When we woke up at 8.00am this morning and turned on the TV to catch the morning Sky news, we were shocked to learn that, in London’s grey and very foggy skies, a helicopter had crashed into a crane in the centre of the city near Vauxhall Bridge, killing the pilot and at least one…
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Roaming in Recife
We woke up very early this morning; around 5.00am in fact. We had already noticed that the sun rose much earlier south of the Equator than it does in the North (even in the tropics) at this time of year. Of course, the reverse would be true if this were July instead of January. From…
A Line to Cross
Once back in our cabin, we went out onto the balcony and Trevor switched on his hand-held GPS so we could check our position. We could see we were at 00° 00.415′ N so we were literally just about to cross the Equator. A few minutes later, at 01:20 hours local time, the readout showed…
Life on the Ocean Waves
Saturday, 12th January 2013 When we woke up this morning we couldn’t believe the first week had flown by already. Despite the long, leisurely sea days the time passes surprisingly quickly. We just spent today relaxing, going to the talks, sitting in the sunshine on our balcony and generally whiling away the hours. The dress…
Sea ‘n’ Sunshine
Not a lot to write about today really. It was just another of those long, lazy sunny days when time is of no consequence and you can just enjoy yourself and the feeling of being alive. 🙂 While sitting out on the balcony this morning some movement on the surface of the ocean caught my…
Typically Tropical
We awoke bright and early this morning and went out onto the balcony to a day that already promised to be sunny and bright. We consumed a leisurely breakfast then had a walk around the deck and a look around the shops, and generally passed the morning in a relaxed and unhurried way, before we…
Terra Firma in Tenerife
When we got up this morning the Arcadia had just about docked and we looked over our balcony at the familiar sight of the port in Santa Cruz. This is the fourth time we’ve arrived in Tenerife by ship; the other times were Queen Mary 2 (2004), Black Prince (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2010). No…
Heading South
When we got up this morning and went out onto our balcony, we could already feel that the weather was improving and we were leaving the cold, grey, wet English January climate far behind. Tonight we should be able to leave our balcony door propped open to enjoy the fresh sea breeze and listen to…
Quiz King and Karaoke Queen
We spent our second day at sea pretty much as we had our first; relaxing, looking around the ship and, as with every cruise, drinking and eating the marvellous array of different foods constantly on offer. 🙂 As tonight was the first formal evening and also the Captain’s cocktail party, I decided to go along…
Travelling to Tenerife
Got up at 8.30 this morning after a fairly calm night, considering we were starting to sail across the Bay of Biscay, infamous for rough waters and much pitching and tossing of the ship. Trevor and I are never sea sick and, in actual fact, quite enjoy it when the waves are high and you…