{"id":8304,"date":"2019-07-22T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=8304"},"modified":"2019-07-21T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T22:30:40","slug":"some-parting-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=8304","title":{"rendered":"Some Parting Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Bob Sparrow<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m still trying to adjust to my time zone, work the kinks out of my back, which was greeted by a physician&#8217;s scalpel upon my return, I&#8217;m not traveling too far from my house.\u00a0 But knowing that you&#8217;re waiting for some kind of adventure, I&#8217;m giving you some photos, and salient comments, from the recent trip that didn&#8217;t make the cut for previous blogs.\u00a0 For your review:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8305\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8305\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8305\" class=\"wp-image-8305\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/coffee-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/coffee-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/coffee-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/coffee-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the town of Marinella, prior to cast off, I ordered a large cup of Italian coffee.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8306\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8306\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8306\" class=\"wp-image-8306\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pompeii-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pompeii-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pompeii-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pompeii-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m sure this was a very public toilet in the city of Pompeii<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8309\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8309\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8309\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8309\" class=\"wp-image-8309\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dining-lamp-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dining-lamp-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dining-lamp-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dining-lamp-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After seeing the lighting in the ship&#8217;s dining room, the Sagers decided to add it to the dining room in their house<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8310\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8310\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8310\" class=\"wp-image-8310\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/boat-on-road-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/boat-on-road-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/boat-on-road-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/boat-on-road-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our ship driving in the fast lane<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8312\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8312\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8312\" class=\"wp-image-8312\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-chefs-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-chefs-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-chefs-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-chefs-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Chuck just prior to getting thrown out of the cooking class for drinking<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8316\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8316\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8316\" class=\"wp-image-8316\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Diving-suit-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Diving-suit-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Diving-suit-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just before I opted out of the sponge diving event in Greece.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8313\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8313\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"wp-image-8313\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stairs-in-Dubrov-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stairs-in-Dubrov-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stairs-in-Dubrov-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Death Stairs&#8217; to THE WALL in Dubrovnik<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8314\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8314\" class=\"wp-image-8314\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ice-cream-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ice-cream-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ice-cream-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We can put a man on the moon, but we can&#8217;t make ice cream like the Italians!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8315\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?attachment_id=8315\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8315\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8315\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" src=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Jack-Chuck-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Jack-Chuck-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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