The boarding party

We arrived back at the dock to board the Caprice at around 5pm. Most of the other guests were also arriving and so it was good to go below deck, unpack and become familiar with our sleeping quarters, which were very snug.

We then headed upstairs to start meeting other members of the tour. Once everyone was up in the lounge, Micky, our tour leader, introduced herself and the team who would be supporting us for the duration. Fabrice was the Captain, Giuliano the Chef and Stefany the Steward. Then we all got to introduce ourselves. We were a mixed bunch, the youngest was 54 and the oldest 81. There were 6 Americans, 8 Canadians, 2 from New Zealand and 5 Australians. Five in the group rode manual bikes and the rest of us were on electric bikes.

The group bonded very quickly and everyone got along really well. We had no trouble chatting and by the end of the night a bunch of us were playing cards.

For our first meal, Giuliano spoiled us and set the bar very high. We started with a warm goats cheese salad, followed by lamb chops and finished with meringue, cream and berries.Read more