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wear_yellow said:
Will be interested to hear your thoughts on cruising Theo. Mrs W_Y has been suggesting (nagging) that we try a cruise for a couple of years now and I have managed to swerve/ignore/change the subject - but my wriggle room is getting smaller each year, so will be interested to hear how you got on.
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It probably wouldn't have been my choice, w-y, but Mrs H has always wanted to see the far north and I'm sure we'll manage to enjoy ourselves. I'll certainly offer a few thoughts when we return. One good thing is they're picking us up from our door which means Mrs H can pack several tons of luggage!
 
Morning all, it finally stopped raining enough to go down the fields to see how things were after nearly three weeks away. Water in the green lane that I use was 6"-9" deep in places and the grass that I had given a short hair cut to was now generally 10" high. When it dries out a bit I will have a weeks work just to get back to how it was. Lots of work before and after makes one question the benefits of a holiday.
On the subject of cruise ships I noticed one leaving Toulon harbour. Seems that it has 2,000 passengers on a 10 day trip around the Med. Not sure what the inside is like, but the Corsican ferry is rather more elegant externally. Four hours on the Dieppe-Newhaven ferry twice a year does me for cruising as the food and drink is not great, but 6.5 hours from Corsica with a meal in their very decent restaurant is better.
I hope you have a great time Theo, and will look forward to your impressions when you return.
 
hornethologist a.k.a. theo said:
It probably wouldn't have been my choice, w-y, but Mrs H has always wanted to see the far north and I'm sure we'll manage to enjoy ourselves. I'll certainly offer a few thoughts when we return. One good thing is they're picking us up from our door which means Mrs H can pack several tons of luggage!
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If I was to go on a cruise I would prefer the north or Alaska, but I think Mrs W_Y has her sights set on warmer climes!
 
hornethologist a.k.a. theo said:
Morning all

Serious packing begins today as we prepare for our first ever cruise, heading for Svalbard via Bergen and Tromso. Never been up to the Arctic Circle before and hoping we get to see polar bears, whales, puffins etc as well as some spectacular scenery. A few interesting excursions booked on the way but being on a ship with 400 others for a couple of weeks could be challenging! At least we have a cabin with our own balcony...
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We just had a superb Norwegian cruise. We also for all the same reasons had a cabin with a balcony.... plus we struggle a bit with a/c. It also meant we could do our own thing. We met some like minded people and did several of the lanbd excursions just on our own too.

However we did do the helicopter ride over the fjords and glacier which cost and arm and a leg but was amazing.

We only went as far north as Geiranger fjord then Olden, Flam and Bergen, ( we travelled from Liverpool around the Scottish Isles)

BUT.... I am already looking at more northerly trips.

We went with Fred Olsen, fairly small ship around 750 (!) people... and no kids which was great.......
 
yorkshirehornet said:
We just had a superb Norwegian cruise. We also for all the same reasons had a cabin with a balcony.... plus we struggle a bit with a/c. It also meant we could do our own thing. We met some like minded people and did several of the lanbd excursions just on our own too.

However we did do the helicopter ride over the fjords and glacier which cost and arm and a leg but was amazing.

We only went as far north as Geiranger fjord then Olden, Flam and Bergen, ( we travelled from Liverpool around the Scottish Isles)

BUT.... I am already looking at more northerly trips.

We went with Fred Olsen, fairly small ship around 750 (!) people... and no kids which was great.......
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We go from Dover and the 400 passengers excludes kids and, though it's Saga, specifies that passengers need to be fit because not all ports of call can be reached without transferring to smaller boats. A scientist who researches the impacts of global warming in the Arctic and his wife, a contact of Mrs H, and who edits research on the subject will meet us on Svalbard and give us a private tour.
 
hornethologist a.k.a. theo said:
We go from Dover and the 400 passengers excludes kids and, though it's Saga, specifies that passengers need to be fit because not all ports of call can be reached without transferring to smaller boats. A scientist who researches the impacts of global warming in the Arctic and his wife, a contact of Mrs H, and who edits research on the subject will meet us on Svalbard and give us a private tour.
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Sounds great :)
 
Morning all from a damp, cold and windy West West London...gagging for a hot drink but the vending machine in broken and Costa does not open for another 30 mins!
 
Morning all, the rain keeps on coming and there is serious flooding in parts of France. Although we do not have anything on that scale in these parts I did see that the town campsite alongside the river had disappeared under water. It is just as well that it will not have many arrivals before the end of the month.
 
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This went past my daughters house in Glos. The owner gets to just about every home game.
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I have seen a barge on the Grand Union near The 3 Locks at Late and Buggered that is decorated in those disgusting Orange colours of our smelly neighbours - I also seem to remember it was called Kenilworth. Mrs W_Y & I used to train by walking along the canal usually early in the morning and she stopped me from slipping it's moorings on a couple of cold wet days!
 
Afternoon all. Last day in Morocco flying back tonight. Jumper and jeans at the ready for disembarking at 2:30 am or stupid o'clock as I call it! Loved it here.
 
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