Blogs from Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 9

Geo: 50.8998, -1.39561We awake at 6am and Adventure of the Seas is already docked in Southampton. It's a beautiful, crisp sunny morning. P&O's Oriana is silently making her way up the channel to her berth behind us. I can see bleary eyes passengers from that ship looking over at ours. No doubt mulling about their journeys home.We shower, dress and head down to the Vivaldi Dining Room for breakfast. As it's the last morning it's served buffet style rather than waiter service. After that we head up to deck 12 for a walk around in the early morning sunshine. Feels strange to know we have travelled from the new world back to the old without getting on a plane.As it's still too early for us to disembark we head to the Windjammer for some coffee and ... read more

Geo: 51.2351, -1.12359After pasta and a pizza we went to the departure gate at 11pm. We then bumped into a friend from Basingstoke....the second bizarre coincidence of our trip. Following a 12 hour flight to Heathrow Simon was there to take us back to Basingstoke...... Endex!... read more

After our daytrip out to Winchester, we drove back to Basingstoke and met up with our friend's husband at his work. He works for the Lord and Lady of Portsmouth and he gave us a tour of the grounds. It was amazing, and was my wife's favorite part of the entire trip! She loves gardens and they are very lovely here. We walked the grounds of the garden and house for over an hour, while Nikki went to get her kids from school. Later, we all met up at Nikki's house and sat around chatting until dinner, which was basic. We called in for Papa Johns pizza. They had a 2 for 1 deal, so we all got one and ate up, while talking well into the night. This was our last night with our friends ... read more

August 6,2013 London and Portsmouth United Kingdom Arrived Heathrow Airport in London England around 9:45 am .....UK time. Sally met me and we got something to eat while still at the airport. At 10:07...we were on our way to Portsmouth. Sally drove us around the M25 towards Hampshire....Portsmouth where my aunt Philippa and uncle Jeremy live. The journey took us just under two hours and we were both relieved when the both of us got out of the car. I looked at my watch and it read.....11:35 am. A long trip for Sally to drive all that way and I am grateful! The two of us walked through the gate and were greeted by my aunt Philippa and two dogs. Shaka....all black Labrador and Scallywags....a mix terrier and Air dale who was bigger. It was going ... read more

Geo: 50.8998, -1.39561Finally our cruise reached its conclusion. Before disembarking back in Southampton, we had a full day cruising at sea. It was a pretty easy going day. A sleep in, followed by brunch at the Windjammer buffet. The food festival held in the Promenade was little to get excited about. More left overs and dog food than delicacies. We engaged in furious scrabble combat thereafter for the final time. Nat came close, but was still unable to beat me, and as usual was not happy about it. From scrabble, I had to rush to make it for the final football tournament. Brady turned up for a game, but to our dissappointment few others did. Usually theres enough for three teams of 5. Today, just one three on three match. It was tough conditions, a flat ... read more