Day 34: Sea days are fun
Our last full day is a sea day. The skipper has put the foot down and we are en route to New York. As our trip winds down we take...
Day 33: Thanks (giving) Bermuda
Another glorious day greets us with a temperature of 23 degrees and stunning sunshine. The turquoise water of Bermuda shimmers at us as if saying goodbye as we prepare to...
Day 32: Turtles, pink sand and spectacular views
We are up early today. A quick breakfast in the main dining room starts us off well before we head ashore. Our tour today starts at 9.00am. We arrive in...
Day 31: Beautiful Bermuda
The ship docks at 8.00am and we rise to a warm day with scattered cloud. We have a shire excursion a little later in the day, but manage to time...
Day 29/30: All at sea, in a good way
Wow. What an awesome experience just cruising across the vast expanse of the North Atlantic Ocean. For two days we cruise in a south east direction. We make about 11...
Day 28: Prima to Bermuda
This trip has been bookended by cruises. The second phase starts today. We head off and say goodbye to the team at the AKA. They are always awesome and so...
May 2024 – London – Day 8: Towers and walls, walls and towers
As I stepped out of Tower Hill station, a sense of anticipation washed over me. I had read about the ancient remnants of the London Wall, but nothing could prepare...
May 2024 – London – Day 7: Hampstead, again!
Our second visit to Hampstead is a lot brighter. The sun is shining and we are keen to fully explore this village and unlock its history. We head back to Hamstead...
May 2024 – London – Day 6: In search of the elusive flying pig
Today we head off to see Battersea Power Station. Work and meetings behind me, we now have a couple of days to explore London together. I take Mardi to what...
May 2024 – London – Day 5: From Nelson to QEII
After a very interrupted sleep, attending meetings back in Australia between 12.30 and 2.30am, plus a couple of early morning meetings back home and follow up with RNIB and Vision...
May 2024 – London – Day 4: Some work and a visit to a late Princess
I set out early to spend the day with colleagues from the RNIB. A quick bus ride along Marylebone Road gets me to Grimaldi House in around 20 minutes. I...
May 2024 – London – Day 3: Wet in Hampstead
It’s a public holiday today in London and sadly for the end of the holiday long weekend it is pouring with rain. Although that doesn’t stop people from going out!!...
May 2024 – London – Day 2: Walking the Thames and finding a globe
Wow, what a day we have. Another glorious morning awaits us as we head out around 10.00am, a Sunday. The sun is shining and the streets are getting busy. We...
1997 Stonehenge: Eerie history
As part of our trip to England, South Africa and India we had an opportunity to take a day trip to Salisbury, Bath and Stonehenge. Stone henge is mindbogglingly surreal....
1997 Bath: Where time stood still
15 August 1997 As part of the trip to Stonehenge, we also stopped off in Bath. The highlight of the day was a visit to the Roman Baths. Still standing...
1997 London: Legendary, for a lot of reasons
July 30 to August 24 1997 We arrived in London to bleak overcast skies. Everyone told me the weather was always miserable. We'd pre arranged accomodation with a couple of...