We are a roadtripping family. It started when the girls were quite young, with trips to family events around the Northwest and trips between the Florida panhandle (where we lived one memorable winter) and New Orleans (where most of Frank's more immediate family still lives). Later, we began making regular trips to San Diego to visit my dad, stepmom, and sister. In the summer of 2000, we made our first Big Roadtrip, doing 10,000 miles in 10 weeks as we toured the southwest, midwest, Texas and Louisiana. Summer of 2001 brought our only slightly less ambitious second Big Roadtrip, and last spring (2004) we spent another 5 weeks in the southwest, trying out our tent trailer.
Needless to say, with all that driving around, our daughters needed enter-tainment. They would often ask us to tell them stories. Well, Frank -- a native of voodoo-rich New Orleans and an enthusiastic fan of horror movies -- always, ALWAYS began his stories with something along the lines of "Once there was a flesh-eating zombie...." The girls would laugh and protest and insist on a zombie-free story.
The rather unexpected result was that zombies have been something of a theme in our lives and sprang naturally to mind this past spring when we were brainstorming names for our not-yet-purchased boat. With our plan for cruising in the Caribbean -- frequest destination for those Princess cruises -- Zombie Princess seemed apropos.
We've designed a great logo for the stern of the boat. I'll post a better picture when we get the decal installed, but the image here shows the starter idea.
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