Thursday, February 28, 2008

Sailing Over the Great Barrier Reef

We can't believe this is our 5th day on board the QV...where has the time gone? Well a lot of the time is spent getting lost and getting to know what is where on what deck and which direction you are walking..we don't exaggerate. We have not been off the ship since Sydney because we know Brisbane so well we wanted to take advantage of on board life. In fact our last stop in Australia tomorrow, Friday is Port Douglas and we have been there done that..snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef...(that's where Barry pinched the lady's butt under water and was he and she surprised when it turned out that butt did not belong to Phyllis!!! True story.)
Okay here are answers to questions we think you would ask:
1) Food is very good...we have breakfast in our room.
2) Our 4 dining partners are nice folks. A retired Indian couple both obstetricians (delivered 10,000 babies) from Columbia, SC and Marti & Daryl on for the entire cruise from Camelback , AZ; Telluride, CO and a lake in Traverse City, Michigan.
3) Each had a 90 minute massage and hung out at the spa
4) Been to the gym and we are both working on a planned regime!
5) 3 late evening Shows in the phenomenol theater have been really good.
6) Lots of old people! More wheel chairs or motorized carts than expected
7) Stateroom is quite sufficient, Phyllis has used the laundry and we enjoyed two formal nights.
8) Very surprised that Internet on my laptop is working very well in our room and MARSAT Marine Satelite Telephone works so good Barry stayed on a First Advantage Board Meeting call 3.5 hours from 2:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.

After saying those nice things about the Internet I can't get it to take a picture we wanted to add with this message..I'll keep trying. So long till next time.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Sounds like a great time is being had by all. Keep the stories coming. Breakfast in bed sounds pretty decadent, but that's why there are workout areas. Take it slow. Bob

The Connelly 5 said...

Several thoughts...

1. The snorkeling butt story never gets old!

2. Marti and Daryl have a lot of money - they have 3 hometowns!

3. Easy on the gym, those places will cause you to pull a muscle...I can see the new Pooh-Pa, a lean, mean fightin' machine!

4. Don't hesitate to get a motorized cart for Mimi if her knee is bothering her...probably gets you first in line at the lunch buffet.

5. The blog is awesome! And please note that I am the only child tracking your progress and staying in communication...I always did love you more than the others!

The Connelly 5 said...

Wow... how fabulous! You two look like the President and First Lady in that picture! 59 days of that kind of life and you may not want to return to little ol' Cypress or Orient! We love you! Keep posting...
Shelley

Stacey Bates said...

Barry and Phyllis,

Maryia, Norm and I were together on Monday and I asked Norm if he had a chance to visit you'll blog and he hadn't had a chance to look at it yet. (I think he's just upset that he can't be on the ship with you"ll) All jokes aside you two look wonderful and I'm not sure if I could handle being on the water that long.

Continue to have a great time and check in for more updates later.

Stacey

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Jerry Corkran said...

Barry's claim that he thought the butt belonged to Phillis reminds me of when we were walking him out of a Mizzou football game: He reached into a bus window and tweaked an old lady's nose.