"OH NO!... NOT ANOTHER @#$% CRUISE?!?"

{CLICK ME}

Yeah... it appears that the Tempelshifs nudged them into:

"Just a small 9 day Eastern Caribbean Jaunt."

Ok, so maybe it wasn’t all Mr. & Mrs. T’s fault this time... 

Or was it?!?

"Just how did it come about then? "

{Silly you for asking, ya know he's gonna tell you anyway.}

Uncle Chuck Note:

If this blog seems like a running dialogue between YOU and HIM, well... 
Yes... Yes it is!

So then... 

It seems that the Tempelshifs were headed to SoFla for Her Niece Raquel’s wedding and had alerted Casa D' Chaos that after the nuptials and appropriate celebration, they were gonna hop on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas for that afore mentioned Caribbean Kibitz with another of her Long Time Friends from a previous lifetime. 

"And?"

{Just keep reading...}

OK so, many of you Loyal NOWAT Aficionados already know about the Marathon Master Bath Renovation at Casa D' Chaos due to “Just a Little” subterranean termite damage… 

"Uhh… just a little?!?"

More like a total gutting - down to bare block - and the rebuilding of the whole bath, and... part of the bedroom.

Which... 

Led to the discovery that the little pests had wreaked havoc in the office.

Which...

Needed to be gutted and rebuilt as well.

Which...

Also required HIM to demolish the frog pond and HER orchid garden outside the office window - the suspected source of moisture for the little buggies.

And for those who aren't in the know, this whole saga was booked in August before the last cruise. 

BUT...

Due to the contractor’s backlog, it couldn't be scheduled until October.

BUT...

Actually started in November, and ended in March, so you just know that by now, Chucky's stress level was:

“OFF THE CHARTS”

And as such, Dragon Chic determined that HE was desperately in need of some serious R&R, in the form of the Universally accepted 4S treatment:

Sailing, Surf, Sandy Beaches, and Scotch...

{MUCHO Scotch!}

Sooooo... upon hearing the Tempelshifs’ latest trip plans, she literally LEAPED at the chance to join them in the Caribbean, and immediately had HIM book a balcony cabin on the Harmony… 

[with a frustrating bit of drama in the process - which HE may, or may not report on later - seriously... RCCL Corporate got another long note on that one]

and that, dear hearts and innocent bystanders…

was that. 

So yeah... blame it on the The Tempelshifs... again.

Therefore, from March 29 to April 7, when not haggling over souvenirs and tchotchke's with the locals in Nassau, St. Marrten, St. Thomas, San Juan and Haiti, or attempting to relive his youth by snorkeling wherever possible {Cervical Stenosis of the spine not withstanding}, you most likely will find him lounging on said balcony, sipping that soothing elixir of the Dewar’s family, contemplating – “NUTHIN”  - 

or sumthin’ like that.

NOW... 

Rumor has it that this might just be a different type of NOWAT, wherein he composes whatevah at his leisure and stacks it all up to publish it in proper chronological order at the end of the trip. 

And As Such, you won’t have to endure those annoying periodic NOWAT ***ALERTS***.

Rather, you'll get to enjoy an unheard-of opportunity to euphorically binge read all their Foibles and Faux pas in the Caribbean in one bleary eyed sitting.

But...

Since SHE has threatened to make HIM leave the laptop ashore... this may very well be the only post of the trip… 

So if all you do is check the blog-site periodically just to see what in the Hell HE's really up to... you may be pleasantly surprised… Or not.

Ya never know so stay tuned

Oh… and for the record, the requisite pre-trip forays to the mall have already started:

{No DSW was injured in the process}

and boy does he have some startling news to report… perhaps in the next post…

Or not.

But for now - speaking of Dewar’s…

Ciao 4 Now

Uncle Chuck & The Gotta Get Him Outta Town ASAP, 

Dragon Lady