Monthly Archives: April 2012

Tonight we had our farewell dinner, which was lobster, we each had two that’s the nice thing about eating at the late seating. The theme was the traditional black and gold with another HAL tradition which is the most famous … Continue reading →

We have only a few days left now. These last days at sea are a nice way to finish off our cruise. In the Med. we had five ports in a row. We did a shore excursion in each one … Continue reading →

We are now into our second day at sea, started out over cast in the AM, the afternoon is sunny and warm 21C. Saw my first ship in the last two day, it sure is a big lonely empty ocean … Continue reading →

Today we  leave Funchal behind for a 7 day crossing of the Atlantic. Four years ago we stopped here on our way heading east, going down the west coast of Africa bound for Cape Town. We have now crossed our … Continue reading →

Today we arrived from Cadiz after a full day at sea. Before we reached Cadiz we left the Mediterranean  behind, entering the Atlantic after passing through the Strait of Gibraltar in the middle of the night. I would of loved … Continue reading →

During our day at sea yesterday we crossed the Prime Meridian, which is O deg. Longitude from which all direction is measured. You are either east or west of O deg. long. and either north or south of O deg … Continue reading →

We had a very good morning riding the hop on / off bus seeing a good part of the old city, weather was great about 14-15C blue sunny sky’s. I was last in this city in 1967 a lot has … Continue reading →

Today was nice and sunny,15C. We did a walking tour of part of the old town about 4hr. The narrow and twisting streets would be easy to get lost in. We spent about an 1 1/2 hr. doing a tour … Continue reading →

Today we had a beautiful warm day 15C, bit of a wind. Did a bus and walking tour of the town, this is the birth place of Napoleon Bonaparte so there are a few statues of him about.

Welcome to the land of the God Father, this is where part of the movie was filmed, the wedding part. Weather was nice 14-16C blue sky’s, a bit of a bus ride app 11/2 hr., so more time siting when … Continue reading →