-zd_Dkm4vVwmXk/w402-h512/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%208.jpeg" width="402" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">de Cathedrale.<span> </span>Then the Plaza de la
Reina (Plaza of the Queen).<span> </span>I think I
walked through the Plaza de España, but I’m not sure.<span> </span>Because while the left and right turns made
sense, there were numerous roads off each plaza.<span> </span>And some angled in vague left or right
directions.<span> </span>So my initial set of
directions (given in Spanish) became less easy, and less direct.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I’m stubborn, and I periodically have a quest like this,
where I wander all over an unknown city in search of something I need.<span> </span>Since I had no plan </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjF_5PGq_aiqnGD0NUqjvzgPn0tIB-VGq8bBkLq1SdNiMRzI3LRYcrvxgL5AxTSYqtLzMfeXeG_uuD6xrcWIKkeJw-ZwwrFyZN6CI5LHsz3Mz2V9jdzU8vICy8l_vWpZOzfjVSw1IV4Tnaw5jhyEOzboLJoq-z8i-6dn-N1uo_ihY_1138zpN-VnU/s1920/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%209.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjF_5PGq_aiqnGD0NUqjvzgPn0tIB-VGq8bBkLq1SdNiMRzI3LRYcrvxgL5AxTSYqtLzMfeXeG_uuD6xrcWIKkeJw-ZwwrFyZN6CI5LHsz3Mz2V9jdzU8vICy8l_vWpZOzfjVSw1IV4Tnaw5jhyEOzboLJoq-z8i-6dn-N1uo_ihY_1138zpN-VnU/w400-h300/7.%20Valencia,%20Spain%20-%209.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">for the day, wandering
around Valencia looking for a camera battery wasn’t a problem at all.<span> </span>It was sunny, I was feeling good, people were
friendly, my Spanish was getting me around, I was fine with walking.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I passed a Starbucks, surprisingly.<span> </span>I passed a Valor Chocolateria, and didn’t go
in, which is even more surprising.<span>
</span>Seriously, we’ve visited their chocolaterias before – amazing churros in
chocolate so thick the churros strand up!<span>
</span>Or ice cream smothered in chocolate sauce.<span> </span>They have some other food items, but I’ve
only had chocolate there.<span> </span>So for me to
not stop in was a major feat.<span> </span>But I was
on a mission, so I persevered.<span> </span>Besides,
I figured I’d most likely walk back along this route, and the chocolateria
could be my reward – as well as my landmark.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I continued to stop in shops along my way, asking if they
had a battery like this one in my hand.<span>
</span>No, but I was sent to either El Corte Inglese (The English Court), or
Media Mart.<span> </span>Both were on Calle Colón.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I need to add here that my Spanish is limited.<span> </span>I can ask directions.<span> </span>I understand numbers, left, right.<span> </span>But El Corte Inglese sounded as if I was
being sent to someone who spoke English.<span>
</span>It took me about 45 minutes of walking to find the huge department store
and realize exactly what it was, a store and not a helpful person!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, it turned out to be a clothing store, not a
department store with an electronics department.<span> </span>Even though the info sign at the front
entrance said clearly that electronics were on the 1<sup>st</sup> floor (one
floor up from the ground floor).<span> </span>I did
go up, and looked around, and asked a helpful saleslady.<span> </span>She said no, the store is only clothing, go
to Media Mart.<span> </span>And that El Corte Inglese
is on Calle Colón.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That was promising!<span>
</span>Of course, when I went out the way I had come in, I wasn’t on Calle
Colón, that would be too simple.<span> </span>I was
on some other street.<span> </span>No Colón in
sight.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I went back in the store, and asked another friendly
saleswoman.<span> </span>She pointed the way to a
different exit that would take me to Calle Colón.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aha!<span> </span>That worked,
there I was on the street I needed!<span> </span>Of
course, Media Mart was nowhere in sight, and everything seemed to be more clothing
stores.<span> </span>I walked down about four or five
blocks, to where a diagonal street crossed what seemed to be the end of Calle
Colón – oh no!!!<span> </span>How could I miss this
store that was to be my savior for the day?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked back a few buildings, and went into a store.<span> </span>I asked if the woman knew where I could find
Media Mart.<span> </span>She said it was right across
the street, opposito.<span> </span>I didn’t see
it.<span> </span>She took me to the window, and
pointed.<span> </span>I still didn’t see it.<span> </span>But I thanked her, and walked out – and after
a few steps, and peering around a very full tree on the other side of the
street, I could see it – Media Markt!<span> </span>YAY!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossed the street, went in, found a saleswoman and showed
her my battery, asking if they had a battery like this.<span> </span>She sent me upstairs to “el fotografio.”<span> </span>I couldn’t find any signs for photographic
supplies, everything was either mobile phones or video items, so I found a
cashier and waited until he finished helping another customer.<span> </span>When he turned to me, I asked about the
battery, showing him what I needed.<span> </span>No,
he didn’t have them.<span> </span>The store might.<span> </span>And then his Spanish was beyond my
capabilities, so I asked if he spoke English.<span>
</span>Yes, he did!<span> </span>Sigh of relief!<span> </span>He told me they might have them at the photo
developing counter downstairs, and that I should say he, Pedro, said they
should sell me one battery.<span> </span>That sounded
hopeful!<span> </span>I thanked Pedro profusely, and
went back downstairs.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see where this is all heading, right?<span> </span>I found the counter.<span> </span>Waited in line.<span> </span>Talked to the salesclerk, who switched to
English for me.<span> </span>No, they don’t have
these batteries.<span> </span>They only have cell
phone batteries.<span> </span>Of course, right?<span> </span>The man apologized for not having my battery,
and said perhaps I could buy one online.<span>
</span>I told him I have another one on the cruise ship, and that I probably
can recharge this one.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But all of that explains why I have very few photos of
Valencia. And the few photos are pretty much of three subjects.<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did, however, get in a good long walk.<span> </span>At that point, I had about 3.5 miles, over 5
km.<span> </span>It was about 1:30 PM, I was hungry,
and I wasn’t sure where I was.<span> </span>So,
having grown up visiting New York City, I found the taxi stand across the
street, hailed a taxi, and asked him to take me to Puente Serranos (Serranos
Bridge), near the tower.<span> </span>Turns out I was
very near Valencia’s bull ring – I have no idea if this is still used as a bull
ring, I know many towns and nations have banned this rather barbaric
sport.<span> </span>But it looked like a giant modern
version of Rome’s Colosseum, and it’s on my map right near Calle Colón.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My taxi ride was barely 5 Euros, a bargain in any city!<span> </span>I thanked my driver and hopped out, walked
back across the bridge, and found my shuttle back to the ship.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">That was my day in Valencia – rather like the Crusade for
the Holy Grail, it ended in not accomplishing the Quest of the Day.<span> </span>But it did take me all over central
Valencia.<span> </span>My Spanish got me by, and
helped me chat with quite a few people.<span>
</span>I saw all kinds of gorgeous buildings and architectural details.<span> </span>And I spent very little money.<span> </span>Plus I met an interesting retired teacher on
the bus, and we had a great chat on our way back to the ship.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So in my estimation, it was a successful day.<span> </span>My camera is charging, although with my spare
battery in it – the original battery of the day didn’t seem to want to even try
charging.<span> </span>I’ll just need to remember to
recharge the camera every evening, so I have a full strong battery before each
port visit.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I hope tomorrow, in Barcelona, to possibly find a spare!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-64958127088293118632022-12-14T17:31:00.000-08:002022-12-14T17:31:51.826-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Toulon, France<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 November 2022 – Toulon, France</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTnVpJTaCmXm6s7ysbxj--zEbqRPCTeWMHkW8sS2Tu-WcKbcsL2Qpm86THDkBIai25XuGccIelpq4uwySNk6o0hH2YhCRFjXq3zuHoGwdjXBb0OoFPkH_QEb63Wxa-xv6DifC7u0e-40NH2N9hpOVOch9lHvNcY-Csj5SRPxwPjt0sGiRoB7xy5a7/s1200/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTnVpJTaCmXm6s7ysbxj--zEbqRPCTeWMHkW8sS2Tu-WcKbcsL2Qpm86THDkBIai25XuGccIelpq4uwySNk6o0hH2YhCRFjXq3zuHoGwdjXBb0OoFPkH_QEb63Wxa-xv6DifC7u0e-40NH2N9hpOVOch9lHvNcY-Csj5SRPxwPjt0sGiRoB7xy5a7/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had no idea what to expect to find in Toulon, France.<span> </span>All I knew was that it was on the southern
coast.<span> </span>It turns out that Toulon is a
really lovely city, at least the portion I visited it!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Toulon bills itself as being </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O0sfEL7B7jvM4kkTdh9LaYSDzO1pPnTXeO4ffyGyqQLZMuytM0SmSFzi7EbALgAmNXpUtfSoib9ZtipdYuXLdyIhb9blmPJorYAzzk14MAuN1FwpkAz4IM37ewQHJvo5NJI6jBvTbhroquHl87vHUqzfxtfmlrg06cKfzchVjEAwkwlSWaBB4gVG/s1920/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O0sfEL7B7jvM4kkTdh9LaYSDzO1pPnTXeO4ffyGyqQLZMuytM0SmSFzi7EbALgAmNXpUtfSoib9ZtipdYuXLdyIhb9blmPJorYAzzk14MAuN1FwpkAz4IM37ewQHJvo5NJI6jBvTbhroquHl87vHUqzfxtfmlrg06cKfzchVjEAwkwlSWaBB4gVG/w341-h455/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%208.jpeg" width="341" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the Côte d’Azur – the Azure
Blue Coast.<span> </span>I’m guessing that means
turquoise blue seas and blue skies.<span> </span>Our
day started quite rainy, complete with thunder and lightning, but by the time I
left the ship mid-morning, the sun had come out and the sky was mostly
clear.<span> </span>It was still wet on the ground, and
the air was chilly, but it wasn’t bad for 1 November.<span> </span>In fact, I wore my usual slacks,
short-sleeved shirt, sandals, and added my new rain jacket from Venice.<span> </span>I was feeling quite fashionable in this Venetian
lagoon blue-green jacket!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvf0DfDuZSdPn6hxjmzkWGv7TiA22YmYWA82ClBjoFIJWLTHR_Lu579Xg82LPPzUw7IlBssZAgVSCp7R1BB8XrVksRbJXy5kTj7EoyzB83bqtclwLuqHo6bUt9Yg_YvD4S-_CeQijrmE7OksprcANa2haHx59KueePcuImi91F346LqcntU2YWAM/s960/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvf0DfDuZSdPn6hxjmzkWGv7TiA22YmYWA82ClBjoFIJWLTHR_Lu579Xg82LPPzUw7IlBssZAgVSCp7R1BB8XrVksRbJXy5kTj7EoyzB83bqtclwLuqHo6bUt9Yg_YvD4S-_CeQijrmE7OksprcANa2haHx59KueePcuImi91F346LqcntU2YWAM/w338-h400/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2011.jpeg" width="338" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I picked up a map at the cruise terminal and looked
at my options.<span> </span>I thought maybe I’d walk
to the art museum, though I wasn’t thrilled with that, not knowing what I’d
find there.<span> </span>I walked along the
waterfront a block or two, but realized from the map that I really needed to go
inland one block to get the major street I needed.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I found the right street, I saw that there was a
pedestrian street full of stands of, well, who </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvXy4G9cIFLjd85DafqiJ8yJOX2RTTJ0TWZYu4-s4ikpqYpAh25Y0Aex0hQADPGEZ8yU6oxv_pW0AuoQc36O9vZJWXJtiqaL0TksdmvqmLBMIxtbcAUkM5GRSB_wK3ME91NYSbstbz2dHxumjeFjLwp3K-nQY0RNokq0LNzdfnWKNnXLgyvaV47OM/s1200/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvXy4G9cIFLjd85DafqiJ8yJOX2RTTJ0TWZYu4-s4ikpqYpAh25Y0Aex0hQADPGEZ8yU6oxv_pW0AuoQc36O9vZJWXJtiqaL0TksdmvqmLBMIxtbcAUkM5GRSB_wK3ME91NYSbstbz2dHxumjeFjLwp3K-nQY0RNokq0LNzdfnWKNnXLgyvaV47OM/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">knows.<span> </span>I wandered on up, and found a colorful
farmers market, with piles and piles of fresh fruits and vegs, full of friendly vendors, some of whom insisted on being photographed.<span> </span>I like stands such as these, they always look
like gorgeous mosaics with all the bright colors of produce.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7AylXHOi3Xie1qgmCkZFfF47o5K5RTvciODlOm8jNidjLHA02ZD9JmVoLSL1oAG_rw4OIBlH2h9v1wvsvy3drbX7XqdWZZOziShSCyM_2zgE-6UnOazIhGN3D8NwzVKCf-UMdcA7e1Pq8OQkkDivlKFisyTzG87UxWMrMTYJ518xlXg21LHvmn1f/s1360/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2015.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7AylXHOi3Xie1qgmCkZFfF47o5K5RTvciODlOm8jNidjLHA02ZD9JmVoLSL1oAG_rw4OIBlH2h9v1wvsvy3drbX7XqdWZZOziShSCyM_2zgE-6UnOazIhGN3D8NwzVKCf-UMdcA7e1Pq8OQkkDivlKFisyTzG87UxWMrMTYJ518xlXg21LHvmn1f/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2015.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I walked up and down, taking photos and saying “bonjour.”<span> </span>I saw a variety of shops and eating spots
along the street, and many of them had names like “Medina,” “Casbah,”
“Istanbul.”<span> </span>Hmmm, interesting.<span> </span>I started looking at the various people on
the streets, some tourists like me but others with shopping carts </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6eW1P3eSuz_WNnIRVlnKrECjBdz4EQ0bmo5uG2_-HEdE1Mp5po7t1wimUilJCsVTdFmBoJt4G0F_Xu_Y1zNTeLxAPk7C1Tz9-ipxyPCYJSj8V788enckKG2L5OKRtLSf0PVbbJ-H7rRyKXWNg2tshUNsU3ENGqWoHj09lfQR7dn05OVsL4ZIzANs/s1200/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2023.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1200" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6eW1P3eSuz_WNnIRVlnKrECjBdz4EQ0bmo5uG2_-HEdE1Mp5po7t1wimUilJCsVTdFmBoJt4G0F_Xu_Y1zNTeLxAPk7C1Tz9-ipxyPCYJSj8V788enckKG2L5OKRtLSf0PVbbJ-H7rRyKXWNg2tshUNsU3ENGqWoHj09lfQR7dn05OVsL4ZIzANs/w400-h325/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">or sacks of
groceries.<span> </span>This neighborhood seemed to
be half French people and half immigrants from places that once were French
colonies, or perhaps nations somewhere across the Mediterranean.<span> </span>There were men and women in clearly Muslim
dress, heads covered, long robes for the women.<span>
</span>Other people had the café au lait </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-ThBAlMciKusMZ35sA-TbTTSxv-kLzSR0YvRCvQ46wjHMp-WC3aUitBv9_GQ8W_kdQ5MaDbhjzLd_xxlojlE991k_fs_1ZaBCg12CX6ipAr9mO50kVupWImfbIATI66G1rIDVVQnSgwpiWmWLLY26xi58gWP4-NjxDn0ta0bFUpmTDAWojGpUgzG/s1072/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-ThBAlMciKusMZ35sA-TbTTSxv-kLzSR0YvRCvQ46wjHMp-WC3aUitBv9_GQ8W_kdQ5MaDbhjzLd_xxlojlE991k_fs_1ZaBCg12CX6ipAr9mO50kVupWImfbIATI66G1rIDVVQnSgwpiWmWLLY26xi58gWP4-NjxDn0ta0bFUpmTDAWojGpUgzG/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">skin of north Africans.<span> </span>It was an interesting mix of people.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seemed appropriate to slip into a little coffee shop –
this is France, home of the croissant and all kinds of pastries.<span> </span>I found a place that billed itself as “un patisserie
artisanale” – sounded good to me.<span> </span>It was
gorgeous!<span> </span>The baked </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHU8BbjX4zohZb5jozX08PmVPym6G_ZGBHrbG4O36TdLIU695AA85TC6PChjOJigwET0s8S0C8fFdi1u87o7tEfPzmpzQ8KB0N_wbglHSGySKBElXFqIvCvSoMf8APIg9KL-yXVq8aMfuTgmkbOwM7QZcopH6HFNfyVjuhKsJQLhPe_drqv-PKWGc/s1120/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2025.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHU8BbjX4zohZb5jozX08PmVPym6G_ZGBHrbG4O36TdLIU695AA85TC6PChjOJigwET0s8S0C8fFdi1u87o7tEfPzmpzQ8KB0N_wbglHSGySKBElXFqIvCvSoMf8APIg9KL-yXVq8aMfuTgmkbOwM7QZcopH6HFNfyVjuhKsJQLhPe_drqv-PKWGc/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2025.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">goods scented the
air, the fruit tarts glimmered like jewels, the chocolate items tried to seduce
me with their deep dark mysterious depths, and oh, was it hard to decide!<span> </span>But it was still morning, so a café au lait
and a pain au chocolat, sometimes called a chocolate croissant.<span> </span>I ordered in French, the young man behind the
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2BUye5qfH30RsPe6_HiVso6GJG_bCq8YESMdri0ijtZECy3xssibcPnTF-w-QBNpr0Zjo08dma7Gclh8LtvTc5dcDpJyGz9NYJW-3RlFXOaD7m9JdrSk4ihBY9SQN-yhLtERamwPlPt4z5uQUFZvnPbm9gXdQ9qs9_c8rYHnwdI3SjG-XoLnrDvW/s1600/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2044.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2BUye5qfH30RsPe6_HiVso6GJG_bCq8YESMdri0ijtZECy3xssibcPnTF-w-QBNpr0Zjo08dma7Gclh8LtvTc5dcDpJyGz9NYJW-3RlFXOaD7m9JdrSk4ihBY9SQN-yhLtERamwPlPt4z5uQUFZvnPbm9gXdQ9qs9_c8rYHnwdI3SjG-XoLnrDvW/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2044.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">counter put together my order, and it was all of three Euros.<span> Even served on an embossed metal plate! </span>Lovely!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sat down, and two women from my cruise ship came in.<span> </span>They had questions about some of the
pastries, and the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WhFuk4w68r3yMRuiBfdy3a4EVtTRnFJ8UAlbxLqWyG52gjuVW-9H-BFbl6PfUZaOJQDD7hVfSE0odikgbvHyDBH4HCMcae1aDvHcjDLwJjBbyy82K7uj-HSwrKF-7gW89dy3Myin7ns0s0TuMFqYtEXe9p-cL2u-qQoxStSDhvUobjPjW_Mh8l9i/s1120/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2051.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="840" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WhFuk4w68r3yMRuiBfdy3a4EVtTRnFJ8UAlbxLqWyG52gjuVW-9H-BFbl6PfUZaOJQDD7hVfSE0odikgbvHyDBH4HCMcae1aDvHcjDLwJjBbyy82K7uj-HSwrKF-7gW89dy3Myin7ns0s0TuMFqYtEXe9p-cL2u-qQoxStSDhvUobjPjW_Mh8l9i/w401-h534/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2051.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">young clerk had really minimal English.<span> </span>He turned to me in desperation with a quiet
