We have had yet another sunny and frustrating few days. Frustrating, of course, because we cannot leave home. We went shopping to Lidl on Wednesday afternoon, the theory being that most people would be sitting in their gardens enjoying the sunshine. We were right: there were only about six people in Lidl and we fulfilledContinue reading “Blog 36. One Week In”
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Blog 35. Day 1 of Lockdown
Day Three since Self Isolation and Day One of Lockdown. The Prime Minister moved on last night from, “Come on chaps, be sensible” to, “Well, I did warn you. Now I’m jolly cross. Stay in or be fined”. As to fines, well, what the police should do to offenders is fine them one packContinue reading “Blog 35. Day 1 of Lockdown”
Blog 34. Passage from New York
Day 12 – Thursday 9 May I woke at the more conventional time of 0650 and threw back the curtains to reveal a calm blue sea, sunshine, and white fluffy clouds. You wouldn’t think we were on the same ocean as two days ago. Our position at 0715 was 45deg 51N, 36deg 36W or veryContinue reading “Blog 34. Passage from New York”
Blog 33. Passage from New York
Day 9 – Monday 7 May Another grey day. Position at 0700 ship’s time was 40deg 27.4N, 68deg 36W – roughly 100 Nm south east of Cape Cod. Rain. Wind Force 8 from NE, Full Gale. Course 084, speed 21 knots. Sea state ‘Moderate/Rough’. There was a bit of a chop on, and it wasContinue reading “Blog 33. Passage from New York”
Blog 32. New York in RMS QUEEN MARY 2
Day 8 – Sunday 6 May 2019. New York City, United States of America New York, New York: the self-proclaimed capital of the world, the most highly populated city in the USA with a population 8.4 million, spectacular sights, excellent museums, Broadway shows, cosmopolitan inhabitants, the city of literature, film and TV. And we areContinue reading “Blog 32. New York in RMS QUEEN MARY 2”
Blog 31. Passage to New York
Day 6 – Friday 3 May 2019 Well, here we are on Day 6, about 300 miles due south of Newfoundland and on a westerly course for the final leg. Position at 0710 ship’s time was 41deg N, 52deg 41W; speed 19 knots, course 266, air temperature 8C, overcast, sea Moderate, wind Force 6 fromContinue reading “Blog 31. Passage to New York”
Blog 30. Passage to New York
Day 4 – Wednesday 1 May 2019 “You’re determined to wake me up, aren’t you?”, said a a cold disembodied voice. So dawned the First of May in this bit of the Atlantic at 0550 ship’s time. Clocks were retarded yet again last night and we are now at GMT – 2, or three hoursContinue reading “Blog 30. Passage to New York”
Blog 29. Passage to New York
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Day 1 – Sunday 28 April 2019 Aha! I bet that surprised you. We’re back. Here we are again on QUEEN MARY 2, this time heading for New York and back on a two week round trip, that takes in seven hoursContinue reading “Blog 29. Passage to New York”
Blog 27. Hamburg in QUEEN VICTORIA.
HAMBURG Day 1 – Wednesday 3 January Well here we are again, gluttons for punishment, off on a mini cruise to Hamburg. This time we are sailing in the good ship QUEEN VICTORIA as part of a plan to try out other Cunard ships. Heaven knows why, as it is not as if weContinue reading “Blog 27. Hamburg in QUEEN VICTORIA.”
Blog 28. Northumbria
Northumbria 17 – 26 October 2019 The holiday is over. Jane has put away her warm vest, for the moment, and we have returned to the warm South (2 degrees C this morning). So that was Northumbria; been there, done that, avoided the T shirt. We spent an excellent three nights in Sunderland (if thatContinue reading “Blog 28. Northumbria”
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