Aruba Honeymoon Cigar Diary (Pics)

[DBall]

I was in Aruba for 10 days. staying at the Riu Palace. On top of all the stuff I saw/did and the time I spent with the new wife, I also smoked a bunch of tasty cigars.

First, here's what I brought:

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And now, onto the many cigars burned... First up:

Wednesday, 15th (our first day there) 2:05pm an 06 Upmann Mag 46 gifted to me by Patrick (Mr. Maduro). This was a quite impressive and yummy smoke!

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Later that night (9:40 pm) I tried a 99 Vegueros Mareva gifted to me by Bobarian. This is a marca I don't get and I found this to be a rather ho hum cigar, but that it was given to me by a guy like Bob made it taste better...

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Thursday, 16th 10AM. What goes better after breakfast than an 01 VR Familiar... these are one of if not my favorite smokes.

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Friday, 17th 1pm... a 97 ERdM Grande de Espana gifted to me by Bruce (Broozer). This was a great smoke... thanks Bruce!!!

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Saturday, 18th 9:40 am... I followed breakfast with an 07 Cohiba Maduro Secretos... yum.

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Saturday, 18th 6pm - 05 Boli PC. Again, yum...

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[DBall]

Sunday was one week from the wedding. I was sick as hell on my wedding day and for a few days before and after, so I never got to smoke my Davidoff Lafitte I'd been holding on to :mad:

I decided that I'd bring one rare (to a pedestrian such as myself) cigar and smoke it as soon as I felt 100%. Fitting that day was our week-a-versary

11am - Festival Mareva, gifted to me by my good friend Justin (Justinphilly)

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Later that night (8:30pm), and not wanting to compete with the days previous smoke, I settled down with an 08 SCdLH El Principe

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Monday, 13th around 1pm on the golf course - 99 Punch Corona. I really like these sticks!

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Later that night (10pm) w/ latte in hand, 00 Punch RS12. Everytime I smoke one I kick myself for not grabbing more when they were available. Oh well... I have a few to tide me over ;)

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Tuesday, 21st 11:15am. Here goes an ancient NC (Flor De Oliva Grand Cameroon) gifted to me by the overly generous Ron1YY. That is a guy you should never trust... take my word for it. I can't guess what year it was, but it's a tasty smoke. Thanks Ron!

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Same day, 4pm, 07 SCdLH Oficios. I like these, but I like em better with more time on them.

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[DBall]

Wednesday, 22nd 8:45am... starting the day out nice with a 1950's era Blackstone.

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Same day, 6:45pm '01 SLR Lonsdale... I think this was a gift, but can't for the life of me remember who from. Thanks mystery dude!

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Thursday, 23rd 7:45am - 08 Trini Reyes...

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same day, 3:45pm - 02 LGC MdO #2...

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Friday, 24th 9:15am... Yet another 01 VR Familiar... as I said, I can't get sick of these.

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Saturday, 25th 9:15am... Last smoke before heading back to cold ass Rochester Davidoff MB Petite Corona.

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And one final thing... I finally got to see an LCDH!

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Shell says I need to smile more in my pics... I think I agree with her.

Hope you enjoyed the cigar rundown!

[houdini]

Awesome!!!! CONGRATS again.

[Bear]

Let me guess... you only window shopped at the LCDH right? :r

[Python]

Nice pics and lots of cigars!

Hope you had a great time!

And Congrats on the marriage!

[replicant_argent]

Hell of a trip, sir, thanks for taking us along...
Who cares about the beaches and crap... ;)

[DavenportESQ]

Congrats! Very neat little diary, sounds like it was a blast

[Thaplumbr]

man what an awesome honeymoon, congrats to you and your new bride!!!
:ss

[DBall]

Let me guess... you only window shopped at the LCDH right? :r

Actually, I did... I brought enough of my own decent smokes to not feel bad missing out on the ungodly high prices for cigars there. I did that on purpose... :D

As an aside, there were more fake smokes there than I've seen anywhere... that place was a hotbed for Cohibos.

[hotreds]

Hmmm, not a single picture of the bride! Hmmmm......

[HK3-]

Looks like you smoked your way through your trip high roller style. Very nice selection of sticks taken, and smoked. :ss

[md4958]

great post... thanks for sharing.

[Old Sailor]

Hmmm, not a single picture of the bride! Hmmmm......

:hm:hm:hm

[GWN]

What, no Cremosas?

[Cigarcop]

Congrat and great photos...

I like the lady at the counter in the last pic.....looks like she's saying something like..."I thought that guy would never leave"!!!

[zmancbr]

Now that was awesome to read... congrats on the great honeymoon! I am definitely jealous.... :ss:ss

[brigey57]

I love those pictures. The cigars all look so yummy too! :dr

[Skywalker]

Wow Dan!!!

Congratulations on the wedding!!!

Very nice pictures of special cigars for a very special occasion!!!









I guess those special occasions do happen so we can smoke those precious cigars!!!

[Opusfxd]

Beautiful pics!! I hope years from now you have others to remember your honeymoon from. Congrats to the two of you.