“Madame?”<span> </span>But his eyes were panicky, and
it was a bit comical.<span> </span>The women had
asked what was in a certain cake, and he replied “fruites.”<span> </span>In French, that sounds like “fweet.”<span> </span>So I told the women that it was fruit.<span> </span>They asked what kind of fruit, so I asked him
that – he replied with the French words for pineapple, apricot, cherries.<span> </span>I again translated.<span> </span>One woman said she really was trying to find
out what kind of cream was in the cake, so I again asked in my not-</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx26oPm51stKvZq5tFqMx98l-nHkY5vfxZHiJyt_Lyv7U5PpmMlPVdMiSAdwbmA4J5LdCuNN7Y195s6iFafH5uOBGsDQ9ZbZ_4wprqTf6QsmYtD8eXMXqo5obyk4294Nb42uaIIbK5o28EVvFtQq0sinxtG0Igrzt7xn78aAKQs2G8sHMQpTTu-TG/s1440/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2049.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx26oPm51stKvZq5tFqMx98l-nHkY5vfxZHiJyt_Lyv7U5PpmMlPVdMiSAdwbmA4J5LdCuNN7Y195s6iFafH5uOBGsDQ9ZbZ_4wprqTf6QsmYtD8eXMXqo5obyk4294Nb42uaIIbK5o28EVvFtQq0sinxtG0Igrzt7xn78aAKQs2G8sHMQpTTu-TG/w402-h536/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2049.jpeg" width="402" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">great
French.<span> </span>He said it was crème de
patisserie, pastry cream.<span> </span>Easy.<span> </span>The women placed their order, and one <span> </span>asked for a bottle of water – again, he needed
me to translate.<span> </span>He put together their
order, they paid and sat down at the table next to me.<span> </span>My new friend leaned over the counter and
gave me a very heartfelt “merci beaucoup, Madame!”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The women and I chatted a bit, and I said I thought perhaps
this young man was Moroccan – he had the huge dark soulful eyes of a young
Rudolph Valentino.<span> </span>I finished my </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4H-3HtbJ6-RPTMQosl5lV19zsSpCk9VSWzYx9ubDInxuyZUaSV6m7TQ4OwqlG_bldui7-UJYOqV9BWXF8lQkkrwr2Pkj2Er5OQxqD4Ph27fTRbEIkJhu0bSPKhRDigVDT58KGrFzmEO4UOmVvM7KKnNqtHK-xOm0gj2IrOgtiVdiBTfe4r4ox7hN/s1440/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2058.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4H-3HtbJ6-RPTMQosl5lV19zsSpCk9VSWzYx9ubDInxuyZUaSV6m7TQ4OwqlG_bldui7-UJYOqV9BWXF8lQkkrwr2Pkj2Er5OQxqD4Ph27fTRbEIkJhu0bSPKhRDigVDT58KGrFzmEO4UOmVvM7KKnNqtHK-xOm0gj2IrOgtiVdiBTfe4r4ox7hN/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2058.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">morning
snack, and got up to leave.<span> </span>The young
man came over and told me he had heard what I said in English, and in French
said that he was from Tunisia.<span> </span>Ah!<span> </span>I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone from
Tunisia!<span> </span>He asked where I was from, an
easy Étas Unis.<span> </span>Where in the US is a
more difficult question to answer, but we managed.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6PhHQwjzDarP60MHsEp7ptNcG3tsK3TcuNil83o2sIqIvCVvyCLzeJ1b_qgVcLQlEkqofei2DcdW0qbIOW3PZ8gjXbITCgQCJOoDo2-7R9XBX6frLISvhxby0sxdpldSSZwkf5yKYpAxYqw-7887ysNIBAM0eimsN57arTzgG17iuEOegvh8wDSt/s1280/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2060.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6PhHQwjzDarP60MHsEp7ptNcG3tsK3TcuNil83o2sIqIvCVvyCLzeJ1b_qgVcLQlEkqofei2DcdW0qbIOW3PZ8gjXbITCgQCJOoDo2-7R9XBX6frLISvhxby0sxdpldSSZwkf5yKYpAxYqw-7887ysNIBAM0eimsN57arTzgG17iuEOegvh8wDSt/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2060.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">He asked if I was from a boat – there’s
probably a French word for cruise ship, but I think he was being kind and using
easier words for me.<span> </span>Oui, oui, dans un
bateau!<span> </span>He wished me a good voyage.<span> </span>And I wandered on.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The produce market stands continued as I walked up the street,
though eventually there were fewer and fewer of them.<span> </span>But the car-free road continued, and branched
off in a few directions.<span> </span>I kept walking,
slightly uphill, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air and </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmALVik26gO2HjSw4wrc7Wm7eeBMQys5TGdxI6EeIgcx2r1zUcT_YbqorWEK_ru1CnPFwld4OVK6aL1M_KVOBfDhDJsHPxrWld08FAys-qtvaMrxZgB0Je5FRiyQpfW80DkTzwNJDSauAmHE1uMH3vMwhdQCs9LPmDz08-vbZtPJSj7afBektt9cm/s1360/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2068.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmALVik26gO2HjSw4wrc7Wm7eeBMQys5TGdxI6EeIgcx2r1zUcT_YbqorWEK_ru1CnPFwld4OVK6aL1M_KVOBfDhDJsHPxrWld08FAys-qtvaMrxZgB0Je5FRiyQpfW80DkTzwNJDSauAmHE1uMH3vMwhdQCs9LPmDz08-vbZtPJSj7afBektt9cm/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">just being outside in
a lovely town in France!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were shops selling goods from Provence – I’m not sure
if Toulon is on the outer edge of the Provence region, or not.<span> </span>The buildings definitely looked like what I’d
expect in Provence, pale pastel colors with contrasting shutters, and wrought
iron </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1YXyMTWDntk8-SDStA57CClx3q6IuwlNwMqbj1NMJ_s9-aRyvGFG6-HyjRaCezIxVpgQW0gUrALnU4SnlZ86lsx4nEfxRzZ-bqH9W8Aap1tBvk88x83ieQI4H-fUU169qKd9rwkSp8r9-7WeAHGZSUmQIgT6YYB4t40yjJXbFUrPK3Dar0WYokng/s1680/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2072.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1260" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1YXyMTWDntk8-SDStA57CClx3q6IuwlNwMqbj1NMJ_s9-aRyvGFG6-HyjRaCezIxVpgQW0gUrALnU4SnlZ86lsx4nEfxRzZ-bqH9W8Aap1tBvk88x83ieQI4H-fUU169qKd9rwkSp8r9-7WeAHGZSUmQIgT6YYB4t40yjJXbFUrPK3Dar0WYokng/w400-h533/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2072.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">balconies on nearly every window.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The buildings here
were in brighter colors than the pastels of Villefranche; here, there
were ochres and deeper peach colors, with green to aqua to blue doors
and shutters. </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span>I
loved the butter yellow with medium aqua shutters and doors.<span> </span>Or the terra cotta with blue
accents.<span> </span>Cheerful and colorful,
unexpected color combinations.<span> </span>Pale peach paired with a dusty sage green. Just
happy looking buildings.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were the usual fountains and water spouts one finds in
parts of Europe, though signs said </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEb06G4cl2Qg9lVVDdnV7ivqlKMymRy59OAN9aZiQCGk_U7XpmzgjbEqFrJqwoWUrG9CcT7gKhNFBwcXaLVJgEwrvtCf5ZmGqNgIz_GjimcuYSpxEglQG7T2SMV-uBW5Zl3v4lKwyM33lmQLfgiL93FLQeH8p20dCeAOSHifSmRhnUfp1ErOe9Vto/s1120/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2078.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEb06G4cl2Qg9lVVDdnV7ivqlKMymRy59OAN9aZiQCGk_U7XpmzgjbEqFrJqwoWUrG9CcT7gKhNFBwcXaLVJgEwrvtCf5ZmGqNgIz_GjimcuYSpxEglQG7T2SMV-uBW5Zl3v4lKwyM33lmQLfgiL93FLQeH8p20dCeAOSHifSmRhnUfp1ErOe9Vto/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2078.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">that this water was not potable.<span> </span>One fountain even had a sign that I think
said the water was turned off until it could be cleaned, if my translation was
close to correct.<span> </span>And one very old fountain,
perhaps Medieval, had a long trough behind it, full of water, perhaps a place
where knights could bring their noble steeds for a </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rgNcq74ZsVIfN1zIVguFG-CFrC836xd0Kkgea1WjkyX3ECo4FPNkZvDlakQQl6lKliO4qOJggLIi_dV1oxLpQ7fLewbXi28rMNjLPzEDR0FbpEvkyctHV8TLAtq_zYf2UajUggfLANjcrBF1R6G5GsVNCLlfFzpW0VeAmGyKoNkAweQZR5Py0wGG/s1280/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2063.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rgNcq74ZsVIfN1zIVguFG-CFrC836xd0Kkgea1WjkyX3ECo4FPNkZvDlakQQl6lKliO4qOJggLIi_dV1oxLpQ7fLewbXi28rMNjLPzEDR0FbpEvkyctHV8TLAtq_zYf2UajUggfLANjcrBF1R6G5GsVNCLlfFzpW0VeAmGyKoNkAweQZR5Py0wGG/w400-h300/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2063.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">drink.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I browsed in a few shops, but mostly walked and took photos
of architectural elements and details.<span>
</span>Doors, lots and lots of interesting doors and decorative doorway framing. There were a few brass medallions in the street, one being the city’s
emblem of a shield and cross, the other showing a rope and anchor, alluding to
this being a sea port.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually, I was ready for lunch.<span> </span>I found a lovely sidewalk café named Le Petit
Prince de Toulon – The Little Prince of Toulon.<span>
</span>(It makes me wonder of de Saint-Exupery was from Toulon.)<span> </span>They had a chalkboard menu featuring North
African dishes like couscous and tagine.<span>
</span>I chose a corner table, and had a seat.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">A friendly woman came out to ask if I was there to eat.<span> </span>Yes, I am.<span>
</span>I asked if I could have couscous with chicken (since the menu listed
lamb).<span> </span>She said of course.<span> </span>It took a while, but eventually I was served
a huge bowl of couscous covered in stewed vegetables and two big pieces of chicken,
along with a gravy boat of the stewing liquid.<span>
</span>It was delicious, full of herbs and spices with just a hint of cinnamon
and cardamom.<span> </span>Mmmmm, so good!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could only eat about half of it, however.<span> </span>Really, this was a portion for two people in
my opinion.<span> </span>I apologized to the waiter,
telling him it was delicious but too big for me.<span> </span>The woman came over and asked if I wanted to
take the leftovers with me, but I explained I was on a boat.<span> </span>Ah, she understood.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yay for remembering enough high school French to comprehend
all of this!<span> </span>Fortunately for me,
everything was present tense – I remember only one way to say something in the
past tense, and absolutely no clue how to make anything future!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it was about 2 PM by then, so it probably was time
to head back to the ship.<span> </span>I retraced my
steps, the easiest way to not get hopelessly lost.<span> </span>The fruit and veg stands were closing down,
and many stores and smaller shops were closed, since this was the lunch
break.<span> </span>(Often a two or three hour
break.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I came to my friendly patisserie, I thought I should pick
up something for Richard.<span> </span>The place was
empty, but my Tunisian friend came out of the back and gave me a big smile,
recognizing me.<span> </span>I told him I returned to
buy something for my husband, something the most chocolate (“le plus chocolat”).<span> </span>He went through a few things, but pointed at
one and said it was the most chocolate, all chocolate with a “croquante,” which
I think meant a crunchy sort of base.<span> </span>It
looked good, so sure, one of those.<span> </span>Plus
an apple tart for me.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We wished each other a good day, and I headed onward,
carrying what obviously was a small box of pastry.<span> </span>I managed to find my way to the cruise port,
and went through the security building.<span>
</span>The man at the entrance said “Ah, por moi?<span> </span>Merci,” as he reached for the box.<span> </span>I laughed, gave him a “je suis désolée,” (I’m
so sorry!), and walked on through.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had the same thing getting on the cruise ship, the staff asked
if I brought them pastry.<span> </span>I’m glad
everyone was so jovial about it all – I even told one of the people who has
been quite friendly that I had to bring back pastry because they just don’t feed
us enough!<span> </span>(Anyone on a cruise ship
knows there is an overwhelming abundance of food!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard really enjoyed his chocolate item – it was a crunchy
crust, a layer of chocolate cake, then some chocolate cream or mousse, all
covered in a milk chocolate couverture.<span> </span>My
apple tart was delicious.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And that was pretty much my day in Toulon.<span> </span>Gorgeous architecture, a new friend, and
wonderful food.<span> </span>Plus bright sunshine and
lots of walking.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Much better than spending a day in an art museum!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9O9T7QIjfhus3zllXFCNcnIqSajf4hzMoI9ld_NBy6nSB6-a0jm9SJFZ-qSGP9Cgh_HSkeQ-H59K1ZHmxl6OFHx2Y0xd7YxMzmcD8MdYhlTQp7fnQCF7K9C1V2nnYb1Dx0QOST-ohC4uUolxSrhwPPF7hR8BID3x0q-OPp5Lfz7QgiUIAyVXSrhT/s1680/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9O9T7QIjfhus3zllXFCNcnIqSajf4hzMoI9ld_NBy6nSB6-a0jm9SJFZ-qSGP9Cgh_HSkeQ-H59K1ZHmxl6OFHx2Y0xd7YxMzmcD8MdYhlTQp7fnQCF7K9C1V2nnYb1Dx0QOST-ohC4uUolxSrhwPPF7hR8BID3x0q-OPp5Lfz7QgiUIAyVXSrhT/w480-h640/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%207.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuVA-4Ksz_6-QLGh4Q4DJPAS5QrBS3BaB-LmwLvxUi_tu8R8KMYWDtRpvXGHRHhMiCiei1McjWYfoIrERtyLJH_VXciZt5nrntZ3lI9jreArAI00juWuXxaqhH1yRegNO09nYtv2x04TFWcgb3E7PWFH-lL8OmYfj29L-hNmH5OWyH8DDA8sV35k7/s1520/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuVA-4Ksz_6-QLGh4Q4DJPAS5QrBS3BaB-LmwLvxUi_tu8R8KMYWDtRpvXGHRHhMiCiei1McjWYfoIrERtyLJH_VXciZt5nrntZ3lI9jreArAI00juWuXxaqhH1yRegNO09nYtv2x04TFWcgb3E7PWFH-lL8OmYfj29L-hNmH5OWyH8DDA8sV35k7/w640-h480/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%209.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaWvW-FqmbyQP695OT7xml-DTXwKxJRY5viAn78kSWpLSLXxWx6mVr2hXQJ4RBSgaYGx8RCTcN7jx02sEASa8oMiYEwryPV767clFrqR6o9mRFQoxn6wgIiwlfklfjnOTKT5Qov6UgswL61Cn_6pYRys-REshkPJFBJ7cy8Z6468IGEX1BJcZ-BN-/s1120/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1120" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaWvW-FqmbyQP695OT7xml-DTXwKxJRY5viAn78kSWpLSLXxWx6mVr2hXQJ4RBSgaYGx8RCTcN7jx02sEASa8oMiYEwryPV767clFrqR6o9mRFQoxn6wgIiwlfklfjnOTKT5Qov6UgswL61Cn_6pYRys-REshkPJFBJ7cy8Z6468IGEX1BJcZ-BN-/w640-h480/6.%20Toulon,%20France%20-%2010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-47534365486756638182022-12-13T16:43:00.000-08:002022-12-13T16:43:35.284-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Villefranche-sur-Mer, France<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">31 October 2022 - Villefranche-sur-Mer, France</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbEeR0dvs9rRMRY8drF3_T8NgYSH-bUOJ6KNIVWjdsBAd1H-hH4qcFisxOWUtCCZPZunZq-Ln6ZjVewBfqeJInPuJVEmCSQ0_vpiOxSyGVxOaS4CZAbU_RFWRRUX4uhnuIA7l76CADhzbhTBzIChD0eKfgV8VWPjTSilrirId_-BeSdkkGFz5aI9v/s1440/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2028.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbEeR0dvs9rRMRY8drF3_T8NgYSH-bUOJ6KNIVWjdsBAd1H-hH4qcFisxOWUtCCZPZunZq-Ln6ZjVewBfqeJInPuJVEmCSQ0_vpiOxSyGVxOaS4CZAbU_RFWRRUX4uhnuIA7l76CADhzbhTBzIChD0eKfgV8VWPjTSilrirId_-BeSdkkGFz5aI9v/w300-h400/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2028.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Villefranche-sur-Mer turned out to be a delightful town,
though it seemed that most of our fellow passengers went on to Nice, the better
known city just over a hill or ridge.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This region is known as the Maritime Alps, though some
people have referred to it as the French Riviera.<span> </span>And the Cote d’Azur (Azure Blue Coast).<span> </span><span> </span>It actually
is all those things, which seems counter-intuitive – I always think of the French
Riviera as being a warm and beachy </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrun76SOz3U-FT85yi0sWaA-IMrHBBLXgUPlPs_KYKio4Bg7muM0HQ_6kE3Rv8i79PpzYIYH98ymWeJVg8m80TGGztEWyGt3IIX4FO00q3XteRrkq1q3W31_jb-_l_H9gfOAtBx-xYhnZP4i2TWqXzAXaQRQufUTIb3p7jxNnUt_5ONI_MAmNDO6v/s1200/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrun76SOz3U-FT85yi0sWaA-IMrHBBLXgUPlPs_KYKio4Bg7muM0HQ_6kE3Rv8i79PpzYIYH98ymWeJVg8m80TGGztEWyGt3IIX4FO00q3XteRrkq1q3W31_jb-_l_H9gfOAtBx-xYhnZP4i2TWqXzAXaQRQufUTIb3p7jxNnUt_5ONI_MAmNDO6v/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">playground, while the Alps are obviously
snow-capped mountains.<span> </span>But somehow, they
all come together in this very charming place!<span>
</span>The town itself has a very small beach, though much of the coast in
either direction was more rocky headlands than beach.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Villefranche-sur-Mer is a </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOIEt1Iy0_IehhG6uHiBifjxtZxkAKdQYmMCfIVVacxruM9IHJnC1-CPfhz-Gs9TFSMDww4OMtAk8ds5GGoMlPyp_1aLjGz6XYjtyCjP91-cn_rCQcKHSeQecXmSq36Cigt4iWvrLAqbVihXVIdKNuEe2yMLdPbgt3RxeYE2L2LkfVW-RuEcwIqky/s1160/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOIEt1Iy0_IehhG6uHiBifjxtZxkAKdQYmMCfIVVacxruM9IHJnC1-CPfhz-Gs9TFSMDww4OMtAk8ds5GGoMlPyp_1aLjGz6XYjtyCjP91-cn_rCQcKHSeQecXmSq36Cigt4iWvrLAqbVihXVIdKNuEe2yMLdPbgt3RxeYE2L2LkfVW-RuEcwIqky/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Medieval city built around a gorgeous
bay, with a huge fort or citadel built on one end, standing guard for
centuries.<span> </span>This really is a gigantic
fort – I walked along the seaside path built into the fort walls, halfway
around.<span> </span>Then I tried walking up a street
