Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Cruising with friends and neighbours!

Cec and I have always said our best cruises have been with friends.  Our very best cruise was last August when I was invited to a Ritchie Bros. Reunion cruise with 575 people I worked with.  They all brought their spouses or a guest and everywhere we walked on the ship, we met friends.  We met them at the theatre, in the dining room and sat in venues with many people we knew.  We reminisced about our working days and I will never forget that wonderful cruise.  They arranged three get togethers at the Sky Lounge and they even sang "The Auctioneer".  So many wonderful memories.

The reason I bring that up, is I saw this on my newsfeed and this cruise must have been a blast!  I've heard the people in Newfoundland are awesome.  I love their music and I can't wait until our trip there in June.  Enjoy this article from CTV!

The Newfoundland Cruise

I remember in elementary school we sang "I'se the B'y".  I better learn all the words before June.  If you don't know the song or want the words, I found this:

I'se The B'y - Great Big Sea - Lyrics , (youtube.com)


Starting to plan next year's vacation

With the Canadian Dollar/US Dollar exchange rate at 1.40 before the credit card surcharge, we've decided to stay in Canada next year.  W...