Woke up this morning to grey skies and rain, although it was, of course, still hot and sultry. Went for breakfast in the Palms Café but didn’t sit outside this time. At 10.00am we went along to the Neptune Lounge to listen to a lecture about the Amazon and Manaus, as that was one of the…
Category: Cruises
Feeling hot, hot, hot
Another lazy day at sea today, en route to the mouth of the Amazon. Got up at 6.40am as it was so pleasant to be up early yesterday. We went along to the Palms Café for breakfast again. It was quite full; it’s amazing how many people get up very early even when on holiday….
Heading South
After waking up several times in the night (we were still on UK time) I lay awake for some time listening to the waves washing against the side of the Braemar before deciding to get up at 6.00am. 🙂 It was so exciting to be at sea, heading south at a rapid pace, and I…
Whoa! I’m Going to Barbados
3rd February 2011 – yes, it was time once again to leave the cold, grey, miserable British weather and gallivant off to sunnier climes. This time, we were due to join the Fred Olsen vessel MS Braemar in Bridgetown, Barbados to sail south to the mighty waters of the great Amazon River. We left the house…
Home Again :-(
Well folks, this is the boring part. We got up early, went up to the Lido Buffet for a good breakfast, left our cabin and went to the Queen’s Room, where we had to wait until we could disembark. After about an hour, our group was called and we left the Queen Elizabeth and made…
Last Day of the Maiden Voyage
Today was the last day of the Maiden Voyage of the Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow morning we were due to dock back in Southampton before the long coach ride back to the North-East. 🙁 Although it was sunny, the weather was decidedly colder and windier as we got closer to the cold British shores. We didn’t…
Last Night for the Glad Rags
We woke up feeling a little sad this morning, as the holiday we had waited for for so long is fast coming to an end. So it was another nice relaxing sea day, and this time we were in the Bay of Biscay. Usually this is a notoriously rough stretch of water, but this time,…
All at Sea (again)
Today dawned bright and sunny again; hopefully we’ll see no more rain until we’re back in Blighty. 🙂 In the shopping arcade on the ship there was a shop selling merchandise with the Cunard and Queen Elizabeth logos on them. A lot of the QE stuff had “Maiden Season 2010-11” etched onto it. Today though,…
Washed out in Madeira
Today we woke up in Funchal, Madeira. We had been here twice before; the last visit was a couple of years ago. Madeira is a beautiful island, and is sometimes known as the garden of the Atlantic, as its flora is so green and lush. But today we opened our curtains to grey skies and mist. …
Santa Cruz de La Palma
The Queen Elizabeth arrived in La Palma at 8.00am. This is the only port of call that we hadn’t been to previously, so we were looking forward to exploring this island. La Palma is the fifth largest of the seven Canary Islands. We had booked an excursion this afternoon to see some volcanoes and also…