a few blocks before I realized this would not take me back to the old </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuK0pFq0nMws79XVnlzaviFTEDVaOdYKPPJfuPuaDVeUOsprc0TFc2YeR_BKg8sz7SycvNQD8E-VUe1WreZT3plEiGtcP_q9djNanZXYiSk0WBQaZUQGv0xSNPC5gnD_MKrDHiHj0hjr0XDixrSDMKwfDk48vKXxxV4JXTig3mVJEf5ne_F0KeuvV/s1040/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuK0pFq0nMws79XVnlzaviFTEDVaOdYKPPJfuPuaDVeUOsprc0TFc2YeR_BKg8sz7SycvNQD8E-VUe1WreZT3plEiGtcP_q9djNanZXYiSk0WBQaZUQGv0xSNPC5gnD_MKrDHiHj0hjr0XDixrSDMKwfDk48vKXxxV4JXTig3mVJEf5ne_F0KeuvV/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">part of
town.<span> </span>So I walked back down, and then
the around the rest of the fort walls.<span> </span>All
of that was over a mile – so I’m guessing this fort’s perimeter was roughly a
mile around.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved the little guard houses along the wall, with their
colorful overlapping tiles!<span> </span>Somehow that
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDsxTCTnYl2QRxmuOJSbtbyBtidwI7x4TBSSHFWA5G4Ta5S5GIXJJJQrPleoyrAyycXa0xlPG53uAZPg9-uU15KX2-POtfBjeTjtkJo5plG12iTosYt5aZ7QqinQC2P7S20VZxv7SD1_Q5evjMfvHfdSKzbi_Ba6YvK8xqGu6ESeAHkRw22s9ltdn/s1040/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2023.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDsxTCTnYl2QRxmuOJSbtbyBtidwI7x4TBSSHFWA5G4Ta5S5GIXJJJQrPleoyrAyycXa0xlPG53uAZPg9-uU15KX2-POtfBjeTjtkJo5plG12iTosYt5aZ7QqinQC2P7S20VZxv7SD1_Q5evjMfvHfdSKzbi_Ba6YvK8xqGu6ESeAHkRw22s9ltdn/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">seems very French, but also a bit frivolous and whimsical for something as serious as a guard
house!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And flowers, lots of flowers! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's also another huge fort or castle up on top of the hill, overlooking the town of Villefranche and the harbor. I'm not sure how anyone would get up there, but it really dominates the view when </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpByvu6GlHQ3-ZW95usC5j4xBZQJON-sI_qINgx5UBn4cgsW5B6kyXBcaqm8Mf86egrlqsBZcB8_GwYsXaD_e3h8XT8qauG1XeFshDTbouLHCfQJtfkMVGgBlma1js8yf0OFzgrUfcTV6GQWb8TBK7EhMgvtGOY14XOYMssOltxHlmkzH_thbYq7ox/s1120/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2048.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpByvu6GlHQ3-ZW95usC5j4xBZQJON-sI_qINgx5UBn4cgsW5B6kyXBcaqm8Mf86egrlqsBZcB8_GwYsXaD_e3h8XT8qauG1XeFshDTbouLHCfQJtfkMVGgBlma1js8yf0OFzgrUfcTV6GQWb8TBK7EhMgvtGOY14XOYMssOltxHlmkzH_thbYq7ox/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2048.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">looking uphill.<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I continued on my walk through the labyrinth of
streets that make up the old part of the city, the vielle ville.<span> </span>(Don’t you love French?<span> </span>Sometimes it’s just SO confusing!)<span> </span>The streets wound around, with cross streets
being more like pedestrian alleys that had more stairs than level ground.<span> </span>There were </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnkxUfOtLEy2FqIdLQgqnMASNLtCcos6LTZYLhHR_8cfjOeU826IZ-ldcDjbvRS1cK90dVMN7f_JqaXBWn7hkzmWof-9rO47_NVB3IUgE7zqNdmlmD82j4ONolfP-Wd2enPLFkQnhRM8bL9RSUA-Iwd8h7ilpbJ7r227LmKV_PIZYv2-YyrJfEOz3/s1440/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2033.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnkxUfOtLEy2FqIdLQgqnMASNLtCcos6LTZYLhHR_8cfjOeU826IZ-ldcDjbvRS1cK90dVMN7f_JqaXBWn7hkzmWof-9rO47_NVB3IUgE7zqNdmlmD82j4ONolfP-Wd2enPLFkQnhRM8bL9RSUA-Iwd8h7ilpbJ7r227LmKV_PIZYv2-YyrJfEOz3/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2033.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">arches over the stairs, and one
“covered pedestrian way” was labeled as built in the 14<sup>th</sup>
century!<span> </span>Most definitely a Medieval
city!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took a zigzagging stairway cross street back down to the
waterfront road, and thought I’d find a spot with Wi-Fi and coffee.<span> </span>I found a cute place, and in my practiced </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXznQCy-3I0aye5-H-lgFyCBxwk8a9yMu3msQYUNWeDkgqrqBvRDla7R6DoYXmKyqbMEx5iKUxFR85hoWG8C_ykxkxeurZDyCN2K3_OR_3Do3nK_vPXoh1bzCWg0TRWn_JI4mR1fcNu6esBAuWnpsoy-toJAT1wGvFOasZBlyUm96xdS0fskhAErnv/s1240/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2053.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1240" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXznQCy-3I0aye5-H-lgFyCBxwk8a9yMu3msQYUNWeDkgqrqBvRDla7R6DoYXmKyqbMEx5iKUxFR85hoWG8C_ykxkxeurZDyCN2K3_OR_3Do3nK_vPXoh1bzCWg0TRWn_JI4mR1fcNu6esBAuWnpsoy-toJAT1wGvFOasZBlyUm96xdS0fskhAErnv/w400-h300/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2053.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">French asked if they had Wi-Fi.<span> </span>Yes, the
woman responded.<span> </span>I asked if it was
possible to have cold coffee.<span> </span>She told
me in English that coffee was finished, it was now lunchtime.<span> </span>(It was 11 AM.)<span> </span>I thought fine, you don’t want me as a
customer, I’ll go elsewhere.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0e6gnvR56li9XFQ5iCrOOVSf6uCNvuEBzp2c6Ohp5UvhxQC8_02a_Zz5b1g2vX4b_q63qvH49esN8IBNToo0HKq1cK_uAL6jhcVVrWgpb33ixYqxperpT0D_A0KRFDca8B1v5-PE6CTIkhlG1sdmpxsLhzjFCa_JAsp4cWYD8q1qTti6zNb9QGHI/s1240/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2054.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1240" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0e6gnvR56li9XFQ5iCrOOVSf6uCNvuEBzp2c6Ohp5UvhxQC8_02a_Zz5b1g2vX4b_q63qvH49esN8IBNToo0HKq1cK_uAL6jhcVVrWgpb33ixYqxperpT0D_A0KRFDca8B1v5-PE6CTIkhlG1sdmpxsLhzjFCa_JAsp4cWYD8q1qTti6zNb9QGHI/w400-h349/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2054.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked around a bit, enjoying the warm day and sunshine on
the deep turquoise water.<span> </span>Really, it was
a picture-perfect city with boats bobbing in the water and colorful buildings
with contrasting shutters filling the hills.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I found a place that looked promising.<span> </span>They found me a table inside, since all the
outside tables were pre-booked.<span> </span>I was
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ESJ8pcbJuj_ZXhzkztebGseYIh12SPCfjsoWQpCjUpKlA8bzmwyVrgTdo2-czL86PQ-tdClNzAh4rnN4_MqESsFBnbRVJ4Mgwgf490FBSdHtAyBEhvV4-WQ_W3cqsdvK47IeQfsmmTe7-KhBKSzF1euy94I9679VhVe_TmyjkOVn9ib89PDM_45/s1280/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="940" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ESJ8pcbJuj_ZXhzkztebGseYIh12SPCfjsoWQpCjUpKlA8bzmwyVrgTdo2-czL86PQ-tdClNzAh4rnN4_MqESsFBnbRVJ4Mgwgf490FBSdHtAyBEhvV4-WQ_W3cqsdvK47IeQfsmmTe7-KhBKSzF1euy94I9679VhVe_TmyjkOVn9ib89PDM_45/w400-h544/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">able to get a café frappé (coffee blended with ice), very cool and
refreshing.<span> </span>Turns out the name of the
café was Lou Bantry, which is about as unFrench sounding a name as I can
imagine!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The woman who seated me and took my order listened to my
French, and replied in English.<span> </span>Sigh.<span> </span>I try to speak whatever the local language
might be, and then my accent gives me away.<span>
</span>The male waiters listened to my French and replied in French – I have no
idea if they feel less comfortable using English, or if they are being gallant
and </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AppY0bxKl8d0qY_iHvVyl9dXEE5blddZXBudnt1ZOhTVGUiBL4onPC1DdOiHwb3gAHlv3mim7BufVPwQd5VM86Yr3q9BxvsASETiKDxKlw3z3pXq75h-reHHwh1Hy0PaVvSOlcHqnB-bI6QHCTT3STGWsjbTKNwUw6_RL3P8l5I13Q7qTHAowH_O/s1760/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2037.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1707" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AppY0bxKl8d0qY_iHvVyl9dXEE5blddZXBudnt1ZOhTVGUiBL4onPC1DdOiHwb3gAHlv3mim7BufVPwQd5VM86Yr3q9BxvsASETiKDxKlw3z3pXq75h-reHHwh1Hy0PaVvSOlcHqnB-bI6QHCTT3STGWsjbTKNwUw6_RL3P8l5I13Q7qTHAowH_O/w401-h413/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2037.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">suffering through my not great French.<span>
</span>It does feel more kind, though.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">By noon the place was packed.<span> </span>After using the Wi-Fi and cooling off with my
café frappé, I ordered my salade Niçoise.<span>
</span>I’m pretty sure the Niçoise is French for “in the style of Nice,” so it
seemed like the perfect place for this dish.<span>
</span>And who hasn’t dreamed of enjoying a salade Niçoise somewhere on the
French Mediterranean coast?<span> </span>(I know I’m
not the only </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCz0lOPkt8ye-vRyrwlYHvsLlT09m7b0JnPsVoNLqXQ9yU8Ao-cTCkIGyXg5nKLlREsWiSzcLNo2ZcneHZyGEjpZWHQCiDPh9rHJ6jcI3_WjswXl3w3za9ovMpnFk7h9IPgHX9p6aTcyqLUPwoQRA0QgChdvytHvkxlq9Pf1lboCMMIzTe6NdxDKl/s1360/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2042.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1360" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCz0lOPkt8ye-vRyrwlYHvsLlT09m7b0JnPsVoNLqXQ9yU8Ao-cTCkIGyXg5nKLlREsWiSzcLNo2ZcneHZyGEjpZWHQCiDPh9rHJ6jcI3_WjswXl3w3za9ovMpnFk7h9IPgHX9p6aTcyqLUPwoQRA0QgChdvytHvkxlq9Pf1lboCMMIzTe6NdxDKl/w400-h303/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2042.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">one!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">My salad turned out to be HUGE, rather like that fort!<span> </span>It was delicious, though I did remove the
anchovies.<span> </span>But full of mixed salad
greens, tons of tomato and red pepper, and lots of tuna.<span> </span>In the style of much of the Mediterranean, the
salad </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v42N-hcS35Vpd7eG73dlq0_WOT6ayMHA62YEWshhGpG5v2WXUlgumgnagI8uMlLSnu33DcIL0BtHClGQhk4GMJ3W5_9nlU-YkvKufeLLfq6r0fyRP6q2pzw6bD5L_wvdqs_IqAse97MZLPsA_emBoIaB48eBowb7tbHL5XCuOwi3tXJRg4zYMKAp/s1200/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2050.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v42N-hcS35Vpd7eG73dlq0_WOT6ayMHA62YEWshhGpG5v2WXUlgumgnagI8uMlLSnu33DcIL0BtHClGQhk4GMJ3W5_9nlU-YkvKufeLLfq6r0fyRP6q2pzw6bD5L_wvdqs_IqAse97MZLPsA_emBoIaB48eBowb7tbHL5XCuOwi3tXJRg4zYMKAp/w401-h534/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%2050.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">came without dressing – but the table was equipped with balsamic vinegar
and olive oil.<span> </span>Oddly, the vinegar was in
a spray bottle, so I kind of spritzed my salad.<span>
</span>Better than drenching it with vinegar when it comes pouring out too
quickly, but still a bit odd.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The salad was delicious, as was the bread that accompanied
it.<span> </span>And I do love Niçoise olives!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I saw some people who ordered dessert, a tart tatin (upside
down apple pie), and profiteroles (like small cream puffs but filled with ice
cream and drizzled in chocolate).<span> </span>The
portions were also gigantic, and smothered in whipped cream.<span> </span>Hmmm.<span>
</span>I didn’t want something that big, but I did want something a bit
sweet.<span> </span>So I decided to have café liegeois.<span> </span>This is pretty much like a caffe affogato, a
scoop of ice cream with coffee poured slowly over the top so that the coffee
freezes in spots, but also melts some of the ice cream into the coffee.<span> </span>(I was told by a Belgian woman I met at
dinner that night on the ship that café liegeois is Belgian in origin.<span> </span>It really is an amazing drink, I used to get
this sometimes at the Dilettante in Seattle.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well.<span> </span>I should have
known, after seeing the other two desserts.<span>
</span>This turned out to be equally huge!<span>
</span>It was a mason jar filled with two really big scoops of ice cream,
coffee poured over, and the whole thing truly drowning in whipped cream.<span> </span>Plus one of those pirouette cookies stuck in
the cream for contrast.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">C’est plus grande!<span>
</span>(It is so big!!!)<span> </span>I sipped the
coffee through a straw, and ate some of the coffee-ice-encrusted ice
cream.<span> </span>But there was no way I could
finish that monster dessert, delicious as it was!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a delightful meal, however.<span> </span>Such a treat to have a very French Rivieran
lunch actually while in the French Riviera!!<span>
</span>Especially while visiting a storybook-looking old French town.<span> </span>Just a perfect sort of a day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked around a bit more, then wandered over to the little
pier where our ship’s lifeboats were dropping off and picking up
passengers.<span> </span>As I’ve said before, I
rather like tendering in and having that extra little boat ride.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">When our tender reached the ship, however, we were hit with
another boat’s wake, and we suddenly started bouncing up and down as well as
back and forth!<span> </span>The crew stopped us from
disembarking, and I saw the young men hauling in the lines again to try to keep
our little lifeboat steady.<span> </span>The water
calmed a bit, and we were able to get off the tender, but it was a little touch
and go with some of the older passengers.<span>
</span>(As opposed to this youthful and so agile 68 year old, right?)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight is Halloween, and I know some staff and passengers
are planning to wear costumes.<span> </span>I think
I’ll just go as myself, Phebe the Intrepid Traveller.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhe4qbVzGrIGN76OlBBPKjYbLnOY-zKkSEwez03Nmbe4QDNQ-EuRKFSJ1FrdO2M7kO8G4Buk6Q4JyXATTK6Sa-_3OkclpzFFa8ttkVZ2gPBVGzAymWrdo_pbfWGjrtvh9-bRIBMmKbEYmJJZ6i1Dg_d8y_Vx5t-MUdc0oCpwKx6J5bQRn19i3LToL/s1200/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhe4qbVzGrIGN76OlBBPKjYbLnOY-zKkSEwez03Nmbe4QDNQ-EuRKFSJ1FrdO2M7kO8G4Buk6Q4JyXATTK6Sa-_3OkclpzFFa8ttkVZ2gPBVGzAymWrdo_pbfWGjrtvh9-bRIBMmKbEYmJJZ6i1Dg_d8y_Vx5t-MUdc0oCpwKx6J5bQRn19i3LToL/w640-h480/5.%20Villefranche-sur-Mer%20-%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-40213545496484381032022-12-12T12:22:00.001-08:002022-12-12T12:22:49.003-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Livorno, Italia<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">30 October 2022 – Livorno, Italia
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city closest to more well-known Italian hotspots in Tuscany<span> </span>such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, and
Lucca.<span> </span>But we’ve never been to Livorno,
so it seemed like a good day to explore this sea port, especially since it’s
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqnPnjM2BV5l0nQdPYr6HQ76AWEtEd8U0BttIG4Ohdyi_X0hkjfXRCK68CKn1OB-fNk-YB37pFHFMcwX4-ypQ5tU3POewqUWsBRq856AEhGjM2g59Fn6e2EYnDBLC2BGxfWCQLJeQT8ilN5mDeMcUIYKBvVx696J2xOcdeyLfXUkiBnGhB6fjU34F/s1040/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqnPnjM2BV5l0nQdPYr6HQ76AWEtEd8U0BttIG4Ohdyi_X0hkjfXRCK68CKn1OB-fNk-YB37pFHFMcwX4-ypQ5tU3POewqUWsBRq856AEhGjM2g59Fn6e2EYnDBLC2BGxfWCQLJeQT8ilN5mDeMcUIYKBvVx696J2xOcdeyLfXUkiBnGhB6fjU34F/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday and not everything will be open.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Richard mostly wanted to use the Wi-Fi, so he settled down
at a little café.<span> </span>I wandered off, my
goal being to visit the site of the medieval synagogue of Livorno.<span> </span>A nice man at the info center grabbed a map
and showed me the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInvWmO1HluXkUT75Ms-rmu9ALu7XZmVLkjUzuo9QtG6yy2UQzzyx5V-jPeh1tJ8_VljgGjGFiVv9JvAVpkiRJz2O-Kr4WS_bhZK4k2c8SzOL2Ki841E-TwgkztP5AsJT62WpEap9cLwKqBoS8S_wRVuxBFMhUtDZ8qHFiV_4juC-dwaPSHlJV-udW/s1040/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInvWmO1HluXkUT75Ms-rmu9ALu7XZmVLkjUzuo9QtG6yy2UQzzyx5V-jPeh1tJ8_VljgGjGFiVv9JvAVpkiRJz2O-Kr4WS_bhZK4k2c8SzOL2Ki841E-TwgkztP5AsJT62WpEap9cLwKqBoS8S_wRVuxBFMhUtDZ8qHFiV_4juC-dwaPSHlJV-udW/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">location, and I set off.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I was distracted by interesting buildings, sidewalks
made of random chunks of marble, things like that.<span> </span>I also had to take photos of some manhole or
sewer covers, because they said “Comune di Livorno” and had lovely towers and
fortresses and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HX1QfUyxjNgv-dmhqUYaiqqiRQXsg2HQP7SoO2_1MtDasRcH_cQP0QqzktPzMeUmb3a-CluA2C_yTHKACtJgtC7U7AyLgu1xRSBuyaqQG-1Z9Li_Au_Yo1SywBPSjD6aYxxrFHp9ENDhCYAi7UG7qHNKoy-NKvyC7w7XpdHa0LZgKyiLEGomYk_6/s1760/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HX1QfUyxjNgv-dmhqUYaiqqiRQXsg2HQP7SoO2_1MtDasRcH_cQP0QqzktPzMeUmb3a-CluA2C_yTHKACtJgtC7U7AyLgu1xRSBuyaqQG-1Z9Li_Au_Yo1SywBPSjD6aYxxrFHp9ENDhCYAi7UG7qHNKoy-NKvyC7w7XpdHa0LZgKyiLEGomYk_6/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">crowns pressed into the metal.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">What with wandering a bit back and forth, I became a little
turned around at one point, because the map showed that I should turn just
after the Duomo, but the street wasn’t labeled so I wasn’t sure exactly where
to turn.<span> </span>I asked a </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAylYUpgjJc2XkDOBXZ-RWM1e-7AkZ6c3Z06Qq5rJWnZ6CbcoJ5rOZBBRIJeU5gInY18Li2BkdupTqVAQJhP2I04MexE747umhueDe4pr3DnfCy06YSQVmQwNUeiC6UquT6COoqUI_hBqGFNJHnCjp5oh_-ZATZEbFtsyohCw-PnWF0Q_XiRVS3wy/s1072/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAylYUpgjJc2XkDOBXZ-RWM1e-7AkZ6c3Z06Qq5rJWnZ6CbcoJ5rOZBBRIJeU5gInY18Li2BkdupTqVAQJhP2I04MexE747umhueDe4pr3DnfCy06YSQVmQwNUeiC6UquT6COoqUI_hBqGFNJHnCjp5oh_-ZATZEbFtsyohCw-PnWF0Q_XiRVS3wy/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">nice older couple
where to find “la sinagoga,” and they happily pointed it out to me.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, the medieval synagogue is no longer there, and a
modern one now is in its place.<span> </span>The
modern synagogue is sort of a strange building, tall with a round footprint,
