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2016 Aug

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  • Trip start
    August 18, 2016

    Packed and ready to go.

    August 17, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    First post. Flight leaves St. John's at 5:40am tomorrow morning. 4 hour stop in Toronto, then to Ft. Lauderdale. We stay there until boarding the Carnival Conquest on Saturday Aug 20

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    18 Aug - WS 547
    DEP 05:40 AM - St. John's
    ARR 07:38 AM - Toronto

    18 Aug - WS 1232
    DEP 10:50 AM - Toronto
    ARR 01:58 PM - Ft. Lauderdale
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    Carnival Conquest
    Aug 20, 2016
    Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
    Dep--4:00 pm

    Aug 21, 2016
    Cruising

    Aug 22, 2016
    Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
    Arr 7:00 am
    Dep 2:00 pm

    Aug 23, 2016
    La Romana, Dominican Republic
    Arr 9:00 am
    Dep 4:00 pm

    Aug 24, 2016
    Curacao, Caribbean
    Arr 1:00 pm
    Dep 11:00 pm

    Aug 25, 2016
    Oranjestad, Aruba
    Arr 8:00 am
    Dep 4:00 pm

    Aug 26, 2016
    Aug 27, 2016
    Cruising

    Aug 28, 2016
    Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
    Arr 8:00 am

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    28 Aug - WS 1233
    DEP 02:50 PM - Ft. Lauderdale
    ARR 06:00 PM - Toronto

    18 Aug - WS 328
    DEP 08:00 PM - Toronto
    ARR 12:30 AM - St. John's
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  • Approaching Toronto.

    August 18, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Playing with some apps on my phone. I made these entries in-flight, using GPS programs, and the Find Penguins app, and the Live Trekker app. We are about 100km NE of Kingston, travelling 760kph, at 11,970m alt, 3:17 flight time, 1940km travelled.Read more

  • Cruisin'

    August 21, 2016, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Boarded without much delay or hassle. Enjoyed a nice lunch at the Lido. Also had our first supper in the main dining room, which was excellent. Just taking it easy and hanging around this evening, probably gonna have an early night.Read more

  • Ship On A Stick

    August 23, 2016, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

    We won 😁
    43 out of 45 points. We gave the bottle of champagne to a nice young lady who we invited to join our team. (60's 70's music trivia)

  • Docked in Rio Romano, Dominican Republic

    August 23, 2016 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Docked at the mouth of the Rio Romana on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. Went ashore for just a little while, did some souvenir shopping, me and John observed some interesting fish and crabs near the shore. Beautiful place, through we did not explore much of it. You can see three baseball fields, from the ship.Read more

  • Curacao !

    August 24, 2016 in Curacao ⋅ 🌙 29 °C

    Long stay. Still in port as I make this entry. We arrived at 1 and will leave at 11 tonight, bound for Aruba. We went in to Willemstad around 3, did some twakking. John and I stayed behind, skipped supper. Beautiful island, reminds us of Bermuda. Very hot, but a strong breeze made it more comfortable, especially in the shade.

    John and I got back around 6:30, seemed like broad daylight - when I looked out the window around 7:30 or so, it was nearly pitch black. Sun goes down soooo early! We can see a very noticeable difference in time of sunset add we go further south.

    Probably gonna pop in to port for a quick night visit before sailing away. Would love to see some lights from South America tonight if possible.
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  • ARUBA - HOT

    August 25, 2016 in Aruba ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Predhams went to beach in the AM. Michele and I went in to the shops very briefly after lunch. Very hot! Probably 35C.

    That shop in the photo is the Free winds - the cruise ship used by Scientologists for their highest level of training. Yes. True. (1)

    (1) http://www.freewinds.org/
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  • Last day at sea.

    August 27, 2016, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Had a full day at sea yesterday. Won another music trivia contest :). Got a medal for the trophy case at the cabin.

    Five of us went to the comedy show after that.

    Today we won little portable speakers in the arcade. Yay. We are sailing through a storm - heavy rain, lighting, but seas are pretty calm, considering.Read more

  • Leavin', on a jetplane ...

    August 28, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 29 °C

    Eatin at Chili's in Miami airport. Boarding soon. The Predhams got the same shuttle as we did, which dropped them at the Allure of the Seas for the second leg of their trip. (Mr. & Mrs. Predhams 50th anniversary cruise with the whole family).Read more

  • Trip end
    August 29, 2016