Woke up this morning really early; in fact we’d been awake since about 4.00am due to the 4-hour time difference. So at 5.45am I was up and onto the balcony, looking from our vantage point on Deck 11 over the awakening port of Bridgetown. Directly ahead we could see the floodlights of the famous West…
Tag: Caribbean
Venture on Ventura
Well, folks, here we go again – it’s Holiday Time! Yes, we are off on another cruise, this time in the sunny Caribbean on board P & O’s M/V Ventura. Left the house at 5.00am for the three-hour drive down to Birmingham International Airport. It was the first time we’d flown from there. The drive…
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…