and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ZCSf0fc0K9MHhs7vn5nd9sTbPhLzs2xkWowc2Ld_ZaseotZ4SzJA2lcVurdTpywMGVn8EvT4l6Jg1YABK4kOKNSjDCWbOQJQhrF7noEXV9O31gdBBaUO6matEt8LEmiZqIr8aPA74dnqV94cKSBfGxcEUtOBMNhZXzSmR-jlIxQHcZHUvYWhfRx/s1440/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2015.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ZCSf0fc0K9MHhs7vn5nd9sTbPhLzs2xkWowc2Ld_ZaseotZ4SzJA2lcVurdTpywMGVn8EvT4l6Jg1YABK4kOKNSjDCWbOQJQhrF7noEXV9O31gdBBaUO6matEt8LEmiZqIr8aPA74dnqV94cKSBfGxcEUtOBMNhZXzSmR-jlIxQHcZHUvYWhfRx/w401-h534/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2015.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">very little to show it’s a synagogue.<span>
</span>Except some designs under the doorway roofs, and some stars of David
windows way up high.<span> </span>The building looks
rather austere and a bit like a fortress tower, with no windows at lower levels.<span> </span>This could be a way of keeping the building
and its occupants secure.<span> </span>I have no
idea, I haven’t heard of much violence against Jews in Italy in recent
years.<span> </span>But, well, Italy was occupied by
the Germans for much of WWII, so maybe this building was designed with security
in mind.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdukObSARmdsDUJg-p8MCf26QSDp1nwk-wrcdvGmZk43f7gtPE7np-SVP-BUxifT9x6HxYvuSMptEOC43bHLF1LZn5B72x7ScfnTqlfvIrX5Z7PmULN0bo_ZfPX7K_hfd9aPZF0cnIOZAbBsB7VngbQ4t3kK53J-Vy-xmQlUWwcsNl9UTc_zJu9qjr/s1360/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdukObSARmdsDUJg-p8MCf26QSDp1nwk-wrcdvGmZk43f7gtPE7np-SVP-BUxifT9x6HxYvuSMptEOC43bHLF1LZn5B72x7ScfnTqlfvIrX5Z7PmULN0bo_ZfPX7K_hfd9aPZF0cnIOZAbBsB7VngbQ4t3kK53J-Vy-xmQlUWwcsNl9UTc_zJu9qjr/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being Sunday, the synagogue was closed, but I did hear a
Hebrew school class in one of the classrooms in the adjacent building.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wandered a bit more, and got a bit turned around – but once
I saw the bell tower (campanile) of the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fE4cHLXuLdyhoxv12DXhv7Z7m1H6REsycIP9uUOW8M-Ca6-HKyl85IUAakko2bouD8jkkPCyoNwEyQa_fEsl7F5YUNhlayKRIPkBKEKop1LDfnJLKDVs5B7zZpGcB2a9QtxuCjYmhQR8xx4CRvxCmSti9nPam1MG2xayd7IwAwou_WEsfpT5bKDL/s1760/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2020.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fE4cHLXuLdyhoxv12DXhv7Z7m1H6REsycIP9uUOW8M-Ca6-HKyl85IUAakko2bouD8jkkPCyoNwEyQa_fEsl7F5YUNhlayKRIPkBKEKop1LDfnJLKDVs5B7zZpGcB2a9QtxuCjYmhQR8xx4CRvxCmSti9nPam1MG2xayd7IwAwou_WEsfpT5bKDL/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">duomo, I knew which way to go.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walking onward, well, I’m not sure where I went wrong.<span> </span>I passed a pasticcieria, a pastry shop, that
I had noticed on my walk there.<span> </span>I
crossed the street and went inside, but there were tons of people at the
counter, and it just </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAY-MvsQvgFrW0pUwRPFNx6o0Znjo3AV08l5fJNX0BCXnN_Z8vJsS8uwu5P8s7SHWIB25hfler_Qar6blXBTejwQ3bs2KNAUBWxZvcPfy8vaBjH8UMnA17x8E-jQIwXugbwuTtz0VbVwy7Kad53-YtJqkucFUsGqEs9apJvwGvx53jJX1IOZVIke/s2000/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2024.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAY-MvsQvgFrW0pUwRPFNx6o0Znjo3AV08l5fJNX0BCXnN_Z8vJsS8uwu5P8s7SHWIB25hfler_Qar6blXBTejwQ3bs2KNAUBWxZvcPfy8vaBjH8UMnA17x8E-jQIwXugbwuTtz0VbVwy7Kad53-YtJqkucFUsGqEs9apJvwGvx53jJX1IOZVIke/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">seemed quite busy and crowded.<span> </span>Not the place I wanted to be on a peaceful Sunday
morning.<span> </span>So I walked on, possibly on the
wrong side of the street, possibly in the wrong direction.<span> </span>I have no idea.<span> </span>I did make it to Piazza Grande, which we
passed on our way into town, and which I passed on my walk to the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lII-XHMfxfaK5d7YgAkK4XC48urqhJXc-vche-kvo0UacEg-eBO1OF8cAl3oNQJ07WC7HGgCSHWoTUMe3brUeUPRbe8lxgvDZFhWOUgJrek_OFPlMtwVkHm6NzDwbfnCdCs-waRXfHzmMHdBQfq0WyHCFwb1b0oQ3MKqoGJTMnZG8I-IFpps8EFe/s1520/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lII-XHMfxfaK5d7YgAkK4XC48urqhJXc-vche-kvo0UacEg-eBO1OF8cAl3oNQJ07WC7HGgCSHWoTUMe3brUeUPRbe8lxgvDZFhWOUgJrek_OFPlMtwVkHm6NzDwbfnCdCs-waRXfHzmMHdBQfq0WyHCFwb1b0oQ3MKqoGJTMnZG8I-IFpps8EFe/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">synagogue.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But somewhere, I made a wrong turn.<span> </span>I did find a not so busy bakery and had an
excellent strawberry tart (crostata di fragola).<span> </span>I found some interesting buildings, including
a Greek church with all kinds of statues and carvings on the exterior.<span> </span>I also found </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FqdeOL-_-4FV8l45VHR7Phjo_yhsdiF-wBi-SMHGNjJ0sV88Ie1GZ8LDqy48XLdorYCl07DKI1SgmACDE6rPE95wZcGQFRb2_zpXqTUTEhDz7bVAAG71tGvLvGm0Ob7N8Otp__aQc9hYC9fOM79DxPF26tDSd1pPFzPFRQQxFOUKlvg0q2aH_7FT/s1520/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FqdeOL-_-4FV8l45VHR7Phjo_yhsdiF-wBi-SMHGNjJ0sV88Ie1GZ8LDqy48XLdorYCl07DKI1SgmACDE6rPE95wZcGQFRb2_zpXqTUTEhDz7bVAAG71tGvLvGm0Ob7N8Otp__aQc9hYC9fOM79DxPF26tDSd1pPFzPFRQQxFOUKlvg0q2aH_7FT/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">park benches, where I could eat
my tart and try to get reoriented.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthmHvz5yFLXLn48xvqLXFhV2zgE6G8qp72qFUt-tQGpmleYFYLCRP7RriKokIf6HD4dWDk0BJoh8bxgaGVrpFB5E5LMdog4jpT9d22tjR7PZgnwWJXVRVcDtARhv0By-do_ClFlaEU0wZaoNucm9t9kTJS1owFVynznXTSs6_Q3n7AmjWUKqECQYX/s1520/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1520" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthmHvz5yFLXLn48xvqLXFhV2zgE6G8qp72qFUt-tQGpmleYFYLCRP7RriKokIf6HD4dWDk0BJoh8bxgaGVrpFB5E5LMdog4jpT9d22tjR7PZgnwWJXVRVcDtARhv0By-do_ClFlaEU0wZaoNucm9t9kTJS1owFVynznXTSs6_Q3n7AmjWUKqECQYX/w400-h297/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, I’m used to getting lost.<span> </span>Happens all the time, and is just part of my
travel experience.<span> </span>So, I asked some
older women for directions.<span> </span>In
Italian.<span> </span>I understood enough of their
Italian to get “street – </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">straight – left – Piazza Grande – street – right – Piazza
de Municipio.”<span> </span>Okay, I could do
that.<span> </span>I think.<span> </span>I’m never quite sure how many streets, but I
knew I would recognize Piazza Grande, and I knew that where I wanted to go,
Piazza de Municipio, was only about two blocks away.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UjFevYM9jVjUgKmwhEDsI0CIX50Dl_S1L4PuIzLwl4PTEe_vfkZMyUb7MdSkz0EORklMcoubTEGjzUJxOpPFO911hWAKrAG69mM6CwU9VECOMxiHm4gEzOv4N63crgXeFbxHjWL4Li_2XGPKagPJo1YRrLeSwQ1sUCot6cqaVaBSyPXuaqdPqCSL/s1440/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2033.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UjFevYM9jVjUgKmwhEDsI0CIX50Dl_S1L4PuIzLwl4PTEe_vfkZMyUb7MdSkz0EORklMcoubTEGjzUJxOpPFO911hWAKrAG69mM6CwU9VECOMxiHm4gEzOv4N63crgXeFbxHjWL4Li_2XGPKagPJo1YRrLeSwQ1sUCot6cqaVaBSyPXuaqdPqCSL/w400-h300/4.%20Livorno%202022%20-%2033.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, my elegant two women turned out to have excellent
directions, even if I couldn’t understand all of them.<span> </span>I easily found the piazza I needed, though I
found it from the opposite side.<span> </span>But
there was Richard, happily checking email.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went to join him, but was accosted by a young woman asking
for money.<span> </span>I’ve seen this ploy in Italy
before – the woman has a “baby” wrapped in cloth and tied to her body, while
she really uses the arm under that cloth to pickpocket her victim.<span> </span>And I could see that hand trying to grab at
my purse, or the camera in my pocket.<span> </span>I
kept one hand on my purse, telling her no in increasingly louder tones.<span> </span>She was quite persistent, and finally went
off after Richard got up and pushed her away.<span>
</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">She came back with a friend a few times, who also asked for
money.<span> </span>Nope, we kept refusing.<span> </span>They finally gave up.<span> </span>Annoying, but at least we had a clue what was
going on so we could keep our wallets safe.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had planned to get on one of the boats that does a tour of
the canals of Livorno, but that episode with the women kind of soured Livorno
for me.<span> </span>Eventually, we headed back to
the ship on the shuttle bus.<span> </span>We passed
the old Medieval fort along the way, right by the cruise ship docks.<span> </span>But there were several ships in port, and we
were at the far end of the docks.<span> </span>There
didn’t seem to be a way to walk to the fort to see it, not with all the buses
and trucks and cranes dealing with the cargo or driving cruise passengers
around.<span> </span>(Yes, there were ships or
ferries or possibly cargo carriers with Bugs Bunny and Tweetie Bird on them!). It
was a really busy port!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I had a special lunch.<span>
</span>I had bought several jars of salsa tartufata, black truffle sauce, while
at La Romita.<span> </span>I told Richard we should
use one of them to embellish our meals.<span>
</span>So we went to the burger bar by the pool, and I had a plain chicken
burger, but added a healthy spoonful of tartufata.<span> </span>YUM!<span>
</span>The truffle sauce was also good on French fries, as well.<span> </span>We still have about two-thirds of the jar, so
will use that over the next several days to fancy up our meals.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spent my afternoon in the library, looking through an
atlas.<span> </span>I think the mountains we saw in
the distance are most likely the Apennine Mountain chain, which begins in
northern Italy near the Alps, and runs just right of center along the length of
Italy, all the way down to the “foot.”<span> </span>At
least, according to the maps that’s the most probable answer.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">At dinner in the dining room, I end up sharing a table with
various other guests.<span> </span>Rarely the same
people twice.<span> </span>But I have to say, in
chatting with them about how they spent their days, no one ever seems to have
the odd experiences that Richard and I do!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-63293846807601159152022-12-12T09:06:00.000-08:002022-12-12T09:06:55.760-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Naples & Rome, and how I missed them both<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">28 October 2022 – Naples, Italy – Visit to Ancient
Herculaneum</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaOUZ_C92sRyUPoM0c1G8g33TlbXsxs7qF8GnhXvVKCdPvWqOc9M6cERCV4-ZQngU8N63Mnquqt31s-qeDOpYWcLVlDjznvifQjjs_yN88Sx1GfukCj5uGQuiNk1neqvCvwHr4E0GaMvF4d2WR0UIRodaGWZaPf3M4QoY1L39XpRVat93Uds6tiqq/s2080/Venice%20-%2012.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaOUZ_C92sRyUPoM0c1G8g33TlbXsxs7qF8GnhXvVKCdPvWqOc9M6cERCV4-ZQngU8N63Mnquqt31s-qeDOpYWcLVlDjznvifQjjs_yN88Sx1GfukCj5uGQuiNk1neqvCvwHr4E0GaMvF4d2WR0UIRodaGWZaPf3M4QoY1L39XpRVat93Uds6tiqq/w400-h300/Venice%20-%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Note: the photos are from previous trips to Italy, and really don't relate to this post. I just don't like blogs that are all narrative. So, just enjoy the photos. <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I had to cancel my excursion to ancient </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNXV_FQmhkMUQLa2Jmgl55VX9HFcl-8VFTPdRy99fHdniNTsQuVsBP2u7ZRc-adEBeUVUN7IPTRBN39HgYT1cVQgI_LeFnwxQHTCINTb4YFO9ZcuNSWkuqnBTGNkuXiyUzUmM65x3vUD5OvTbqKENsXOk7xo-6YQ1ZAuEFpH0C01utErDr58MN0cV/s2148/Phebe%20&%20Mostaciolli.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2148" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNXV_FQmhkMUQLa2Jmgl55VX9HFcl-8VFTPdRy99fHdniNTsQuVsBP2u7ZRc-adEBeUVUN7IPTRBN39HgYT1cVQgI_LeFnwxQHTCINTb4YFO9ZcuNSWkuqnBTGNkuXiyUzUmM65x3vUD5OvTbqKENsXOk7xo-6YQ1ZAuEFpH0C01utErDr58MN0cV/w400-h284/Phebe%20&%20Mostaciolli.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Herculaneum,
much as I was looking forward to this trip.<span>
</span>I’ve always been interested in archaeology, and that was my career goal
at age 5.<span> </span>Really, my plan was to dig up
pyramids in Egypt and fly home to cook dinner each night.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdYQdaxpa_n_0lVdwvAZXasfBcw2C9PUZhMz_68UqivKw4whEOzGj3dmL2KlcxAc47jbmIRbvWY325Gw5sdBl2AILsFl-_M_X3dzMofZJHwUYzXWx1thvkoKVWJ6Lh3qfGquivZint4CRwd6mgLpzbJYmSsFEr9RtydzEmsv76ApP8cpaVqJIbOwe/s640/Roma12-Gelato.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdYQdaxpa_n_0lVdwvAZXasfBcw2C9PUZhMz_68UqivKw4whEOzGj3dmL2KlcxAc47jbmIRbvWY325Gw5sdBl2AILsFl-_M_X3dzMofZJHwUYzXWx1thvkoKVWJ6Lh3qfGquivZint4CRwd6mgLpzbJYmSsFEr9RtydzEmsv76ApP8cpaVqJIbOwe/w400-h300/Roma12-Gelato.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But that plan wasn’t realistic, and it turned out my visit
to Herculaneum today is not realistic.<span> </span>I
woke up at 4 AM with a raging sore throat and splitting headache.<span> </span>Uh oh, could be a cold, could be Covid.<span> </span>I got out my mini first aid kit and took my
temperature, as well as used the pulse oximeter just to see.<span> </span>Having asthma means I’m more conscious of my
oxygen levels than I used to be.<span> </span>Both
were just fine, but I did not feel well at all.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So at 7 AM, feeling just as bad, instead of getting up to
get ready for another day exploring an archaeological site, I called guest
services and explained the situation.<span>
</span>They cancelled my tour for today, as well as for tomorrow morning (an
all day walking and boating tour of Rome, ancient through Renaissance).<span> </span>Then, guest services also contacted the
medical office, because protocols have changed and any possible Covid case has
to be tested.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone from the medical office came to test me for Covid,
and the office called back to say it was negative.<span> </span>They do want me to isolate, however, and
offered to move me to another room for 24 hours.<span> </span>Richard and I discussed this, and for a
variety of reasons we decided against that.<span>
</span>I’ll isolate in our stateroom, get meals via room service, read my
kindle, play on the computer, maybe paint, and watch movies on our TV.<span> </span>He’ll go and come as usual.<span> </span>It seemed like the best compromise.<span> </span>(They’re using half a deck of the verandah
suites as isolation rooms, so that people can still get fresh air.<span> </span>But the only way we could use one together would
be if Richard isolated with me, and he’s just not happy about that.<span> </span>So I’ll just isolate myself.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We know the protocol, since I’ve gotten sick on several
cruises.<span> </span>Just all those extra germs in a
closer-than-normal environment.<span> </span>Knowing
that I tend to catch whatever is around, I’ve been wearing my masks when I’m
not in our cabin or not outdoors.<span> </span>But at
meals, the mask is off, even when sharing a table with new friends.<span> </span>Oh well, as long as it’s just a cold, I’m not
concerned.<span> </span>Maybe a little bored, but not
concerned.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ll be retested tomorrow, the room staff will wear masks
around me (and likely do extra disinfecting), and hopefully I’ll feel better in
a day or two.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Such an exciting life, right?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">29 October 2022 – Civitavecchia (port outside Rome)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, the medical person called this morning about 7:30 to
come by and give me another Covid test.<span> </span>I
told him I’m feeling much better, the decongestant is doing its job.<span> </span>But their protocol is to test, so test he
did.<span> </span>Negative, of course.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I am cleared to move about the ship, and even get off the
ship and walk around the dock or go in to the city.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve been to Civitavecchia (pronounced <i>chee-vee-tah-VEH-kee-ah</i>)
before, to visit Ostia Antica, the ancient sea port.<span> </span>(It’s full of wonderful black and white stone
mosaics, if any readers want to go there!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve also spent five days or so in Rome, so I think I’ll
just stay on the ship, rather than get around lots more people.<span> </span>Just easier, safer, and I’m still not at my
best.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I’m a bit sad to miss my excursion around Rome.<span> </span>We were going to visit the ancient sites like
the Colosseum and the Forum and all, as well as major Renaissance sites like
Piazza Navone with its amazing fountain.<span>
</span>Since I’m not feeling great, it’s okay, I can find plenty to do
onboard.<span> </span>But I was especially looking
forward to the boat ride on the Tiber River, slowly drifting around Rome.<span> </span>It just sounded like a lovely way to tour.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, I’m on a cruise ship already, and I have blogs to
write, photos to edit, and also movies on demand on our TV.<span> </span>Plus my photo safari of the ship to
finish.<span> </span>I won’t get bored.<span> </span>And I need to recharge my Luci lights – I
have them sitting at the base of a huge picture window in the Lido buffet area,
as I sip tea and work on blogs.<span> </span>Richard
and I are using these lights as memorial candles for yahrzeits, the anniversary
of the death of a family member or close friend.<span> </span>So I turned on a Luci light last night for my
cousin; tonight is the yahrzeit for Richard’s mother, and Monday is that of his
father.<span> </span>I’ll be recharging these Luci
lights all weekend.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I need to add a funny anecdote about that excursion,
