Monthly Archive: October, 2019

Today, we are still at sea, on our way towards Gibraltar, where we are due to arrive at midday tomorrow. After breakfast, we decided to get some exercise by walking around the upper deck several times. The weather is improving by the day, and although there is still a bit of a cool breeze, the upper decks are becoming more...

Today, we are still at sea, and a glance at the progress map on the in-cabin TV tells us that we are roughly halfway across the Bay of Biscay heading South towards our next destination, Gibraltar, where we are due to arrive on Monday. The wind and swell have both dropped considerably, so the going is much steadier now. As...

Today, we are at sea, heading in a Westerly direction, down the length of the English Channel, towards the Bay of Biscay. It’s a bit rough, and the open decks have been closed off due to the high winds and rolling swell. Having said that, I’m pretty sure it would seem much rougher if we were on the Marco Polo....

Today, we boarded the good ship Columbus at Tilbury in London, for a two-week voyage to the Canary Islands and back again. We have a central heating boiler at home that seems to know exactly when we are due to come away, and always manages to go on the blink just before we do so. Sure enough, two days before...