Celtic Sea 48°56’28” N 5°11’4” W March 3, Celtic Sea ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Last day for many things, enjoying the wide selection of cheeses for lunch, sampling the flavours of the ship made ice creams, eclairs, cakes, rare beef, giant prawns, scallops, etc.
We were up lateRead more
North Atlantic Ocean 46°54’5” N 9°30’42” W
March 2, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
We left A Coruna at midday and are now travelling at 14 knots in a NNE direction. There is quite a swell and Susan is feeling the effect a little so we've decided to opt out of formal dinner thisRead more
SpainGaliciaA CoruñaPlaza de Maria Pita43°22’1” N 8°23’54” W
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaIglesia de San Francisco42°53’0” N 8°32’42” W
March 1 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
SpainGaliciaVigoPuerto de Vigo42°14’18” N 8°43’55” W
North Atlantic Ocean 39°36’53” N 9°53’20” W
February 28, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We were invited for a tour of the navigation bridge this morning. Computer screens everywhere with navigational maps, camera views in all directions, radar information on all ships near us andRead more
GibraltarWaterportNorthern Entrance36°8’33” N 5°22’14” W
February 27 in Gibraltar ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Lovely weather today although cool this morning. Our bus driver told us we were lucky because yesterday had been wet and cloudy.
The views from the top of the rock were amazingly clear. We couldRead more
Traveler We were struck by how much Gibraltar is determined to emphasise its "Britishness". We expected red pillar boxes and traditional red phone boxes but perhaps not quite so many British pubs offering a bill of fare you'd find in any British town: pie and chips, lasagne and chips, burgers and scampi and, of course, the inevitable fish and chips! Every street corner seemed to have or to advertise "traditional British fish and chips, with mushy peas and chip shop vinegar. The monkeys are all fed twice daily on a healthy diet of seeds, fruit and nuts but they have been known to make forays down into town to search out and steal more interesting food. I don't know if they too are fans of fish and chips!!
North Atlantic Ocean 33°38’58” N 13°25’4” W
February 26, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
As I write this we are being thrown around a little by a force 7 wind and there is quite a swell. No-one is on deck. We are travelling at 14 knots according to the information on the TV screen whichRead more
PortugalAutonomous Region of MadeiraFunchalFunchal Roads32°38’25” N 16°54’18” W
SpainCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de La PalmaLas NievesSanta Cruz de la Palma Ferry Port28°40’31” N 17°45’57” W
February 23 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Everyone coming back from excursions on la Palma today have said what a beautiful island it is and I can well believe it. It looks very green with the usual high volcanic mountains. We spent our timeRead more
