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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Twice Charmed is one of my favorites, so glad it was well done and you enjoyed it.
The sunset was spectacular!! Wow!
I wouldn't have wanted to go back to Palo either - unless they could tell me the server at issue had the night off and wouldn't be there!
Wow. The sunset photos are amazing! How I miss the late sunsets already and it's just mid-September. sigh.
Glad you enjoyed the musical so much! I've often wondered how they perform with even slight rocking motion of the ship. I can't imagine!
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Twice Charmed is one of my favorites, so glad it was well done and you enjoyed it.
The sunset was spectacular!! Wow!
I wouldn't have wanted to go back to Palo either - unless they could tell me the server at issue had the night off and wouldn't be there!
I love Twice Charmed....and I think it's always only been on the Magic too.
I love how they go from black and white to color!
You have never seen the Love Boat?!?! Wow. I grew up with it and always wanted to cruise because of that show. Of course cruising is a lot different and better these days and the ships are MUCH bigger!
I love Twice Charmed....and I think it's always only been on the Magic too.
I love how they go from black and white to color!
You have never seen the Love Boat?!?! Wow. I grew up with it and always wanted to cruise because of that show. Of course cruising is a lot different and better these days and the ships are MUCH bigger!
Now I'm thinking I need to come up with a plan for my drawing at Animator's Palette before I board in December. I'm no good at drawing. Even my stick figures are pathetic. Love the sunset photos!
Looked like some great desserts at AP! Glad you enjoyed the show and that was a beautiful sunset! I am wondering about the title for the next update?
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Now I'm thinking I need to come up with a plan for my drawing at Animator's Palette before I board in December. I'm no good at drawing. Even my stick figures are pathetic. Love the sunset photos!
I am so with you, as my stick figures are pathetic too and that was the issue I had, so definitely practice those!
Thursday 10 July – part one: “so much for my lie-in….”
I will confess to waking up this morning and thinking “oh great, we’re still moving, so much for my lie-in”. I tried to go back to sleep, then realised I couldn’t, so heck, I figured I’d get up. The TV told me we were in port, and were obviously just doing the final manoeuvres, so I headed outside to get some photos…
It wasn’t the most picturesque scene in the world, but at least there was a breeze, and it felt cooler. They were promising high 70s or low 80s today, which would be a very pleasant change if that turned out to be correct.
We took our time getting ready, because frankly we could! We wandered down to Lumiere’s for breakfast just after 8:00am, and got some photos while it was pretty empty.
What a great menu they have here. I see more breakfasts here in our near future. In the end, after listing my allergies, and having Candice, another of the head servers check them with me, I was cleared to have the options I wanted, which were the mango mountain hike, a fresh blend of mangoes, honey, granola and low fat yoghurt…
… and the French toast and pineapple stack, layers of French toast and grilled pineapple, topped with strawberry coulis, maple glaze and fruit salad…
Mark had the Swiss bircher muesli, muesli with raisins, shredded apples and yoghurt…
… and the express breakfast, made up of scrambled eggs, grilled ham, bacon, sausage and hash browns…
It was such a lovely leisurely breakfast, and we chatted a fair bit with Candice, who’s been with Disney for five years, and happens to live near we do at home. She was very pleasant, and I immediately engaged with her much more than our head server.
Once we were done with breakfast, we wandered up to the fourth deck, and could barely open the door, the wind was that strong. Ok, time to change that top for something a bit warmer, me thinks…
We headed back to the room to do that, and to get lathered up for the day. It may have been cooler, but I knew that the wind could do just as much damage, sometimes even more, than the sun…
We headed off the ship just after 9:00am, after informing our housekeeper that one of the tiles on the bathroom floor had just come off – on the base of my foot! I tell you, the Magic may recently have had a major rehab, but it’s certainly still in need of some further love and attention sadly.
We got some photos from the port…
… and then passed by all the guys offering taxis. Thankfully, they were about the only pushy people we met this morning, and after I said in a loud voice, “let’s go walking”, they left us alone.
It was a very pretty walk to the old town, with the old city walls along one side…
… and the harbour on the other…
The further along we got, the better the view was back to the Magic…
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Glad you enjoyed the show and that was a beautiful sunset! 
I am wondering about the title for the next update? 
I tell you, the Magic may recently have had a major rehab, but it’s certainly still in need of some further love and attention sadly. 
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