It started just the same as every other day, the early morning sun breaking through the open curtain. As usual I got up around 7.00 and opened the balcony doors to let the fresh air into the cabin. The weather … Read More
Day Eleven–Dubrovnik.
Once again the sun burst through the window as we arrived in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Sylvia and I had visited here last year and so had agreed to look after the children while Oliver and Victoria walked the … Read More
Day Ten–Venice and the Doge’s Palace.
When we heard that the ship was repositioning last night we had assumed that we would have little or no view when we opened our curtains this morning. Imagine our surprise when we were greeted by this “Turner-esque” view of … Read More
Day Nine–Arrival at Venice
As reported last night the late departure from Korcula delayed our arrival by some two hours. If this unfortunate event had not occurred this would have been the view greeting us this morning.
Through the night a thick fog had … Read More
Day Eight–Charming Korcula.
Those who have been following this blog over the last twelve months will remember how disappointed we were at not to being able to visit Korcula last year due to high winds. The announcement last night that the on-deck tropical … Read More