We were awake just after 6:00am, as we were still on British time. I went out onto the balcony, where the air was already pleasantly warm, and watched the Adonia gliding along sedately in the turquoise water; she was not going very fast, maybe only nine or 10 knots. At around seven o’clock we gathered…
We have started to take our Malarone prophylaxis tablets as, once we arrive in West Africa, we will be in a malaria zone. Today, however, would see another leisurely sea day before we reach terra firma tomorrow morning. The weather was sunny and warm, just what we’d been waiting for (we are, after all, now…
We got up early this morning in order to be in the Palms CafĂ© in good time, as experience on Fred Olsen ships had taught us that there would be a free ‘champagne’ breakfast, because tonight is the first formal evening. On Fred ships, whenever it is a formal night, they always put bottles of…
Today we had another full day at sea to look forward to. People who read this blog sometimes say to me, “But you always seem to do the same stuff on sea days – don’t you get bored?”. I wouldn’t say we always do the same thing, but like everyday life, we tend to fall…
When we woke up at 8.00am this morning and turned on the TV to catch the morning Sky news, we were shocked to learn that, in London’s grey and very foggy skies, a helicopter had crashed into a crane in the centre of the city near Vauxhall Bridge, killing the pilot and at least one…
We woke up very early this morning; around 5.00am in fact. We had already noticed that the sun rose much earlier south of the Equator than it does in the North (even in the tropics) at this time of year. Of course, the reverse would be true if this were July instead of January. From…
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…
Not a lot to write about today really. It was just another of those long, lazy sunny days when time is of no consequence and you can just enjoy yourself and the feeling of being alive. 🙂 While sitting out on the balcony this morning some movement on the surface of the ocean caught my…
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…
This morning we were due to set foot on terra firma; this time in the town of SantarĂ©m. We were excited to be in Brazil again; we had first toured around this country 10 years ago and it is so vibrant, colourful and interesting we were glad to be back. The sky was overcast, but it was (obviously!)…
