St Vincent
17th March 2014: St Vincent. After 7 days at sea we arrived at the Cape Verde islands and in particular St Vincent. This small group of Islands, are 400… Continue reading
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Walvis Bay
9th April 2014: The more I saw of Namibia the more I liked it…don’t know why but something about a desert is just… Continue reading
Luderitz
8th April 2014: A very hot day, and we anchored off the mining town of Luderitz in Namibia. It was the first German settlement in South West Africa and… Continue reading
Cape Town Day two
6th April 2014 As the port at the start of our last leg had two days in Cape Town we decided to set off for day two… Continue reading
Cape Town day One
5th April 2014 Back in the Atlantic and arrived in Cape Town today bright and early on a very hot day with not a cloud in the sky.… Continue reading
Port Elizabeth
3rd April 2014: Before talking about our adventures in Port Elizabeth, I must mention the light show the previous night at sea. For we had the lightning… Continue reading
1st April
1st April 2014. As we are at sea today I thought that I would give you some of the more interesting facts and figures about the ship. We get a lot of dishes… Continue reading
Reunion
29th March 2014. What a BON SURPRISE! After a rough overnight passage from yesterday’s disappointment, Reunion, from which I expected little, delivered in spades! So, let’s start with today’s P&O facts. I know… Continue reading
Mauritius
28th March 2014. Having successfully evaded the Pirates we stopped today at one of my most eagerly awaited islands. Mauritius. Even the name to me sounds like a cross between Mysterious and Delicious… Continue reading
Pirates Ahoy!
24th March 2014 We are now in Pirate Alley! Ah Ha!! As we left Sri Lanka we had a midnight rendezvous with a midget submarine and a company of highly trained specialist with… Continue reading
Colombo
23rd March 2014: Today we awoke to find us in the commercial port at Colombo, the largest city of Sri Lanka. Today’s P&O fact, Sri Lanka is similar in size to Tasmania. I… Continue reading
Langkawi
20th March 2014 After a very short journey overnight up the coast we arrived with the dawn at the Malaysian Island of Palau Langkawi. After centuries, when nothing more has happened here than… Continue reading