Wrong question but the answer is, “Probably not.” A better question is, “Are we glad we did it?” The answer to that is “Absolutely!” We experienced exotic… Read more “Would we do it again?”
Category: World Cruise
Rock of Gibraltar & Bay of Biscay
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and headland, on Spain’s south coast. It’s dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high limestone ridge. First settled by the… Read more “Rock of Gibraltar & Bay of Biscay”
Oman: Salalah
Oman is the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, on the Arabian Sea between the Gulf of Oman (leading into the Persian Gulf) and the Sea of… Read more “Oman: Salalah”
Meteorology
I will ponder Middle East tensions later; today I’m staring at a perfectly flat ocean solving easier problems. But first, would anyone anywhere ever say, “I’m from the… Read more “Meteorology”
Safe Haven
Today, Friday, the 31st of March is a day at sea for us, enroute from the Maldives to Oman. After Salalah, Oman, we cross the Gulf of Aden… Read more “Safe Haven”
Sri Lanka: Colombo
Colombo is the largest city on the island and the business and commercial center of the country. It was named by the Portuguese in the early 16th… Read more “Sri Lanka: Colombo”
ABC Islands
We have done the A and B of the ABC former Dutch colonies: Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. If Bonaire sounds French, the capitol is Kralendjik and the… Read more “ABC Islands”
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”
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”
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