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Your room looks really nice. That's one busy hotel. Sorry about not meeting up with Bruce and Marta for dinner.
Actually it was the younger roses that died. I have some that are almost 40 years old that are doing well. Sorry they didn't have all the plants you wanted.
Today I'm going out to replace a shrub rose that was strangled by some kind of plant. My neighbor helped me dig that mess out.
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Your hotel looks quite nice and can't believe the amount of pedestrian traffic there tomorrow with various cruises and Isle of Wight festival.
I know - it was an eye opener to us how busy Southampton is with cruise ships!
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Your dinner looked quite nice and especially your starter and dessert! That was pretty cool that you got some tips from the other couple dining of the Baltic cruise you will be on next year!
I was so glad for those tips... of course, should there be Cast Member discounts for the round UK cruise on the Magic that's taking place on the same dates, we may yet move to do that, as Bruce is a former Cast Member and he and Marta are on that cruise, so if any discounts come through, they can apply it for us if we're cruising with them. We'll have to see...
Actually it was the younger roses that died. I have some that are almost 40 years old that are doing well.
Oh wow, what a shame.
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Sorry they didn't have all the plants you wanted.
Today I'm going out to replace a shrub rose that was strangled by some kind of plant. My neighbor helped me dig that mess out.
Ugh - I hate weeds like that. We've had some of those over the years.
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Your hotel looked really nice. Too bad Bruce and Marta were booked at a different hotel and you didn't get to meet up with them for dinner. Your dinner looked really delicious!
Your hotel looked really nice. Too bad Bruce and Marta were booked at a different hotel and you didn't get to meet up with them for dinner. Your dinner looked really delicious!
I was very impressed with the hotel - it's a great shame Bruce and Marta weren't able to experience it as well.
I was so glad for those tips... of course, should there be Cast Member discounts for the round UK cruise on the Magic that's taking place on the same dates, we may yet move to do that, as Bruce is a former Cast Member and he and Marta are on that cruise, so if any discounts come through, they can apply it for us if we're cruising with them. We'll have to see...
Let's hope and pray for those!
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The gardens, especially the roses, were so beautiful. I think walking through a garden like that would be so calming. Your dinners both looked quite delicious. Too bad Bruce and Marta had booked a different hotel.
I kind of have mixed feelings about it, as I'd love to do the Baltic cruise, but equally I'd love to do that Disney cruise too. I'm just going to let fate take its course. If it's meant to be, then there'll be a discount and we'll make the switch. If it isn't meant to be, then there won't be - that's the theory I'm working on anyway.
Saturday 13 June – part seven: Southampton’s link to the Mayflower
When we were done eating, we headed back to the room to get another layer, so that we could head outside, as we could see there was a park opposite the hotel, which turned out to be called the Mayflower Park. You’ll find out why in due course. I’m glad we did, as it was a beautiful evening out there…
We wandered along the seafront…
… and found our way to where the ferries sail to the Isle of Man. We’d seen two come and go during dinner, so that shows just what a busy route this is!
We started to wander our way back, seeing parts of historic Southampton:
It was here we found out why the park was called the Mayflower Park. How neat is that?
We wandered over to the Grand Harbour Hotel opposite our hotel to check out what it was like inside…
We then headed back to our hotel, and to our great relief, saw the hen party departing for goodness knows where…
I was hoping for a stunning sunset tonight, but sadly the clouds put paid to that.
Ok, so the day hadn’t exactly worked out as planned, but it had still been pretty good….
The weather today was a mixture of rain, sunshine and cloud with temperatures in the high 60s. The best thing today was Mottisfont. The worst thing today was Bruce and Marta ending up at a different hotel. The funniest thing today was the hen party and the bridesmaids at dinner… Today we tried visiting Courts Garden And the result was it’s a very nice place and well hidden away. The most magical moment today was seeing the rose walled garden at Mottisfont.
I got momentarily confused when you mentioned ferries to the Isle of Man! I quickly realized you meant Wight. That would have been a very long ferry ride! I think probably you were more surprised at the link to the Mayflower than we are over here, as the sailing from Southampton is well-covered in our history classes-- or at least it was in my day!
Lovely evening. I'm surprised they have anything mentioning the Mayflower, wow!
The Grand sure looks like a nice hotel, expensive too I bet.
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Great pictures of the gardens at Mottisfont! Sorry about the mixup with Bruce and Marta! Your dinner looks delish, and great pictures from Southampton!
The gardens were just lovely. Sorry about the mix up with the hotels but hopefully you will still get a visit in in the morning. Cool link with the Mayflower.
I got momentarily confused when you mentioned ferries to the Isle of Man! I quickly realized you meant Wight. That would have been a very long ferry ride!
Freudian slip there! Yes, that would be a very long ferry ride...
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I think probably you were more surprised at the link to the Mayflower than we are over here, as the sailing from Southampton is well-covered in our history classes-- or at least it was in my day!
I'm sure you won't be surprised to know that, certainly in my day, the sailings over to the States weren't really covered in our history classes, but more surprisingly, it's not really covered in any tourist guides - I'd expect it to warrant a mention at least.
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That was pretty cool that you got some tips from the other couple dining of the Baltic cruise you will be on next year! 
Too bad Bruce and Marta had booked a different hotel. 
Sorry about the mixup with Bruce and Marta! Your dinner looks delish, and great pictures from Southampton! 
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