#Viking Star

[captainmartinisblog]

So Many People, So Much Traffic!

Monday 24th June 2024 – New York.

So here we are, finally chilling in the Greenwich Business-class Lounge at John F Kennedy Airport and it’s been ‘a bit of a day’!

Viking Star began her progress up the Hudson River around 5am with the approach to the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, opened in 1964.

It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until the Humber Bridge in 1981 and its towers are 693 ft high.

We passed the Statue of Liberty around 6.20am. Gifted to the United States by France in 1886 it was the first thing that immigrants saw as they arrived, looking for a new life in the ‘New World’ (roll Dvorak and the ‘Hovis theme’!) but I can’t help thinking that it’s just as well it is on its own island because it would otherwise today have been dwarfed by the skyscrapers of modern New York, as is the Empire State Building in this next picture!

Disembarkation began not too long after 8am and we were smoothly through the most polite and swift Immigration check we’ve ever encountered! (The Department of Homeland Security must have been reading my Blog!)

Once aboard our transport, there was some initial confusion about our transfer arrangements because we had been told on board that we would be dropped ‘Downtown’ to do our own thing while our luggage remained on the bus and we would be picked up again at 2pm to go to the airport. However, the dispatch supervisor seemed to think our pick-up was 12.30 (hardly enough time to do anything) saying that the airport transfer could be 2 hours because of traffic. After some ‘negotiating’, we agreed with the driver 1.30pm!

It was a lovely day and our original plan was to try for ferry tickets to Liberty Island because Sally had never been there. But when we got there, we were accosted by so many ‘false’ ticket touts and Battery Park was surrounded by construction works, it was looking dire. Indeed, by the time we fought our way to the genuine ferry ticket office, we were told we would have to queue for well over an hour to get on a ferry! There were so many people - until we got on the ferry; then there were loads of seats because everyone else was outside doing ‘selfies’ as we passed the Statue of Liberty!

In the end, we found our way to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and took a free ride to Staten Island and back instead! And we got to see the Statue of Liberty again.

But it wouldn’t be a visit to New York without a Hot-Dog bought from one of its ubiquitous street stalls! Today, mine was Chilli & Cheese (at least Detective Columbo would approve!)

As predicted, there was horrendous traffic for our transfer to the airport and although it ‘only’ took 1hr 20min, it’s just as well we left when we did because now we are at last relaxed again for our overnight flight home.

[archerinventive]

Happy Makers Monday!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. :)

After spending some much-needed time with family and friends, it was straight back into the workshop over the weekend to get more orders out.

These bracers have been shipped off and are now on their way to their new adventurers, but you can get your own pair here. :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArcherInventive

May they serve them well on many mighty quests ahead. ^^

[satans-knitwear]

Fishnets over piercings is a daring game, but im playing it 😎

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[yawujin]

please please please!!!

part 2 of the virgen reader with the nordics! <3

you asked and now you shall receive 🪄 ₊˚⊹ ✧ ˚⋆

hetalia nordics | first time 💭 . ★⋆. ࿐࿔

type • smut , nsfw content , they/you pronouns used , first time trope

author's note* you can read part one here! ︎₊˚⊹ ✧

denmark/matthias køhler ♥︎

he's very touchy with his partner as he gets them to slowly relax during sex. he intertwines their hands with his own, giving them a quick little smile to get it across to them that they're doing just fine. he's usually pretty loud, so it's new to see denmark being so quiet. in reality, he just wants to enjoy the moment, only speaking to give them words of affirmation. internally, he's so excited, horny, and ready to go at it with them....'patience, matthias, patience...'

