How I spent my (late) summer vacation......

[patmoore]

Penny and I just got back from a week in the Caribbean aboard The Freedom of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. With 4000 passengers, it's almost like a floating city. You might have seen ads for it with it's climbing wall and the Flowrider - a wave pool for surfing and boogie boarding.

Yours truly couldn't resist trying surfing.

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and then my alter ego (Elwood Blues) showed up.....

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[habbywall]

Wow, looks like fun.
I can definitly tell that you had fun.
Was surfing easy you look good at it.

[ivan]

I spent my summer working at a construction site. That's how I got the money to buy my uni.

[habbywall]

Actually though pat, whats it like on a cruise ship, I always thought about suggesting that as a vacation, it looks like fun, but do you ever get bored? I mean how much on there is to do? And did you ever stop at a beach and go onto shore or no?

[patmoore]

Actually though pat, whats it like on a cruise ship, I always thought about suggesting that as a vacation, it looks like fun, but do you ever get bored? I mean how much on there is to do? And did you ever stop at a beach and go onto shore or no?

This was our first cruise and I don't know why we waited so long. Our ski club celebrated its 60th anniversary the same year I turned 60 so we figured it was as good a time as any.

Yes, the trip was a blast. There were four shore excursions in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and Labadee but you could have had a terrific vacation without ever leaving the ship. The food was incredible (I put on 5 pounds) and the entertainment was of Broadway quality. We saw Rain - the top Beatles tribute band in the world, and an ice show that was mind boggling.

I spent a LOT of time on the Flowrider and frankly, it was tougher than I expected. Some kids could go all day but I rarely lasted more than 30 seconds surfing (the boogie board was easy). The trick is to keep your weight almost entirely on your rear foot and, as a snowboarder, it's hard for me to do that.

I'd definitely recommend cruises for everyone, especially the Freedom of the Seas!

[iridemymuni]

ive been on a flowrider before it was hepas fun



haha that looks so cool surfing looking like elwood

[siafirede]

The first thing I thought about when reading this thread title was the Bouncing Souls record of the same name (minus the late of course).

[maestro8]

Elwood blues surfing? Now I've seen everything... thanks for sharing! :)

[wobbling bear]

hey Pat you do not look that suntanned :p
don't you pratice snowboard with only your underpants on?:D

[patmoore]

hey Pat you do not look that suntanned :p
don't you pratice snowboard with only your underpants on?:DYep - I even ski that way too. But in the Caribbean my wife loaded me up with SPF 70 to keep me looking pasty-white.

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Late in the trip I shaved my head and I have a really white dome!