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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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Guernsey and Gladrags

Posted on May 4, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

After a good night’s sleep we were awoken at 7.30 this morning by the hydraulic whirring of the lifeboat davits outside our window, as the lifeboat was lowered to be used as one of the ship’s tenders, as the Queen Victoria had dropped anchor off the pretty town of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Looking out,…

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Saaremaa and Singing

Posted on July 14, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We were up at 7.30 this morning as we had to be ready to go on an excursion at 8.30am around the island of Saaremaa, off the Estonian mainland. Saaremaa is a new port to us, so we were looking forward to exploring. From the top decks of the Black Watch we couldn’t see much…

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Capricorn Crossing

Posted on January 20, 2013April 19, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunday, 20th January 2013 Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn at 23° 27′ south in the early hours of this morning, Arcadia left the warmer waters of the tropics on her passage towards Uruguay.  Today and tomorrow would see our last two sea days before our arrival in Montevideo. We enjoyed a bit of a lie-in this morning and…

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Life on the Ocean Waves

Posted on January 13, 2013April 19, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Saturday, 12th January 2013 When we woke up this morning we couldn’t believe the first week had flown by already. Despite the long, leisurely sea days the time passes surprisingly quickly. We just spent today relaxing, going to the talks, sitting in the sunshine on our balcony and generally whiling away the hours. The dress…

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Typically Tropical

Posted on January 10, 2013April 19, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We awoke bright and early this morning and went out onto the balcony to a day that already promised to be sunny and bright. We consumed a leisurely breakfast then had a walk around the deck and a look around the shops, and generally passed the morning in a relaxed and unhurried way, before we…

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A Flash of Flying Fish

Posted on January 1, 2012April 21, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up early this morning once again, looking forward to a whole day at sea.  After a good breakfast in the Waterside buffet we went out on deck, where the sun was already bright and the day promised to be another scorcher. We decided to spend a couple of hours or so up on…

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Last Night for the Glad Rags

Posted on October 23, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up feeling a little sad this morning, as the holiday we had waited for for so long is fast coming to an end. So it was another nice relaxing sea day, and this time we were in the Bay of Biscay.  Usually this is a notoriously rough stretch of water, but this time,…

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Posted on October 18, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

This morning saw the Queen Elizabeth dock in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.  The last time we had been here was in 2004, on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary 2, when the red carpet was out for us and we were treated like movie stars!  No such welcome for us this time though. We…

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