norway/lukas bondevik ♥︎

he's right next to them, breathing on their neck while giving them wet, short kisses down their throat onto their collarbones. he asks if they're ready yet, and it's all good if they are not. "take as long as you need..." he speaks into the crook of their neck. his body heat is making them feel dizzy. "just let me know when you want it." norway's a very patient man, but he would love nothing more in this moment to make his partner take all of him. it's taking every fiber of his being to not start grinding himself on his partner's body rn

sweden/björn oxenstierna ♥︎

as much as he would love to just manhandle tf out of his partner, he allows them to adjust themselves onto him as they need to. it's their first time , and he doesn't want to be overbearing in any way. the most he does is stroke their hair, caress their face and plant a few kisses on their nose, forehead, and cheeks. if they're feeling insecure about how they look or about what noises they make, if any, he'll just tell them to let it all out. "d'you want me to continue?" very polite indeed...or at least for now. enjoy it while you can! ;p

iceland/emil steilsson ♥︎

he shows them where to put their hands, softly holding them and placing them on himself, on his shoulders. "just stay there, okay? i'll do the rest..." he goes into kiss them, which soon becomes a makeout session. when you two pull away from each other, he's breathing hard and pressing himself against you. "can i?" with their consent, now it's his turn to put his hands on them. his hand slips in between their thighs, spreading them just a little bit wider. his heart is poundinggg and he can't wait to get to the part where the two of you are less anxious and significantly more desperate.

finland/timo väinämöinen ♥︎

treats them so very delicately, but he looks so ready to just devour them. he's holding back a lot. he fluctuates between kissing their neck, chest and ear area and their face. and although he really does love kissing his partner's cute face, he's doing it so much now to keep himself busy, reminding himself that they might not be ready to take him just yet. when they are though, he makes sure they feel so good. "waiting for them was so worth it" <3

[justanoasisimagines]

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[thevikingwoman]

Meryta Khatin by @exotic-inquiry

Thank you Fey for this gorgeous portrait of Meryta! I love all the details, the background and the gorgeous light. I adore how you drew her freckles and her expression is so perfect!

[fanficfish]

i saw an "approximate ages of hetalia characters" post a week or so ago and i just realized.

the viking age was in around 700-1000A.D.

norway, denmark, and peesumably sweden were supposedly around their preteens/early teens around the kalmer union.

denmark DEFINITELY remembers being a Viking

idk if anyone realized this but imagine norway, denmark, and sweden as itty bitty 5-10 year olds as vikings they're literally just playing childhood games-

like i'm pretty sure norway from that one iceland birth strip is around the latter half of that time, now just imagine all of them that size and probably smaller-

[cagg1969]

[priceforrottenjudgement]

Aw man

[captainmartinisblog]

First People Step Aside!

Saturday 22nd June 2024 – Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The city of Halifax was founded in 1749 when Lt General Cornwallis arrived with over 1,100 settlers and enough troops to set-up a garrison. This action was in response to the French establishment of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island (where we were yesterday).

Arriving in Halifax today at 8am, Viking Star ‘parked’ opposite the Georges Island Lighthouse, which happens to be an identical twin to the Louisbourg Lighthouse that we never got to see yesterday on our excursion (a) because there wasn’t enough time and (b) because it was shrouded in scaffolding!

Today though, we had booked the ‘free’ Hop-on-Hop-off sightseeing bus.

However, far being the usual ‘Big Red Bus’ type of tour, ours turned out to be on board a fleet of original 1960s London Routemaster buses, all different colours, running at 15-minute intervals all day, exclusively for Viking passengers! We had all been to Halifax before but it was a lovely, almost nostalgic tour with an on-board guide giving the narration.

They make much of the ‘First Peoples’ thing nowadays and about how the land is shared with the local Mi’kmaq peoples, blah, blah, blah – but well they might because that original settlement by Cornwallis back in 1749 was itself in breach of an earlier agreement with the Mi’kmaq actually living here and yet today the population of the city is more than 500,000. I wonder what the Mi’kmaq think about that.

Anyway, after doing a full 90-minute circuit, we headed for a coffee shop and then Sally went shopping while Andrew, Angie & I went to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

It was an excellent museum, with some fine ship models, including this one of the first Mauretania in her 1930s cruising white.

There was also a featured section on the massive explosion in 1917 that destroyed a vast section of the city when the SS Imo, a Belgian relief ship, collided with the SS Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ship loaded with 4,000 tons of high explosives.

The resulting explosion was the biggest man-made explosion at the time, killing over 2,000 people, injuring over 9,000 and laying waste to a huge area of the city.

It was also by ships from Halifax that, in 1912, the largest number of bodies were recovered and following the sinking of the Titanic. There’s a section in the cemetery here where they are buried.

