Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we arrived in Lisbon. I was assigned tour escort duty, which meant setting the alarm and being up early enough to grab some breakfast before heading ashore.   Once breakfasted, and shoreside, I joined the small number of escorts awaiting further instructions. We’d all picked up a CMV rucksack, containing First Aid Kit and a clipboard, and dutifully done...

As predicted, today hasn’t been so very different from yesterday. Groups C and D got their first crack at the whip, so it felt like a whole day of firsts again. Needless to say, it went relatively smoothly; not quite as manic as yesterday, and certainly more organised.   They’ve adjusted some of the meal timings in Marco’s Bistro, which...

Today, I ran the first two workshops – Groups A and B had ‘The Building Blocks of Watercolour’. All the pre-planning and registration process paid off – both went as smoothly as can be expected for a first workshop.   Of course, there were one or two teething problems; one or two people came along to the wrong session, and...

Today has been our first full sea-day, as we head towards our first port of call, Lisbon. I had set the alarm on my mobile phone, fully intending to wake early and attend breakfast, but didn’t make it (cruising just makes me want to sleep….).   I did manage to attend a lecture this morning, though, which is a rarity...

Today we arrived in Amsterdam. It’s been a bit grey and quite cold all day, but at least it didn’t rain.   I was a man on a mission today. Last year, I missed getting into the Van Gogh museum on account of the huge queues, and then discovering later that I could have purchased fast-track tickets from just inside...