It was 5.30am when the alarm blasted out in the grey dawn light outside our bedroom window. But I did not, as usual, drag my feet getting out of bed. Today we were setting off an another fabulous holiday, flying to Miami, Florida and staying overnight, before joining Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth tomorrow afternoon. I showered,…
Saturday, 7th February 2026 We were up at 5.00am and got washed, dressed and packed our pyjamas and washbags into our suitcases, which we secured and labelled. It was far too early for the restaurant to be open for breakfast, but there was a little 24-hour coffee bar where we were able to wake ourselves…
The alarm awoke us at 6.30am, and we hurriedly dressed, checked all around cabin 6030 to make sure we hadn’t left anything, then hefted our rucksacks onto our shoulders and made our way up to the Windows Café for a good breakfast. Trevor was feeling a bit under the weather and we both hoped he…
The alarm shattered the silence this morning at 6.30am, and we lay in the darkness for a few minutes reflecting on the fact that we should have been well on the way to Lima by now. We got out of bed and I didn’t have to get dressed as I was already still dressed from…
Not a lot to write about today. I hate it when you wake up in your hotel room or ship cabin and realise that you are going home today. 🙁 We got up at 8.00am and got ready to go down for breakfast. The coach was not coming to collect us to take us to…
Got up at half-past seven this morning, so we had plenty of time to have some breakfast before our excursion at 9.00am. Looking out of our window, we were dismayed to see that it was raining. When we arrived at the dining room and went to the juice counter, we saw that there was a…
Got up at 7.30am after an excellent night’s sleep. We got washed and dressed and made our way to the hotel’s dining room for breakfast. There was quite an unusual array of foods for breakfast; as well as the usual bacon, eggs, sausage, beans, cereal and toast, there was also green salads, charcuterie, vegetables and…
When the alarm roused us from sleep this morning at 5.15am, we were momentarily confused that we were not in our own bed. Then it only took seconds to realise we were in the Russ Hill Hotel near Gatwick Airport, having travelled down from Durham last night. The reason we were here was because we…
…Absolutely nothing! So sang Edwin Starr in his hit single of 1970, and never a truer word was spoken, as we were to learn today (and indeed learned in Phnom Penh and Kanchanaburi). We had a bit of a “lie-in” until 7.30am this morning, and we went down to breakfast in the large restaurant for…
The day dawned bright and early this morning as we arose at 6.15am once again. Looking out of the window, we could see that there had been rain overnight, and we ensured we had our cagoules packed in the rucksack in case of any heavy showers. I tend not to try for the perfect tan…