however.<span> </span>I booked it in April or May,
when I booked the cruise.<span> </span>A few months
later, I received an email from the cruise line telling me there was a change
in the itinerary of this excursion, and there would NOT be the included stop at
a gelato stand.<span> </span>Instead, we would have
additional time for lunch on our own, and shopping.<span> </span>All I could think was, hey, this is ROME,
there’s a gelato stand on every block!!!<span>
</span>Everyone can certainly manage a cup or cone of gelato on their own!<span> </span>(But, knowing human nature, they had to
notify everyone ahead of time so there wouldn’t be lawsuits alleging customers
were lied to, or something like that.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seriously, though, they made it sound like there was no
gelato to be had in all of Rome!<span> </span>Too
funny!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-15958328040497435672022-12-11T12:03:00.002-08:002022-12-11T12:04:57.838-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Stromboli Island!<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">27 October 2022 – Stromboli Island and Volcano!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuWvboul0SCtmcXA6Vd2WATBHAR0lndFhpS59DpRUhV8Z85hwSqAhXw4l1JnNMJMsn_ngG4w_Jd5ct_rhzS77UkTjBNxBzYE2kBkmhkMFfEzXV0-y-OlcS3bi4lil02XgXE3ukixIsnFkhiqWUg5x0PsltTMyWYkYJR3J2fC4UkZ0Pxljf9p3VCNM/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2019.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuWvboul0SCtmcXA6Vd2WATBHAR0lndFhpS59DpRUhV8Z85hwSqAhXw4l1JnNMJMsn_ngG4w_Jd5ct_rhzS77UkTjBNxBzYE2kBkmhkMFfEzXV0-y-OlcS3bi4lil02XgXE3ukixIsnFkhiqWUg5x0PsltTMyWYkYJR3J2fC4UkZ0Pxljf9p3VCNM/w417-h313/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2019.jpeg" width="417" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our captain announced this afternoon that we’d be making a
little detour to cruise by Stromboli Island, which is an active volcano!<span> </span>How thrilling!!!<span> </span>We arrived about 4 PM, and all the front deck
areas that are normally closed to guests were open so we could enjoy the views
and watch </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKxmOXt2anlvsxPRZvjeyWh_X2BERbiMH52MHkZh9H0AFOsUGy-WIGV3teK1HGDKXSf-D_OKzJnOMQkbXInGi5f8j6yrrC0Oa-Uk4aM-eefAn1GNHBjtaRJEkyHzcFyoyi1bWwX2P1NFTSMrN_5rKhA48i6P7QdPxhQIh11qX0G4XmPSeWFXjoDFY/s2400/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKxmOXt2anlvsxPRZvjeyWh_X2BERbiMH52MHkZh9H0AFOsUGy-WIGV3teK1HGDKXSf-D_OKzJnOMQkbXInGi5f8j6yrrC0Oa-Uk4aM-eefAn1GNHBjtaRJEkyHzcFyoyi1bWwX2P1NFTSMrN_5rKhA48i6P7QdPxhQIh11qX0G4XmPSeWFXjoDFY/w416-h312/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%204.jpeg" width="416" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">the puffs of steam and gases rising from the craters.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stromboli is nearly a perfectly symmetrical cone with steeply
diagonal sides, spreading out to the base of the island.<span> </span>Stromboli also continually emits steam and
gases, as well as has a nearly permanent </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92FUOSA95fslNw9pJhmFt_XiwjdtNEllB1QZ7D0_CKwe8LBrgXUKgnq5X3A0CfBq8oMwePAky4kkwwQEFpPLxxVKV8x-3var25I470x19_cFnIfwjBzpTrD0V0JmxenEw99rJHRosh1XbDhAmT3T1sOGyPqtqrTkftVylWiUvsbYNXkuSHbNGiiT7/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2015.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92FUOSA95fslNw9pJhmFt_XiwjdtNEllB1QZ7D0_CKwe8LBrgXUKgnq5X3A0CfBq8oMwePAky4kkwwQEFpPLxxVKV8x-3var25I470x19_cFnIfwjBzpTrD0V0JmxenEw99rJHRosh1XbDhAmT3T1sOGyPqtqrTkftVylWiUvsbYNXkuSHbNGiiT7/w417-h313/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2015.jpeg" width="417" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">glow coming from the lava-filled crater.<span> </span>This constant low-level emission of gases
prevents Stromboli from having cataclysmic eruptions, although that does happen
very occasionally.<span> </span>So now, volcanoes
that continually have low-level emissions that allow the gases to escape
without major eruptions are referred to as Stromboli volcanoes, even </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLqFXMM5ObjbUMuOvRH7q0BpK3qDvi4kKvR0T7-To7lzluxZpNQOgqvmwopQTk5sQS96ktM-DR5NEQaZyI8IgXu_LDBjtXR7Z6qKpGl9NSebfbRxVb36ne7pD6fwxclbIp4xpeTCdZi9IebxRNXNZFV-xJrRD-y5WxWNip9tVKbeGzumM_9avqHxW/s2800/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLqFXMM5ObjbUMuOvRH7q0BpK3qDvi4kKvR0T7-To7lzluxZpNQOgqvmwopQTk5sQS96ktM-DR5NEQaZyI8IgXu_LDBjtXR7Z6qKpGl9NSebfbRxVb36ne7pD6fwxclbIp4xpeTCdZi9IebxRNXNZFV-xJrRD-y5WxWNip9tVKbeGzumM_9avqHxW/w417-h313/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2011.jpeg" width="417" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">if they
don’t have the same perfectly conical shape.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went out to the bow, on Deck 4, but it was so crowded I
could barely see over people’s heads.<span> </span>I
looked back, and saw that the bow sections of the upper decks were all open as
well, so I went up to </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk7WiClb5tMyK7WHEW9mCM4oW1PG_c63F_1kC0HiPMJDg_v2v_r4CKien7ryrhzC0eHRYZKMdhL-huvCcy9e9VDbhKnTXx_FGqIpqzZy9qtwn90rbrzwDdnwpc8FRQbLgq0mLMrIyndazegc23Wrv86JHZ5hpe4Pqe3Blf0VDQ87HNHNqkpz86_I1/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2020.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk7WiClb5tMyK7WHEW9mCM4oW1PG_c63F_1kC0HiPMJDg_v2v_r4CKien7ryrhzC0eHRYZKMdhL-huvCcy9e9VDbhKnTXx_FGqIpqzZy9qtwn90rbrzwDdnwpc8FRQbLgq0mLMrIyndazegc23Wrv86JHZ5hpe4Pqe3Blf0VDQ87HNHNqkpz86_I1/w416-h312/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2020.jpeg" width="416" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Deck 5.<span> </span>Someone
left just as I came up to the railing, so I had a perfect spot to view the
volcano.<span> </span>The cruise director gave a
running commentary about the volcano, its history of eruptions, the three small
villages on the island, etc.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, everyone was </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZU62InSpNA3p4e3wellUMAC5O4nbCHsttyC3D235N1hbXX_vOIv4SOCtLyuHC_4mSp-IAwGxcuPYjDwIZFEuRwtjorkiXr7scAooQu44EO1vrDyLAqE6nHnzdNF-gNlkCGUG-CHB-lJlCjGv5mu1PbY4L8WIE0K-Ip44yrsBb3D_jetD3PJ8IRrY/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2027.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZU62InSpNA3p4e3wellUMAC5O4nbCHsttyC3D235N1hbXX_vOIv4SOCtLyuHC_4mSp-IAwGxcuPYjDwIZFEuRwtjorkiXr7scAooQu44EO1vrDyLAqE6nHnzdNF-gNlkCGUG-CHB-lJlCjGv5mu1PbY4L8WIE0K-Ip44yrsBb3D_jetD3PJ8IRrY/w415-h311/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2027.jpeg" width="415" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">concerned about these villages, but
apparently they are out of the potential lava flow areas.<span> </span>Supposedly safe, at any rate.<span> </span>Volcanoes really are not very predictable,
even Stromboli which has been happily steaming away for years.<span> </span>Things can and do change rapidly, and
volcanoes do what they want, not what is expected.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOlS2b3vfC0fPXiPq5_m985yBqvQLa88i-ipzh2ulCxhSsCmpX_TEOAEmfZqcLK2SkoHx9nKa09vwwzuxBPPMY0NZAha3uM5Oyvf7P7W39CTwVVMnxaUl0A6zvPIv0Kfr6v9IsV0MRK06CrF_o1Wtd9_oOWQANABUd-FklmIfne8eGa9uvocDZ9vC/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2035.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOlS2b3vfC0fPXiPq5_m985yBqvQLa88i-ipzh2ulCxhSsCmpX_TEOAEmfZqcLK2SkoHx9nKa09vwwzuxBPPMY0NZAha3uM5Oyvf7P7W39CTwVVMnxaUl0A6zvPIv0Kfr6v9IsV0MRK06CrF_o1Wtd9_oOWQANABUd-FklmIfne8eGa9uvocDZ9vC/w416-h312/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2035.jpeg" width="416" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were told that, if a major eruption happens, the residents of Stromboli Island have roughly ten minutes to get to their boats and get off the island. However, we didn't see very many boats in the water, at least from our views. So, I don't know. But I'm pretty sure I do not want to live on an active </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrD7fdFuHRGf-L8cjTJ5ooCiHUAOpn7nBulHgLFhRg1TZzD8inRqpQNn2ZEdTiZajKWc1VhTe_t122dXoigXPZdoozGX0dPKF0zKestrEaezCV2FoxG2tgV1tnjbvYFgCIGU5n_Ah493jMTbTzyx-fweIvtxJ9Tr7cAVuMQ1tDxUT-WDAbZ8T3Vqg5/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2046.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrD7fdFuHRGf-L8cjTJ5ooCiHUAOpn7nBulHgLFhRg1TZzD8inRqpQNn2ZEdTiZajKWc1VhTe_t122dXoigXPZdoozGX0dPKF0zKestrEaezCV2FoxG2tgV1tnjbvYFgCIGU5n_Ah493jMTbTzyx-fweIvtxJ9Tr7cAVuMQ1tDxUT-WDAbZ8T3Vqg5/w417-h313/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2046.jpeg" width="417" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">volcano! <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our captain steered us very slowly around the volcanic
island, so everyone had a good view of about 75% of the island.<span> </span>At least, everyone on the bow, stern, and
starboard side of the </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA-fw-cg-LP2m-_7n4LpFeZSnSaCAbKTiWkn8nDWc2SYbWTr_FtBvu0Zrpmc3qxc_vH6a92TV7x4FLFtyEP5AgYSc5CCCn8sCw5lsc9fwmuvt8R4paNxt69Pr8BFRm40VDWEsUFBW5zHS19-CTEtlNBBPtpLzY43DbvbFoaNSARpPkaSpmySA3cQE/s2240/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2050.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2240" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA-fw-cg-LP2m-_7n4LpFeZSnSaCAbKTiWkn8nDWc2SYbWTr_FtBvu0Zrpmc3qxc_vH6a92TV7x4FLFtyEP5AgYSc5CCCn8sCw5lsc9fwmuvt8R4paNxt69Pr8BFRm40VDWEsUFBW5zHS19-CTEtlNBBPtpLzY43DbvbFoaNSARpPkaSpmySA3cQE/w416-h312/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%2050.jpeg" width="416" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">ship. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We watched puffs of beige steam coming up from the vents on
one side of the huge crater.<span> </span>It almost
seemed as if there had been a large crater or caldera from a previous eruption,
and then a new cone built up to one side of the crater and that was where the
steam and gasses were being constantly emitted.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we came around the back side of the volcano, more and
more steam clouds came puffing out, and then suddenly we could see an orange
glow at base of one stream of steam, inside the vent!!!<span> </span>Oooh, live lava!!!<span> </span>It was just a faint glow, but definitely
visible!<span> </span>A few people I had been
chatting with mentioned it, and I said I was glad it wasn’t just my imagination
conjuring up this vision, if others could see it that meant it was real!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then, there were occasional towers of smoke and steam, a peachy color as if they were glowing from the lava! Or maybe just carrying enough dust and chemicals in there to give the smoke a rosy-peach color. But very other-worldly! <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Apparently cruise ships aren’t allowed to cruise round
Stromboli very often, but somehow our captain and team were able to get
permission to cruise within half a mile of the volcano.<span> </span>It was exciting, and definitely worth the
time to take this little side trip for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later that evening, a few people said that they hung around
after we sailed away, and at the very last minute, just before dark, there was
a quick little spout of lava that shot out of Stromboli’s crater!<span> </span>Oooh, so sorry to have missed that!<span> </span>But still, it was pretty exciting to sail
around an active volcano!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxgE-Aywxw3AjeB6eQueLAYPU_SxmvM30n92q1HH62iSzsKy4l4Nea4qpSzzIcw4XkVGjlMv99kuhQ2rSCFjmn8D5CARjAdcGIfymw7Gu6OtFg2VxvMSNvOTxGuklkD6V5tNqvvTXunRc61WqJQvK-waOCprGZpU4aEg8rDGq8IMQKpYgCvsppnD6/s2400/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxgE-Aywxw3AjeB6eQueLAYPU_SxmvM30n92q1HH62iSzsKy4l4Nea4qpSzzIcw4XkVGjlMv99kuhQ2rSCFjmn8D5CARjAdcGIfymw7Gu6OtFg2VxvMSNvOTxGuklkD6V5tNqvvTXunRc61WqJQvK-waOCprGZpU4aEg8rDGq8IMQKpYgCvsppnD6/w640-h480/3.5%20Stromboli%20Volcano%20-%206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9NL9gYeNtWUH2_ZocFjBLEwOmgGOrhLAx0Cvx4co_TDVL25GOCW5SpzZ-kQmjZ6V9-JnHtFbeS4hJ24nH2dTh8qX9YOtDX2TBjVCMDORtbcRGQITcXm06E9g7b15jcrXoN2wCqj6NMWXtSKS-VMlDP0j7bY_-jEiLSeonWuEaV5pjKT9GA7MvhI7/s1360/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2017.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9NL9gYeNtWUH2_ZocFjBLEwOmgGOrhLAx0Cvx4co_TDVL25GOCW5SpzZ-kQmjZ6V9-JnHtFbeS4hJ24nH2dTh8qX9YOtDX2TBjVCMDORtbcRGQITcXm06E9g7b15jcrXoN2wCqj6NMWXtSKS-VMlDP0j7bY_-jEiLSeonWuEaV5pjKT9GA7MvhI7/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our day started with the crew participating in emergency
drills that included taking various lifeboats down and back up.<span> </span>I knew our “view” was between two lifeboats,
but I somehow forgot about the winches, rolls of cable, all the mechanical
parts that raise and lower the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1XrOOGAkIE5U5nc3FnzIX37x8s0IbsaJpAltN9-lf8Jglk2iqpX4LR9p2VulqqLygTLKRB5fak4c1TOhb8y7TgePUqscGCRNvD2OLjLk-WqxYYyhMlcxL2SVRuk-eE3TkvWsmMEU8xs8FAL5qHpXWV9q4MoGlZtMUwp6SEvK3MH7qwgR0Z9bljg0/s1440/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2018.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1XrOOGAkIE5U5nc3FnzIX37x8s0IbsaJpAltN9-lf8Jglk2iqpX4LR9p2VulqqLygTLKRB5fak4c1TOhb8y7TgePUqscGCRNvD2OLjLk-WqxYYyhMlcxL2SVRuk-eE3TkvWsmMEU8xs8FAL5qHpXWV9q4MoGlZtMUwp6SEvK3MH7qwgR0Z9bljg0/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">lifeboats.<span>
</span>So, that’s our real view, lots of sunlight coming in the huge windows
the size of sliding glass doors, but a close up of the lifeboats and related
mechanisms.<span> </span>Oh well, it’s quiet other
than the occasional drill day when things whiz and whir and move about.<span> </span>And in an emergency, we could break the
window and </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgD7dqxZaE-dVel4irOEzPzRK2DRunk2OeMLHbx3i2_uy2AqEbC96MoZzA1XR_oo10bKrqlrMlm8YpeZ93SVmxwsAv36UQXDt28xeAi9LDFlJfqwKgmdBsKHZFXcdZiHsYdplcXNKiI_9cO-MhJHzbQEIN2kVXXfHybU-Av1Zre8-aUQUS8ey6okDh/s1200/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgD7dqxZaE-dVel4irOEzPzRK2DRunk2OeMLHbx3i2_uy2AqEbC96MoZzA1XR_oo10bKrqlrMlm8YpeZ93SVmxwsAv36UQXDt28xeAi9LDFlJfqwKgmdBsKHZFXcdZiHsYdplcXNKiI_9cO-MhJHzbQEIN2kVXXfHybU-Av1Zre8-aUQUS8ey6okDh/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">climb out into a lifeboat if necessary.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have no idea if today’s drills are at all related to
yesterday’s person overboard, and the difficulty getting him out of the
water.<span> </span>Drills are run frequently, and
we’ve heard the bells and announcements involved previously.<span> </span>But it does </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gbHOyTfwTT8GLAwCJjN5ObFPG0QYFxtxS_rXTIGSOYv6xGZ14S3yJZ1ajUppe2q2-sqk5OpQfGZf3Ko4s7D24KF9Ii8_yUmnMskOlXBW9pHP3Gg-Mei1gz_MoWnaSE_Eq7aoMJ-lMu3pYzCCjjnm4T8H5mwAMweP4PejVEe-elBQvnOywuGbPU6q/s1360/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2015.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gbHOyTfwTT8GLAwCJjN5ObFPG0QYFxtxS_rXTIGSOYv6xGZ14S3yJZ1ajUppe2q2-sqk5OpQfGZf3Ko4s7D24KF9Ii8_yUmnMskOlXBW9pHP3Gg-Mei1gz_MoWnaSE_Eq7aoMJ-lMu3pYzCCjjnm4T8H5mwAMweP4PejVEe-elBQvnOywuGbPU6q/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2015.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">make me wonder.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, on to today’s port call!!!<span> </span>My family lived in Greece the year I was 19,
so I was looking forward to spending a day in this small town, just to practice
the several phrases I remember, and have authentic Greek food.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWQzYcjOKbCW8dolyU5cPGdTN42EKFBpdcRYHWBKh9NORvU7JfTl1gXE5SpAAQFFkAbVWrxU7u-2Hg7YXPOrTl-S1lvOOee1NOesv2CN7G2ynz_LpEt9Oc6IqgUebrg0txR3gByxslAQAuWug8mTsMHhknl6B5BpP5sLgEr7m6wBtAsVAKMFeRmKj/s1120/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWQzYcjOKbCW8dolyU5cPGdTN42EKFBpdcRYHWBKh9NORvU7JfTl1gXE5SpAAQFFkAbVWrxU7u-2Hg7YXPOrTl-S1lvOOee1NOesv2CN7G2ynz_LpEt9Oc6IqgUebrg0txR3gByxslAQAuWug8mTsMHhknl6B5BpP5sLgEr7m6wBtAsVAKMFeRmKj/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plus enjoy the sunshine and just being
somewhere on the Mediterranean.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I waited until late morning, packed up what I needed for the
day, and disembarked.<span> </span>It was a gorgeous
sunny day with skies as bright blue as the Greek flag, and calm seas in this
very small port.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFNQ_Ge9wllBmn3tqPax1K2KzuOtkxK0I_nCR-LI_P7fJh2_K-kAS33wxFUeMlt8VTzM8LtXmM3_0f8QHpvFsyzdPKoit96LcknlyYG8CW6EyyXGeAqpYhaTUNypH4IJEWrO6OzHZjp_8Zc4yDYH_eyu5TaQwqkrQm19zax6ermv6CSK_cjLtoqMA/s1520/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFNQ_Ge9wllBmn3tqPax1K2KzuOtkxK0I_nCR-LI_P7fJh2_K-kAS33wxFUeMlt8VTzM8LtXmM3_0f8QHpvFsyzdPKoit96LcknlyYG8CW6EyyXGeAqpYhaTUNypH4IJEWrO6OzHZjp_8Zc4yDYH_eyu5TaQwqkrQm19zax6ermv6CSK_cjLtoqMA/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Katakolo turned out to be a very small town, located on the
northwestern corner of the Peloponnesus, that lower half of Greece that really
is a giant peninsula. <span> </span>Apparently
Katakolo is the port town closest to Olympia, the big tourist town in this
region.<span> </span>I’ve been to Olympia, so chose
to skip that and stick with </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRGDH2-K36UlR2OTOc0HugQEv36XAxSbSuhZm2mmDhqQTroqct83ew1AhkDYyVx-_wQzBy1jLHQIwIZVHlT28MVN5Chn5RJi5XWqW2JGV9C8lHBVbZiRLMp7Yq5B8oHeB7_U-NsPV6YEwHlUot9AXb02S_uuG-JKtQVEi8JxOWiRdg2gOBraSNUC4/s1360/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%204.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1020" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRGDH2-K36UlR2OTOc0HugQEv36XAxSbSuhZm2mmDhqQTroqct83ew1AhkDYyVx-_wQzBy1jLHQIwIZVHlT28MVN5Chn5RJi5XWqW2JGV9C8lHBVbZiRLMp7Yq5B8oHeB7_U-NsPV6YEwHlUot9AXb02S_uuG-JKtQVEi8JxOWiRdg2gOBraSNUC4/w401-h535/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%204.jpeg" width="401" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">wandering around this small town that is new to me.
