Noon Report: Location: N 38° 42.72′, W 009° 07.37′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 22º C; 71º F Wind: WSW 12 knots; 14 mph We woke up docked in Lisbon. After breakfast we returned to the stateroom where I threw stuff in the day bag for my excursion while Cheryl went back […]
Noon Report: Location: N 36° 04.54′, W 006° 35.59′ Speed: 14.5 knots Course: 288º Weather: High Thin Clouds/low fog Temperature: 19º C; 66º F Wind: ESE 25 knots; 29 mph Sea: 8′ swell We were scheduled to cross thru the Strait of Gibraltar at 9:30 this morning so we bounded out of bed early in
Noon Report: Location: N 37° 35.70′, W 000° 59.10′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Clear Temperature: 18º C; 64º F Wind: ENE 9 knots; 10 mph We didn’t arrive in Cartagena until noon today so we started slowly. We enjoyed a lingered-over breakfast on the Aquivit Terrace and skipped lectures on The History of Aviation
Noon Report: Location: N 41° 22.27′, E 002° 10.78′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 18º C; 64º F Wind: WSW 6 knots; 7 mph Up, Track, Breakfast, Onto the dock to meet our guide (Gina), on the bus, on the road… We drove thru the section of town known as L’Eixample (“the
Noon Report: Location: 42° 15.85′, E 005° 15.81′ Speed: 9 knots Course: 245º Weather: High Thin Clouds Temperature: 15º C; 59º F Wind: E 5 knots; 6 mph Sea: 3′ swell Cheryl is still recovering from this nasty head cold (and her sprained ankle was swollen) so I left her peacefully sleeping and hit the
Noon Report: Location: N 43° 44.17′, E 007° 25.86′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 12º C; 54º F Wind: ESE 5 knots; 6 mph We arrived in Monaco shortly before 10:00 AM – so the decks were full of people watching us back in to the harbor as we came ever closer
Noon Report: Location: N 42° 05.95′, E 011° 46.44′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 13º C; 55º F Wind: SSW 7 knots; 8 mph Early start with a long day ahead of us. As we were grabbing a quick breakfast the sun disappeared. We looked up to see something the size of
Noon Report: Location: N 40° 50.22′, E 014° 15.63′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 15º C; 59º F Wind: N 10 knots; 11.5 mph After breakfast I got ready to head out on the morning excursion while Cheryl got ready to head back to bed. She’s caught my cold and is trying
Noon Report: Location: N 38° 11.76′, E 015° 33.49′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 15º C; 59º F Wind: W 15 knots; 17 mph Woke up this morning docked in Messina on the island of Sicily. Our excursion call was 8:45 so we slept a bit later and had a leisurely breakfast
Noon Report: Location: N 36° 52.05′, E 019° 43.74′ Speed: 12.8 knots Course: 286º Weather: Clear Temperature: 15º C; 59º F Wind: SW 6 knots; 7 mph Sea: 3′ swell Not your typical sea day. First, we’re in between colds. I’m better (but not quite 100%) and Cheryl’s getting it. Second, the big all-consuming event