2024 – September – Coming Home
September 10, 2024
And then with a click of our heels we were home, because there’s no place like home. Except we weren’t
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2024 – September – At Sea & Victoria – Day 13
September 9, 2024
Today was going to be spent mainly at sea before docking in the evening into Victoria on Vancouver Island. A
2024 – September – Ketchikan – Day 12
September 6, 2024
After this holiday I think I might need a holiday. Today the alarm was set for 6am and we could
2024 – September – Sitka – Day 11
September 5, 2024
After yet another comfortable night’s sleep in our small but perfectly formed cabin, we headed up for breakfast at 7.45am.
2024 – September – Icy Strait Point – Day 10
September 5, 2024
Today I woke not really knowing what to expect from this trip. The ship was going to be sailing through
2024 – September – Juneau – Day 9
September 3, 2024
It’s just another day, except it wasn’t. Today we were finally going to be in Alaska for the first time
2024 – September – All at Sea – Day 8
September 2, 2024
We didn’t wake up to until almost 8am having had our best sleep of the trip so far. We were
2024 – August – Setting Sail – Day 7
September 1, 2024
It was another disturbed night for us. Karen had set an alarm for 3am to get an update on her
2024 – August – Snoqualmie – Day 6
August 31, 2024
Today was a make do breakfast in the room. We had some porridge sachets and attempted to heat them with
2024 – August – Snoqualmie – Day 5
August 30, 2024
As it was a short visit to the only Bavarian style village on this continent, we all agreed to meet
2024 – August – Leavenworth – Day 4
August 29, 2024
Moving day again with a long drive ahead, meaning yet 8am breakfast. The breakfast was hot and satisfactory. I had
2024 – August – Morton – Day 3
August 28, 2024
After a good night’s sleep, at 7am I was out of bed and doing some holiday admin. This included trying
2024 – August – Morton – Day 2
August 28, 2024
Today was our first moving day of the trip and we were all up, breakfasted, showered, packed and in the
2024 – August – Seattle – Day 1
August 26, 2024
I managed to sleep until 5am which wasn’t bad considering the 8-hour time difference. I laid quietly reading the news
2024 – August – Pre Seattle and Travel Day
August 25, 2024
That was a quick two weeks. Despite Summer finally being here we had little time to bask in its glory,
2024 – August – Road Trip – Day 4
August 10, 2024
Our first night’s sleep in Welsh Wales for about 30 years was fine. Rather lazily we didn’t get up till
2024 – August – Road Trip – Day 3
August 9, 2024
It was just as well we woke refreshed again from another good night’s sleep as we had a busy day
2024 – August – Road Trip – Day 2
August 8, 2024
After a good night’s sleep in one the most comfortable beds I have ever known in a hotel we wandered
2024 – August – Catch Up & Road Trip – Day 1
August 7, 2024
It’s been a whole 48 days since the last blog which apart from Covid times might almost be a record.
2024 – June – Kent – Day 3
June 20, 2024
Our final day and Karen was keen to get packed up and out of the Hotel. Breakfast was back to
2024 – June – Kent – Day 2
June 19, 2024
The room didn’t seem to bad this morning when I got up. Karen still not very happy, she said the
2024 – June – Kent – Day 1
June 18, 2024
After a surprisingly comfortable night’s sleep I was wide awake by 7am and looking forward to breakfast. Karen on the
2024 – June – Kent – Pre and Travel Day
June 17, 2024
Whether the weather be fine, Or, whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather
2024 – May – Lincolnshire – Day 3 and Going Home (and back again)
May 25, 2024
After another uncomfortable night’s sleep, I was up bright and early again. Sadly, though I found Graham & Jo preparing
2024 – May – Lincolnshire – Day 2
May 24, 2024
I would like to start by saying that we woke refreshed after a good night’s sleep in our quaint bedroom