</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Katakolo seems to have three main streets running parallel
the length of the town, curving a bit around the bay.<span> </span>These three streets are maybe ten or so
blocks long.<span> </span>Most of the ground floor
places along the waterfront are either shops or eateries.<span> </span>On the next street in, again, ground floor
shops and a few cafés thrown in.<span> </span>I
didn’t make it to the third street.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWZ08eid98WMNTI_0vgLnkFgX7jdqTOHE1njAh4gxAAKhvivc0WRTbPbbVnE9coG_VWdP0A-twQB0rhZp7fAHksGLOhbLhvIvzI-_WHivo1ZowW3Niu_M-nI3LHegAQ5PPEesv2drMGjr9axJYDoxX5YyA4MavIMF0siwSUlLKP_xZQCSFy1fMj4c/s1280/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWZ08eid98WMNTI_0vgLnkFgX7jdqTOHE1njAh4gxAAKhvivc0WRTbPbbVnE9coG_VWdP0A-twQB0rhZp7fAHksGLOhbLhvIvzI-_WHivo1ZowW3Niu_M-nI3LHegAQ5PPEesv2drMGjr9axJYDoxX5YyA4MavIMF0siwSUlLKP_xZQCSFy1fMj4c/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it seemed that the upper floors (usually just one upper
floor, maybe two in rare cases) might be residences.<span> </span>And the cross-streets seemed to be primarily
residential as well.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a cute little town, with colorful boats bobbing in
the water along the </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5etxEuz42Fg7i1e62M3nQ1bec9X3tWBf-Nh3GseRiNBLZximrIRBqdpmfBz_x03gHWzr6ApfUMXr-ygb4meomnBUDV7uXzm2Ha9PxZ20EKIgkE5BD96GouVDCQ_BZgQ16QPbGu9M7Yam-DDIAyk1PRZEbCCdCJK8bN8PkPG3W_wOECEDA7IGwyFt/s1280/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2013.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5etxEuz42Fg7i1e62M3nQ1bec9X3tWBf-Nh3GseRiNBLZximrIRBqdpmfBz_x03gHWzr6ApfUMXr-ygb4meomnBUDV7uXzm2Ha9PxZ20EKIgkE5BD96GouVDCQ_BZgQ16QPbGu9M7Yam-DDIAyk1PRZEbCCdCJK8bN8PkPG3W_wOECEDA7IGwyFt/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">waterfront.<span> </span>There
was a wide cement walkway, the perfect spot for evening walks before choosing a
restaurant for drinks and the sunset, or maybe for a dinner with friends.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I practiced my little bit of Greek, and got a lot of
smiles.<span> </span>I was able to say </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3-l_onYx5PPyNPtkeybJ6uLaH6FZehX0yc5sfPNnSEQi9iAQufFVw0-fzAYvupGzD1vQlCZ9L7bSTS46Q4MebvXGm25SIc6DZJYv1q5xFHSAa97XyQhsG_0XNm7rAl-S4gNm89p3TYA9_mJnng-s-ZcKmwi7LnKCsc2PQ9_YJa4UVgT_Lm-zug5Q/s1440/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2012.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3-l_onYx5PPyNPtkeybJ6uLaH6FZehX0yc5sfPNnSEQi9iAQufFVw0-fzAYvupGzD1vQlCZ9L7bSTS46Q4MebvXGm25SIc6DZJYv1q5xFHSAa97XyQhsG_0XNm7rAl-S4gNm89p3TYA9_mJnng-s-ZcKmwi7LnKCsc2PQ9_YJa4UVgT_Lm-zug5Q/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%2012.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">good morning
to the port guard, who was very happy with my polite “kali merasas.”<span> </span>I managed to buy postcards and stamps, and
found a waterfront café with Wi-Fi.<span> </span>So I
sat down to check that our ballots were accepted by our county, and they
were.<span> </span>(We vote as “overseas” voters,
which is the perfect solution for full-time travelers.<span> </span>YAY for </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFlv3rkG1F2_-n7kIITpRU5dFoSgMlF_DV_tJWn9PyuPwRF9GwAogbRVZfpG4spNfSJASTqq4MzEdHcB6MWB301hN6stBv1neBNk09Df8MFNUFuUMpv2uAOXReom4ZHJLx561sbW5cv6hcnh6HVN1_cbnH6qQIbYnk9Vh--TccyCZ-Uvzq2MzyjfW/s1840/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%206.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1840" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFlv3rkG1F2_-n7kIITpRU5dFoSgMlF_DV_tJWn9PyuPwRF9GwAogbRVZfpG4spNfSJASTqq4MzEdHcB6MWB301hN6stBv1neBNk09Df8MFNUFuUMpv2uAOXReom4ZHJLx561sbW5cv6hcnh6HVN1_cbnH6qQIbYnk9Vh--TccyCZ-Uvzq2MzyjfW/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Washington state!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the café opened for lunch, I ordered mezzes (pronounced
ME-tzez).<span> </span>Greek for appetizers, though
many Mediterranean countries also use the word.<span>
</span>I had spanakopita, the Greek feta and spinach pies.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hf24nNey9ku0I53oIy0NX3eHMYvjkIidcJrplPsy7n-3ZaHdZTTHk9D9sZz7ZmQqy25sKRmtJ7FetRXiwkZ7mat09xpw5eDyRgZNxHUreT9_aqDHWpCp5z_tLP4Ec1u9HJ_YoKtl5wrXXAZtMoXVq-lhp44Bgy6FpqsMFblFp1Er-daTHlFj6ZMT/s1280/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hf24nNey9ku0I53oIy0NX3eHMYvjkIidcJrplPsy7n-3ZaHdZTTHk9D9sZz7ZmQqy25sKRmtJ7FetRXiwkZ7mat09xpw5eDyRgZNxHUreT9_aqDHWpCp5z_tLP4Ec1u9HJ_YoKtl5wrXXAZtMoXVq-lhp44Bgy6FpqsMFblFp1Er-daTHlFj6ZMT/w400-h300/3.%20Katakolo,%20Greece%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes these are little folded triangles,
sometimes this is baked in one huge pan and a square is cut out for each
serving.<span> </span>Here, I had little folded half
moons, like large pot stickers.<span> </span>Really
tasty spanakopita!<span> </span>I also ordered korokethia,
which is fried zucchini, usually served with tzatziki, that yummy garlicky Greek
yogurt.<span> </span>Here, the korokethia was
shredded zucchini in a little batter, then fried, so it was more like zucchini
fritters.<span> </span>Really wonderful with tzatziki!!!<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finished with a cup of Greek coffee, which is called
Turkiko café – Turkish coffee.<span> </span>The
proper way to make this is to put the grounds in a special brass or copper pot,
and add water.<span> </span>Put this on a burner and
let it boil away for a while.<span> </span>Add a lot
of sugar, mix well, and serve.<span> </span>It’s
supposed to be super thick and sweet, though I asked for medium sweet.<span> </span>(Even medium sweet is super sweet!)<span> </span>And after drinking the coffee, there should
be a good quarter to half inch of sludge on the bottom of the cup.<span> </span>Those are the coffee grounds, which settle
out of the coffee and need to be avoided with those last few sips.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really wanted a bite of dessert, and my favorite Greek
dessert is galaktobouriko – think baklava with a thick layer of custard in the
middle and less phyllo dough.<span> </span>I asked at
my lunch café, and no, they didn’t have that.<span>
</span>The waiter told me it’s his favorite, but it doesn’t keep well so they
rarely carry it.<span> </span>So that became my quest
for the next while – I walked to each and every waterfront café as well as the
places on the inland main street, and everyone had the same exact story.<span> </span>That galaktobouriko is also their favorite
dessert.<span> </span>That they don’t have it because
it needs to be eaten the day it’s made, because it doesn’t keep overnight.<span> </span>One man even told me that his wife makes really
good galaktobouriko, and it’s his favorite too.<span>
</span>I had to laugh – I finally told him that it seems to be the favorite of
everyone in town, so his wife should make some when the cruise comes in.<span> </span>Tourists could buy some, then he could take
the rest home and eat all the leftovers before the next day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So no, I never did find galaktobouriko.<span> </span>But I checked the menu for Richard, and our
cruise ship is serving this tonight as a special Greek dessert, so I might just
have to get some!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Several people asked me if I was Greek, since I knew this
less-famous dessert and spoke a little Greek.<span>
</span>(I look very non-Greek with my blue hazel eyes and fair skin.)<span> </span>I tried explaining (in Greek) that my family
lived in Greece for a year, 50 years ago.<span>
</span>Numbers are often a problem for me in foreign languages – one man laughed
at me, because I said I lived in Greece 500 years ago.<span> </span>I laughed and said no, I’m not that old – I
meant fifty.<span> </span>He thought that was too
large a number, but I assured him in English that it was correct.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually I ran out of things to do in town, since I really
don’t need more clothing, nor knickknacks for our non-existent house.<span> </span>Back to the ship for photo editing and blog
writing.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The captain just blew our ship’s horn, so that means we’re
ready to set sail.<span> </span>We’ll cruise across
the Ionian Sea, as wine dark as Homer described in his writing thousands of
years ago. <span> </span>Tomorrow is a sea day as we cross
the Ionian, then pass the foot portion of the Italian “boot,” rounding the
“toe” and heading north along Italy’s west coast.<span> </span>Our next stop will be Naples, so new
adventures and more wonderful Italian food!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later that night – For dinner, I headed to the dining room
as usual, it’s just easier and safer with my food allergies.<span> </span>It turned out that the buffet dining area was
featuring Greek food, including galaktobouriko for dessert – but it wasn’t
available in other areas of the ship.<span> </span>However,
the dessert on the dining room menu that I had selected turned out to be an
error, and it wasn’t available.<span> </span>So I nicely
asked, and the servers very kindly sent someone up to the buffet to get a
portion of galaktobouriko for me!!!<span> </span>I
thanked them profusely, of course!<span> </span>It
turned out to be a very large portion, so I was able to share it with the other
people at my table.<span> </span>After telling them
about my galaktobouriko quest in Katakolo, because the need for this special dessert
didn’t make sense otherwise.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was funny, but one of those moments of “OMG this is SO
delicious” as I enjoyed my little Greek treat!<span>
</span>And vaguely Shakespearean, as “all’s well that ends well.”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-28166018359981989402022-12-10T16:31:00.002-08:002022-12-10T16:31:41.190-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Sarandë, Albania<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">25 October
2022 – Sarandë, Albania
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46yIg3Ou2HrJI7noCei3PBL-AC3DRFxjI0sZsmmE3WkeFTghUzrmRvH1dnqrvNdsafrrmAsaPPt87opB3aXYPVem1hJg0pZn-0GCyaC4cpWRYJETEFYgi-Z4DeJyHO_2UVbgP_FIYVBCog5svs282UA1xuJm9qIRamLq-kucm9QWXNuSytXG_Wdds/s1120/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2051.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46yIg3Ou2HrJI7noCei3PBL-AC3DRFxjI0sZsmmE3WkeFTghUzrmRvH1dnqrvNdsafrrmAsaPPt87opB3aXYPVem1hJg0pZn-0GCyaC4cpWRYJETEFYgi-Z4DeJyHO_2UVbgP_FIYVBCog5svs282UA1xuJm9qIRamLq-kucm9QWXNuSytXG_Wdds/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2051.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before I
describe my exciting day, Richard reported that they had quite a thrilling day
while staying on board.<span> </span>He was sitting outside
on the ninth floor, in the smoking area, when a call went out – “Man overboard!”<span> </span>Apparently someone either fell overboard or
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevwyTl026KkwaM3b4CjdI1jmKsj72vgb2Qy2xz6KKcsMdvvYzVpSyvNFk6HRPhIQ-eJmOt4fzX-nkGy5eJIGDHYs3GglmO0MLkrVOnz-pLFiMYOV_fuQ1BJbA_bj9E3ykydw_cPXjvty2Bj5CZjcoWVzrRxMfFAAXfh9avBEE-IMFnWzQPTdvT5o_/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%202.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevwyTl026KkwaM3b4CjdI1jmKsj72vgb2Qy2xz6KKcsMdvvYzVpSyvNFk6HRPhIQ-eJmOt4fzX-nkGy5eJIGDHYs3GglmO0MLkrVOnz-pLFiMYOV_fuQ1BJbA_bj9E3ykydw_cPXjvty2Bj5CZjcoWVzrRxMfFAAXfh9avBEE-IMFnWzQPTdvT5o_/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">deliberately jumped!!!<span> </span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone threw a
life saver ring to the person in the water, but he seemed to be having a little
trouble getting it over his head and around his torso.<span> </span>And then, the crew had a difficult time
getting him out of the water – possibly because the lowest deck </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA-4NLVFIwAdLqxYtOqX3-FwYeLlIU8gnIZNnp2iZYK9lOoZejd5V229-BX-9uVheFIxqHUhgfjipiDxSGN8GbmYOOkwVh6q_xV6NeT_8j_L7ZAYHffpILilUK4HrRT884NPJmNGSjWzZzAn6klyDNiC7qfziXxg-_WzInW5BG64V8YvQHmDcS_5e/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA-4NLVFIwAdLqxYtOqX3-FwYeLlIU8gnIZNnp2iZYK9lOoZejd5V229-BX-9uVheFIxqHUhgfjipiDxSGN8GbmYOOkwVh6q_xV6NeT_8j_L7ZAYHffpILilUK4HrRT884NPJmNGSjWzZzAn6klyDNiC7qfziXxg-_WzInW5BG64V8YvQHmDcS_5e/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">with outdoor
access is the third floor – except Deck A is really at water level, so Deck 3
is really four floors above the water.<span>
</span>Anyway, a call went out for volunteers to help haul this overboard
person back onto the ship!<span> </span>Rather funny,
considering the average age of the guests is at least mid-70-something!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The man
was eventually brought back on board.<span> </span>We
have no updates, though rumors include that he did a back flip into the
harbor.<span> </span>I’m guessing part of the problem
getting him back on board was that some life boats were being used as tenders
to bring guests to shore, so that </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE50fqXOD46LC3fEUp0-h2ls5bc4pES-iikBdd7sNwTCGhnPtlgYtF0z-CBw4WBcmUpbj1TmWsa-KNJipotXVic9Zi28pnG4rN2Ai1oT5cLZt_aEz0LeaJoQeSl1QR-LduxQ-ZrLQtEqCg1PYubCCxqvlqEqn4RWDTnuDrJxnvG5sI9XQSTf1k_lt/s960/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE50fqXOD46LC3fEUp0-h2ls5bc4pES-iikBdd7sNwTCGhnPtlgYtF0z-CBw4WBcmUpbj1TmWsa-KNJipotXVic9Zi28pnG4rN2Ai1oT5cLZt_aEz0LeaJoQeSl1QR-LduxQ-ZrLQtEqCg1PYubCCxqvlqEqn4RWDTnuDrJxnvG5sI9XQSTf1k_lt/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">much of the crew was involved in that
operation.<span> </span>That meant fewer crew members
to assist with pulling this man back onto the ship, and also fewer life boats
if that would be the easier way to get him out of the water.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh well!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDInlrE5B5RTepWneUmZDty3LhkGwclI5x-iueEWg6z6KmRI9v7tHm32fdLzAyjuJ4x_M_H9vwX1eNjvxqkcOQh3Q-3Hr-eMV_9AZdOJ6BnRBBC-_aoH-THvlhWr9itMMqPbn0f8qBoVpY-qPkscKSeDtcXiD9gJUuUHLZR2rU6oQGfMQQI_vK5FBX/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDInlrE5B5RTepWneUmZDty3LhkGwclI5x-iueEWg6z6KmRI9v7tHm32fdLzAyjuJ4x_M_H9vwX1eNjvxqkcOQh3Q-3Hr-eMV_9AZdOJ6BnRBBC-_aoH-THvlhWr9itMMqPbn0f8qBoVpY-qPkscKSeDtcXiD9gJUuUHLZR2rU6oQGfMQQI_vK5FBX/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I missed
all that excitement, because I had my own fun adventure!<span> </span>This was my first booked excursion on this cruise,
called “Archaeological Albania.”<span>
</span>Albania!<span> </span>Who knew that Albania
would turn out to be a great place to visit?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZONKKMzoQHZSRXgzCqoyOtm0s2Wa_6FGFrAlc08XrsRagmpaZ6_jQx7piROFeJfQK5iSpvMG32unUHPy3PBw40I0GlD0DuOIll8PRBXJiVcL2iupmXt3Xcw6p6NuKS0ioeh6eEXIasUuC1rMlazwGD3Nm2soJRuSwPJrsObhaYvqx1ZcZO86oYPJZ/s1200/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZONKKMzoQHZSRXgzCqoyOtm0s2Wa_6FGFrAlc08XrsRagmpaZ6_jQx7piROFeJfQK5iSpvMG32unUHPy3PBw40I0GlD0DuOIll8PRBXJiVcL2iupmXt3Xcw6p6NuKS0ioeh6eEXIasUuC1rMlazwGD3Nm2soJRuSwPJrsObhaYvqx1ZcZO86oYPJZ/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our
group met, climbed onto a tender, and headed to shore.<span> </span>Some people hate tendering in, but to me,
it’s a bonus little boat ride.<span> </span>I like
them!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">We met
our bus and our tour guide, Demir.<span> </span>We
drove through part of downtown Sarandë, which was quiet at that time of the
morning.<span> Sarandë is a </span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR6Q2B9K8pwFwxrFD63ikvmOk_30Zs9k7jKRWEEI0nta2CG9RkrbmTEYTAO6bq4npJqFtI95TW0g6RGsuo2OYhHvEALTYKi_vYkBr8GsMb7VBOKwA2BisaJ1F5bCjFEr7BvrcAT3M0iJage9zEyT1xN1iDsfZ2zPflfjurBZAjDWNK3_w7lFYIwuD/s1120/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2031.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR6Q2B9K8pwFwxrFD63ikvmOk_30Zs9k7jKRWEEI0nta2CG9RkrbmTEYTAO6bq4npJqFtI95TW0g6RGsuo2OYhHvEALTYKi_vYkBr8GsMb7VBOKwA2BisaJ1F5bCjFEr7BvrcAT3M0iJage9zEyT1xN1iDsfZ2zPflfjurBZAjDWNK3_w7lFYIwuD/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2031.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>fairly small city on the southwestern coast of Albania. Turns out it also is right across a channel from Corfu, or Kerkyra in Greek! </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was right in
