Is it too early

[Quizzical Bob]

I am thinking of getting a few lairy shirts and taking steel drum lessons??

The purists call them 'steel pans' but whichever...

http://www.steelpaninternational.com/

I love their sound, one of the most evocative in the world.

[Dark Knight]

QB

they are cut down old oil drums, let's not get pedantic

[Susan Watt]

Only 514 to ours Caribbean transatlantic but only 29 to our USA & Canada transatlantic.

[Quizzical Bob]

QB

they are cut down old oil drums, let's not get pedantic

And a Stradivarius is only a bit of tree and catgut. Where's the romance? The Caribbean without steel bands would be like Brighton without the rock.

Well not quite.

[Dark Knight]

QB
Romance is reserved for Lady D , not some bloke banging an old oil drum

[Quizzical Bob]

One of the most wonderful evenings that we ever spent was when we stayed on St Lucia for a week and listened to a recital by a local steel pan orchestra(note: not a band) which was called, I think, the Diamond Steel Orchestra. There were only 5 or 6 of us sitting in the hotel lounge at the time but the range and quality of the musicianship was breathtaking. Unforgettable. But if you're ever on Antigua and get the chance to go to a presentation by an iron band then don't miss it.

[Dark Knight]

QB
sounds great
hopefully we will experience a bit of local flava , whe we get there

[Dark Knight]

162 days and 20 hours

I realise many of you are not the least bit interested in my countdown...but I am

[david63]

I realise many of you are not the least bit interested in my countdown...but I am

I am more than interested - it will give me a bit of peace and quiet (how long will you be away?)

[Dark Knight]

17 nights in total, if you include the travel time to and from Gatwick

hopefully your frayed nerves will have recovered in that time?

[Dark Knight]

158 days

[david63]

158 days

So many?

[Dark Knight]

Smurfy
you will miss me you little imp, you know you will

[david63]

Smurfy
you will miss me you little imp, you know you will

Are you sure about that?

[Dark Knight]

yes and you know it, don't go getting all coy now

[Dark Knight]

149 days and 12 hours


oooh I will have to start me list and turn the spare bedroom into the cruise room

[Susan Watt]

497 days to ours

[david63]

An infinity for me, 'cos I aint got one booked

[Dark Knight]

aww bless
I will tell you all about mine, when I get back

[Susan Watt]

Only 11 days to our USA & Canada cruise.

[CaroleF]

Only 8 days to our short 3 night cruise on Aurora - can't wait! However, but 196 days to our Caribbean - a back to back - wow! I hope you appreciate I just had to work out the number of days from now until 8th March and had to resort to pen and paper - I know I could probably get the computer to do it but don't know how - and I was never good at mental arithmetic!

Carole

[Dark Knight]

138 days 19 hours

[david63]

Can't come soon enough

[Dark Knight]

I know
we have not had a holiday this year
scandalous

[Andrea S]

DK, I thought you mentioned you were on holiday last week.!!