The Glade 4.0

Arrr, I be setting sail on the Caribbean fer plunder, booty and mayhem.



(Hopefully, unlike the Costa Concordia, they didn't have any issues with the christening...)

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Don't get kidnapped by Mexican pirates.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

ARRR!!

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Arrr...ye be havin' a bit o' fun there, matey.

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Mmmmm Booty.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Congrats! We're actually going on a cruise for the first time ever in May.

You know, if you keep this streak of "not going up to visit Kaffis in June," I'm going to end up moving away before you visit a Strawberry Festival...

Sounds fun, though.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

This is our fifth (in 16 years...first time was a gift from my in-laws) and we love it.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I've thought about sending my wife. Raell does not do well on big boats. I start to feel trapped...

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Raell Kromwell

I'd like to take the wife on one some time soon, but probably not this year or next. They sound fantastic after Taly's (and other's) recommendations.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Try not to catch the bloody pewps and have fun!

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When are you going? In April I will be flying down to Charleston to move a used 36' sailboat up the coast to Annapolis. I suspect strongly the boat's been sunk; she's moldy and her tanks were fouled. Had the engine overhauled and the shaft replaced. Electrical system being worked on, and her hull scrubbed and smoothed. By April, we should have her seaworthy, though the topside leaks won't be fixed and the cushions/fabric won't have been replaced. It's 50/50 on whether the kitchen will be operational.

Might be a long, cold, wet week. Wanna trade trips?

a week long sailing trip? yes please.

I thought SquirrelGirl and I were the only sailors.

Enjoy! Not my style but have fun.




It's called a galley.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

Waiting in Port Everglades, for a small delay. Fortunately, they have wi-fi.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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It's called a POS.

/waves from a half-hour north.

I'm going on a cruise with family at end of June. Will be leaving out of New Orleans and stops in Belize, Roatan and Cozumel.

I'm thinking about getting to NO a day early to look around.

Anyone have any suggestions about what to see, where to eat? I think I will be staying at a hotel on Royal street, so lots of stuff seems within walking distance.

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

Get beignets at Cafe Du Monde and have a powdered sugar fight

That is one place I am afraid to visit. With my luck I would piss off the wrong person and get turned into a zombie.

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Raell Kromwell

I really want to go on a Voodoo tour of the cemeteries

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Belize is one of my favorite stops.

A few notes:
Belize is dirt poor. Arrange a tour, don't go wandering. (However, it's the only country south of the USA in North or South America where English is everyone's native language, so you won't have any trouble communicating.) I highly recommend the "Cave Tubing." Do it. Don't hesitate, just do it. If you want to do a cave tubing/zip-line package, it's pretty spectacular.

Roatan has incredible beaches. And you will feel itchy for a few days if you lay on them. There are "sand mites" that love human blood there. Supposedly they have some cactus-juice mite repellant that works, but ... I'm skeptical.

Cozumel is a good stop. Things I have done at the Cozumel Cruise stop:
(1) See the Mayan Ruins at Tulum. (This is actually on the mainland, you need to catch a tender to Playa del Carmen.)
(2) Swim with dolphins. Don't arrange this through the cruise's excursion desk, it will be three times more expensive and you won't see as much. Head on your own over to Chankanaab National Park and arrange it yourself.
(3) Drink Margaritas. They're always better in Mexico.



As a side point:
Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) may be the most beautiful city on the planet.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I'll be sure to double tap if you do, Raell!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Alright, alright. I'm giving up sunbathing for Lent. I last sunbathed yesterday on the deck of a ship, and I won't do so again until WELL after Easter, trust me.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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