town, where an archaeological dig had uncovered a number of </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KVralRnfTFTUBDeBz-PQqduPjvBZKxPO4sodm0NFmRun4IpcvthGRIYNCODpnbYwqlTosAUulqSvYk-XbHvedkGa0L4i4mNeZAkxVmMwnQL502JNARjtpdZfQSR6hf7Y-3UkPG678XswCPM9lan_EoHOeLqWk6DAOUKa93Ml4AzbI4qPnSgH6F3Z/s960/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2035.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KVralRnfTFTUBDeBz-PQqduPjvBZKxPO4sodm0NFmRun4IpcvthGRIYNCODpnbYwqlTosAUulqSvYk-XbHvedkGa0L4i4mNeZAkxVmMwnQL502JNARjtpdZfQSR6hf7Y-3UkPG678XswCPM9lan_EoHOeLqWk6DAOUKa93Ml4AzbI4qPnSgH6F3Z/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2035.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">buildings,
including a synagogue from the 5<sup>th</sup> century Common Era.<span> </span>This synagogue had a black and white stone
mosaic floor, portraying a huge menorah!<span>
</span>Demir said he’d like to eventually see these mosaics professionally
removed and housed in museums, but that at present the best way to preserve the
</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqPQHny92BTdXYEBR9QiOCcMgzdvjal6YaiT1hOnCzyY_MvbwC6QinokPjBFY4u0-CJcmKeWasG11PxYIcra4pHQ96yeF6wFJxjGRlhmqIO4Bcu6lMopFFYUC04exdRSj5k6Xg16cWBoguTXXUTiV-AIDICWDaS13-vRnpNiQLEoE-_Q4spEmDdia/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2038.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqPQHny92BTdXYEBR9QiOCcMgzdvjal6YaiT1hOnCzyY_MvbwC6QinokPjBFY4u0-CJcmKeWasG11PxYIcra4pHQ96yeF6wFJxjGRlhmqIO4Bcu6lMopFFYUC04exdRSj5k6Xg16cWBoguTXXUTiV-AIDICWDaS13-vRnpNiQLEoE-_Q4spEmDdia/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2038.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">mosaics is to re-cover them with dirt.<span>
</span>This prevents damage from weather, sun, vandalism, all that.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of
the buildings were rectangular, but there were some curved walls, rather unusual.<span> </span>However, it seemed as if this site was still
being excavated, and nothing was labeled.<span>
</span>So, I really have no idea what the curved sections of buildings was used
for, and why someone would build this way.<span>
</span>Intriguing, though.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">After
some wandering around the site, we walked </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpU362NLfaYQZcHbU1C1ioxZijndYNmGs-MC0Rgs0B8MKvcmnigfM2gXo_g5FmxhMUgh_CoBY9sSjGI9QtwfYQoqUzX0elaDUGSq1jaxYSfuW6Gy8KsGk4-fesFBcguiDPah37mPF4vbyAhVA00t04n4y-B6j1jK7NSuD9qGZPm_OY7_K1ZP-nszg/s1280/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2044.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpU362NLfaYQZcHbU1C1ioxZijndYNmGs-MC0Rgs0B8MKvcmnigfM2gXo_g5FmxhMUgh_CoBY9sSjGI9QtwfYQoqUzX0elaDUGSq1jaxYSfuW6Gy8KsGk4-fesFBcguiDPah37mPF4vbyAhVA00t04n4y-B6j1jK7NSuD9qGZPm_OY7_K1ZP-nszg/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2044.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">through town and along the waterfront, which was scenic and full of boats along the waterfront as well as in small marinas.<span> </span>Clambered back onto the bus and we drove,
well, I don’t really know how far.<span> </span>We
probably drove along for half an hour, through another town and out to the
national park of Butrint.<span> </span>Butrint is
located </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxKxWfjuZGRHYFxa3rj1ZlWGuJS7IjsPd-bGSwn4chE0Kk0cQgz3rn60ucIZTabNya_jjLe41BDOoGUCMOctgxcmkPdTavUDtknl83xB-YT5FIVk6SmCjXteo0eM3Jte81FKPPaRRXg8jm6GS1-lYfmcZg4rq9FBj2hm8EjGCjno_vXGNKzQxLbfC/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2046.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxKxWfjuZGRHYFxa3rj1ZlWGuJS7IjsPd-bGSwn4chE0Kk0cQgz3rn60ucIZTabNya_jjLe41BDOoGUCMOctgxcmkPdTavUDtknl83xB-YT5FIVk6SmCjXteo0eM3Jte81FKPPaRRXg8jm6GS1-lYfmcZg4rq9FBj2hm8EjGCjno_vXGNKzQxLbfC/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2046.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">on a huge peninsula – I think between an inlet from the Adriatic Sea
and a tidal river on the other side.<span>
</span>(It’s difficult to tell without a larger map.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But this
was the site of a port city dating back to the 8<sup>th</sup> century BCE,
during the Hellenistic era.<span> </span>Classical
mythology says that the city was inhabited by people exiled from Troy, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWA3j3_HMUyohlDpjVprEVsw1WFb6a15tuKpFi9wW5sB_GKo9t_HEP6yPZ8A0aOdjJPc1-c2xxQz546U9-Uc1WfW9yGxbIaZU2_WvmnlXU8LoLOWEjAaYPZ33Ykdu5jpK6jpXK2B1aa7X0k5iwisBRY2H2AFo8yCZFGMP0uCNyypR-0PAbIHdRria/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2054.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWA3j3_HMUyohlDpjVprEVsw1WFb6a15tuKpFi9wW5sB_GKo9t_HEP6yPZ8A0aOdjJPc1-c2xxQz546U9-Uc1WfW9yGxbIaZU2_WvmnlXU8LoLOWEjAaYPZ33Ykdu5jpK6jpXK2B1aa7X0k5iwisBRY2H2AFo8yCZFGMP0uCNyypR-0PAbIHdRria/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2054.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">and in Virgil’s
epic poem “The Aeneid,” the hero Aeneas visits Butrint on his way to Rome.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So we
are talking OLD!<span> </span>Some structures, like
the temple of Asclepius (Greek god of medicine) and the semi-circular theatre,
date back to the 4<sup>th</sup> century BCE, some </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGMakIvhBK6dy1PCf973-Xy779PVREbXNSVahvRKOiXp5zVXmbMijI7DYJ1MpKDX1IrUgHFc7UIaaetLHtYrIPxmH3kZQImgUYlxYb1qd0HlvawrvkTlvFjKDrKT0BRHZCvRzTsTggdxiOky8AItCLBXAzn4FQm5q8QeXDGcOiyIQy3eDWRBjau1b/s960/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2067.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGMakIvhBK6dy1PCf973-Xy779PVREbXNSVahvRKOiXp5zVXmbMijI7DYJ1MpKDX1IrUgHFc7UIaaetLHtYrIPxmH3kZQImgUYlxYb1qd0HlvawrvkTlvFjKDrKT0BRHZCvRzTsTggdxiOky8AItCLBXAzn4FQm5q8QeXDGcOiyIQy3eDWRBjau1b/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">2500 or so years ago.<span> </span>This included walls surrounding the city,
enabling the citizenry better defenses against enemies.<span> </span>These are all from the Hellenic period.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the
Romans took control of Butrint in 228 BCE, and made this city part of their
province of Macedonia.<span> </span>The Romans </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0ALkxfiJt4vxQYtnxRvLE2QAhnN0buwuDEFjHGcxqOSB2gYjjOfY6i27Ek5u2GY5gm3fyr3MxXSTGZWYhMqkl0pdBRf-FX8J24CxtbN-MGMWcPDCpXA6TLwE6DLjVyJGad94hleESI_wGKLNPX24TqKaMOC8pGug-KJbRqRsY3Sxvy9inLyEyG9z/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2083.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0ALkxfiJt4vxQYtnxRvLE2QAhnN0buwuDEFjHGcxqOSB2gYjjOfY6i27Ek5u2GY5gm3fyr3MxXSTGZWYhMqkl0pdBRf-FX8J24CxtbN-MGMWcPDCpXA6TLwE6DLjVyJGad94hleESI_wGKLNPX24TqKaMOC8pGug-KJbRqRsY3Sxvy9inLyEyG9z/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2083.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">were
definitely builders, and not only built additional temples, forums, markets, baths,
fountains, and such, they rearranged the formerly Greek theatre to the current
Roman configuration.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
Romans also built an aqueduct bringing fresh water to the city, as well as
constructed roads and </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3wIzpgXfSLjc2z66xivRlbeJXE_4vkxdRow31J_mOehVh2VESUrdRjApg7wJPjNWiqlkr5SxVcmStp1_I3b4qLDj7n57z2wSRCYWzbMA_I8t0EMJyVNuogwjPQTor1groOvdmDtdqlgJT8fcrMd2ws7p_s5Q_CHPwB1HbkxzW2gYjVXwWn58OjL1/s960/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20105.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3wIzpgXfSLjc2z66xivRlbeJXE_4vkxdRow31J_mOehVh2VESUrdRjApg7wJPjNWiqlkr5SxVcmStp1_I3b4qLDj7n57z2wSRCYWzbMA_I8t0EMJyVNuogwjPQTor1groOvdmDtdqlgJT8fcrMd2ws7p_s5Q_CHPwB1HbkxzW2gYjVXwWn58OjL1/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20105.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">fortified or expanded the city walls.<span> </span>Julius Caesar himself even visited the
city!!!!<span> </span>Rich Romans built huge villas
along the river, and the city of Butrint grew in size as well as fame.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But
eventually Rome fell, and people moved on.<span>
</span>Others moved in with the spread of Christianity, and large churches were
built in </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFvEnjtPE_IZ1Vo9UmFbbTZENKdIMlSENTm47avOTvUN6thNqPn9aNjsMQnFi3Kdgj34yey8HqBVG-QIZe9E1hRsizbbILwfzqFhMzc3WBfNaivLfxG-AsoAQFc9w2-UK-Yd1ipurGx60KLk-DNgBSjqh_Jb8KWN4xMgu2tdKPgEHfxdytRff2xIf/s1680/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20103.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFvEnjtPE_IZ1Vo9UmFbbTZENKdIMlSENTm47avOTvUN6thNqPn9aNjsMQnFi3Kdgj34yey8HqBVG-QIZe9E1hRsizbbILwfzqFhMzc3WBfNaivLfxG-AsoAQFc9w2-UK-Yd1ipurGx60KLk-DNgBSjqh_Jb8KWN4xMgu2tdKPgEHfxdytRff2xIf/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20103.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">this city as it continued to thrive.<span>
</span>The huge cathedral from the 6<sup>th</sup> century CE is remarkable,
with huge arched windows and doorways.<span>
</span>At some point the Venetians moved in and built various forts and defensive
towers – but those only date from 14<sup>th</sup> to 16<sup>th</sup> centuries,
so those are relatively new buildings in this giant </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWkpKWHNHysBn1Uc_ROxnjKZPI44vE9zbA3HeVALy8982HxYIJxyu2RUI6OodpCFErbpTnJ6pmUzh5Tvn2OnLtyvRJ6QN8naGii9gxRc1xbjWiS9MByAgIwM1YXyPOEpj0qWaz13xBW8Bb_dU3AzuoMiLlvLx8tv5J3to-yh9ncw3fzu4O2go6gAX/s880/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20101.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="880" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWkpKWHNHysBn1Uc_ROxnjKZPI44vE9zbA3HeVALy8982HxYIJxyu2RUI6OodpCFErbpTnJ6pmUzh5Tvn2OnLtyvRJ6QN8naGii9gxRc1xbjWiS9MByAgIwM1YXyPOEpj0qWaz13xBW8Bb_dU3AzuoMiLlvLx8tv5J3to-yh9ncw3fzu4O2go6gAX/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%20101.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">complex.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">No one
is sure when or why people stopped living here, but they eventually did.<span> </span>The site is still being excavated, and became
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.<span>
</span>The changing politics of Albania affected the uncovering of this ancient
city, but the modern </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nR7QoTW0S0B_HxfhTr-Hk88zB5kdEpiAAGx7Kse5BBw48TO5PRA2dHIgXVjr32aEgk58xgOav8UKflaMzGaA-e2myAr0bREtejHUCp6AIIqMoNBLB0F2dlbSxXFHhJhl2yLlPsTAvTVtE7J7ogEK8rn5VtjPxqXaOGbgAqG8wEUUs5mksXDwuYaT/s1040/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2092.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nR7QoTW0S0B_HxfhTr-Hk88zB5kdEpiAAGx7Kse5BBw48TO5PRA2dHIgXVjr32aEgk58xgOav8UKflaMzGaA-e2myAr0bREtejHUCp6AIIqMoNBLB0F2dlbSxXFHhJhl2yLlPsTAvTVtE7J7ogEK8rn5VtjPxqXaOGbgAqG8wEUUs5mksXDwuYaT/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2092.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">government has been working with various archaeological
institutions around the world to assist with this excavation.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our
group of maybe 35 people hiked up hills, clambered around the ruins, scuttled
under low gates, and lumbered down ancient stone stairways, trying to see
everything.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOB714Yt-UhsSzOE9527BpjkthNVzPN9JKfud77X0dmjI0SfeMEhedvbWZTwDeLnBWhyg2Rt01jLBwFV2zJ0D1utGsjN4xwldInpQUoZ3SJFBsTEpRT6aBG9XaxYATpeepeRykw82PG_1_mHCK00mE4guMuFCXix_XiVPNE9ZSsEq3xhZ3av_L4Hl/s960/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2087.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOB714Yt-UhsSzOE9527BpjkthNVzPN9JKfud77X0dmjI0SfeMEhedvbWZTwDeLnBWhyg2Rt01jLBwFV2zJ0D1utGsjN4xwldInpQUoZ3SJFBsTEpRT6aBG9XaxYATpeepeRykw82PG_1_mHCK00mE4guMuFCXix_XiVPNE9ZSsEq3xhZ3av_L4Hl/w400-h300/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2087.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cruise line’s
description said this was a strenuous excursion, and that it was!<span> </span>But it was fascinating to see all these
ruins, the various styles of architecture typical of the different time periods
and cultures of the people who built here.<span>
</span>Some of the walls made from the huge stones don't even use mortar, the stones are just fitted together that tightly!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, Butrint is full of green shady trees, so while we had a sunny day,
it wasn’t very hot as we were hiking up and down hills.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually,
we returned back to the beginning of the complex.<span> </span>There was a small museum, as well as a gift
shop area where women sold traditional fiber crafts.<span> </span>We headed on to a nice restaurant/bar sort of
place, where our group was given a snack of traditional Albanian foods –
mezzes, the tasty little Mediterranean appetizers.<span> </span>We had traditional cheeses, a little sausage
wrapped in phyllo dough, and my favorite, borek, the creamy cheese-filled
phyllo.<span> </span>(I later learned that the cheese
is often feta mixed with Greek yogurt, which is why it’s so thick and
creamy.<span> </span>And boreks can be made in
various shapes – we had the kind where it is baked in a large pan and cut into
squares.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">On our
drive back to the cruise ship, which took a bit longer due to traffic in Sarandë,
Demir talked a bit about the history and politics of Albania, the somewhat
recent change from the time when the nation was a closed Communist stronghold
to its current Socialist republic government.<span>
</span>He also talked about the educational system, and the changes being made
culturally as this once closed society moves into the modern era.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
really was a wonderful excursion, even if many of us were pretty tired by the
end.<span> </span>I also know I was not the only one
who took a nap that afternoon – that evening I ran into a few people I
recognized from the trip and several said that yes, they napped in the
afternoon.<span> </span>It was quite a bit of exercise!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">But we
were all happy, having learned more about this fascinating archaeological site,
as well as this previously unknown country. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">And
because I try to always include a photo of the flag of each nation, Albania has
a very impressive flag, a red field with a black double-headed eagle!<span> </span>I know nothing about the symbolism, and
didn’t get a chance to ask.<span> </span>But it
definitely looks like a heraldic flag!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I had
to look it up – the double-headed eagle flag, black on a red field, was the
flag of Prince Skanderbeg, the national hero of Albania.<span> </span>In 1443, he raised this flag, his flag, in
defiance of the Turks who ruled the country.<span>
</span>Prince Skanderbeg and his compatriots were able to resist the Ottoman
Empire, although after his death in 1468, the nation was once again under
Ottoman rule.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Albanian
immigrants popularized the Skanderbeg story in the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and
brought back his flag.<span> </span>Independence from
the Ottoman Empire was finally declared in 1912.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is
from Britannica online:<span> </span>“<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Albanian-people"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Albanians</span></a> refer
to themselves as <i>shqiptarë</i>—often taken to mean “sons of eagles,” though
it may well refer to “those associated with the <i>shqip</i> (i.e., <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Albanian-language"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Albanian</span></a>)
language”—and to their country as <i>Shqipëria</i>.”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, an amazing flag to go along with a fascinating
