Two Lizzies

They’re both on the right side of 40 (you know WHICH side of 40 that is don’t you?).

They’re both unique.

They both have an elegance, class and beauty which seems to improve with time.

And I love them both.

Well in different ways of course.

The floating Lizzie won’t be with us for much longer. She finishes up in October. And I’ve never actually “met” her. But I do “watch” her a lot.

But the flesh and blood Lizzie? I’m hoping we both turn 100 together. She makes my life sweet.

What a woman.

By the way, I took the photo of “my” Lizzie a few months ago on our deck one afternoon over a bottle of wine.

I took the video of QE2 from a series of webcams as she made her last transit of the Panama Canal.

Liz

Oriana

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Here’s some photos from our recent cruise on Oriana.

Mum & Dad’s photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/sets/72157604094394019/
Kevin’s photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/sets/72157604011072449/
My photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/sets/72157604011236961/

She’s a lovely ship, a little bit older than but very similar to Aurora. The design improvements between Oriana and Aurora are noticeable, but they’re both very classy ships.

A couple of fun photos:

King’s beach Caloundra (at night) as seen from Oriana:
Kings Beach Caloundra as seen from Oriana 1

Queen Victoria (at night) as seen from Oriana, off the Sunshine Coast, Qld.

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Sydney Opera House (at dawn) as seen from Oriana just before we disembarked.

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The mascot on the bridge. “Evan the Ever Watchful”

Evan the ever watchful