Cooking Demo - Freedom of the Seas

Good morning,

We are back on board Freedom of the Seas where there is so much to do that you need more than one week on board to even start to experience it all.

These images are of a cooking demonstration provided by the culinary team.

On this particular day, various pasta dishes were explained, preparation shown, and tastes provided.  :)

Enjoy!
Lois

Lots of Coffee?

Good morning,

On first glance it appears this truck may be filled with coffee...

...but it is an oil tank truck on the way to a gas station where coffee is sold.

It sure caught my eye!

;),
Lois

Passing Daytona Beach, Florida

Good morning,

Those palm trees at the Daytona Beach exit were shivering as we went by. 

The temperature had just climbed into the 40's F during the terrible deep freeze we experienced in the Eastern US last week.

We are continuing SOUTH!  ;)

Lois

The Warmth of Georgia

Good morning,

On our recent road trip we were very happy to arrive in Georgia where the temperature suddenly jumped up to 38 degrees F.  ;)

More travel images to come. 

Lois :)

Winter in the Great Smoky Mountains

Good morning,

We are continuing our journey South, now in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The ice storms had covered a wide swath of the Southeastern US.

Pretty, yes, but not so much for the trees that were damaged.

The mountains are beautiful in winter.

This is one of the tunnels on Route 40...

 ...and, of course, we found more winter scenes on the other end.

The roads were dry so this was an enjoyable trip.  We were fortunate we were not here the day before.

All the best,
Lois

Ice Storm in the Smoky Mountains

Good morning,

As we drove into the Great Smoky Mountains we saw that there had been a heavy ice storm.

The branches of the trees were still covered with thick layers of ice and were bent and broken under the weight.

Although the ice sparkled beautifully, the damage to the trees was severe.

Lois

More Winter Road Trip

Good morning,

These are more of the images I took as we moved into the rolling hills of Kentucky on our recent road trip.

Very pretty.

Looking into the forest was with the sun through the trees on the snow was beautiful.  I was able to identify some deer tracks.  It was so bitter cold I wondered how the wild animals manage to survive the winter.

The ice falls continued to provide the photo opportunities.

These pictures are a dramatic contrast to where I am now where it is much warmer.

To be continued....

:),
Lois