There were many recovered artefacts on display, including this deck-chair.

A pleasant walk can be had along the Boardwalk from downtown all the way to the Cruise Terminal and there is a wealth of bars, restaurants, shops and ‘playgrounds’ for kids and adults alike.

This private yacht ‘Samsara’ also arrived today and on looking it up, I discovered that the owner is none other than Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling! Available for charter, Samsara sleeps 12 and will cost you $1.1m a week including the crew of 28!

[vikingsbifrost]

[p0ppy-seeds]

honor-bound

[welikeimagines-andfandoms]

Kinktober 2023 line up

Day 1: Pegging- Spencer Reid

Day 2: Titfucking- Bjorn Ironside

Day 3: Hate Sex- Loki

Day 4: Teratophilia (monster fucking)- Venom

Day 5: Collaring- Steve Rogers

Day 6: Chastity- Michael (supernatural)

Day 7: Virginity- Adam Warlock

Day 8: Master and Slave- Jaskier

Day 9: Stripping- Obi-Wan Kenobi

Day 10: Praise Kink- Pietro Maximoff

Day 11: Sensory Deprivation- Thor Odinson

Day 12: Medical Play- Helmut Zemo

Day 13: Size Kink- Fili

Day 14: Orgasm Denial- Fandral

Day 15: Noncon- Felix Volturi

Day 16: Gags- Bucky Barnes

Day 17: Threeway- Harley Quinn and Clark Kent

Day 18: Spanking- Hvitserk Ragnarson

Day 19: Uniform- Jim Hopper

Day 20: Mind Control- Lucifer (spn)

Day 21: Panties and Lingerie- Dean Winchester

Day 22: Bondage- Victor Creed

Day 23: Deepthroating- Sam Winchester

Day 24: Sex Toys- Lindir

Day 25: Edge Play- Legolas

Day 26: Overstimulation- Ivar Ragnarsson

Day 27: S&M- Glorfindel

Day 28: Daddy- Logan Howlett

Day 29: Breath Play- Thranduil

Day 30: Free Use- Sif

Day 31: Masturbation- Alistair (Twilight)

[short-wooloo]

I find it funny that both mandos and mando stans go on and on about how they're amazing warriors when really their actual battlefield performance is not so impressive, they just have a lot of firepower

And that's the thing

Guns are not the mark of amazing warriors, both in fiction and in real life

IRL, guns overtook every other weapon because anyone could easily use them, you don't need to be a skilled warrior when you can spray projectiles into the general area of the enemy

And in fiction-especially fantasy and fiction that emphasizes swordplay/melee combat (SW is both), guns (or crossbows) are the weapons of the cheater, the dishonorable, the man who takes the cowardly easy path to victory

We see this attitude in ANH, Obi-Wan dismisses blasters as clumsy and uncivilized weapons

At best they're the weapon of the ruthlessly pragmatic, see Han also in ANH

But pragmatic the mandalorians are not

They determine leadership by sword ownership

These are not smart sensible people

Mandos are brutal, and brutality is often mistaken for pragmatism

If mandos had more of an emphasis on melee combat, ACTUAL melee combat, not just them blindly smacking at each other, I could more easily buy into them as amazing warriors

It's actually kinda weird that mandos rarely have melee weapons and/or engage melee combat, what with how we were beaten over the head with "beskar is super metal that's blaster/lightsaber proof!"

If blasters cannot hurt mandos because of their armor, that means you have a justifiable, in universe reason for mandos to eschew blasters as primary weapons in favor of axes/spears/swords/etc

Because if you're "immune" to bullets then that means you don't have to worry about being gunned down before you can close the distance between you and the enemy and club them to death with a mace

[dark-daphne]

some concepts for a httyd mandalorian au i had after rewatching the How To Train Your Dragon movies.

someone needs to expand on the untapped potential of a httyd x mandalorian crossover because the armor designs are nothing but extra when it comes to Hiccup especially in Hidden World. but alas I suck at drawing armor.

[solaraurora]

fast x spoiler

stop. fucking. killing. all. my. favorite. sad. characters. this "redemption by death" trope has to stop tragic characters do not need to be sacrificed they deserve love & to be happy I'm so tired of this