September 16, 2024
Catching up with the Scrappers in Need!
The best group of Ladies a gal can have! I love my Crafty Scrapper Friends! We have been together for years, through thick and thin, births and deaths, aging and parenting. You name it, no topic is sacred, we talk, laugh and even cry through it all! I so respect our "Chinese Walls" and have leaned on this group through so much and have hopefully given, as much as I have received! They are truly the best of the best and I cherish them dearly! Hugs Sheri, Debra, Lorise, Cousin Cathy, Mel, and newbie Kristin and we miss u Peggy!
Got to love a place that sells shirts saying " Where the heck is Yap? " Colonia ( population 3,100 ) is the Capital and Harbor town of Yap State ( population 11,600 ) one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia. We are in the Pacific Ocean or Philippine Sea just north of the equator, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Ternate, Indonesia, which is both the name of the city and island, and is part of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. It is a port that sees maybe 3 Cruise ships a year. However, they really made an effort to show us the best of what they can offer. It's mainly a Muslim country, and we knew we had to dress discretely, but we knew little else. We didn't have our typical port talk prior, due to a technical issue with the AV equipment. Ben a fellow resident, organized an island tour, with about 8 stops, for 90 of us residents.
Cebu greeted our Ship with a big warm welcome, despite having just been rocked by a major Earthquake, days before our arrival. The Minister of Tourism arrived with a motorcade and she proceeded to chat with the residents and thank us, for all our support.