[Woodcarver] Ol' Don and Sandie, Home again

[Donna Menke]

Good for you for enjoying yourselves- and for planning more fun and exciting 
excursions.

Enjoy! 
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book
New DVD: Basic Band Saw Box Making: The Octagonal Box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJvML1h-s0




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From: Ol' Don <oldon at earthlink.net>
To: Bill Judt's list <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Sat, May 14, 2011 9:17:13 AM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Ol' Don and Sandie, Home again

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Mornin' all,

Whew!... We're home. Arrived in Nashville from Los Angeles at almost midnight 
Wednesday night. Had a 8AM appointment with my doc Thursday morning (will 
explain that in a minute), drove home and spent yesterday unpacking, doing 
laundry and just plain collapsing/relaxing. Now I've got over 2,000 photos (as 
you know, Sandie and I love to take photos ;o) ) to sift through and post 
something either on my web site or PictureTrail. Not sure when I'll get to it 
because it seems a lot of things have backed up while we were traveling and, of 
course, more medical followups on the schedule. We're back to the status quo.

We had beautiful (though often, hot) weather for the whole cruise-- From Ft. 
Lauderdale to VeraCruz, Mexico, April 25th. On to Dos Bocas (Paraiso), Mexico on 
the 26th; Progreso (Merida), Yucatan the 27th then had a couple "days at sea" on 
the 28th and 29th. The 30th we were in Cartagena, Columbia.

May 1st we entered the Panama Canal and headed for the Pacific ocean. May 2nd we 
cruised Golfo Dulce and May 3rd, spent the day at Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica. 
May 4th we were in Corinto, Nicaragua followed by a day in Puerto Quetzal, 
Guatemala on the 5th. May 6th was another "day at sea" as we made our way to 
Acapulco, Mexico for the 7th. May 8th was another day at sea. On May 9th we were 
in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. May 10th we cruised all day and arrived in Los 
Angeles on the morning of the 11th, caught the flight home (via Atlanta) and 
landed in Nashville at almost midnight as I mentioned above.

It was an enjoyable and informative 3 weeks and I'll mention details from our 
various stops when I post the pictures. The only downside for the trip was that 
Sandie came down with bronchitis about a week ago and my appointment with my doc 
was made because the situation with my nerves/hips/legs got a lot worse during 
all the walking tours At home I can sit for a while when that problem surfaces 
(which is any time I stand or walk for an extended period) but on the cruise 
tours that usually wasn't an option. Of course dealing with the respiratory 
situation was an ongoing concern as well but life goes on. On the plus side we 
pre-registered for a 30 day cruise to Hawaii, Tahiti and other South Sea Islands 
as our next future destination with Holland America. The good times roll on ;o) 
!

More later...

-- 
/"Ol' Don"/(If these are the golden years, I’m glad we don’t go through 
platinum) /Burgdorf/

Now you can _download patterns_ and more -- http://artofdon.com

Travel photos and carving aids --http://www.PictureTrail.com/carveroldon

Leiper'sFork, TN carving club -- http://artofdon.com/Club.htm

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