About getting sea-sick: All modern ships have computer operated stabilizers...
You likely don't know what they are, but the invention of these underwater fins that protrude out from either side of the keel allow you to sip your Rum Punch or slurp your Lobster Bisque without getting it all over your designer duds. P & O's 1950-built Chusan was the first liner to be fitted with a pair and today they're standard on all ships. The movable fins work by counteracting a ship's roll and keeping the ride smooth.
This is just a short nugget I hope is of some interest. I've been suffering a bit of wri ... blogger's block recently.
More interesting info to come shortly (I hope!).
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Hey ... We're #1!
I found this little tidbit on the web. Written by the LA Times, it's interesting that Canada is recognized as having one - in fact THE number 1 - unique destination! Here's the un-edited article:
Hôtel de Glace, Canada
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Skip trying to build an igloo yourself. Canada's Hôtel de Glace, built exclusively of ice and snow, does it for you.
At the beginning of December each year, workers build the entire hotel's rooms and columns, furniture and sculptures out of ice and snow. For the opening this January, when the hotel celebrates its 10th anniversary, workers used 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice.
Hôtel de Glace opened Jan. 4 and will remain open until April 4 for overnight stays, public tours, corporate events, weddings, art exhibitions and film and TV productions.
The hotel is in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 23 miles from Quebec City and 149 miles from Montreal. Quebec's winter temperatures can range from minus-13 degrees Fahrenheit in February to 41 degrees in March.
-- Kelsey Ramos, Los Angeles Times
Hôtel de Glace, Canada
( ©Xdachez.com )
Skip trying to build an igloo yourself. Canada's Hôtel de Glace, built exclusively of ice and snow, does it for you.
At the beginning of December each year, workers build the entire hotel's rooms and columns, furniture and sculptures out of ice and snow. For the opening this January, when the hotel celebrates its 10th anniversary, workers used 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice.
Hôtel de Glace opened Jan. 4 and will remain open until April 4 for overnight stays, public tours, corporate events, weddings, art exhibitions and film and TV productions.
The hotel is in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 23 miles from Quebec City and 149 miles from Montreal. Quebec's winter temperatures can range from minus-13 degrees Fahrenheit in February to 41 degrees in March.
-- Kelsey Ramos, Los Angeles Times
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