| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Carol Perkins: Sailing on the Caribbean, Part I It was designed for rest, which is what the Perkinses of Edmonton, KY, did. But it was not without its interesting moments - and some interesting comments from Guy Perkins, who, refusing to let some woman in a spa beat on him with a stick, announces that that will be the day Carol will know he's lost his mind Next earlier column: Carol Perkins: The Significance of June Posted June 29, 2014 By Carol Perkins A few weeks ago Guy and I sailed to the Caribbean on the Cardinal Dream. Passengers numbered over 3500 plus 1300 crewmembers, making the others in the fleet look like toy boats. Even with so many people aboard, I never had the feeling of being cramped, especially where I was, which was mostly on the upper deck under an eave in the shade with the ocean breeze lulling me to sleep in between chapters of my book. The goal for this trip was the rest and that is what we did. Like all my trips, however, this one was not without some interesting moments. Spent night before cruise in New Orleans We drove to New Orleans and spent the night on the outskirts to be ready to board by one the next day. Wanting to locate the port early so as not to be late (Guy's idea), we found the entrance to the terminal to be lined around the block with vehicles waiting to get into the parking garage. This was two hours before boarding time. "We better get in this line," Guy said. So we edged along with the traffic and soon we paying the $100 to park the car for a week and circling in the parking garage. Tourist unloaded their luggage and beach bags and cartons of soft drinks and water. Wal-Mart had come to New Orleans. As we approached the terminal the lines began to stretch as far as we could see. "Looks like somebody could figure how a better system of checking people in," Guy insisted to other men around us who were as impatient as he. Guy was impatient "How much faster can they unload 3500 people in one morning and load 3500 more people?" I gave him the chill out look. Once on board, the first place most cruisers head is to the buffets, which are numerous and varied in their choices. The rooms are seldom ready for a few hours so people eat. Desserts have their own buffet line, but by the end of the week the cheesecake taste just the same as it did the first night and the varied doesn't seemed as varied as it once was. In other words, the pigs have moved away from the troth. Guy smiled for the next hour and had forgotten all about the slow lines as he loaded his plate. I had trouble passing by the frozen yogurt machine. Guy wasn't impressed with the spa experience I always like the spa area, so when the salon ladies passed out free tour information and a chance to win a prize for those who took the tour, I led Guy to deck 12 so both of us could enter a contest to win a $500 spa package. (We didn't win.) Before we could enter, however, we had to be shown samples of the massages as we sat in chairs lined against the wall. One was the plain Swedish. The lady rubbed my shoulders, which I loved, while another rubbed Guy's shoulders, which made him squirm. Then the hot rock demonstration was next. I loved the warmth of the rocks against my arms, while Guy complained about how hot they were. The next one was the Bamboo massage. The lady brought out a bamboo stick that was about a foot long and began to slap it against Guy's arm. "Ouch" he said as she was rending one smack after another. She couldn't speak English so she smiled. I could barely hold myself back from a belly laugh. Guy had had enough "Let's get out of here," he whispered. "Without the tour?" "You tour all you want; I'm outta here." Guy tells how it will be known he's lost his mind I later took advantage of the spa package and saw many men in the salon in their white robes waiting for their turn. When I told Guy what he missed, he said, "The day I let some woman beat on me with a stick is the day you know I've lost my mind." The first day at sea was a lazy one as we pulled out of port and watched the Louisiana boundary fade in the distance. Our first stop would be Key West. (Part 2 next week). - CAROL PERKINS This story was posted on 2014-07-06 06:20:16
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Carol Perkins:
Carol Perkins: The Significance of June CAROL PERKINS: Emergency Room & flaw of HS aptitude tests Carol Perkins: Thoughts after studying MCHS Class of '64 picture Carol Perkins: Grannies just wanta have fun Carol Perkins: Thoughts on graduation Carol Perkins: Memorial Day, a reverent time Carol Perkins: A trip to see the Texas grandchildren Carol Perkins: When you frankly just want to slap somebody Carol Perkins: Mama Don't Cook No More Carol Perkins/Travelogue: Critique of Branson View even more articles in topic Carol Perkins |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
