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Crossing the Bay of Biscay with the swell in excess of 5 metres was uncomfortable. Continuous warnings throughout the ship to wear flat shoes, hold on to rails when possible and take great care on stairs and in doorways was sensible advice. Though sick bags had appeared overnight every 5 metres along corridors, even in… Continue Reading
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It’s been exactly a week since we boarded the Magellan and during that time we have got to know our evening dinner partners reasonably well. Unlike, the couple who we shared a table with on our last cruise and who also just happen to be on this cruise, they are unfortunate to have been allocated… Continue Reading
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After a bit of a ‘rocky’ night we arrived during breakfast at the port of Vigo in the province of Galicia, Spain. It is the home of Spain’s fishing fleet and an important industrial city for car making and ship building. Sir Francis Drake bombarded it in 1585 and again in 1589 when it was… Continue Reading
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Ponta Delgada is the capital of the Azores and also the largest municipality and it was here that we docked early on the morning of Valentine’s Day. It was a miserable looking start to the day, the volcanic highlands were shrouded in grey mist, thick rolling clouds marched across the sky and there was a… Continue Reading
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Since leaving Antigua nestled serenely in its warm and calm Caribbean sea we have been making our way steadily north east through the choppier Atlantic Ocean. As each day passes the outside temperature has decreased from a fatigue inducing mid 30’s to a more comfortable mid 20’s and lower. As we have been heading into… Continue Reading
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Antigua is one of the smaller Leeward Islands and it was here that we berthed alongside three other large cruise ships in its capital St. Johns, just as we sat down for breakfast. Columbus named the island Santa Maria la Antigua as he sailed by in 1493, but it has been in British hands since… Continue Reading
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