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Spring 2024 Caribbean Cruise

Late March we took a cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale on Holland America ship the Eurodam. Travelled to the southern Caribbean. Here are a few photos of the trip.

Half Moon Cay: Holland America’s private island. Definitely a full beach day, make sure to get a clamshell to get out of the sun now and then.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/i3CSDZN2NVQAXJBP8

Grand Turk. This used to be our favourite stop with beach and small shops within a short walk from the ship. Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville is just at the edge of the beach. This time the area was crowded by two cruise ships causing almost 6000 tourists on the site. In this case the smart move was to stay on ship and enjoy the pool and onboard services.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ejsbMKxDNBTPzA52A

Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. We reserved an over water cabana here at the cove. Weather was warm but overcast and had rained the day before, so the water was cloudy and churned up. Nice place to just relax and explore the area.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/viq26yRSQLrLSL5x8

Curacao. Our first time here. The island is comprised of lava rock with numerous little coves for swimming. Some of the shoreline is very rugged.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/baH6HUuZR3p9LNXD9

Bonaire. We took this 55 year old Chinese Junk out to nearby Klein Bonaire island to do some snorkeling along the beach.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hoLQsZC9Mi5K6Z5bA

Aruba. Strangely I don’t have any photos. We’ve been here before. It was extremely hot out and we went to the local shops. After a little shopping and melting it was back to the ship to float in the pool.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2ewZaXcqhu7H3xF19

10 days on the ship is just the right duration for us. 7 days seems too short and 14 gets to be too much. Next year we’ll set off from Vancouver to explore a cruise up to Alaska.

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It was tomato carnage!

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Christmas Snack

It’s December and the kitchen smells so good with snacks and cookies.

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When you’ve run out of lettuce and the beast is still hungry…

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It’s Croptober

Time to bring your plants inside. 🙂

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Pet Amazon box

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Tiny Demon

This kitten is going to be the death of us or perhaps herself. Last Saturday I spent hours looking for her. In every room of the house. Every closet, cabinet and even the freezer and dishwasher. Went outside and called her in the front and back yards. Nothing. Looked around some more and back outside. I finally heard a little meow and found her in the neighbor’s back yard. Our best guess is she darted out onto the balcony and jumped down around 12 feet.

Someone got a really big needle at the vet with a chip in it. She is now 3 pounds of chaos and we’re blessed to have her.

Zzzzzzzz. Misty sleeping on top of the guinea pig cage. The pigs don’t seem to mind. 🐹🐹🐈

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New Assistant Moderator

We lost our cherished 4 year old cat Kali to an unfortunate accident back in March. On June 10th we picked up this little grey kitten from a nearby farm family. Her name is Misty, and she is both a fearless adventurer and adorable love bug.

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Winter break in Punta Cana

Spent a week on the beach down in the Dominican Republic mid February 2023.
Mainly sunny, temperature around 84f with moderate winds daily.
Well if your flight is cancelled and the airline takes care of you….
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Seasons Greetings from the Furry Potato Elves