Category Archives: Europe

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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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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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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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on May 20, 2017 by patmathews

May 19, 2007 As I mentioned in the Cyprus post, the winds were 40 mph and too dangerous for us to go to Kos since it is a tender port and running the tenders in high winds (as we found … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 18, 2017 Limassol is Cyprus’ second largest city.  The population is 200,000.  When we were here last time, we visited Nicosia, the only capital city in the world to remain divided by force.  The Green Line divides this city … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on September 5, 2015 by patmathews

September 5 We arrived in Limassol, the main port of Cyprus, around 12 noon today and left on our excursion to Khirokitia and Nicosia at 12:15.  It is very hot here and reached 100 in Nicosia. First we went to … Continue reading →

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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on September 4, 2015 by patmathews

September 4 We arrived in Rhodes, Greece this morning and went on an excursion to the ancient town of Lindos. Along the way we heard about Colossus, one of the original 7 wonders of the ancient world (5 were Greek … Continue reading →

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