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Freeper Gracey and I returned to my home on the central Gulf coast just a while ago. We took the cruise courtesy bus from Miami to Clearwater accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Porgygirl who live a little north of me. Gracey is already on the way back to her home in Texas. I'm pooped, but Gracey napped on the bus and hit the road right away for her long drive to Austin.....What a great success this Freeper conference cruise was! Pictures and details will be forthcoming as soon as cruisers arrive home and settle in......There were no problems and we all felt and WERE safe. Only thing different on this cruise as opposed to ones I took in the past was more frequent requests and more intensive eyeballing of our ID documents upon boarding and leaving the ship at the ports of call. I'm sure there were other enhanced security measures we could not see, but there was nothing annoying to us.....The workshops were absolutely chock full of information and input from Freepers. I can truthfully say the operative word for the meetings was "inspiring". Input from everyone was awesome. An abundance of ideas were put forth and plumbed. Organization and planning for the Network was discussed in detail. I see a great future for the Network based on the enthusiasm and keen insight that bubbled up in each meeting. The fellowship was heart-warming. We all had a ball. EVERY Freeper who signed up wants to do an encore in the future, believe me!

Leni/BahamaMama

Hey, Bahama Mama,

Dick and I just got in and as soon as we get a little dinner (back to the real world!) I'll post our pictures. I can't type on his computer (a really weird keyboard!), so I'll wait to use mine to put my thoughts on here. This was an incredible week and I'll miss all of you. What a success!!

Commonsense

Hey, Leni. Glad to see ya made it back ok. And you hit the bullseye with your description. The cruise was utterly fantastic in all respects. If we had twice as much time, it wouldn't be enough.