11th August 2016 Although spring seemed unable to make up its mind about what to do, ultimately deciding to do very little, the summer has turned out to be far more decisive (so far). The cold and wet start to the growing season, though frustratingly late, seemed to invigorate the fruit and vegetable allotments. When… Continue Reading
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13th June 2016 Despite May leaning towards the inclement, the family took the variable weather in their stride, carrying on with life as usual. While Sue and I kept our feet firmly planted in Leicestershire, Sarah and Lee assumed the international roaming duties, jetting off to Disneyland Paris for a few days at the end… Continue Reading
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1st May 2016 A whole month has passed since we returned from our warm global wanderings, and my once ample stock of firewood has taken a serious dent. Cold, wet, and windy days have swept away our healthy light tans, returning us to the usual pale, anaemic appearance of Brits in winter. Exciting news came… Continue Reading
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31st March 2016 Last night, we packed our suitcases and left them outside the cabin at 11 pm, ready for the ‘Luggage Fairy’ to whisk them away. With the cabin needing to be vacated by 8 am, we had an early start with a 7 am wake-up for breakfast. We anticipated a busy breakfast service… Continue Reading
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30th March 2016 We didn’t berth in Livorno until 10 am, by which time Sue and I had already finished breakfast and were up on deck, watching the proceedings. It was another beautiful day, with clear blue skies and a perfectly calm sea. The ship smoothly manoeuvred into its moorings amidst the many large and… Continue Reading
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29th March 2016 What a lovely sleep. No hurry to get up, and no one rushing to catch an early departure excursion to disturb our slumber. After recovering from the shock of the searchlight of the window and my eyes focused, another lovely cloudless day was revealed. Little islands began to slowly slip by on… Continue Reading
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28th March 2016 With the clocks going forward one hour, a lie-in seemed unlikely, and that proved to be the case. Those who had booked excursions were up and about, rattling doors and talking in corridors, ensuring that those not on a trip were awake. Peeling back the blinds, we were surprised to find that… Continue Reading
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27th March 2016 Yesterday, we noticed snow on the mountain tops in the distance, yet we had a lovely warm day. Today, we expected Kalamata to be cold and cloudy, as forecasted, but once again we woke to clear blue skies, and it was warm (20°C by lunchtime). We would spend a full day in… Continue Reading
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26th March 2016 Another slow start to the day. Looking out of the window, we didn’t have the stunning view of a medieval castle to admire; instead, we faced acres of uninspiring tarmac, covered with stacks of containers in all colours. The ship’s excursions had long since departed by the time we emerged onto the… Continue Reading
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25th March 2016 What a wonderful day! It began when we opened our blinds to reveal the castle of Rhodes, resplendent in the sunshine, with the Greek flag flying proudly. I had visited Rhodes before, with Nan, Sarah, and Jamie. Sue and Charlotte had stayed at home due to the scheduling of the British examination… Continue Reading
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