We’re steaming toward our final destination, England, on the 4th of July. That’s either ironic . . . or a coincidence . . .
[So, what do you do when you’re stuck on a boat . . . ]
[Enjoy morning photo ops . . . ]
[And if it’s chilly, take them from inside . . . ]
[And you may get stuck in a Star Wars movie . . . ]
[Looks ominous . . . ]
[The boat is making a run for it . . . ]
[Obviously, something nefarious is going on . . . ]
[And then the creature’s cousin joined the fray . . . ]
[Well, enough of all that. How about a par-tay?]
[If it’s too crowded, go outside for some fresh air . . . ]
[Then back in for all the goodies. This is something cruise ships do very well . . . ]
[What’s a swimming pool without surrounding melon tables?]
[As I recall, we had great difficulty finding a table for the four of us. These people must have staked out their seating in the wee small hours of the morning . . . ]
[We even tried other rooms . . . ]
[Well, enough of the hubbub – find a room with a view . . . ]
[More “aliens” on the horizon . . . ]
[How to do a straight line . . . ]
[The Super with her impression of Leonardo DiCaprio . . . ]
[I’m queen of the world . . . ]
[Where we were, where we are, and where we’re going . . . ]
[This was great. We haven’t that many cruises where you could comfortably sit on deck and read a book . . . ]
[Back in the theater to learn about our final stop . . . ]
[On the Waves of Love, 1986, Edvard Munch (1863-1944), Lithographic crayon and tusche]
[Lofotpils Pilsner, Norway, likely within the last year . . . ]
[At the theater . . . ]
[Pre-dinner . . . ]
[Dinner . . . ]
[Anne had her fish de-boned. I don’t know if it was an option, they just did it . . . ]
[As I recall, it was trout . . . ]
[No thanks, I’ll have the prime rib . . . ]
[I joined Anne with the de-boned fish. Then we were done, and would awaken in London in the morning . . . ]
[And to think I always thought it was just a cliche . . . ]
[Two ships passing in the night . . . ]
Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola! ~
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This is the follow-up to the original, “alexandriacardinals.wordpress.com,” which overwhelmed the system’s ability to handle it any more. Thus, this is “Part 2.” As the original was initially described:
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“It all began in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California” . . . wait a minute, that was Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Let’s see . . . oh yeah, it all began in 2003 when retirees, i.e., old people, in Alexandria, Minnesota, who had no desire to become snow birds, went looking for mid-winter entertainment here in the frozen tundra of West Central Minnesota. We discovered girls’ high school hockey, fell in love immediately, and it remains our favorite spectator sport to this day. Initially, and for several years, reports on these games were e-mailed to those who were actually snowbirds but wanted to keep abreast of things “back home.” It was ultimately decided a blog would be more efficient, and it evolved into a personal diary of many things that attracts tens of readers on occasion. It remains a source of personal mental therapy and has yet to elicit any lawsuits.
~ The Editor, May 9, 2014
p.s. The photo border around the blog is the Cardinal girls’ hockey team after just beating Breck for the state championship in 2008. It’s of the all-tournament team. The visible Breck player on the left is Milica McMillen, then an 8th-grader – she is now an All-American for the Gophers. The Roseau player in the stocking cap I believe is Mary Loken, who went on to play for UND; and the Cardinal player on the right, No. 3, is Abby Williams, the player we blame most for making us girls’ hockey fans who went on to play for Bemidji State.
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Photos contained herein are available for personal use. All you have to do is double click on any of the photos and they will become full screen size. You can then save them into your personal “My Pictures” file. They make lovely parting or hostess gifts, or holiday gifts for such as Uncle Ernie who wants to see how his grand niece is doing on the hockey team. If any are sold for personal profit, however, to, for example, the Audubon Society, National Geographic, Sven’s Home Workshop Monthly, Curling By The Numbers, or the World Wrestling Federation, I only request that you make a donation to the charitable organization of your choice. You have two hours and fifteen minutes. Pencils ready? Begin!
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