Blogs from Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Saturday 20th January One of the advantages of taking a Saga cruise is that you have a courtesy car pick you up from home and take you to the Port. The journey to Portsmouth on a Saturday was without hitch, the driver had an eta arrival slot at the Naval Port so we had a 45 minute comfort stop en route. The cruise terminal at Portsmouth was new to us since our last cruise this time last year, as soon as the car pulled up our baggage was taken straight to the ship, check in was very efficient and as David had the wheelchair everyone was so helpful. As we arrived on board staff were lined up to greet us and escort us to our cabin, we had an adapted cabin to accommodate the wheelchair. Everything ... read more

Cruise Day Today is the start of our British Isles cruise with Princess departing from Southampton. We took an Uber from our cousin Jean’s house to the London Victoria Coach Station. From the Coach station, we boarded a coach prearranged with Princess Cruises to the Southampton Princess Cruise port. After getting our Princess Medallions we settled into our rooms and started to explore the ship. We enjoyed the buffet, sat in the hot tub and had some coffee at the café. We enjoyed some alcoholic beverages while reading our books by the pool. There were various activities on the ship and we enjoyed picking and choosing the activities we wanted to go to. There were daily shows and movies under the stars. However, what Renata and I enjoyed the most were the various ports of call ... read more

March 31 – We’re Alive..... Kirsten wakes me up.... It’s 6:30 am, we’re alive and we’ve made it to Southampton. I rollover and mumble great, wake me up later for breakfast in a couple of hours. Just like an alarm clock, Kirsten wakes me up fully dressed and ready to explore Southampton. I rollout and crawl to the bathroom. Kirsten says I’ll be up on the LIDO deck waiting for you, the next sound I hear is the door slamming. I’m half dressed, brushing my teeth and I hear the door opening. It’s Edwin, coming to clean the room. I swear he is living in our closet. I finish dressing and head out the door, Goodbye Mr. Steve.... Kirsten in true form is waiting and ready to go, she has made me breakfast and lunch and ... read more

3rd October As we sailed out of Portsmouth we had a fabulous view of the huge aircraft carrier The Prince of Wales and the Spinnaker Tower. We also passed by the war memorial, landing craft area and the Southsea castle we had visited earlier in the day. The zoom on my camera worked brilliantly. I was amused to catch two naval joggers doing their run around the deck. We are now in Dover, it’s changeover day but there are around 100 passengers like us who are staying on board for the next voyage to the Norwegian Fjords.... read more

Hello everyone! I am totally new to blogging and this is my very first entry. I honestly don't know how to create a blog or add photos, but bear with me and we will get through this together! The photo is of a bi-plane - roughly 100 years old. Made from wood, cloth and held together with wires. This is currently on display at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection in Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Please pay a visit when you can, it's a small place but with alot of history and you can even sit in the planes and... read more