Monthly Archive: July, 2024

Once again, weve had two full classes. In fact, the class was almost full at 8:45am, when we turned up to the Amalfi to set up, with everyone already sat at the tables, waiting. By 9am, all available places had been taken. One thing I find slightly disconcerting is when some folks have laid down their first washes long before...

Today, we dropped anchor off the Lofoten Islands, in Norway. It brought back memories of running aground in the Marco Polo and the shenanigans that followed. Today, from 8am, tender boats were ferrying passengers ashore, although by time we were ready to go ashore (about 10.45am), armed with fleeces, waterproofs, bananas and Maps.Me, there was only the two of us...

Today we were back at sea and my painting classes resumed. We were running a little late when we turned up at The Grill for lunch (it was almost 12.40pm). As a result, we found ourselves joining a very long queue to get in. It looked like we might be there some time, and we even contemplated the possibility of...

Today, we arrived in Trondheim, our second port-of-call, so that would be another ‘day off’ and a lie-in; we were up at 9am, in time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast (breakfast ends at 10am). Once again, it was hot outside, not at all what we’d expected. There wasn’t much of a view from the balcony, mostly due to there being...

Today we arrived at our first port-of-call, Kristiansund We’ve been setting the alarm for 7.30am for the last two mornings, so it was nice to be able to have a bit of a lie-in and a leisurely breakfast. It was about 10.30am when we finally headed ashore. We liked the town immediately. It has a quiet, calm atmosphere about it,...