Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 4

Saturday: This was our 4th day cruising from Hallifax to Iceland. Each day we are getting closer and tomorrow should be the last "sea day" for a while. Friday the temperature had warmed to about 51 and today was a high near 49, so it's not as chilly as it was earlier. Yesterday we continued to have fog much of the time, but today was partly cloudy and even sunny occasionally. The sea swells are pretty small so the ride has been nice and smooth for the past few days. Still the outside decks have been fairly empty and the internal lounges fairly crowded. Those who were out walking were pretty well bundled up. Last night we lost an hour on the clock and the same will happen again tonight. So our internal clocks are getting ... read more

Hello on our way sailing to Iceland. If we were at home we would be sending a birthday card to our friend from Ken Richardson. Unfortunately, there is nothing in the mail, so you have to settle for this world-wide broadcast of your birthday greeting. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And we got an update from our daughter Valerie regarding our cat. Happily, she reported that Nala has been behaving herself and has been settling in very well. She seems to have found a way to hide behind the curtain and jump out and startle Tessa. No telling what other tricks she will learn before we come home. This morning started an hour early with another time zone passing beneath our keel as we continue to sail Northeast. All day was foggy with the ship sounding its foghorn periodically. ... read more

Hello again. This morning the clocks moved forward an hour preparing us for Halifax time when we reach port in a couple of days. We tried setting an alarm so we would get up early and could go to the dining room for breakfast, but that plan misfired, and we slept until after 10:00. That’s the relaxed lifestyle we have adopted for this cruise. We had a nice buffet breakfast in the Horizon Court, but it was so late in the morning that we simply skipped lunch. There is a nearly endless list of activities available on the ship, but we opted for a quiet afternoon in the cabin watching a movie (called “A man named Otto”). Janet can’t ever just sit and watch a show, so she worked on one of her stitching projects too. ... read more

Hello, This includes a couple of pictures from yesterday and one from today. Last night we sailed through the weather front off Florida's coast, so the ride was a little bumpy. But we were safely tucked into bed and actually slept pretty well. It was a little tricky walking when we had to get up in the night, but no real problems. However, we slept so late in the morning that we missed the dining room hours, and we had breakfast in the Horizon Court. Today was the first meeting of the knitting group on the cruise and Janet showed off some of her needlework. Good news for the Hook & Needle people back at home, she has finished a scarf already. At the same time David watched the Martini Demonstration where they mixed a variety ... read more

World Cruise 10 Due in Muscat, Oman on 25th March We had a speaker on before we got to the Gulf who was really interesting, talking in general about Oman, that I knew nothing about. I hope you find it as fascinating as I did. Frankincense and myrrh. A heady Arabian mix that is Oman Typical thoughts about the Arabian Peninsula…. For the first half of the 20th century was closed. Muscat was a fishing port. It is a land of minarets, mosques and mountains. Donkeys and mules were still important in the villages. Because it developed late it was able to learn from the UAE states and has an old blend with the new. It has the faraj irrigation system from 1000BC and the interior fortress are impressive. It is one of the most mountainous ... read more