Peter's Travel Blog

It’s been a stormy start to the first half of my current stay on the Marco Polo.   Driving down to Tilbury yesterday was relatively uneventful; the weather deteriorated slightly as we headed South, and signs on the motorway warned drivers of high winds being predicted for Monday. That’s okay, we figured, we’d be long gone before they arrived (yeah,...

Actually… this is the eve of two adventures, back-to-back!   Preparation for two weeks in the Canary Isles, followed immediately by 6 weeks to the Amazon has resembled a military operation; you simply wouldn’t believe how much clobber I’m having to take on board the Marco Polo with me this time around.   It’s all in a good cause, though,...