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Tag: Greece

Hemera to Home Again

Posted on October 5, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

There’s not much more to write now. We rose at 7.00am and I got showered and shampooed my hair before getting dressed. Trevor then popped into the unoccupied cabin #4 where everyone’s luggage was being stored, and he retrieved our two cases and brought them back, laying them open on the bed for us to…

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On The Way to Zakynthos

Posted on October 4, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today would see us spend nine full hours cruising non-stop in the Ionian, to ensure we reached Zakynthos (Zante) this afternoon as planned. The wind had dropped considerably from the strength that had prevented us leaving Nydri for the last three nights, but Skipper Yanni warned us we would still be in for a fairly…

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Left in Lefkada

Posted on October 3, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Not a lot to write about today.  We wondered if we were going to be able to set off and continue our gorgeous cruise around the Ionian, but Captain Yanni showed us the area we’d be sailing in on his marine weather forecast app; to my untrained eye it just looked like a lot of…

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Magical Mystery Tour

Posted on October 2, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the night, we woke up several times to the sound of the wind whistling through the rigging and the occasional rattling and clanking of the cables and fenders as well as intermittent showers of rain pattering on the roof of our for’ard cabin.  It was strange, because the wind would die right down to…

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Any Port In A Storm

Posted on October 1, 2022October 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

October. The tenth month of 2022 already, and what a lovely place to be spending it in!  😊  After enjoying our al fresco breakfast on the aft decks around eight o’clock, we had a walk around the vessel, greeting the other passengers; we were all getting to know each other now; the barriers were coming…

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Lefkada to Meganisi

Posted on September 30, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Got up around 8.00am and went along to the aft deck for breakfast, where I partook of a bowl of granola washed down with a couple of cups of the good, fresh coffee.  We then had a wander around the deck, where the weather was already pleasantly warm with a tantalising little breeze.  We saw…

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In the Ionian

Posted on September 29, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at 7.45 this morning after an excellent night’s sleep.  Getting washed and dressed was a bit of a challenge with the two of us getting in each other’s way around in the compact space, but soon we were ready and we eagerly went outside on deck to see what the weather was like. …

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From A to Z

Posted on September 28, 2022October 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

…Airport to Zakynthos. 🙂 Got up this morning… well actually, I didn’t get up this morning, because I’d never been to bed to start with!  😊 Today would see us fly out to Zakynthos (also known by its Italian name of Zante) and, as we had to leave the house for Newcastle Airport at 3.00am…

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Pursuit in Piraeus

Posted on May 17, 2022May 29, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Got up at 8.00am after an excellent night’s sleep, and had a look out on our balcony and the busy street below on the build-up to rush hour.  The sky was a cloudless deep blue and the air was already warm, with only a slight breeze. We went down to breakfast and enjoyed bacon and…

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Greece is the Word

Posted on May 16, 2022May 29, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Woke up this morning to the happy knowledge that, once again, we were heading for foreign shores to start another cruise!  😊 Today we were due to fly to Athens, Greece and enjoy an overnight stay in a hotel before joining the fabulous Azamara Pursuit in Piraeus the next day. However, amid all the excitement…

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