Good morning to all of you suffering the way-below-zero temps at home. It is sunny and 80 degrees at 9:00 AM on the ship! I think we made the right decision by going on this trip. When I'm done here I'll put on my "swimming costume" and get some sun. Hee-hee-hee. We are about half-way across the Atlantic. Although there are some sea swells, it is generally quite calm. Mom has worked her way up to a mile walk around the deck. I tease her that she'll be running it by April. Of course, all the great food gives us a [View Full Entry]

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Early this morning we docked in Las Palmas on Grand Canaria. Unfortunately, it was a cold, windy and rainy day so we were not inclined to do much. I tried to find a WiFi site so I could use my laptop to send some photos, but since it was Sunday almost everything was closed. My computer showed some available connections, but their names didn't indicate where to go to find their passwords. The main purpose of the stop was to refuel because now we are heading across the Atlantic to the Caribbean whcih will take 6-7 days. Our next stop is [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everybody! We made it! We're sailing away off the coast of France, heading South toward the Canary Islands which will be our first stop. The flight from Minneapolis went perfectly -- we had a female captain! -- but I was dismayed to see a layer of snow at the London (Heathrow) airport. I thought we'd left that all behind us. They say they are having their coldest winter since 2000. Of course, it is nothing compared to Minnesota. A car was waiting at the airport to whisk us down to Southampton where we stayed overnight. We boarded the ship, Black [View Full Entry]

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We leave here Sunday, January 4th, one of the busiest travel days of the year. We'll be taking Northwest to London then traveling to Southampton for a hotel overnight before boarding "The Black Watch" (Fred. Olsen Cruise Line) on Tuesday, January 6th. We can hardly wait! Thanks for joining us on our adventure. [View Full Entry]

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