3rd May 2015 After the disastrous earthquake in Nepal, it’s hard not to feel for the countless people affected, a true tragedy for so many families. Just before Nan left us, I was actually plotting a grand adventure to Kathmandu in late April. I’d always dreamed of seeing the Himalayas, even entertaining the idea of… Continue Reading
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19th April 2015 So far this month, we have had quite pleasant weather, warm sunny days (mostly) and cool (sometimes chilly) nights. As the days are getting significantly longer and the soil is beginning to warm up, I and my fellow allotment holders have started to get a little excited and have begun to visit… Continue Reading
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29th March 2015 A rare rainy day has me tucked away in my study, adding to the family blog with the nostalgic sound of Enid Blyton playing in the background. Charlotte recently dropped off a bag of well-loved cassette tapes from her childhood that Lucas and Ellis now enjoy, though the recordings have seen better… Continue Reading
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27th February 2015 Back from our high seas adventure and spoiled by an endless buffet of delights, Charlotte, sensing our return-to-reality blues (hello, beans on toast), took pity and treated us to Sunday lunch at Zizzi’s with her family. I was stunned to see it so packed, pasta and pesto reigning supreme on a day… Continue Reading
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8th February 2015 We woke around 6 a.m. but took a leisurely extra 50 minutes to muster the energy to leave the warmth of the covers. The bill for our onboard spending had arrived, pleasantly lower than expected! An excellent start to the day, I’d say. With most passengers disembarking, breakfast at the Plaza… Continue Reading
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6th February 2015 Despite a restless sea, we managed a rather comfortable night. The captain later informed us that we were running a bit behind schedule, courtesy of an adverse current and a force 8 gale, just a bit of extra drama for our crossing. While there was indeed a fair bit of motion, the… Continue Reading
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5th February 2015 Breakfasted promptly at 7:45 am, we then headed on deck to see where in the world we’d drifted overnight. The ship was gingerly easing itself alongside the dock in La Coruña, all under cover of darkness, a rather stealthy approach for such a massive vessel. By the time we’d wrangled ourselves into… Continue Reading
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4th February 2015 We hit rough seas last night, with the cabin lurching around in every direction, quite the adventure when you’re cabin is perched right at the bow, way up on deck 8. Not ideal for those, like Sue, prone to the inevitable queasy spell. Luckily, we were spared a usual green-tinged morning. I… Continue Reading
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3rd February 2015 We had breakfast at 7.15 am, and by the time we finished, the ship was securely in the harbour, having arrived in Gibraltar just before 7 am. It was still dark, and from Deck 7, all we could see were the twinkling lights of the town on our starboard side. We disembarked… Continue Reading
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3rd February 2015 By the time we stirred from our slumber, we had already arrived and docked in Cádiz. Quite a few passengers had already made a swift exit, either heading off into town or piling onto their tour buses like well-behaved tourists. We, however, had managed to scoff down our first meal of the… Continue Reading
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