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Tag: choppy sea

En Route to Southampton

Posted on December 28, 2022March 4, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Got up about 8.30 this morning and looked out of our balcony doors at a grey choppy sea and a grey cloudy sky. Didn’t think we would spend much time out on deck today! We had been looking forward to our visit to Belgium as we had planned to get the train from Zeebrugge to…

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Cruising the North Sea

Posted on December 27, 2022January 6, 2023 by bollingerbabe

At some point during the night we had woken up to see that the Arcadia was on the move again, making her way back along the North Sea canal. It was a pity we weren’t in Amsterdam again today, but we had a nice relaxing day at sea to look forward to instead. 🙂 In…

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Fitzroy, Biscay, Plymouth

Posted on November 24, 2022December 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the night, we were certainly aware of the increased motion of the Queen Victoria as she headed determinedly north. Looking at the shipping forecast areas, today we would find ourselves crossing Fitzroy (previously known as Finisterre), Biscay and, as we made our way into the English Channel, Plymouth. When we got up this morning…

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Catamaran Capers

Posted on February 22, 2016April 2, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We were up bright and early again this morning; from our balcony we could see that the Adonia was just about to drop anchor off a series of small hilly islands; this was Mayreau, St. Vincent & Grenadines, another new port of call for us. From our vantage point the sea looked very choppy, in…

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A Smashing Time in the Indian Ocean

Posted on January 13, 2015April 5, 2022 by bollingerbabe

I woke up in the middle of the night – I think it was about 3.00am – to go to the toilet, and I noticed that the Voyager was at sea once again, but I don’t know what time she eventually left port. The creaking and rattling noises around the cabin indicated that the sea…

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Helicopter and High Seas

Posted on November 22, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the night, we knew we had left the relative shelter of the fjords and were once again in the open sea, because the Boudicca was tossed about on the waves like a pea in a drum.  I kept waking up during the night with my bed moving in all directions, and when I needed the…

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Bye-Bye Braemar

Posted on January 31, 2014June 30, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we got up this morning after another rough night at sea we were back where we started from, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.  Some other lucky people would be in cabin 7050 tonight, just starting their cruise, whereas for us our holiday is finished.  🙁 At the end of each voyage every passenger receives…

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Posted on January 29, 2014April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Had a lie-in this morning and decided not to go down to breakfast.  I just made a cup of coffee with the kettle in our cabin, and Trevor brought me back a muffin from the buffet as the Malarone prophylaxis have to be taken with food.  I don’t know whether it was the all the…

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Destination Denmark

Posted on July 10, 2013April 11, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning we’d already lost an hour of the day, as we’d had to put our clocks forward an hour last night in line with European time. The day was already dawning bright and sunny although there was a brisk sea breeze and quite a lot of movement of the Black…

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Missing Man

Posted on May 27, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Well, what a complete waste of a day today turned out to be! During the night I woke up several times and I could hear the wind howling and the waves crashing against the hull of the Adonia below our balcony.   After 32 cruises, we are used to feeling the motion of the ship when…

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