Monday, January 26, 2015

Even More Cruise Pictures

These pictures were taken at the Garden Cafe on Deck 15 on Norwegian Epic.  We ate here quite a lot because they had all kinds of food (and plenty of it!) and they were open most of the time.  It was easy just to go up there and grab a plate.  The first picture shows a lady (in the white shirt) who spritzed everyone's hands with hand sanitizer whenever they entered the restaurant.  They also had little stands of hand sanitizer everywhere.  After we got our hands spritzed we usually went to the right checking out whatever food they had out there.

 The second picture shows one of the many areas where you could choose what you wanted to eat. 
 Sorry this one is blurry.  This is where you get bread and fruit.
 This one is blurry too.  More food to choose from.
The last picture is looking out from the Garden Cafe (at the front of the ship) toward the area where people gather to dance at night.  On the right is a bar and on the left is where you get towels when you visit the pool area, which is straight in front where the orange is.  Actually, that is a huge bowl that you slide down into from high above, and then into a pool.  I would love to have tried it but I am not steady enough on my feet to climb to the top.  I don't know why Richard didn't try it.  We both got in the pool and we did quite a bit of sunbathing.  Well, Richard sunbathed.  I spent more time in the shade because I couldn't read my tablet in the bright sunshine.  Richard came home with a nice tan.  Neither of us got sunburned.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

More Cruise Pictures

This first picture was taken in the harbor at Georgetown, Grand Cayman.  It is a tour ship that looks like a pirate ship.  I would like to have taken that tour but we didn't see it until we were on our way back to the NCL Epic.

This picture was taken in the center of the Epic.  The LED chandelier behind me goes on for several decks.  It is a highlight of the ship.  It is difficult to get a good photo because all the light is behind me, leaving me rather dark.  One of the main restaurants is on the deck below me, and the casino is all around me there.

Here is me in front of the Bayshore Mall in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  We shopped briefly there for souveniers. 

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Cruise Pictures

These are pictures taken during our vacation in November.  We cruised on NCL Epic, third largest ship currently out there.  It carries 4,000 passengers double occupancy, probably over 5,000 people actually.  It is truly a floating city.  This first picture shows Richard at Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island. 

The second picture is the Epic, docked at Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  We were on the beach at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, where, naturally, I enjoyed a frozen margarita.  Then while Richard enjoyed the beach I went shopping.  We had to have Margaritaville t-shirts! 

The third picture shows me on the tender returning to the Epic from Georgetown.  Grand Cayman doesn't have a dock for cruise ships so they anchor out and small boats called tenders ferry the passengers to and from the ship. 

We had a wonderful time and hope to go again in the future.  I will try to feature some more pictures from our vacation when I get a chance.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Three Finishes I Didn't Report

This pattern is from Blue Sands Patterns and is called The Barbados Bag.  I made the Blue Batik Purse to carry on the cruise ship during our vacation in November.  It was perfect for the cruise; large roomy pockets, and a nice long strap to wear over my shoulder.  I also made a blue batik wallet to match.  It is definitely a summer purse, so I put it away once we got home.
 I needed a new winter purse so I decided to make the same pattern in this pink and black fabric.  I love the looks of it, and I get compliments on it everywhere I go.  I made two wallets to carry in this one.  The main wallet is the pink and black harlequin fabric and the other one is the mottled pink I used for the strap. 
I made another one in purple to give my daughter Audrey for Christmas.  I didn't get a picture of it because I was in a hurry to get it made and under the tree.  Of course, she had to have a wallet to match, too.  She seemed to like it.  I haven't heard her say anything about it since I gave it to her.

I guess that is all the finishes I have for 2014.  I have several other projects in the works and I will report those finishes when they happen.