Category Archives: Excursions

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted on June 24, 2017 by patmathews

Jume 24, 2017 Halifax is a thriving city of 400,000 and has one of the world’s largest harbors, 10 miles long. It was established in 1749 and the fortress was used to protect Boston. Now over 1 million ships come … Continue reading →

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Trois Rivieres, Canada

Posted on June 20, 2017 by patmathews

June 19, 2017 Trois Rivieres is located between Montreal and Quebec City.  We were here on our last trip and just loved this town. I  was looking forward to a shop that is an artist’s collective where I bought a … Continue reading →

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Dublin, Ireland

Posted on June 11, 2017 by patmathews

June 10, 2017 Last night was the final night for Bojan, my favorite casino dealer  (so if you are reading this, please send me your email address, I forgot to ask!)  He has been on for 10 months so I … Continue reading →

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Posted on June 9, 2017 by patmathews

June 9. 2017 This is our first time in Ireland! We have an enrichment lecturer, Jeana Rogers, on the ship now and she provided us with a great overview of Belfast and Dublin. Ironic that we are here the day … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux, France

Posted on June 6, 2017 by patmathews

June 5 and 6, 2017 On June 5, we had an unusual way of arriving in Bordeaux.  We docked in Le Verdon just for a few hours and to let people who were going out on tour depart from that … Continue reading →

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Porto, Portugal

Posted on June 3, 2017 by patmathews

June 2, 2017 Today we had arranged to join a private tour to the wine country in the Douro Valley with Carol Van Meter and her husband along with 2 other couples.  We had a beautiful day and a lovely … 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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