Cruising on out of here.

[Triggersmob]

Just over 2 months to go Robbiegal.
Are you getting excited or nervous?

[robbiegal]

pretty nervous
but have been so busy at work that I haven't had the energy to think too much about it
I start leave at the very end of this month so then I might have plenty of time to FREAK OUT ha ha

[JeffH]

Whatever you do, don't Google "Cruise horror stories".
I did like this one from '11 Scariest Moments on a Cruise" site.
3. Kate
Most disturbing moment for me on my recent cruise out of Long Beach was in line waiting to board. A 70 something white haired man decided to lift his shirt and expose his pasty pale white fleshy chest and belly – and his shiny new gold nipple hoops. EW! Took several cocktails to rid my mind of that sight.

Yes, that was the third scariest horror story.

[ausjack]

:laugh2:
wasn't you was it Jeff :blush2:

[robbiegal]

good on him!!!
you only live once

[ausjack]

I'm gonna miss ya RG :cray: but mate I reckon it'll be fun :yahoo:

[robbiegal]

only 2 weeks ... off line
will i cope? ha ha
might re-discover my real self

[ausjack]

:scratch_one-s_head: So who is the real RG :winkextra: Two weeks may as well be an eternity.

[robbiegal]

the real me is free
and doesn't worry all the time about recruitment, managing the budget and keeping that on track, getting up every day to face the meetings, the complaints, arguments with the doctors about what my staff are or are not doing but never forgetting that I work with a fabulous group of staff who make it all worth while

.... the real me will be sleeping, enjoying good food and cuddles with the hubby
smelling the sea air and looking out for dolphins
maybe getting a sea borne massage ($170 mind you!!)
have a tinkle on the pokies
and swim in the pool on the ship (after the kids have gone to bed)

and maybe even catch a tan!!!
OR
otherwise I will be hurling in the cabin and spending 14 days in bed ... sea-sick  ha ha

[ausjack]

:laugh2: see and this is why I'll miss ya mate :friends: Either way it goes it's got to be better than all the stress for a few days so rest up big time and don't do ya arse on the pokies :winkextra: or if you do make sure it's with Mr RG's money :mocking:

[robbiegal]

he has run out
paying thousands off a darn uni course that he had been doing
I actually loaned him money on the week-end ha ha

I shouldn't grizzle
I am happy that I have a job
but after a bit more 30 years in the game I am getting over it

[ausjack]

Yeah that's a long time doing pretty much the same things, so I bet your looking forward to your long service and lucky to get 10 years out of a job these days so you've done really well :good:

[robbiegal]

you are always so positive AJ - thanks mate
i'll try to get you something in New Zealand
I wanna go to a zoo and see a KIWI
be happy if I get to do that (and have my feet on dry land!!)

[ausjack]

I'm impressed that you've been at the same job for so long, it really is a credit to you mate
Take me with you, I promise I'll "try" and be good :winkextra:
Sorry and no offence to any kiwi's here but you could go to the gold coast, bondi or perth seem to be a few of the major hangout over here or you could visit two of my cousin as they hooked up with a couple of kiwi's

I just think this trip will be a really blast for you and Mr RG and will probably make you think about taking a bit of long service, my advice is take it while you can and while your still young enough to enjoy it :give_heart: I'm sure the job will still be there when you get back as it's hard finding people with that sort of experience so they'd be happy to have you back any time :good:
A few pic's of the trip would be awesome :yahoo: don't think I'll ever get to do any travel out side of oz so I'd love for you to share the experience :friends: and yes there's a lot of native birds that I'd like to see from over there (the feathered kind) and other hehe :blush2:

[Nevol]

I'd love to see a Kakapo in the wild.  I've seen a few Nature programs that touched on them, and they seem to have so much 'character'.  :angel: