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Tag: Sea day

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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Christmas at Sea

Posted on December 25, 2022January 6, 2023 by bollingerbabe

CHRISTMAS DAY Well, this was a first for us – we’ve never spent Christmas day anywhere else in our lives but at home. Here we were, in the North Sea en route to Amsterdam, and we wondered what delights P&O Cruises had in store for us. We hated to say it, but so far our…

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Heading North

Posted on December 20, 2022December 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We got up around 8.30am this morning (which felt like 7.30 because of the lost hour).  Going out onto our balcony, it wasn’t freezing cold, but the sky and the sea were a dull grey and there was a lot of moisture in the air.  The balcony contained a small table and couple of deckchairs…

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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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Set Sail! Farewell to the Land

Posted on November 23, 2022December 5, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Once more on the deck I standOf my own swift gliding craftSet sail! Farewell to the landThe gale follows fair abaft A Life On The Ocean Wave – Henry Russell Today would see the first of two full days at sea en route to Southampton. It was a good feeling, when we woke up, to…

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En Route to Cádiz

Posted on November 18, 2022November 26, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today saw us spending another long and leisurely day at sea. But what a difference from Wednesday! The Atlantic was still fairly lively (isn’t it always?) but at least we could walk around the Queen Victoria without feeling as if we were going to fall over. 🙂 After getting up about 8.15am and breakfasting in…

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A Home on the Rolling Deep

Posted on November 16, 2022November 26, 2022 by bollingerbabe

A life on the ocean wave,A home on the rolling deep,Where the scatter’d waters raveAnd the winds their revels keep. Henry Russell, 1838 Woke up several times in the night; if it wasn’t because I was rolling from side to side in bed it was because of the torrential rain that lashed our balcony, accompanied…

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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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Sailing to Sicily

Posted on May 18, 2022May 29, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Got up at eight o’clock this morning, and went out on the balcony to see what the weather was like.  Although it was a blue sky and the sun was out, the brisk sea breeze made it colder than you would expect. We decided to have our breakfast in the self-service Windows Café and I…

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