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Looking around Liverpool

Posted on May 27, 2025June 10, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up this morning at 7.20am, as Trevor had put Radio Newcastle on BBC Sounds so we could listen to Matt Bailey at Breakfast. I couldn’t send in the answer to the crytic clue this morning as I couldn’t solve it. Going out onto the balcony, I saw that the sky was dull and grey…

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Paint the Town Red

Posted on May 26, 2025June 9, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at five o’clock this morning and went out on our balcony, hoping to catch the sunrise, and to start the day with a great big lungful of fresh sea air. The sun had just come up, but there were lots of clouds, which probably made a better photo than just a plain sunrise….

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Malin, Irish Sea

Posted on May 25, 2025June 16, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up this morning at 7.30am and went out onto the balcony to see what the weather was like. The decking and chairs were wet, showing there had been a shower of rain overnight. Looking at the sky, we could see patches of blue amongst the clouds, and at least it was dry. We watched…

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Scenic Cruising… and Celebrating!

Posted on May 24, 2025June 8, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at 7.30am as usual, pleased to see through the gap in the curtains that the skies were blue once again. Today we had a leisurely sea day, cruising around Mull in sea lochs and passing mountains and castles, and many of the little bays and islands we had visited on previous cruises in…

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Lewis and the Blackhouse Village

Posted on May 23, 2025June 7, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Got up at 7.30 this morning after an excellent night’s sleep. There were a few more clouds in the sky today, although the weather was still fine, but looking at the weather forecast on our Samsung phones, we could see that intermittent showers could be expected later on. We decided to go to the Britannia…

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Hebrides, Malin

Posted on May 22, 2025June 7, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Got up at 7.30 this morning in anticipation of our cabin steward bringing our champagne and lobster breakfast. Going out on the balcony, the weather was clear and bright, and only a gentle sea breeze ruffled our hair. The sea was like a mill pond; in fact, it has been remarkably calm for the whole…

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Cromarty, Fair Isle

Posted on May 21, 2025June 6, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at 7.20 this morning to the sound of Radio Newcastle in our cabin; Trevor was playing it from the BBC Sounds app on my phone. At home, we listen to Radio Newcastle every day and, in particular, to Matt Bailey at Breakfast. Each morning, he gives us a little cryptic clue which includes…

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Forth, Forties

Posted on May 20, 2025June 4, 2025 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at 7.30am to the sight of blue skies and sunshine through our open curtains. Today, we looked forward to having a look around Edinburgh. Despite having been to Edinburgh lots of times before (Edinburgh is only two hours from Durham on the train), it is such an interesting and historic city that it’s…

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Humber, Dogger, Tyne

Posted on May 19, 2025June 2, 2025 by bollingerbabe

After waking up at 5.00am following an excellent night’s sleep, I briefly went out on the balcony hoping to catch the sunrise, but our port side cabin was on the wrong side of the ship! The weather, however, was cool and dry, and we could expect some sunshine later on. We had a full sea…

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Wight, Dover, Thames

Posted on May 18, 2025June 1, 2025 by bollingerbabe

A mere 16 days after we disembarked the wonderful 11-passenger Glen Massan in Inverness, here we were once again setting off on another cruise. There could not have been a bigger contrast between that vessel and the one we would be joining this afternoon; Cunard’s Queen Anne, the newest of the Cunard queens and carrying…

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