Fascinating ways to make your feet hurt
The wind and sea currents last night postponed our arrival in Gibraltar by an hour but no matter. Our tour company was aware and not inconvenienced by same. The port view is certainly not one of the most attractive we have had although there were some interesting aspects. Be that as it may we’re not … Read more
Brief and to the point. Now finally, a sea day, one that is typically meant to do little else other than rest some weary bones from the tours all taken. Enjoy the pool maybe, or a soak in the hot tub, jets blasting against one’s back. This cruise has been a doozy for time away … Read more
Today our port is Corsica, which is a territorial collective of France. The 4th largest island in the Mediterranean it is also likely to be our least physically challenging as it will be a tour up the mountain with stops along the way for photographic evidence of our outing. A view from our balcony early … Read more
Genoa, birthplace of Christopher Columbus, is our port for the visit to Cinque Terra (5 lands). The weather continues to behave although there are some clouds and a little cooler than we have had in the past. There also exists the possibility of rain later in the day. Best to bring the umbrellas. Off the … Read more
HA! You only Thought I said Livorno in my last post. 🙂 Actually, I did as that was where we were supposed to drop our next anchor (so to speak). However, the captain made an announcement over the intercom late in the day advising the change. Due to higher than expected winds, Livorno was not … Read more
Surprise surprise! Another splendid day greets my opening of our drapes…at 7 in the A.M.! Here we are in the port of Civitavecchia, Italy. An early hour because our tour begins at 8:30 and a shower and coffee/breakfast are necessary. This is likely the second most important port for tourism in Europe today (right behind … Read more
The day started much like every other since we began this journey. Fairly warm, not very cloudy and full of promise. My how things change in a hurry. By the time we actually stepped outside to go to our tour bus, the heavens opened with a deluge to remind us not to take things for … Read more
Here we are at day 15 in Messina, Sicily. It has all the appearances of being like many other ports we have stopped at, but today we will not be staying around. Taormina, Sicily, just a relatively short drive away, begs us to visit and who are we to argue? A reasonable day as a … Read more
You must be tired of me by now, constantly saying how good the weather is. Sorry…it’s just a fact that we have had to accept. Good weather is a wonderful thing to have when at sea. Being rocked to sleep is one thing, thrown out of bed is something else. No port of call today … Read more
Day 13 of this extraordinary land and sea adventure. Today we are in Corfu, Greece which is just another stunning location on our bucket list of places to see. The weather remains decent but with a little variation – somewhat cloudy, still warm, and a wind that no longer qualified as a breeze. It is … Read more