Auckland to Dubai
8. maj, Forenede Arabiske Emirater ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
We headed off from Morrinsville about 11.30 am and met up with Mum, Wendy and Jeff for lunch at Summerset. We left the car at Wendy's and she took us to the airport in the rain. We were checked in,Læs mere
Dubai to Helsinki
9. maj, Finland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We only had a couple of hours in transit in Dubai so by the time we got through immigration and found the gate for our next flight to Heathrow it was nearly boarding time. It was nice to have aLæs mere
Helsinki
10. maj, Finland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I woke about 6 am. It looked to be getting light about 3 am. We had breakfast in the hotel and then headed out walking. The temperature was about 8 degrees but a beautiful blue sky morning. AfterLæs mere
Helsinki
11. maj, Finland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Another beautiful crisp morning. I managed a quick run before breakfast and then we all met up at 11 am for a tour of Helsinki. The tour included the Senate Square, the Russian Orthodox Church, theLæs mere
Helsinki
12. maj, Finland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yet another beautiful morning and another leisurely start. We all met up at 11 am to transfer to the port for our ferry ride to Suomenlinna Island which is fortress built by Sweden at the entrance toLæs mere
Helsinki to Stockholm
13. maj, Sverige ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We had another relaxed start to the day so I headed out for a couple of laps of Central Park over the road from the hotel. After breakfast we packed our bags and headed down to meet up with the restLæs mere
Stockholm
14. maj, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We woke at 4 am when the ship docked at an island briefly. We were then up early and down to breakfast. I then spent an hour up on deck taking photos as we made our way through the thousands ofLæs mere
Stockholm
15. maj, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After a great night's sleep and breakfast we headed off about 11am and walked to the docks for a cruise around the harbor and the city taking in the fifteen bridges and the 14 islands on whichLæs mere
Stockholm to Copenhagen
16. maj, Danmark ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We were up at 6 am this morning and down for an early breakfast before meeting at 8.15 to walk around the corner to the Stockholm central train station. We boarded our train to Copenhagen about 9.30Læs mere
Copenhagen
17. maj, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Up early and out for a short run to help move yesterday's pork along. After breakfast we boarded our bus
to travel to the island of Fyn, and the city of Odense which was the childhood home of HansLæs mere
Copenhagen
18. maj, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
A leisurely start to our Sunday. We boarded our bus at 10 am and drove to see the home of the Danish Parliament and the opera house before heading down to the new harbour which was developed in theLæs mere
Hamburg
19. maj, Danmark ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a good night's sleep I managed a run before breakfast and then it was time to pack the suitcases and get on the bus for our day traveling to Germany. Another day another country a differentLæs mere
Hamburg
20. maj, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A reasonably early start at 9 am this morning. We began what was going to be a 3 hour walking tour with a visit to St Michael's church next to the hotel. The interior is far more impressive than theLæs mere
Bremen
21. maj, Tyskland ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Getting used to these leisurely starts. On the bus at 10 am heading for Brenan in Germany. Not a lot of traffic heading out of Hamburg but thousands of trucks crawling along the autobahn heading forLæs mere
Amsterdam
22. maj, Tyskland ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We were on the road at 9 am for our 5 hour journey to Amsterdam. We had a couple of stops along the way and finally arrived in Amsterdam at about 3 pm. After checking in we bundled through someLæs mere
Amsterdam
23. maj, Holland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After a brilliant run of weather with only a few spots of rain in Copenhagen today dawned cloudy and cold. We all formed up at 10 am and walked into the heart of the city. It rained on and off andLæs mere
Rotterdam
24. maj, North Sea ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
We boarded our bus for our transfer to Rotterdam at 11am which was also when the rain arrived. The bus took about one and a half hours to get to the cruise terminal and by then the rain had set in. OnLæs mere
The North Sea
25. maj, North Sea ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
We slept in a bit and awoke to a drizzly morning. We had a nice breakfast and I met up with Brian to the Pickle Ball court for an introduction to Pickle Ball. Unfortunately the courts are on the topLæs mere
Eijford
26. maj, Norge ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
After going to bed at 11 we were awake at 3.30 am with the sensor light in the cabin coming on every time Gaye moved. By then it was getting light so we dressed and went back up to the Crows Nest onLæs mere
Alesund
27. maj, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
It got a bit rock n roll in the night as we headed back out into the North Sea and headed north towards Alesund. As we lost cell phone coverage for some unknown reason my phone reset the time toLæs mere
Nordfjord
28. maj, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Not wanting a repeat of the previous morning we set the alarm for 7 am and had breakfast in the main dining room which was a nice change from the organised chaos of the Lido deck.
The ship had dockedLæs mere
Bergen
29. maj, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We both slept well and were up at 7 am before the ship docked in Bergen. Bergen is the second largest city in Norway and also one of the wetest so we ventured ashore on our own today carrying a packLæs mere
At Sea
30. maj, North Sea ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Today the ship was at sea as we make our way back to Rotterdam arriving tomorrow morning which will mark the end of the first leg of our cruise. Gaye is suffering from a bit of a bad back which hasLæs mere
Rotterdam
31. maj, North Sea ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We woke early to find that the ship was already tied up at its home port of Rotterdam. After the usual scrimmage that is breakfast in the Lido restaurant we got ready to head ashore for a look around.Læs mere
At Sea Again
1. juni, North Sea ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Of our group of 13 there are only 3 of us that haven't succumbed to a cold-like bug that is nasty enough to put most people out of commission for several days. I developed a bit of a cough last nightLæs mere





































































































