Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we were at sea; the first of two sea days that will bring us to our final port-of-call on Saturday. Throughout the day, the rough seas have mercifully calmed down; they are expected to get even calmer as we get closer to Ireland. My class was in the afternoon, which gave us the opportunity to have a bit of...

Today, we were escorting an all-day tour, billed as ‘The Golden Circle’. I’ve done it before so knew what to expect, and was thrilled to be given the opportunity to repeat the experience. We had to be on the quayside by 7:30am, which meant a very early start, and a quick breakfast. ‘The Golden Circle’ is an eclectic mix of...

Before retiring to bed last night, we stopped off for a late-night cup of tea in the Bistro. With only minutes to go before midnight, you’d expect it to be deserted, but that wasn’t so. In fact, there was a great number of folks sat by the windows looking out at the sky which wasn’t dark, but light. The sun...

Today we arrived in Husavik, where we were woken with an announcement telling us that we would be able to dock in the port instead of having to drop anchor and ferry everyone in by tender boat (yippeeeee!!!). Once again, Tracey and I had the whole day to ourselves, with no escorting duties, and were delighted to see a very...

Today, we arrived in Iceland. After a rough, rocky night, there was a palpable sense of relief and maybe a vague sense of euphoria as folks emerged from their cabins for breakfast, rubbing their eyes and squinting at the new day. Anyone on decks 4 or 5 in particular, whose deadlights had been closed for the duration of the rough...