Category: Magellan

Today was our first full day at sea, as we headed down the English Channel, towards The Bay of Biscay. It was also the first day of art and craft classes; Jan did her crafts in the morning, and my art class was scheduled for 2pm in the afternoon. Naturally, we popped along in the morning to see how Jan...

Today, we arrived at our first port-of-call, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It was cold… bitterly cold… perfect for a walking tour. In a fit a madness, I’d agreed yesterday to escort the walking tour, while Tracey escorted the warmer, coach-based ‘city sights’ tour. On the plus side, there was very little time wasted waiting around in the terminal, while poor...

Everything has started out very smoothly. Some might suggest ‘too smoothly’, but I’m happy to go with the flow and keep my fingers firmly crossed behind my back, at least for the time being. We travelled South from home yesterday, stopping off to spend some time with family in Peterborough before holing up in Brentwood Travelodge. A convenient pub next...

Actually, ‘Heading West’ isn’t totally true; we’ll be heading East first of all, to pick up some Dutch passengers in Amsterdam. After that, we’ll only be heading West for a short time, back down the English Channel, before turning South towards Lisbon and Madeira. That’ll be followed by a shift into a South-Westerly direction, towards a final hopping point, Cape...