A few snaps taken on my phone during our latest holiday. https://www.brimarg.co.uk/cruise25
On 25/8/25 5:45 pm, Bri. wrote:
A few snaps taken on my phone during our latest holiday.
https://www.brimarg.co.uk/cruise25
Looks great. I'm very jealous - I miss travel a lot.
A few snaps taken on my phone during our latest holiday. https://www.brimarg.co.uk/cruise25
On 25/08/2025 17:45, Bri. wrote:
A few snaps taken on my phone during our latest holiday.
https://www.brimarg.co.uk/cruise25
Aww, it looks like a lovely trip. I like your cabin. We haven't been into cruises, but did take a short Disney one 10 years ago, similar cabin, nice balcony, ate too much though ( the food was superb but by the 3rd night I was
reduced to a salad for main)
kat wrote:
On 25/08/2025 17:45, Bri. wrote:
A few snaps taken on my phone during our latest holiday.
https://www.brimarg.co.uk/cruise25
Aww, it looks like a lovely trip. I like your cabin. We haven't been into >> cruises, but did take a short Disney one 10 years ago, similar cabin, nice >> balcony, ate too much though ( the food was superb but by the 3rd night I was
reduced to a salad for main)
LOL - Most folk find it impossible to avoid overeating, the food is excellent.
On 27/08/2025 15:14, Bri. wrote:
LOL - Most folk find it impossible to avoid overeating, the food is
excellent.
The problem is I don't feel good after stuffing my face! I used to, when younger, but age has caught up.:-(
kat wrote:
On 27/08/2025 15:14, Bri. wrote:
LOL - Most folk find it impossible to avoid overeating, the food is
excellent.
The problem is I don't feel good after stuffing my face! I used to, when
younger, but age has caught up.:-(
I understand exactly, Marg and I have the same problem. It can be very
hard to walk on by past all those temptations but at least ones
clothes fit on the return journey. ;-)
We have spent many years visiting, from time to time, Florida. mr kat belongs
to a facebook group advising people about going there, and often there and elsewhere I see people saying they always put on weight from the food over in
the USA.
We don't. :-) We know which pleasures to enjoy - and otherwise resist!
kat wrote:
We have spent many years visiting, from time to time, Florida. mr kat belongs
to a facebook group advising people about going there, and often there and >> elsewhere I see people saying they always put on weight from the food over in
the USA.
We don't. :-) We know which pleasures to enjoy - and otherwise resist!
Left pondian portions can be big. Feeling a little peckish we once
ordered a beef sandwich in Miami International Airport. I'm sure they
gave us a cow between 4 slices.
On 30/08/2025 16:01, Bri. wrote:
kat wrote:
We have spent many years visiting, from time to time, Florida.-a-a mrLeft pondian portions can be big. Feeling a little peckish we once
kat belongs
to a facebook group advising people about going there, and often
there and
elsewhere I see people saying they always put on weight from the food
over in
the USA.
We don't. :-)-a-a We know which pleasures to enjoy - and otherwise resist! >>
ordered a beef sandwich in Miami International Airport. I'm sure they
gave us a cow between 4 slices.
They can be big, and often packed with more sugar than we would have
here too. Even self catering you can't get away so easily from "sweet"
bread - though we do find the Chicago Italian from the Publix is
good.:-) But somehow the sweet tooth I don't really have at home kicks
in when there.-a I quite like their long life supermarket stuff!
Wouldn't want it all the time though.
And we have found places where the portions weren't so massive - or it
was easy to leave the pasta and fish out the sea food.-a ( Just saw what
I did there).
Portion sizes can be just as bad back here though.-a In Kent we went to a nearby pub for a meal, and mr kat actually struggled to finish his
sausage and mash.
Portion sizes can be just as bad back here though. In Kent we went to a nearby
pub for a meal, and mr kat actually struggled to finish his sausage and mash.
On 31/08/2025 11:24, kat wrote:
On 30/08/2025 16:01, Bri. wrote:I remember one year on holiday in Falmouth, there was an eaterie advertising "Special today - Locally caught sea bass". It looked a bit expensive for fish
kat wrote:
We have spent many years visiting, from time to time, Florida.-a-a mr kat belongsLeft pondian portions can be big. Feeling a little peckish we once
to a facebook group advising people about going there, and often there and >>>> elsewhere I see people saying they always put on weight from the food over in
the USA.
We don't. :-)-a-a We know which pleasures to enjoy - and otherwise resist! >>>
ordered a beef sandwich in Miami International Airport. I'm sure they
gave us a cow between 4 slices.
They can be big, and often packed with more sugar than we would have here too.
Even self catering you can't get away so easily from "sweet" bread - though we
do find the Chicago Italian from the Publix is good.:-) But somehow the sweet
tooth I don't really have at home kicks in when there.-a I quite like their >> long life supermarket stuff! Wouldn't want it all the time though.
And we have found places where the portions weren't so massive - or it was >> easy to leave the pasta and fish out the sea food.-a ( Just saw what I did there).
Portion sizes can be just as bad back here though.-a In Kent we went to a >> nearby pub for a meal, and mr kat actually struggled to finish his sausage and
mash.
and chips, but we were on holiday and the "locally caught" bit meant it was bound to be fresh.
We went in.-a My wife isn't a great fish fan so she had something else from the
menu, but I ordered the sea bass special.-a When it arrived it was on the kind of
oval plate that I would have put the Christmas turkey on to carve it.-a The sea
bass had its head removed and it still covered the whole length of the plate with the tip of its tail overhanging the edge. It was garnished with slices of
lemon for the entire length.-a It was served with chips and mushy peas.
I managed all the fish which was cooked to perfection, and most of the peas and
less than half the chips, and I could barely move afterwards.
Considering the size of the fish, it was actually surprisingly cheap.
I have never seen a sea bass that size since.
kat wrote:
Portion sizes can be just as bad back here though. In Kent we went to a nearbySausage and mash, delicious and satisfying but very filling.
pub for a meal, and mr kat actually struggled to finish his sausage and mash.
Sausage was one of the disappointing delicacies on board, the
Americans always prepare it undercooked. :-(
On 01/09/2025 18:12, Bri. wrote:
Sausage and mash, delicious and satisfying but very filling.
Sausage was one of the disappointing delicacies on board, the
Americans always prepare it undercooked. :-(
I have never eaten an American cooked sausage, apart from a taste of their breakfast sausage, which I never bothered with again. I don't much want British
ones for breakfast either, more bacon please. But we have in the ppast bought
some lovely thick sausages to cook back at wherever we were staying, which being
so big needed plenty cooking, and if those you ha were anything like those - dleicious because we cooked them well, but I wouldn't like it under done.
kat wrote:
On 01/09/2025 18:12, Bri. wrote:
Sausage and mash, delicious and satisfying but very filling.
Sausage was one of the disappointing delicacies on board, the
Americans always prepare it undercooked. :-(
I have never eaten an American cooked sausage, apart from a taste of their >> breakfast sausage, which I never bothered with again. I don't much want British
ones for breakfast either, more bacon please. But we have in the ppast bought
some lovely thick sausages to cook back at wherever we were staying, which being
so big needed plenty cooking, and if those you ha were anything like those - >> dleicious because we cooked them well, but I wouldn't like it under done.
My opinion too, sausages should be well grilled - and not thin.
We occasionally have a few nights in the Premier Inn in Torquay but
they have started cooking sausages on one side only. Breakfast is a
very important part of a British seaside break and sausage is a very important part of breakfast.
We'll be looking for an alternative hostelry on our next visit. :-(
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