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  1. 04-26-2016, 08:34 AM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    I have one suitcase that is just "the list". I've spent the last three weeks double checking each item. I'm almost to the bottom of the list.
    Be safe my friend, don't do anything we wouldn't do....hhmmm scratch that, do whatever makes ya happy!
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  2. 04-27-2016, 03:02 AM #42
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    I hope the trip is a good one!
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  3. 05-02-2016, 10:08 PM #43
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    rick if you get this have a great time stay safe
    and bring me back a pair of squirriel monkies ok thanks mikey
    coyotes listen to them, like children of the night what music they make.
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  4. 05-02-2016, 11:55 PM #44
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    Sounds awesome! Enjoy!!!
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  5. 05-12-2016, 08:56 PM #45
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    Hey, I'm back. It was an amazing 17 days. Had a lot of fun and saw a lot of amazing sites. Visited monasteries, churches, forts, Mayan ruins, ancient cities and some beautiful jungles. Did zip lines, rappelling and snorkeling. I have about a thousand pics and video. I'll start going through them probably tomorrow. I'll post some just for fun.

    I think the thing that most impressed me was how horrible the living conditions were for a lot of people in South and Central America. It's one thing to hear about it and something else to actually witness it. I'm constantly asking God for his wisdom and this was just part of my education. I am truly, truly blessed.

    It was a great 17 days with my son. We did just about everything together except that martini bar thing. I passed on that. I think he wished he had too the next morning.

    As it turned out, the cruise ship we were on was the last one to traverse the old locks on the Panama Canal. The cruise season begins again in September and the cruise ships will be using the new locks.

    Seas were great in both oceans. I'm told early Tuesday morning tossed some stuff around but I slept right through it. Other than that, the worst we had were gentle rollers the rest of the time. Of course, it was a cruise so the food was most excellent. Even took a bridge tour, which was a total hoot. Got a pic of me in the captain's chair before security dragged me off the bridge. But I digress.

    When we left Miami the police flew a helicopter through to ensure we were clear of threats. We happened to be on the top deck. It was pretty strange looking down at a chopper flying by. The rest of the time police boats circled us to ensure we were safe. I told the Captain I knew a couple of guys that could ride shotgun for him. They'd even supply their own muzzle loaders.

    We spent a couple of days in Miami. Those folks are pretty nice down there. You can walk right out in traffic, the cars will stop and everyone yells "Sunny Beaches!", which must be some kind of local welcome. I'll post some pics once I get them sorted.
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    Yeah. I hear about those "Sunny Beaches".....
    Welcome back, glad you had a good time....Looking forward to the pic's.
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  7. 05-12-2016, 10:02 PM #47
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    Welcome back. Glad you and your son had a good time.
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  8. 05-13-2016, 09:08 AM #48
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    Welcome Back, glad you had a great time.
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  9. 05-20-2016, 08:17 AM #49
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    I thought I'd post some pics from my latest endeavor titled: Dude, Where's the Cruise Ship?

    The chapel at La Popa Monastery in Cartagena, Colombia. That's gold flake on the chapel.

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    The view of Cartagena from the monastery showing the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas fort:

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    Transiting the Panama Canal:

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    More top come.
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  10. 05-20-2016, 08:25 AM #50
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    Sunrise over Costa Rica:

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    A Crested Caracara:

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    Flippin' Dinosaur. This thing came up right next to me on the boat. I could have laid my hand on it's head....if I were so inclined, which I wasn't. I had to knock three people down but I managed to change seats.

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    More to come.
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  11. 05-20-2016, 08:49 AM #51
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    Awesome pictures.
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    So cool. I'm super glad you got to go through the old locks. That's just really interesting to me.
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  13. 05-20-2016, 03:05 PM #53
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    Love the pictures,Rick. Glad you had a good time.
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  14. 05-20-2016, 07:20 PM #54
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    Yes, this store is open for business. You conduct your transaction through the bars. I saw this a lot throughout Central America:

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    This is an auto shop. They were changing the brakes on the truck or tires or whatever. Yes, apparently an armed guard is required. Tile shops, car dealerships, carpet shops. Didn't matter the product armed guards were plentiful everywhere. Short pistol grip shotguns seemed to be the most favored but I did see one old guard totin' a .38 and another with a .45. But the short shotgun was the fav hands down:

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    Lunch, if anyone is hungry.

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    I saw a ton of KFC, Pizza Hut and other delivery guys on motorcycles. Kinda weird seein' a KFC box on the back of a KFC motorcycle.
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    Same crocs and crested caracara we get here. Next time come on down this way. LOL
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    Mayan ruins. There are something like 450 Mayan ruins to Guatemala. The one we were at is one of the last that actually holds rituals on site. My son and I walked to the back of the ruins and they were about a third of the way through their ceremony. We just watched for about 10 minutes. They have a shaman that chats in some language other than Spanish. After about five minutes, he made the sign of the cross. I was shocked. Turns out it's a mixture of Catholicism and Mayan ritual. I'm not sure how that works but......

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    Land's End. The southern most tip of the Baja pennisula:

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    Ship food. Mmmmmmmmmmm.

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    More great pics. I think I gained 3 pounds looking at the last one.
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    I guess I was noticing the armed "guards" everywhere, when we were in Puerto Vallarta........
    Food looks filling.
    Great pic's...Thanks for posting.
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