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Posted on 11/01/2002 3:02:58 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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I'm gonna try to find out if they have skeet aboard the Triumph. I'd love to see some of our Freeper sharpshooters doin' their thang!
Bahama Mama
My wife & I are doing the same thing for our 20th!
Our anniversary is 6/18/02 but that's close enough for us too.
Come to think of it, a freeper cruise would be a terrific mutual Christmas gift for couples. Solves the always-knotty problem of what to get the better half for Christmas!
Bahama Mama
Unwarranted fears of seasickness hampers many people from enjoying a wonderful type of vacation. Millions of people cruise every year across the world with no problems. Sure, a statistically negligible segment of the populace is susceptible to seasickness, carsickness, trainsickness, rollercoastersickness, whatever, and they should not travel by these means.
The worst thing about a cruise is sleeping too late in the morning and missing the fabulous breakfast buffet!
Leni
Snorkling, scuba, parasailing, jet skis, swimming, submarine rides, glass bottom boats, an amazing turtle farm, shopping and dining are among the great options in Grand Cayman.
The famed Seven Mile Beach is one of the Caribbean's most beautiful shore lines with marvelous sand. There are eating huts scattered along the beach with exceptionally good hamburgers and other interesting beach food and cold beverages.
I just love to piddle in warm water and ride the gentle waves off shore. So, Seven Mile Beach is the place for me, yesiree! I've swum, swammed, swimmed there till they had to drag me out. You can find small, but lovely pieces of white coral with your toes in the shallow water off the beach. I took a few pieces home for decorations in my baths. It was so much fun being on that beach. I also really worked up a great appetite for the steamed crab legs I selected for dinner back aboard that evening.
We're hoping to have a FReeper Day on the beach where we can frolic en masse for a great day.
Folks, get your reservations in now if you're planning to go. As we explained at the top of this thread, the reality is that if there's no interest, there's no cruise. The good news is that some reservations are coming in. Election week was a distraction (a happy distraction) but now we have to get down to some serious registratin' out der!
Leni
Leni
You want to be careful trying to bring back the black variety, though. There are customs restrictions on its importation.
At least there will be no steam catapults on this "bucket." There's nothing like trying to get some shuteye between watches while air ops are underway, when your berthing area is 30 feet below the catapults.
However, black coral is mainly indigenous to Hawaii, off the Yucatan Peninsula annd a few other places. Storm-broken pieces wash ashore in those areas and this is what jewelers purchase to produce fine rings and other jewelry.
Divers have to dive up to 120 feet down to collect whole pieces. Hawaii and other ocean regions are taking steps to regulate and protect black coral from commercial divers stripping live reefs where the coral grows. Reputable jewelers and artisans will not purchase whole black coral obtained from protected living reefs. There are stores in downtown Grand Cayman where you can view black coral jewelry in magnificent settings.
Too bad I can't afford any of the black coral jewelry on display in Georgetown. Nice to look at, though.
Leni
Get in line (re not being able to afford the stuff). I do intend to find and bring back a djembe drum in Ocho Rios while we're there. You can get them here in the states, but they're expensive and you can't test them for good tone if you order off the Internet. I'm thinking they're much cheaper in Jamaica, especially at the "off-the-beaten-path" places I'll be exploring during our port call.
I look forward to checking our real Jamaican jerk pork as well - Jamaica is home to a good deal of Scotch Bonnet pepper, just a hair or two cooler than habanero. And, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if I managed to consume a real Cuban cigar or two during our visit ;)
And I have special instructions to buy some Jamaica Island Lyme men's cologne for the guys in my family. It's distributed by a firm in Montego Bay and you can find it in a number of shops in downtown Ocho Rios.
"Jamaica Island Lyme" is the brand name. Be careful not to get confused with other brands with names close to this one. This is the one and only. It's marvelous stuff without that asthma-attack-inducing odor associated with a lot of men's toiletries.
The cologne comes in a great bottle suitable for an impressive gift. The green liquid shows of course, and a south-seas-looking net covers the bottle. The aroma is fantastic but subtle and masculine. My two grown nephews rave about it and will crucify me if I don't bring some home for them.
Jamica Lyme, a little dab'll do ya
Jamaica Lyme, you'll love it on your skin
Jamaica Lyme, the gals will pursue ya
Just dab a little on your chin!
How am I doin', mon?
:-)
Leni
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