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Oriana TA & Back 2013
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Oriana TA & Back 2013

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    Surrey with a fringe on top

    9 marzo 2013, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Well I'm not sure if it was a surrey, but it was a horse drawn carriage and it did have a fringe on top, and it was a brilliant way to explore downtown Charleston.
    We spent a very short hour on the carriage and the driver gave us a humorous potted history of Charleston, explaining things like the wealth in the town and not the haves and have nots, but the haves and have a whole lot more each side of Broad street.
    Then it was on to the hour and a half harbour tour, which again was great.
    We learned about the first shots of the civil war being fired from fort Johnson on the Confederate side to fort Sumpter on the union side.
    While this went on the people of Charleston who lived by the water watched and partied as it was so far away from them across the bay.
    We also saw things like the retired aircraft carrier Yorktown which is now docked at Patriots Point, and is a floating museum.
    The tour, carriage and boat was booked by Chisit, online before we came away, the whole thing cost $39 per person, which was brilliant as the carriage ride alone booked on the ship was £34
    So once again well done John.
    We then had a walk around the slave museum, which was quite touching and humbling in many ways.
    Then a stroll to find something to eat, we first tried to find a place called AW Shucks which had been recommended, but we couldn't find it, so we ended up in a restaurant called Sticky Fingers where we had pulled pork and fries washed down with a large draught beer.
    It was brilliant and John and I agreed we'd never had our pork pulled so well in a long time...lmao    Leggi altro

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    Force 10 gales & footballers

    17 marzo 2013, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    The title says it all, we've been tossed and thrown all over the place today, and it's due to continue tomorrow.
    Touch wood I've not been sick so it's not to bad, but there's time yet, lol.
    Going to see an ex Glasgow Rangers player speak tonight, his name is Gordon Smith.
    I have heard of him but don't know to much about him.
    If he's half as good as Duncan McKenzie he'll be great....I'll keep you informed later.....
    It's now later and I've been to see Gordon Smith, he was very good and had some interesting and very funny stories.
    I think that the thing that makes footballers stories so good is that they are talking about an occupation that most blokes would love to have been able to take up.
    He has through the Scottish FA, been involved with FIFA and had a good insight in to the running of international football.
    After the talk I picked Sheila up from the cabin, went for something to eat, then off to bed as the theatre entertainment was canceled due to the weather.
    I thought this a bit strange as the act was a ventriloquist, and not a singer and dancer.
    I didn't think a vent would be bothered by a bit of swaying, bit there you go, what do I know......lol    Leggi altro

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    The cruel sea

    18 marzo 2013, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    It's been three days since we left Charleston SC and the storm hasn't let up despite the captain telling us each day that, tomorrow it will be better.
    I don't know how these solo sailors manage in this kind of weather, I'd be scared out of my mind.
    When we got that extra night in Charleston I immediately thought, they've given us this because of the long range weather forecast and they knew we wouldn't get in to the Azores.
    As it stands it's looking like I could be right, as usual I'll keep you informed, free wifi permitting....lmao.    Leggi altro

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    Ponte del Garda, Azores

    19 marzo 2013, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Last night the act in the theatre was a ventriloquist by the name of Gareth Oliver, he was the funniest vent I've seen in a long while.
    The show was made even better by him getting my mate John up on stage, fitting him with a mask and making him a ventriloquists dummy.
    Anyone who knows John knows that he DOESN'T do audience participation, well with the help of a litre of €1.09 red wine he'd bought ashore in Ponte del Garda, he became the star of the show.
    Gareth had him telling everyone that he was wearing his wife's thong and was an expert ballet dancer to name but two things.
    John is definitely not a ballet dancer, but the jury is still out on the thong wearing.....lmao.
    Well, I was proved wrong and we actually got in to the Azores, well done captain...
    Ponte del Garda was a nice town and we enjoyed a couple of hours there, and the rain held off, woo hoo!
    We continued our cultural tour and found our usual cheap local bar and had a couple of beers.
    At €1 each it was one of the cheapest on the tour.
    On a more serious note we found out that the island had some really bad weather the night before we arrived, the TV news showed pictures of some really bad flooding and I believe three people lost their lives in the storms.
    It puts some of the complaints about the ship rocking in to perspective....    Leggi altro

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  • Fine del viaggio
    22 marzo 2013