|
Wayne Neubarth Victoria 952-443-1910 |
|
Tom O’Connell, CPA Income Tax Preparation. 952-474-6509 |
|
CORNERSTONE Insurance Agency David Barsness * 952-448-5028 |
|
Sebenaler Chiropractic Center Chaska * 952-448-9908 |
|
Christ Victorious Lutheran Church Just south of Victoria * 952-443-2993 |
|
Custom New Homes Victoria * 952-443-2740 |
|
942-448-3434 |
|
952-442-4411 |
|
Headlines and bylines |
|
Front Page Feature Story |
|
From the Editor |
|
Addie’s Drawing |
|
Letters to the Editor |
|
Victoria Moments |
|
Hook Line & Sinker |
|
Calendar of Events |
|
Click here to Advertise |
|
the Gazette |
|
Return to Home Page |
|
Order paper Gazette |
|
Notes and Quotes |
|
The Scoop at City Hall |
|
Norsemen Travel Depend on us for ALL your travel needs! |
|
Bertas Funeral Home Chaska * 952-448-2137 |
|
Home Page |
|
The Victoria GAZETTE |
|
October 2010 |
|
The tender returned us to our ship about 3 p.m. and we went to rest for a while in our rooms, then dressed for another fine dinner at Tsar’s Palace Dining Room. I chose an appetizer of Tuna Tar Tar which was dressed lightly with lemon and peanut sauce. Mmmm. Allan chose Lamb in Lemon Sauce for his entree and I chose Monk Fish, which resembled lobster in texture and cod in taste and was served with peeled and baked fingerling potatoes and artichoke hearts. Mmmm. Again, ice cream and chocolate syrup put the cap on. After dinner we saw Brenda Kaye and her hypnotic antics at the Stardust. I’m not interested in giving or lending my unconscious self to others, even temporarily. However, the 9:30 p.m. show did provide some good laughs. By the way, John has been to sick bay and is nearly 100% better.
Monday, September 13th. A day at sea. Blue sky and sunny. Our balcony door remains wide open. The sea speaks, not to my ears but to my soul. Its vastness seems not of this world. There is no land visible in any direction as far as the eye can see. We walk down two flights of stairs to the 7th floor, through the Garden Cafe to a large open area in the aft of the ship where we spent much of the day with our travel friends at an outside table in the sun next to the railing. We occasionally caught the silhouette of another cruise ship at the horizon far, far away. At that very table we had a late breakfast of smoked salmon, a hamburger lunch, and a little sunburn. About 3 p.m. we went to our rooms, changed clothes for the evening, and met in Flora’s room for happy hour and conversation before dinner at Tsar’s. Our table near the window at Tsar’s and headwaiter Mauricio awaited us, along with another fantastic menu. The majority of us ordered a salad that included lettuce, asparagus, and tiny scallops drizzled with a semi-sweet dressing. Delicious. The entree most of us chose consisted of both lobster and grouper. Excellent. As usual I picked vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce for dessert. The others had warm apple strudel and ice cream. Our 9:30 p.m. show at the Stardust featured Harry O’Donoghue, an Irish folksinger, songwriter, and storyteller who was adept on his Irish skin drum and acoustic guitar, but the only familiar song in his repertoire was Danny Boy.
Tuesday, September 14th. A day in Halifax. Our wake-up call rang at 5 a.m. After shower and dressing we stepped out onto our balcony to watch as our ship pulled into the harbor at Halifax. The sun was still on the other side of the planet but beginning to peek over the edge, which allowed me to peek back as the darkness began to fade away. A bell donged from a buoy bobbing in the dark sea. I quietly videoed these early morning sounds until Jan said hello from her balcony next door and scared the living daylights out of me, little that there was. At 7:30 a.m. we disembarked at Pier 21 which, we learned, is now a National Historic Site in Halifax. Also called Canada’s front door, Pier 21 introduced more than a million immigrants and refugees to new lives throughout Canada from 1928 to 1971. Gentlemen guides in kilts waited for us near tour buses to take us on the various excursions that passengers had arranged prior to the cruise. Art Macdonald, one of the guides, told me that a big majority of names in the local phone book is Macdonald. Were all the guides from the same clan? “No,” he stated. I should have known, since the fabrics of their plaid kilts were coordinating but not identical.
|
|
Ocean’s Eleven Continued |
