Sounds like your first few days have gone really well! Not sure about the massage, hope you didn't get more than you bargained for! The food looks really nice, hope that continues. Seen many ants Col? Look forward to the next instalment xx
Aaaaaahhh INDIA........... Peter and I read your blog and looked at the photos and they brought it all back! It is a shit heap but it does get you - one way or the other! Brilliantly written- keep it up, take care of your back and hope the massage helped! All love XX
Sitting overlooking the sea in california having to sip coffee to recover from reading the blog! Phew! All sounds great and the photos are amazing! We fly home tomorrow...all gone so quickly . much love ...
Your tuk tuk tour Hi Sal and gang, really enjoyed ready your first impressions of India....sounds amazing. Next time I moan about Tenterden being too busy I'll remember the 21 million in Mumbai! Hope you enjoy yourselves. love Monica
About time.... ... I was just about to send out the Bengal Lancers to look for you lot. You've been out there for hours and haven't blogged yet.
Sound's like you're having fun and it takes me back to our time there.. noise, car horns and the whole spectrum of human life on display.
Lovely to hear from you... can you put a list the places you're visiting in the next blog so we can envisage the journey.
Have fun and if you go to Delhi take a ride on the rickshaws in the old town.
Bloody cold here.... and set to get worse. Brrrrr.
Cheers for now
Bill n Sue
Welcome back, you intrepid travellers! Hi you two - thanks for putting us on your list - has been fascinating and great to hear all about it! hope returning is not too painful - welcome home - well done Sal for the lecturing - watch this space? Much love - hope see soon.
Hallo Sally and Colin - so now you are homeward bound !! What a wonderful trip you've had - it has been great reading your blog - have really enjoyed it a lot - diane xxx
Wow! I have almost enjoyed it as much as you two! had a great laugh reading about your antics..... and clingons! by the time I see you in January, would not have heard the half of it, having said that,can't believe its been 10 weeks. Safe last bit of your journey. Welcome back to drought soggy Britain!!!
Welcome homeward bound travellers I am so delighted that you have both had a fabulous trip and that Sal has shown her wares to all the passengers. Good on you girl! I have so enjoyed reading your blog, thank-you for including me
Gabby says Hi Love Priscilla
AU REVOIR BLACK WATCH What a superb Blog!! So enjoyed reading it. Well Sal - your new career awaits! Think you were really brave to get up in front of 200+ very critical passengers and speak! Presumably of course you didn't have any slides or stuff to help you so even more commendable! Antigua - once past the boat trip - sounds idyllic as do the Azores. Oh wow, now it's over you guys have so many memories and stories to tell friends and families! Look forward to hearing about 2014 - have you booked??????????
XX
Travelling Companions Glad we aren't the only ones fascinated by your travelling companions - it is better than any soap! We must lead dull lives! You might even miss them when you are back in Slough!
Couldn't make it up! Hi Sally and Col, I do so enjoy reading all this stuff, especially about all the bitchin' that goes on aboard your ship! I hope you will write the screenplay when you get back - who will play you? Scarlet Johannsen and Brad Pitt methinks!!!!
love monica
PS are you ever coming back, we've got a load of filing needs doing!
