Peter's Travel Blog

Another day, another port… yet such a totally different experience to yesterday. It was windy when we arrived in Bodrum. So much so that, once tied up at the quayside, the Spirit of Adventure had to keep running its engines in order to maintain its position alongside, and – thinking on how large and heavy the ship is – presumeably...

We arrived in Kusudasi at around 11am; a little later start than we’re used to, but then we weren’t altogether sure what to expect. All the reviews talked of it being a cracking place to go shopping, and bursting with bars and restaurants – none of which are things that we get particularly excited about or look for in a...

Today, at about 8am, we arrived in Canakkale (pronounced chan-ack-a-lee), in Turkey. The cruise terminal is located about 6 miles from the town of Canakkale itself, and is a little out on a limb, so anyone wishing to visit it would need to do so by shuttle bus. We had a tour booked today, however, for which we needed to...

This morning’s signup was a little on the quiet side. Nothing devastating or anything to worry about, but we had 18 sign up for this morning’s class (out of a total number of twenty), and only 12 for the afternoon. Once again, there was a lot going on around the ship throughout the day, most notably a ‘Jubilee Fete’ on...

This morning, I awoke long before the alarm was due to go off (which is generally set at 8am on port days, or 7:30am on class days), and I’m glad I did because out of the window was the most amazing sunrise I’ve seen for a long while. That’s not to say that there haven’t been any amazing sunrises in...