history!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Note: all of the extra large archaeology photos are from Butrint, in chronological order (in which they were built or the era which they represent). The Albanian flag was in Sarandë, as were the marina photos.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ipXLVja4pFQHfPORPXPt5viIA2VR8_vUFw3Mr7iVv2dWI1_36MCxSy80JfWq_Zl55gwfjdYWPqK-9SiR8mc57wF452MRcwmaam3AMljFF58fP3mueQs5tnhjbyO2ANbe9aNyXF0omwqinrV-hZxhciLfQa0NmIMsaydAwd3DDuOlKvZwUKPMX3ih/s1760/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1760" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ipXLVja4pFQHfPORPXPt5viIA2VR8_vUFw3Mr7iVv2dWI1_36MCxSy80JfWq_Zl55gwfjdYWPqK-9SiR8mc57wF452MRcwmaam3AMljFF58fP3mueQs5tnhjbyO2ANbe9aNyXF0omwqinrV-hZxhciLfQa0NmIMsaydAwd3DDuOlKvZwUKPMX3ih/w640-h484/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%201.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO2GEnSh5ZHAnqOSwPErPdxp5XV0OV3_cK294TkIBnrfV4ax9hmQkaLYSpH7CjEzYSCMBejaU3fCwzU6LxxLdtyPX6HGctQZrfhPOfRym2kSzCCryn6o0ValhM6pf8vblv-ODrr8gJMFPjOW9lsxmHwUrV7vLaojIcMXUU4N_tT9Ue6vOo_OKaFDu/s1200/2.%20Sarande%CC%88,%20Albania%20-%2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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{page:WordSection1;}</font></span></style></p>Phebe and Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953505347322834109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441707886414074046.post-41713026218472877842022-12-09T17:50:00.000-08:002022-12-09T17:50:20.147-08:00Pandemic Diaries - Mediterranean Cruise - Dubrovnik, Croatia<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">24
October 2022 – Dubrovnik, Croatia</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCohmdsayBbEtx2QbddFKmEMt7Osqu1kFUjKxdJInD93EgvF0tB5dzDPqEe2mJcU3mlX9SVgWXZyMWA9UrI15REd5v5p-n32ogopPcrYuO7w_9n1WJZBW-mSI2dZWB-oNU5BzrIil-MbWPAT73-Xz_nCaazN2Cylp_JVfRlLmon4nr_rLIOqjH_jW/s1120/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2079.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCohmdsayBbEtx2QbddFKmEMt7Osqu1kFUjKxdJInD93EgvF0tB5dzDPqEe2mJcU3mlX9SVgWXZyMWA9UrI15REd5v5p-n32ogopPcrYuO7w_9n1WJZBW-mSI2dZWB-oNU5BzrIil-MbWPAT73-Xz_nCaazN2Cylp_JVfRlLmon4nr_rLIOqjH_jW/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2079.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow,
Dubrovnik!<span> </span>Who ever expected to visit
Dubrovnik!<span> </span>Okay, some people recognize
this Medieval walled city from the series “Game of Thrones.”<span> </span>I’m not a viewer, so I really had no idea how
incredibly gorgeous this city is, as well as how well preserved.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSjpWea0mAjrAB-yxkfu4ASd8s_I_aVu4y6pp1fNCT2Q5N6Q26hHRBV_7cv1U0305gwdBdG5bGwgko51_GojHnvRGqZiHAx4aYizABOHy0H4Eo4vJAdDTgmHnPV0LEbn8DUG2IyznaJd7e6VmIdPFn9uTcImo8-DTIquBfH_k3nmWYbDXXQVbQ5UQ/s1520/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%205.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1520" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSjpWea0mAjrAB-yxkfu4ASd8s_I_aVu4y6pp1fNCT2Q5N6Q26hHRBV_7cv1U0305gwdBdG5bGwgko51_GojHnvRGqZiHAx4aYizABOHy0H4Eo4vJAdDTgmHnPV0LEbn8DUG2IyznaJd7e6VmIdPFn9uTcImo8-DTIquBfH_k3nmWYbDXXQVbQ5UQ/w400-h299/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our
first stop on our Mediterranean cruise was historic Dubrovnik, Croatia.<span> </span>This relatively new country was part of the
former Yugoslavia, but declared its independence in 1991.<span> </span>So the country itself is just over 30 years
old.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">However,
Dubrovnik dates </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfs-8djEvqRc2tMI3O_zI6at1iWuix1Uim4hHCHejSLC22hHmQT3fyaxHqBXAIQKx_GQ3SoQFOlO8wYsGJj3QhHsYGjTTwU8TM53N2lkv-JhNHH6D-wSrdeEitIoE1Iw3qXzJROD3My6MP9MkNcDLP9Gh1qr3YNCRfVYDzbcrtve0wxV12KBhjRDk/s1920/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%207.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfs-8djEvqRc2tMI3O_zI6at1iWuix1Uim4hHCHejSLC22hHmQT3fyaxHqBXAIQKx_GQ3SoQFOlO8wYsGJj3QhHsYGjTTwU8TM53N2lkv-JhNHH6D-wSrdeEitIoE1Iw3qXzJROD3My6MP9MkNcDLP9Gh1qr3YNCRfVYDzbcrtve0wxV12KBhjRDk/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">back to roughly the 7<sup>th</sup> century, so that’s pre-to-early
Middle Ages or Medieval.<span> </span>It has a long
history of being taken over by other empires, defending itself against them and
being independent, then being taken over by other marauders.<span> </span>That’s why the old city is within thick thick
walls, to keep the </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOb5xyNHknSiopYtQmgzUKXnDvcwWRkZ0ZZYX-jW9xWSq-A6cRJWe89IEgrKjBT_Ea0qnJssmiwWKMx6d_dy0SgD1SCiREqMEH3hxYOIRyFC8aJwytmh6QU4Dl8mzd6Je6rPrdDAsr59D91u9kizw3m5fUYuhunb19TThgNU-eVvEU4tiBvN-hJZ6W/s1280/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%208.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOb5xyNHknSiopYtQmgzUKXnDvcwWRkZ0ZZYX-jW9xWSq-A6cRJWe89IEgrKjBT_Ea0qnJssmiwWKMx6d_dy0SgD1SCiREqMEH3hxYOIRyFC8aJwytmh6QU4Dl8mzd6Je6rPrdDAsr59D91u9kizw3m5fUYuhunb19TThgNU-eVvEU4tiBvN-hJZ6W/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">citizens safe from all those various invaders.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
old city is inside a huge fort, with walls so thick there are guard rooms
inside the wall, now turned into little shops.<span>
</span>These huge walls date back to about the 12<sup>th</sup> to </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoqfqCdVKrTYvUXg0CY6j_z7qWedZF0K7HM16YjYLWtPKge5Xjn4AawVW8QVfrp0Y0IFfj6BiMUtkNXGFPkchvJFTDwVgWJ3o0FhfHnhI5nEHXJkrYMclh4MILsAWdtDRbQCSpJS44r-AFiqnkmaFBFll0SqP_0vcV7d7UjZZiRK_aN324KfP9qbp/s1200/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%209.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoqfqCdVKrTYvUXg0CY6j_z7qWedZF0K7HM16YjYLWtPKge5Xjn4AawVW8QVfrp0Y0IFfj6BiMUtkNXGFPkchvJFTDwVgWJ3o0FhfHnhI5nEHXJkrYMclh4MILsAWdtDRbQCSpJS44r-AFiqnkmaFBFll0SqP_0vcV7d7UjZZiRK_aN324KfP9qbp/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%209.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">17<sup>th</sup>
centuries.<span> </span>Walls so wide, two horses and
a chariot or carriage could drive around the ramparts.<span> </span>(Maybe even two carriages going in opposite
directions!)<span> </span>Walls so deep, there are indented
niches with special holes for arrows or guns or cannons to be shot at invaders
or enemies.<span> Walls with gates and arches and studded doors so huge, a dragon could fly through them!<br /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7ckPZ0FYO0AaS0hcZlZQWnYvrZCChDOpmWIHooyNubZatgjFNznxgRnGz2HJfKp2OgQO7N82Gs2nMnslZjTVRC1-EKCtqwS4kr9Brm2c2ZMxYwcAmyMxcYZf89J05IxtCbENl7UPnRzZly2t_UuPztX8yh1V9tntEqHsGkN1hWGWSENaEtq2JM4E/s1120/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1120" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7ckPZ0FYO0AaS0hcZlZQWnYvrZCChDOpmWIHooyNubZatgjFNznxgRnGz2HJfKp2OgQO7N82Gs2nMnslZjTVRC1-EKCtqwS4kr9Brm2c2ZMxYwcAmyMxcYZf89J05IxtCbENl7UPnRzZly2t_UuPztX8yh1V9tntEqHsGkN1hWGWSENaEtq2JM4E/w400-h304/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">To
get into the city, one crosses drawbridges that are now permanently opened,
crossing over filled-in moats.<span> </span>The
pulleys and weights are still hanging by the giant studded doors, which once
kept the inhabitants safe during invasions and sieges for centuries.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLYRmspysBOh1MMsSEkNybf-KdbVNzHIotpNHeqZVfLp1fAjDlAEvSGC891EF-22tMQR5QGhuIEdnBI9w4ONycuhE1BIS1pvetRrx1HoOPE3DTOX6ctnulhRVN97jxLDOvDVoKjA5VVVAzvDKE4wdMPzBRx1b1k_C0g5BIyejMXL4bhwkVMGRJp8O/s1600/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLYRmspysBOh1MMsSEkNybf-KdbVNzHIotpNHeqZVfLp1fAjDlAEvSGC891EF-22tMQR5QGhuIEdnBI9w4ONycuhE1BIS1pvetRrx1HoOPE3DTOX6ctnulhRVN97jxLDOvDVoKjA5VVVAzvDKE4wdMPzBRx1b1k_C0g5BIyejMXL4bhwkVMGRJp8O/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
city inside the fort is equally huge, blocks and blocks in all directions.<span> </span>Some roads lead to other gates, some turn
into stairs leading up to the wall around the city.<span> </span>There are civic buildings, churches,
monasteries, shops, restaurants, and homes all packed into this fortress.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3fc7fTInX43qWh5lbZShprk5A5tqiDjUKBu1JxUJcH1pHxZjrJX7nch6COvqipGdCH4h_LyT3mwJnP-SEiNg8lcCS8rxHBj6CMwTgz2hzjsHvU_yMBAUuXZJQlf5whLGkYOXoMKdk1_iEnsHw1_rsAag5DVbOmTB7Tf05Q9id8grbG2fMq-wjxTe/s1200/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2014.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3fc7fTInX43qWh5lbZShprk5A5tqiDjUKBu1JxUJcH1pHxZjrJX7nch6COvqipGdCH4h_LyT3mwJnP-SEiNg8lcCS8rxHBj6CMwTgz2hzjsHvU_yMBAUuXZJQlf5whLGkYOXoMKdk1_iEnsHw1_rsAag5DVbOmTB7Tf05Q9id8grbG2fMq-wjxTe/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2014.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other
roads lead to the gate opening onto the port, this gem of the Adriatic.<span> </span>There are now ferries, rental boats, sailboats,
canoes and kayaks – most seem to be either for tourists or personal pleasure
crafts, but there may have been some fishing boats.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
walls of the fort as </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRpI9P3dsjfBe4gstBvLE8RrEtPtyuj22fa8bKiPoWUfnV1wLT8E6aBlaKf1Zznc5pBZxhZH8uMLnfsm_7zfU8I1y_KYQqI6l2h__O0NDjn3DUWVt4-0Z6DmygYbAET3BIXACQGeQj_MIATUsIC63bXX7d4iTNa42R0RIKSE7d--pPQLAzy06sXeu/s1200/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2029.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRpI9P3dsjfBe4gstBvLE8RrEtPtyuj22fa8bKiPoWUfnV1wLT8E6aBlaKf1Zznc5pBZxhZH8uMLnfsm_7zfU8I1y_KYQqI6l2h__O0NDjn3DUWVt4-0Z6DmygYbAET3BIXACQGeQj_MIATUsIC63bXX7d4iTNa42R0RIKSE7d--pPQLAzy06sXeu/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">well as all the buildings within seem to be made from the
same rough white to pale grey stone.<span> </span>(I
looked it up, it’s limestone.). It didn’t look as if it was eroding at all, but
I only wandered through the complex for a couple of hours, and didn’t get into
every nook and cranny.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwAYdNRVh86AN_UjqBiwQISuSUWC8vpzIAXKanRPbAmSBWG1URLhplEYEYmLPXz8V4C6pU1WgODJUYaQSBz_KzhVCSP4L8bOIUR22etw_10Jyln_BqxBUUJAuWCNcxSdqJXtMZxGQBFMZG37efRtJIpJmcp-90lBVj94eo0c7PbZwCJBoldYzrPyE/s1360/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwAYdNRVh86AN_UjqBiwQISuSUWC8vpzIAXKanRPbAmSBWG1URLhplEYEYmLPXz8V4C6pU1WgODJUYaQSBz_KzhVCSP4L8bOIUR22etw_10Jyln_BqxBUUJAuWCNcxSdqJXtMZxGQBFMZG37efRtJIpJmcp-90lBVj94eo0c7PbZwCJBoldYzrPyE/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
really was fascinating to just wander and look at the architecture.<span> </span>The buildings covered a range of eras and
styles, but everything was solid and built to last.<span> </span>There was a major earthquake and fire in the
mid 1600s, and something like three-quarters of the buildings were destroyed
and then rebuilt.<span> </span>Some parts of the
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXndaS7raYj4NHbCaRGS33gZ2nILOndM8kqmhOBwSETkMdcQCU-RPsLzUfjNrQaKnOcjMFN8sPCxQ0K5sMxBn29V2zgYJckdYfFXYBJReTQNlm9AAcUsJBdp-eqSj45_jj0Plw1G0-wPQGDQA8czoaGYssqIwAaxD-DSRu6E7q-rz7MezvhotiuqQb/s1760/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2041.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXndaS7raYj4NHbCaRGS33gZ2nILOndM8kqmhOBwSETkMdcQCU-RPsLzUfjNrQaKnOcjMFN8sPCxQ0K5sMxBn29V2zgYJckdYfFXYBJReTQNlm9AAcUsJBdp-eqSj45_jj0Plw1G0-wPQGDQA8czoaGYssqIwAaxD-DSRu6E7q-rz7MezvhotiuqQb/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2041.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">original fortress walls were destroyed and were rebuilt, but many parts are
still the original walls.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
streets, however, were a different stone, more golden in color.<span> </span>The amazing part was that after centuries of
usage, the stone streets were polished and shiny from countless feet and wheels
passing over them.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp3C8KdMAbqg-haCGZworCjTaQaTatG6sLHgd9nHldU2qTQKmFaUNA0g4LPfWNr0cYJC751chnevlC83RMA5RwoYrhdKLZOs9mx6wua0f_pbpbPZf4pZIAXyEOig16YgTE6FZXlqEv5YlP4u4tHKPFe7o62UU-yXUmtryv9DaJBvjqnEwxeV0vehA/s1200/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2050.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp3C8KdMAbqg-haCGZworCjTaQaTatG6sLHgd9nHldU2qTQKmFaUNA0g4LPfWNr0cYJC751chnevlC83RMA5RwoYrhdKLZOs9mx6wua0f_pbpbPZf4pZIAXyEOig16YgTE6FZXlqEv5YlP4u4tHKPFe7o62UU-yXUmtryv9DaJBvjqnEwxeV0vehA/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2050.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Really, I could see
the reflections of the hordes of tourists in the streets!!!<span> </span>It made it look as if it had rained, but I
know it had been a nice clear and sunny morning, so rain wasn’t the
reason.<span> </span>Just polished stone, eroded and
buffed by constant usage!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roofs
all seemed to be </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFZtqRWooZAIOsCLyv_yaLop3bnYhKOotqOf4WL9ZD9HLDdcozsnn3U7YTwvlRI_KSFKrAlIP_7buEO3x4XcOte8hg4RFXmroeTucm9F8w6nj4xfWh89mPObZG-hlTGPbArwT1pUnz6DxDT7li29p1eDiW7V_Id9f1quAAEngc_R_ljZ_FzUAwn2G/s1280/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2055.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFZtqRWooZAIOsCLyv_yaLop3bnYhKOotqOf4WL9ZD9HLDdcozsnn3U7YTwvlRI_KSFKrAlIP_7buEO3x4XcOte8hg4RFXmroeTucm9F8w6nj4xfWh89mPObZG-hlTGPbArwT1pUnz6DxDT7li29p1eDiW7V_Id9f1quAAEngc_R_ljZ_FzUAwn2G/w400-h300/1.%20Dubrovnik%202022%20-%2055.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">terra cotta tile, shining a bright burnt orange in the
sunlight and somehow looking more intensely orange against the white-grey stone
walls everywhere.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
really was a beautiful scene!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
spent some time at a coffee shop, enjoying a cappuccino while sketching one
view of the fort against the pale blue sky and bright blue sea before I started
walking around the city.<span> </span>It really is a
labyrinth once one walked across the first drawbridge, though the main streets
are fairly obvious at first.<span> </span>But then,
the cross streets disappear and the main road zigzags back and forth, with
stairs and ramps leading up to the tops of the walls.<span> </span>I wasn’t sure I wanted to walk atop the
walls, since they’re a good 8 to 10 yards/meters high.<span> </span>So I stayed at ground level, trying to keep
track of the zigs and zags.<span> </span>I eventually
went through the drawbridge at the far end of the fort, and found another part
of the newer city.<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having
learned from my experience of being lost in Narni, I thought it would make more
sense to just turn around and retrace my steps.<span>
</span>Of course, things never look quite the same when going in the opposite
direction, but some things seemed familiar.<span>
</span>At least familiar enough to find my way back to the entrance.<span> </span>(That’s when I realized the entrance was a
drawbridge as well!)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">One
interesting thing about Croatia is that while part of the European Union, they have
their own currency – some places use Euros, but not all.<span> </span>(I checked with my café to be sure I could
get Euros as change before I paid in cash.)<span>
</span>Richard said that many people came back complaining that the smaller
places wouldn’t accept Euros.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
think Croatia is also awaiting entry into NATO – so maybe this relatively new
nation is somewhere between being EU and independent.<span> </span>There was a map in the old city indicating
areas damage during the fighting with the Serbs, Montenegrins, and other former
Yugoslavian nations in 1991-92 – so, a thirty year old country.<span> </span>Quite a juxtaposition with the Medieval city
that is over 1300 years old!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's my sketch of one of the forts in Dubrovnik, using the aquarelle pencil and testing my mini watercolor set from Assisi, the handmade set. The sketchbook is also from Assisi, very pretty covered in a traditional Florentine floral print. But the paper really is not designed for water media, so there's a lot more warping than I would like. Oh well, sketches are just that, a quick impression of a scene, not a major final piece of art to hang on a wall. So ripply and warped paper, sure, I can live with that in a sketchbook. </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those weird windows that look like an upside down keyhole for an old fashioned key? Skinny part is for shooting guns or arrows, and the big round part is for cannons! Weird but it makes perfect sense defensively!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tons of photos, because the old city of Dubrovnik is just so fabulously photogenic!!!<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRyBsW4dmwBY-q0qKI9C8qvicDAAWyToL1n7fmwm3iYGkUi8TnN6fIH9HA0zRND3_AXJF9aHHS2X673IElxh4J3_0C7X779NPdDzYben9rzONlvzVw9ZY9MNetULigoH4rJmj16IhyORrRRmT5Cnpd5pPWbhAgKj2CAFEE6bkJTJA73K5dYR0Z1LX/s1360/2.%20Dubrovnik%20Sketch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1360" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRyBsW4dmwBY-q0qKI9C8qvicDAAWyToL1n7fmwm3iYGkUi8TnN6fIH9HA0zRND3_AXJF9aHHS2X673IElxh4J3_0C7X779NPdDzYben9rzONlvzVw9ZY9MNetULigoH4rJmj16IhyORrRRmT5Cnpd5pPWbhAgKj2CAFEE6bkJTJA73K5dYR0Z1LX/w640-h470/2.%20Dubrovnik%20Sketch.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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