Well, today turned out to be a bit of a damp squib for me, in more ways than one. My own fault really. ☹ We got up at eight o’clock as usual, and went out onto our balcony where the sky was cloudy with patches of blue. It was only a gentle wake we could…
Got up around 8.00am and the first thing we did was to go out onto the balcony to see what the weather was like. It was crisp and cool and there was a slight sea breeze which was emphasised by the ship’s movement. There were only small wavelets and we counted ourselves lucky, as we…
Woke up at eight o’clock and went out on our balcony, to the iconic sight of Samson and Goliath, the massive yellow Harland & Wolff gantry cranes that dominate the Belfast skyline. The sky was that cool blue shade you see just before sunset and not long after sunrise, and the Belfast Lough was calm. …
We were up at 7.30 this morning in a state of suppressed excitement and a touch of anxiety, as today we had to take the 10:18 train from Durham to Liverpool to join the fabulous M/S Borealis. Yes! We are going on another cruise, this time on the wonderful Fred Olsen Borealis, on which we’ve…
Got up at 7.30 this morning and looked out of our porthole at the dull and grey weather, which just about reflected how I felt, knowing that our eventful and unusual little cruise had come to an end. 🙁 Up in the saloon, Charlie was bustling about in the galley, preparing breakfast, while Skipper Jemma…
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining,Because I’m freeNothing’s worrying me. B. J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Got up around 8.00am and went up to the saloon deck for breakfast, wandering out on the aft decks to see what the weather was like and inhaling a lungful of fresh, crisp…
We all sat around the table enjoying our beers, while Skipper Jemma advised we would be leaving now and getting to our next sheltered anchorage as soon as possible, as Storm Nigel was indeed on the way, and we hoped to beat it into port. She advised us that the next hour or so was…
This morning the rumbling of the Glen Rosa’s generator didn’t wake us until 7.45am. The first thing we did was look out of the porthole where we could actually see patches of blue in the sky! Was the weather going to turn in our favour at last? 🙂 After Trevor and I danced our usual…
Got up around 7.30pm and went up to the saloon to join the others for breakfast. The sky and sea still looked turbulent and the weather hadn’t decided what it was going to do yet, but at least it was dry (for the moment!) 🙂 After a light breakfast of cornflakes, toast and marmalade, washed…
Hanging aroundNothing to do but frownRainy days and MondaysAlways get me down. The Carpenters Woke up this morning a little later; it was 6.52am when the Glen Rosa‘s generator rumbled into life. After lying in our double bunk a little longer, listening to the inevitable rain pattering down outside, we got up and went up…
