Category: Caribbean

Today was our last day at sea. As is traditional for the last sea-day, I held a ‘drop-in centre’ for guests in the morning, who wished to finish off any paintings or ask art-related questions, and this afternoon we held our grand art and craft exhibition in La Vie en Rose (formerly known as The Supper Club). It’s always exciting...

Today, after 6 days at sea, we arrived at our final port; Ponta Delgada, in the Azores. It was always going to be something of a leisurely day, with no major hikes or hill climbs planned. Tracey was feeling a little under the weather, which pointed towards it being an even more leisurely day than that, although by late morning,...

Today, we arrived at our final Caribbean destination, St John’s in Antigua. We had originally planned to take a taxi to a beach, but decided in the end, to opt for a super easy day. We’ve enjoyed some great snorkelling and visited some lovely beaches – exactly as planned – but today just felt a little different. Maybe we’re experiencing...

Today, we dropped anchor outside of Gustavia, on the island of St Barthélemy, from where we were transferred to the quayside via tender boat. The multitude of designer clothes shops and luxury yachts rather says everything one needs to know about Gustavia. By all accounts, it is frequently visited by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Beyonce, Paul McCartney and Jeff...

I think it’s fair to say that, by this point in our adventure, we were starting to feel somewhat snorkelled-out. Since Basseterre, on the island of St Kitts, didn’t have a convenient nearby beach, we decided to take things a little easier today, and go for a walk. Our general policy is ‘see a hill… climb it…’, and from the...