[Lee]

Congratulations on the wedding! This is a great series of pics! Thanks for sharing. I couldn't help but noticing the first pic at 2:05 pm with what looks like morning coffee. Hmm :D

[DBall]

I couldn't help but noticing the first pic at 2:05 pm with what looks like morning coffee. Hmm :D

pretty much, but that was our first day there and we arrived around 1pm. Unfortunately, I'd been up since around 4 that morning.

As far of the pics of the new wife, I'm considering putting a few up once we get our official wedding pics back, but here's one for now... a bit dark, but I dig it. I'll look for a couple better ones...

http://lh6.ggpht.com/ballmusic/SQfr3my0wSI/AAAAAAAABBw/Q8ruGbTfqyE/s800/USaruba1.jpg

[JE3146]

She's a pretty one Dan. :ss (I cheated and altered the photo in Lightroom ;) ) Congrats to both of you! May you both have a happy life together.

[DBall]

She's a pretty one Dan. :ss (I cheated and altered the photo in Lightroom ;) ) Congrats to both of you! May you both have a happy life together.

I tried to change the lighting, but couldn't get it to come out much better... It looked a bit washed out when I tried...

[SmokeyJoe]

Great job on the pics... and some BEAUTIFUL looking cigars. Glad you had a great time. :ss

[DBall]

Here's another pic of Shell:

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[Mr.Maduro]

Awesome diary Dan!! Did you get a chance to go to any of the cigar/piano bars? I went to the Sopranos one and had a blast, I think the other one is near El Gauchos steak house.

[Rockestone]

Congratulations. Great photos. Good job.

[Zipper]

Awesome! Great looking honey moon smokes Dan.

Glad you had a good time! Moving back to ROC on the 20th...You up for Moe's?

[Scottw]

Congrats on the wedding and congrats on the great sticks you enjoyed!!!

[mikeyj23]

Awesome smokes, Dan! Congrats and looks like you spent your honeymoon well.

[Mustang1]

One helluva honeymoon. Congrats!

[troutbreath]

Nice pics. Looks like you had a great time! Congratulations on the wedding, and thanks for sharing.

[IndyBrewCrew]

Congrats as well! Aruba looks fantastic (and the smokes look pretty nice too :dr )!

[Molarman777]

Congrats Danny! It looks like you smoked up a lot of sticks on the HM, maybe someone needs to replenish the supply alittle?


Couldnt be happier for you man congrats!

[jjirons69]

Awesome, Dan! Looks like a very relaxing and enjoyable time.

Now, dig that coat out of your closet!

[Smokin Gator]

Congrats and thanks... those pictures were awesome!!

[Mugen910]

oh the cigar Pour-N!!! yes!!! nice recap Dan! :tu

[gpugliese]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/ballmusic/SQfr3my0wSI/AAAAAAAABBw/Q8ruGbTfqyE/s800/USaruba1.jpg
A bit dark!? LOL It's a friggen silhouette! hahahaha

Congrats again, and what a lineup! Did you have time for anything else? Those Festi Marevas are awesome, aren't they?

[ahc4353]

Congratulations once again Dan. Mrs. Ball is very pretty!

I'm glad you had some great smokes for the special time.


Welcome home!

[Langod]

Congrats! Great post about some nice smokes.
Best wishes to you and your bride.

[shvictor]

Congrats, and thanks for the great pics...:ss

[DBall]

Congrats again, and what a lineup! Did you have time for anything else? Those Festi Marevas are awesome, aren't they?

This Festi's are silly, man... Great cigar... I'd love to try one 10 years from now, but by then they'll be (even more) impossible to find.

By the way, on my laptop it is possible to see our faces on that picture, here at work though, it is a silhouette...

[Squid]

Congrats on the marriage, and of course, some great pictures of your smokes.

Just a thought though, now that you are married....are you going to change your name to DBallandchain? :D

Congrats again.

[rhythm11]

Thanks for sharing!

[DBall]

Congrats on the marriage, and of course, some great pictures of your smokes.

Just a thought though, now that you are married....are you going to change your name to DBallandchain? :D

Congrats again.

Funny you should mention that... when I got back to my office, some of my co worker's wrote on my whiteboard: Mr. Ball & Mrs. Chain :r

[Squid]

Funny you should mention that... when I got back to my office, some of my co worker's wrote on my whiteboard: Mr. Ball & Mrs. Chain :r

That's excellent!

I like to tell people...everyone ought to be married, at least once! I've been married to the same woman for 34 years and still going strong! I wish you guys much happiness.

[Jay Hemingway]

congrats d-money! i still have yet to go on my honeymoon (couldn't afford to at the time) but i plan on doing the same when the time comes, smoke good cigars!
those festivals are amazing smokes, very bad arse of j-philly for sure.

[DBall]

those festivals are amazing smokes, very bad arse of j-philly for sure.

Justin is the shizz... no doubt.

[massphatness]

Kudos, Dan! Looks like you and the Mrs. had a great time.

Ignore that cell phone message I left for you, btw ... :D

[DBall]

Kudos, Dan! Looks like you and the Mrs. had a great time.

Ignore that cell phone message I left for you, btw ... :D

I meant to call ya back, but then I saw that you had it under control... :D