You know, there’s something about a steam cleaner. When you’ve started cleaning with it, you just can’t put it down. It’s a bit like when you use a pressure washer: you clean up a bit of the front drive and you think, “Wow, this is really good”, so you move on to pressure-wash the path;Continue reading “Blog 144. My Silver Coach Has Just Turned Into a Pumpkin”
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Blog 85. “Hi Tweety; So Long Jerry”.
Spring is trying to arrive in Melbury though, because of a storm last week, I had to lash down our newly painted garden furniture (Blog 83) and secure the entire outfit to the house using a large ring bolt and a double sheet bend. The narcissi are up and blooming, primroses and celandine decorate theContinue reading “Blog 85. “Hi Tweety; So Long Jerry”.”
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 26. Return from Australia. Lisbon and Home
Day 115 Thursday 4 May. Overcast, occasional feeble sunshine. 17ºC. Wind Force 4 from NE. Position at noon: 36deg 19N. 3deg 6E. Costa del Sol 26nm to the NW. Last night was a formal night and we continued the experiment with cocktails. This time, Jane had a Cosmopolitan, which proved very enjoyable and more likeContinue reading “Blog 26. Return from Australia. Lisbon and Home”
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