On the Black Watch, last night we went through the second change to a cabin. The third cabin smells much better. We took minimal stuff during the… Read more “The Trip of a Lifetime, Regardless”
Author: R Mead
The Black Watch
The Black Watch is a very British ship, Fred Olsen is a Norwegian company, the Captain is Finnish, and the workers are Pilipino. The ship is almost 45 years old,… Read more “The Black Watch”
Our Day on Madeira
I had novo virus on the first day when we were supposed to go to shore. Ron and I were both quarantined for 24 hours. I slept… Read more “Our Day on Madeira”
Southampton to Funchal
We set sail promptly at 16:00, 3 January, 2017. The Black Watch is a fairly small ship, just over 800 passenger capacity with a crew about half… Read more “Southampton to Funchal”
London to Southampton
We made it to Southampton and the ship with our seven pieces of luggage. The flat to the Waterloo Station was via Ace Cars, which seems to… Read more “London to Southampton”
The rest of the week
[Thursday] We did go to the Mall and so did everyone else. How hard can it be to find a tea kettle in London? Many devices to… Read more “The rest of the week”
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