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Mountains and Mijas

Posted on November 20, 2022November 27, 2022 by bollingerbabe

It was another early start this morning, the alarm going off at 7.00am as the Queen Victoria headed towards the port of Málaga. It was a long time since we’d sailed into Málaga; in May 1995 in fact, on the Seawing. I should imagine the port will have changed beyond recognition. In any case, this…

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Looking Down on Creation

Posted on June 16, 2016April 2, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Light filtered its way in between our cabin curtains at 03.46 this morning, the dawn light pale and clear.  We were due to arrive in Skjolden at around 07.30am. Skjolden lies at the head of the Sognefjord, the longest navigable fjord in Norway.  It’s a small but idyllic village with a marina, a restaurant, a…

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Mountains and Waterfalls

Posted on June 14, 2016April 2, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today we were scheduled to visit two ports of call and we woke up to the first of these, Geiranger, at 8.00am, looking out of our window once more to sunshine and a cloudless sky.  We have been to Geirangerfjord twice before, but it so breathtakingly beautiful that no-one could possibly tire of it. Geirangerfjord…

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Puno and Lake Titicaca

Posted on May 15, 2014April 8, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Another early start, although we were both awake before the early-morning call as we hadn’t slept well anyway.  We were both really tired and it was a supreme effort to get out of bed and get dressed.  I had a slight headache and Trevor had to take a couple of Imodium tablets to fend off…

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Exploring Mindelo, Cape Verde

Posted on January 22, 2014April 9, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We had to be up early this morning and along to our assembly point in the Neptune Lounge for this morning’s excursion, which was called “A Taste of the Island” and would let us explore Mindelo in more detail from our brief look around yesterday. We were allocated bus number 8 as we made our…

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