Penny and I just got back from a week in the Caribbean aboard The Freedom of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. With 4000 passengers, it’s almost like a floating city. You might have seen ads for it with it’s climbing wall and the Flowrider - a wave pool for surfing and boogie boarding.
Yours truly couldn’t resist trying surfing.
and then my alter ego (Elwood Blues) showed up…
Wow, looks like fun.
I can definitly tell that you had fun.
Was surfing easy you look good at it.
I spent my summer working at a construction site. That’s how I got the money to buy my uni.
Actually though pat, whats it like on a cruise ship, I always thought about suggesting that as a vacation, it looks like fun, but do you ever get bored? I mean how much on there is to do? And did you ever stop at a beach and go onto shore or no?
Cruises
This was our first cruise and I don’t know why we waited so long. Our ski club celebrated its 60th anniversary the same year I turned 60 so we figured it was as good a time as any.
Yes, the trip was a blast. There were four shore excursions in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and Labadee but you could have had a terrific vacation without ever leaving the ship. The food was incredible (I put on 5 pounds) and the entertainment was of Broadway quality. We saw Rain - the top Beatles tribute band in the world, and an ice show that was mind boggling.
I spent a LOT of time on the Flowrider and frankly, it was tougher than I expected. Some kids could go all day but I rarely lasted more than 30 seconds surfing (the boogie board was easy). The trick is to keep your weight almost entirely on your rear foot and, as a snowboarder, it’s hard for me to do that.
I’d definitely recommend cruises for everyone, especially the Freedom of the Seas!
ive been on a flowrider before it was hepas fun
haha that looks so cool surfing looking like elwood
The first thing I thought about when reading this thread title was the Bouncing Souls record of the same name (minus the late of course).
Elwood blues surfing? Now I’ve seen everything… thanks for sharing! 
hey Pat you do not look that suntanned 
don’t you pratice snowboard with only your underpants on?
Suntan…
Yep - I even ski that way too. But in the Caribbean my wife loaded me up with SPF 70 to keep me looking pasty-white.
Late in the trip I shaved my head and I have a really white dome!