Peter's Travel Blog

We had a bit of a breakthrough today. Nothing major, but just enough to make life a little easier. We left all the art stuff in the Amalfi after the first lesson (which, today, was Seaspray and Sandpaper), partly set up for the afternoon session. On past cruises, they’ve served lunch in the Amalfi restaurant, which meant that we had...

I’ve been a little croaky since joining the ship. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but I’m not in any discomfort or pain with it, and I don’t feel I’m coming down with anything. Hopefully it’ll settle down in a couple of days. The good news is; as we head into the Bay of Biscay, we seem to be...

Having spent a night in Southampton, huddled against the quayside to protect us from the battering winds that were reeking havoc across the South of the country, we finally Left Southampton at around 10.30 am on Saturday morning. The Captain told us the plan was to head west, hugging the southern coastline of Devon and Cornwall, towards Falmouth, where we...

Yesterday, we travelled south, from West Yorkshire, to Portsmouth, a pleasingly uneventful five hours driving without even a comfort stop (which has to be something of a record). Roughly 30 minutes before reaching our hotel, located in the outskirts of Portsmouth, we telephoned-in an order with a local Chinese takeaway, which was ready and waiting for us upon our arrival,...