{"id":9260,"date":"2023-08-04T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=9260"},"modified":"2023-12-17T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:37:46","slug":"a-galaxy-far-far-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/a-galaxy-far-far-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A Galaxy Far Far Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/r-avatar-e1443983880436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>A few months ago we went on a trip with Jen&#8217;s sister and brother-in-law. The four of us booked passage on the Chandrila Starcruiser the Halcyon, and traveled to Black Spire Outpost on Batuu.* It was a very eventful trip!<\/p>\n<p>We got to visit the bridge, and we had lightsaber training. The intergalactic superstar Gaya even performed several shows! Planetside on Batuu, we had a few scrapes with smugglers and the First Order, but we managed to make it out safely.<\/p>\n<p>During all the excitement, the Halcyon was boarded by the First Order, and we had to choose whether to align ourselves with them or with the Rebels. Not a difficult choice, but some of our fellow passengers got it wrong. It all ended with a climactic lightsaber duel right in front of us.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9279\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_9279\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 4552px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9279\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"4548\" height=\"2492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon.png 4548w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2048x1122.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4548px) 100vw, 4548px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stormtrooper!, Hoth Icebreaker, the bunks in our cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9280\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_9280\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 3950px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9280\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3946\" height=\"2664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2.png 3946w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2-1536x1037.png 1536w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Halcyon-2-2048x1383.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3946px) 100vw, 3946px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the bridge, the Halcyon&#8217;s registry, surprise visit from Chewbacca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9278\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_9278\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 2244px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9278\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2240\" height=\"2530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu.png 2240w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu-907x1024.png 907w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu-768x867.png 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu-1360x1536.png 1360w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Batuu-1813x2048.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millennium Falcon, Batuu street scene, Mando!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9281\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_9281\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1284px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9281\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/duel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/duel.png 1280w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/duel-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/duel-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/duel-768x548.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_9281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lightsaber action!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>* We actually went to DisneyWorld, and stayed in the Galactic Starcruiser hotel. It&#8217;s a couple days of live action roleplaying with other Star Wars fans. There&#8217;s a storyline, and the entire staff stay in character the whole time. It&#8217;s pricey, but it&#8217;s a total blast. And it&#8217;s closing soon, so if you&#8217;re interested, make your reservation today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago we went on a trip with Jen&#8217;s sister and brother-in-law. The four of us booked passage on the Chandrila Starcruiser the Halcyon, and traveled to Black Spire Outpost on Batuu.* It was a very eventful trip! We got to visit the bridge, and we had lightsaber training. The intergalactic superstar Gaya [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,326],"tags":[426,564],"class_list":["post-9260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brainstorming-inspiration","category-writing-as-a-team","tag-road-trip","tag-travelogue"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9260"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9476,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9260\/revisions\/9476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}