During the night it had been much smoother and we slept very well. I woke up at 8.00am (Trevor had already left to do his laps around the deck) and went out onto the balcony. There was only a light sea breeze and quite a lot of blue sky, and the swell had dropped to…
Anyone of a certain age should remember that 1970s TV advertisement for Imperial Leather soap. It features a wealthy couple in a jacuzzi in their private jet, the woman perusing a travel magazine while they both sip champagne. In a soap dish at the side of the tub is a bar of Imperial Leather. The…
Another sea day. Was it really only a week ago that we boarded the National Express coach for our journey to Southampton? And that famous south coast sea port was the last time we’d clapped eyes on terra firma. It seemed ages ago now; here we were on this floating hotel where time was of…
Didn’t do an awful lot today. Woke up at 8.00am with a fuzzy head and a pain in my left leg (which has been giving me gyp for the last six months). Decided it might be a good idea to have an alcohol-free day today. 😊 Wandering out on the balcony, I could see there…
Got up at eight o’clock after a reasonable night’s sleep. Went out on the balcony and stared at the miles of rolling, deep blue ocean. Was it my imagination or had the Atlantic swell subsided a bit? It was certainly easier to move around the cabin; either that, or we were becoming more used to…
Got up at 8.00am and went out onto the balcony. The temperature was not too cold but there was still a brisk Force 5 wind blowing, and when I leant over the balcony and looked towards the bow, I could see the horizon rising and falling in that hypnotic way. Waves were still not cresting,…
Got up around 8.00am as usual and went out on the balcony. There air was still a bit nippy (it is January after all!) but it was still warmer than it would have been at home. There were no white horses on the endless expanse of Atlantic Ocean, but the hypnotic rising and falling of…
The alarm went off at eight o’clock this morning and we lay there for the next 10 minutes, looking at the sideways view through our balcony doors of the sea gliding past, the horizon rising and falling gently. Sitting up in bed and stretching, I smiled in anticipation of the relaxing and delightful sea day…
Woke up at 8.00am with great excitement, as Trevor pulled up the blinds and we looked out of the window towards the sea. From our vantage point we had a good view of a red funnel that had to belong to a Cunard ship, and sure enough a glimpse at the MarineTraffic app confirmed that…
Take the National ExpressWhen your life’s in a mess.It will make you smile. ‘National Express’ – The Divine Comedy Got up early this morning with a slightly nervous feeling of excited anticipation, because today we would be travelling to Southampton and staying overnight before joining the wonderful M/S Borealis tomorrow morning! What a great start…
