October 2008 Part I (01 October through 16 October)

Wednesday 1st October - Friday 03rd October New Kitchen Floor Going Down !!
Dale Partial Floor Laid Down	Done ! Will Complete Baseboards When We Return From Florida!
We're Off to Bradenton and then to Miami ! From 12-19 October We Will Be With Joe & Sharon King On The Carnival Valor Cruise Ship to The Grand Caymans, Isla Roatan (Honduras), Belize and Cozumel! This Is Our Shag Dancing Group's Annual 'Fun Blues Cruise' !
Saturday 11th October - Sunday 12th October
We Meet Up At The Courtyard Miami Airport/West Doral 79th Ave, Miami		Lunch At Nearby Colombian Restaurant	Dale, Joe & Sharon Waiting For Ship's Departure From Port Of Miami !
Carnival Valor Backs Up	Down The Channel We Go!	Luxurious Homes & Yachts Private Islands In Miami All Along The Channel !		View Of Mami As We Cruise Down The Channel
Views of Miami As We Cruise Down The Channel Towards South Beach & Atlantic Ocean			Looking Back Towards Port & View Of Channel	View Of South Point Miami
View Of South Point Miami	Almost To The Sea !	And Now We See Miami's Famous South Beach !
Joe South Beach And Port Of Miami In The Background	Another Cruise Ship Coming Down The Channel Right Behind Us !	Joe & Sharon Shag Group 'Meet & Greet' Party !
Monday - 13th October 'Fun Day At Sea' (Heading From Miami To The Grand Cayman Island)
A Window 'Seat' A Book A Tootsie Pop Dale's Heaven	Tonight Is The Shag Group's 'Red Dress Night' ! And Also The Ship's Formal Night !
Group Picture ! Shag Group 'Red Dress' Night
Red Dress Night! The Guys !	Joe & Sharon	Dale & Barry	Our Shag Instructors Debbie & Don And Our Fun Blues Cruise Host Judy	Don Really Perks Up !!
This Man Really Gets With The Fun Program !!	Joe Takes His Medicine !		Barry Too !	Captain's Welcome Party Eagle Lounge
We Chose The 'Late Seating' (8:15PM) For Dinner. We Had A Big Round Table Near Large Windows At The Rear (Aft) Of The Ship In The Upper 'Washington' Dining Area!
Paulette & Sam Connecticut	Barbara & Chris North Carolina	Sharon & Joe Maryland	Sharon Excursion Desk Deck 3 Lobby	Shogun Casino Lido - Deck 9
Deck 3 Lobby, Bar And 'The American Atrium'		Joe Dale Sharon Excursion (Tour) Deck	Dale We Get A Different 'Towel' Animal From The Cabin Crew Every Night !
Tuesday - October 14th Our First Port Of Call George Town, Grand Cayman Island The Caribbean !
We're Going On A Boat To These Circled Locations !	Carnival Legend Arrives Too !	Water Too Shallow So Tenders Will Pick Up Passengers From Ship		We Just Left From Those Steps !
Another Tender Arrives For More Passengers	Joe We're On Our Way To Grand Cayman !	Control Platform	Carnival Legend And Valor	We Leave Carnival Valor Behind
They Drive On The Left Here !	The Tour Boat Is Named 'Mickey Mouse'	Dale Blows Up Her Mickey Mouse Lifevest	Heavy Rain And Rough Seas All Morning !	Racing To The Stingray Sandbar Several Miles Out To Sea !
Stingray Sandbar North Sound Grand Cayman		Hundreds Of Stingrays Gather Around Swimmers	Dale Touches Her First Stingray	Ewwww! Dale Feels One Of Them Under Her ! Eeeeeekkk
There's A Stingray Under Dale !	Hey Dale ! Here Comes A BIG One !	Big Stingray Bumps Into Dale !	Stingray Comes To Surface !	Here Stingray! Here Stingray!
The Boat Captains Feed Stingrays From A Floating Bucket Of Squid And The Stingrays Let The Captain Hold Them, So The Tourists Can Pet the Stingrays Without Being Hurt !
Dale & Boat Captain (And Food Bucket) Surrounded By Stingrays !		Dale Chases Stingrays !	Stingrays Catch Dale !!
Big Stingrays Like Dale !    Big Stingrays think Dale Is FOOD! Big Stingrays Carry Dale Away ! Bye Dale !				Boat Captain, Stingray And Dale
Lots Of Boats And Tourists Way Out Here!		Sharon Deciding If She Wants To Touch A Stingray !	Boat Captain Holds Stingray. Sharon Gives It A Pat !
Boat Captain Dale & Stingray	Sharon Gets Closer	And Closer	Ta Dah !	More Boats! People Coming On JetSkis Too!
Boats Departing	Heading To Rum Point For Lunch!	Dale & Joe	Rum Point Dale, Joe & Sharon
Do Not Touch Or Feed Barry !	Don’t Touc The bartenders Dale !	Obviously SOMEBODY Asked These Questions !	Dale & Sharon Lizard Rum Point	Sharon & Dale Rum Point Grand Cayman
Dale & Barry	Sharon Dale Joe Rain & Wind All Day !	Departing George Town, Grand Cayman	Tonight’s Towel Animal !
Wednesday 15th October Can't Land on Isla Roatan, Honduras Today As Scheduled! 'Unrest & Riots' On Island. Also Can't Land In Belize Due To High Seas ('Tropical Depression 16'), So We're Heading To Cozumel, Mexico !
Shag Lessons	Dale Shag Lessons	Ray Our DJ	Breaktime	Atrium & Deck 3 Loby From Lido Deck 9
Thursday 16th October We Dock At Punta Langosta Pier, Downtown Cozumel, Mexico! We're Here Two Days Ahead of Schedule!
Dale & Joe	Dale Ferry To Playa Del Carmen	Joe On Ferry	Barry	Pretty Cozumel Building
Our Ship ! Carnivale Valor		Dale & Joe Arrival Playa Del Carmen The Yucatan	Airfield Right In Town !	Mexican Weaver
Loom Design Unchanged For Centuries	Artisan Creates Mineature Stone Mask	Replica Mayan Stone Masks And Sculptures
Replica Mayan Stone Masks & Sculpture	Dale & Joe Path To Tulum Ruins	Dale Mayan Ruins At Tulum Yucatan Coast, Mexico
Mayan Ruins Tulum, Yucatan Mexico	Many Gila Monsters All Over This Place	Tulum Is Right On The Caribbean	Barry Tulum	Beachfront Tulum
Dale & Joe Tulum Temple	Dale & Barry Tulum Beachfront		Joe Tulum	Mayan Ruins Tulum Yucatan, Mexico
Here's Some More Shots !
Tulum	Barry	Playa del Carmen Shards of Glass Atop Wall !!	Dale Ready To Catch Ferry To Cozumel	Barry & Joe Playa Del Carmen Ferry Dock To Cozumel
Leaving Playa Del Carmen For Cozumel
Leaving On The Ferry	Mayan Calendar	Rough Seas Ferry Rolling From Side To Side	Long Line To Get Back On Board The Valor !