Iceland

The garden was waiting The sun shone to the extent we had to wear our sunnies when we went to The Grill on our last night. Oh yeah, it...

The beautiful Antrim coast from Dunluce Castle It was a very bouncy trip on the Zodiac, coming back from Iona and we were soaked from...

Special Boat Service prepare for a rumble I am never going on another ship again. Oh, I seem to remember saying that the last time and...

Negotiating the corridors towards a bouncy breakfast Stormy it was. And still is. Our sleep in the night was disturbed and the ship...

The view in Mjóifjörður We leave Eskifjordur all briefed up. We know what we’re doing and when we’re doing it, or so we thought. Being...

Icelandic Geothermal Experience at Vök Baths As Gabrielle mentioned in yesterday’s post, the weather is closing in and overnight we...

Geitafoss Falls Yet another evening where we’re knackered, but good knackered. As we set off from Veiðlieysufjörður, we had a Fulmar...

Djúpavík and the herring factory Malmay Island was our third tour of the day yesterday, but thankfully no Zodiacs this time! This was...

Basalt columns at Hofsós We were fairly tired after our exertions in Tumavík. Not because of the walk, but the Zodiac experience and...

Negotiating crates to stay out of the water “You are just the chicest couple every time I see you.” Ah yes. Another of our growing legion...

Putting the ice in Iceland There are some who ask why I cruise, considering the queasiness I experience every time. Because I love my...

A very windy walk Much excitement last evening as it’s the Captain’s Reception in the Panorama Lounge, along with senior officers and...

Soay sheep greet us on St Kilda We are learning how to play the game here. We had a briefing at 6.15pm yesterday for our next stop, St...

The path up to Duart Castle At 6pm we are waiting for departure, glass of pop in hand, loitering meaningfully on our balcony while...

Testing the wines at lunchtime Nothing to fault with The Premier Inn at Terminal 2. We had a nice room overlooking the runway, but with...

So you think we can relax before we get picked up? Have you met Gabrielle Hadley? Last minute preparations are always the order of the...

Gabrielle masters the packing ready for the cruise and muses on the specifications of SilverWind

The flag is exactly where we are NOT going It seems a long time since we last put fingertips to keyboard - our Sri Lanka trip , to be...