Testing out the Blogger app for Android tablets

To see if it responds better that hte web based variety.

at least I can upload photos this way, which the web-based version didn't seem to allow. Now to
see if it can be accessed 'offliine'.

I can still type and add content offline which will save expensive internet minutes aboard cruise ships.

Peggy's Mask

Here is a photo we took in Venice at one of the myriad of mask shops. Notice the mask of Peggy in the lower left...we didn't notice this apparition until we got home and started editting the photos

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Last day of Cruise, at sea

Today we start to pack for our trip ome. this morning, we played trivua with our usual team of Dennis, Susie, Mary and Rona. I am now in hte Princess theatre awaiting john M-G's last lecture with his wife Mary.

looking back over the past month, it has been another amazing and memorable trip. As susual we met some nice folks along hte way especcially Dave and Barb Conrad (aja Gonzalez) and Leslee and LInda, who will remain friends long after the trip ends. We thank Elaine our TA for connecting us together and creating some great times and laughs togheter.

THe weather, for the most part, has been great and the seas fairly calm. We still think about Cinque Terre and the loss of life the storm caused as well as the damageg to the idyllic little towns. We have found special places that surprised us. WHile we expected great things from ROme, Venice and Barcelona, and were not disappointed, we found jewels of places such as Ponte Delgada, Azores Mykonos and Corfu in Greece which weremore than pleasant surprises.

At the end of the day, we are grateful we are healthy and able to do these trips of exploration. there is still a lot of world we are yet to see and look forward to future travels, creating more stories and friendships along hte way.

We didn't even have any "Griswold' adventures this time.

signing off the blog, thanks for coming along!

Sailing into 

Fort
Lauderdale

At sea, 1600 miles from Fort Lauderdale

We are now on day three at sea and have been busying ourselves with Trivia, lectures by john Maxtone Graham, a nautical historian, and entering a boat bulding contest. The rules are pretty simple, build a boat from scrap materials and it must carry a payload of 6 cans of beer to qualify fr a prize. YEsterday was spent iin the 'boatyard' (aka our balcony) with the design team of PEggy, Brian, Leslee, and LInda and 4 bottles of wine. WE built a prototype nad performed a successful sea trial in the hot tub to the amusement of the two ladies occupying the tub.

WE then commenced to build the SS Elaine in earnest, as shte contest was moved up to today. We worked feverishly, stopping occasionally to recharge our glasses and then went for dinner in the Crown lounge, as guests of L&L. The wine kicked in and after dinner, we retired to our respective cabins.

Today we ut the final decorative toouches on hte boat and managed to come in second place (oout of four entries). SHe performed admirably in the choppy waters of the Neptune's Reef pool and safely brought her cargo back home. All teams had a great time and received some cheap Princess trinkets for our labors.