Hello from cold and rainy Hampton Hill Really enjoying the blogs - places and people (!). When you said you were going on a trip - we can't actually remember you saying that you were going to be away for the best part of 2012 - what some people will do to get out of guiding Thomas Cook groups around London ... (First one last Monday - some things never change ....) and the small matter of some Games taking place here with all the ensuing road closures etc. Trip sounds fantastic. Enjoy the Atlantic - we guess this means you might actually be returning to Blighty at some point before we get into 2013?! Love R&P
how brown are you both getting gosh you so sound so happy and look so happy , what a fantastic time you are both having, wonder what names you would have given us if you didn't know us haha, would love to know. The picture of Sally called pearlys, looks like the guy is touching you made me laugh. Loving reading all and so look forward to seeing you both, have missed talking and having a laugh, have a great last week together , you will soon be back to the rain , yes its raining has been since the hosepipe ban haha, take care you two, continue to have a great time and see such wonderful places, lots of love Jan and Martin xxxxxxxx
hello mateys! Absolutely magical blog-full marks to you both for putting this together! We cannot begin to tell you how much we wish we were still on the ship! The Panama Canal sounded just incredible-we too would have been on board all day just looking! We have seen it from the landside and did indeed spend about 5 hours just watching the different procedures-amazing.We loved all your descriptions of the people and places plus of course the update on the weirdos on board! (note from Peter-PLEASE do not pass on our email address to any of them!!) We are coming over to Southampton on the 26th to collect our cases but have been told not to come before 10.30-11 am. Will you be gone by then do you know? Please keep in touch.....................PS on the strength of your email have ordered loads of the Mitre towels!!! hope they\'re as good as the ones on the ship! x
hello mateys! Absolutely magical blog-full marks to you both for putting this together! We cannot begin to tell you how much we wish we were still on the ship! The Panama Canal sounded just incredible-we too would have been on board all day just looking! We have seen it from the landside and did indeed spend about 5 hours just watching the different procedures-amazing.We loved all your descriptions of the people and places plus of course the update on the weirdos on board! (note from Peter-PLEASE do not pass on our email address to any of them!!) We are coming over to Southampton on the 26th to collect our cases but have been told not to come before 10.30-11 am. Will you be gone by then do you know? Please keep in touch.....................PS on the strength of your email have ordered loads of the Mitre towels!!! hope they\'re as good as the ones on the ship! x
Caribbean Glad to hear you are having such a wonderful cruise (except for some of your fellow passengers!!) Your latest news bought back happy memories for us of the Caribbean cruise we did last year. Loved many of the islands. Hope your homeward bound trip is just as great.
Haven't left comments befoe on your trip but have read your blog with avid interest and envy! Didn't realise we were able to make comments (silly us!). Love B&B
Sounds amazing - am reading my I phone very early sat am - there is not one place u have mentioned I wouldn't want to visit - sounds absolutely wonderful -am visiting Elen, Ed and baby Morgan mid may- not sure when u r back
X
Unbelievable My God you are achieving so much you will definitely need another cruise to recover!
Sounds just amazing.
Will you be keeping in touch with Beryl and Cyril they sound such a nice couple!!!
Keep enjoying
love to you both
Danxxx
oh what a wonderful time you are having love it love it love it , you won't stop talking when you get back am sure, so much to tell us , what an amazing time. Still missing you both though, but reading the blog makes it all better haha. Nothing much happening here, hose pipe ban now and so hasn't stop raining haha, think we had our summer a few weeks ago. Still got my cough great, just won't go away, and guess what Martin's eye has gone hazy again, can you believe that, ever since we moved we have been ill, haha, well thats the bad news over . Have booked David's 30th party so hope you can both make it 12th May, should be a good night. Still haven't booked a holiday as now waiting to see what they say about Martin's eye, so will probably have one after the other or some more curtains haha, that will please him. Only have to do kitchen now and will leave loo and bathroom me thinks as have had enough to last me years haha. Anyway you too continue to enjoy yourselves love you both , and can't wait to see the wonderful photo's , give my love to Cyril and Beryl haha xxxxxxxxxxx and the Lima lady looked good too, hope Col was a good boy xxxx haha xxxx
Brilliant blog We are so enjoying reading your blog (Pete has forwarded it), especially as we have sailed on the same ship. We had a wonderful entertainer too and will tell you one of his filthy jokes when you get home. What amazing experiences you have had - lots more talks coming up I hope and one or two free evenings for SPPC. Benidorm Benny stories are fascinating - we had a decrepit old chap who only ate egg white omelettes! Keep enjoying, Love, E & J
Nuala
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Sounds like your first few days have gone really well! Not sure about the massage, hope you didn't get more than you bargained for! The food looks really nice, hope that continues. Seen many ants Col? Look forward to the next instalment xx