Return Voyage And Happy Hour (Page Three)
We are now officially full so it is time to walk off the calories while heading the Rainbow Harbor. Great time to visit and continue or laughing and giggling.
Our ship awaits us!
Step right in... We will be leaving momentarily!
Benjamin, Greg, Brian... Grab the oars!
OK... It's not the taxi!
One last look at the mainland before we go to sea!
Did you checkout the shirt?
Paul tries his "Seriously, I did not do it" look
We are on our way!
Great fun!
Pip Pip Cherrio
"So... are we still on the Pacific Ocean?"
"He is just teasing.... I think!"
"We are drying our hair"!
There she is! The Queen!
The Russian submarine
Friends after many years
This little lady cut a destroyer in half in WWII
Did You Know? - On 2 October 1942, Queen Mary accidentally sank one of her escort ships, slicing through the light cruiser HMS Curacoa off the Irish coast with a loss of 239 lives. Queen Mary was carrying thousands of Americans of the 29th Infantry Division to join the Allied forces in Europe.
Due to the risk of U-boat attacks, Queen Mary was under orders not to stop under any circumstances and steamed onward with a fractured stem. Some sources claim that hours later, the convoy's lead escort[clarification needed] returned to rescue 99 survivors of Curacoa's crew of 338, including her captain John W. Boutwood.
This claim is contradicted by the liner's then Staff Captain (and later Cunard Commodore) Harry Grattidge, who records that Queen Mary's Captain immediately ordered the accompanying destroyers to look for survivors within moments of the Curacoa's sinking.
A large sea going liner can still be toyed with by Mother Nature
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Did You Know? - In December 1942, Queen Mary carried 16,082 American soldiers from New York to Great Britain, a standing record for the most passengers ever transported on one vessel.
During this trip, while 700 miles (1,100 km) from Scotland during a gale, she was suddenly hit broadside by a rogue wave that may have reached a height of 28 metres (92 ft). An account of this crossing can be found in Carter's book.
As quoted in the book, Carter's father, Dr. Norval Carter, part of the 110th Station Hospital on board at the time, wrote in a letter that at one point Queen Mary "damned near capsized... One moment the top deck was at its usual height and then, swoom! Down, over, and forward she would pitch."
It was calculated later that the ship rolled 52 degrees, and would have capsized had she rolled another 3 degrees.
The incident inspired Paul Gallico to write his novel, The Poseidon Adventure (1969) and carry the incident to a fictional extreme. This was adapted as a 1972 film by the same name, in which the SS Poseidon is turned upside-down, and the trapped passengers try to escape. Naturally parts of the film were shot in the actual Queen Mary, conveniently docked in Long Beach.
We are happy this little guys is not carrying torpedoes!
Laughs and giggles continue
"Hey we are slowing gown"
A quick stop... Someone wanted a beer!
It's a short walk to the brewery
Racing home
We made it!
Catching the rays!
"Hey... Guys... Guys... Be careful!
Buoy oh Buoy
"We saw the sea serpents!
Even before our next glass of wine!
Yes... We are ready for a glass of vino!
Yeah! Malarkey's!
All tied up!
"I smell a merlot... I smell a beer... I smell"
Home Sweet Home
Thank you Benjamin for the photos!
Laughs and giggles
Greg
8,987,354,221 calories (per bite)
Grandma eyes the dessert
Nancy cannot control herself!
...but she is happy
Sharing is a good thing!
One happy grandma!
Nancy breaks out in song!
Meanwhile, we break out in Chardonnay
"Bye guys... See you in an hour at the GG Elks for dancing!
