CRUISING.....the Eastern Meditteranean

On April 10th, April saw an ad in one of our local newspapers for a Europe Cruise Sell Off!  It was a small ad and it could be easily missed but this ad had some key words that just drew her eyes to it......Turkey, Italy, Greece ... just the places that were on our bucket list ! and it included air to Rome and home again. And it was going to a lot of places we wanted to go to.  And it was all in one cruise.  Who could pass this one up???  And with the option of extra days in Rome after the cruise.....And we were cruise virgins!!!!

So we booked on April 14th to leave on May 26th....  But I must add here that I had already had a trip planned and booked to Italy with my high school friend - Terry Finch to begin on June 14th.  This cruise would fit perfectly into my plans...

So, we are off on another Quipay Adventure.  I should also say this is our Anniversary cruise....

May 26th, 2012
Patiently waiting for KLM flight to arrive and board.  April wants this holiday to begin....

May 28th, 2012
Nancy and April - our 16th Anniversary cruise
Finally boarded the Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas in Rome. 

July 6th 2012 at the Calgary Stampede Parade

Today we got up early (5 am) so we could get a place to sit to view the parade.  Hurried to get breakfast and drive to the rapid transit station...free parking is available for users of this wonderful train...got to the Heritage station, parked, got on the train an got ito Calgary and found a place to sit.

Guess what??  The chairs were still in the back of the vehicle, not with us!  No seats available to purchase because every one had been bought weeks ago.  What to do....

A wonderful woman, Scouter Liz of the 13th St Cyprians scout troop, who was looking after the bleachers where we inquired about seats offered the three of us chairs.  We took her up on her offer and sat in the perfect spot to see the 100th Anniversary Stampede parade.