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Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on June 1, 2017 by patmathews

May 31 and June 1, 2017 May 31 Our plan today was to visit with Meg Mann and her husband, Mark.  Meg is a coaching colleague who lives in Lisbon but was originally from Florida. Our sail in was beautiful!  … Continue reading →

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Two days in Seville, Spain

Posted on May 30, 2017 by patmathews

May 29 and 30 Last time we were in this area, we docked at the seaport in Cadiz which is at least a 2 hour drive to Seville – so we never actually explored Seville.  We were surprised to learn … Continue reading →

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Gibraltar, UK

Posted on May 29, 2017 by patmathews

May 28, 2017 Our captain told us that we would be sailing by the rock at about 6:30 AM so I was out on the balcony in the semi-darkness to catch the photos.  It was more like 7 AM and … Continue reading →

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Almeria, Spain

Posted on May 29, 2017 by patmathews

May 27, 2107 Beautiful sunrise this morning! The province of Almeria is a strange corner of Spain.  Inland, it has an almost lunar landscape of desert, sandstone cones and dried up riverbeds.  On our trip today we saw the greenhouses, … Continue reading →

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Alicante, Spain

Posted on May 26, 2017 by patmathews

May 26, 2017 Another beautiful day in the Mediterranean!  We have never been to Alicante so we decided to do a highlights tour. Here’s the view as we sailed in – lots of hills! We visited the fort you see … Continue reading →

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Barcelona, Spain

Posted on May 25, 2017 by patmathews

May 25, 2017 Today starts a string of 15 days in port – no restful sea days!  It will be a whirlwind of activity, tours, great food and wine and hopefully this fabulous weather will hold out. We had a … Continue reading →

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Civitavecchia, Italy

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 23, 2017 This city is the gateway to Rome. Our original plan was to take the train to Rome but the arrival of Trump in the city deterred us because of the added security and the potential for not … Continue reading →

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Gaeta, Italy

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 22, 2017 Last night we had a sailaway party in Alan and Beverly’s suite.  Here are some of the pictures.  Norm brought one of the 2 liter bottles of wine and everyone liked it! There was a beautiful rainbow, … Continue reading →

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More anniversary pictures

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 14 – Vow renewal Here are the pictures that Robert took of our ceremony. And these are from Rhoda: and of our dinner on  May 17

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Catania, Sicily

Posted on May 21, 2017 by patmathews

May 21, 2017 As we arrived in Catania this morning, we had a beautiful view of Mt. Etna which is 25 miles from the terminal.  Etna remains Europe’s most active volcano yet there is always a blanket of snow there.  … Continue reading →

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