Category Archives: Excursions

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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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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Luxor, Egypt

Posted on May 14, 2017 by patmathews

May 12 and 13, 2017 Here we are in Egypt, our first trip here.  We arrived at the port of Safaga (large port but small town of 5000).  It is 143 miles from here to Luxor and takes about 4 … Continue reading →

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Aqaba, Jordan

Posted on May 11, 2017 by patmathews

May 11, 2017 Last night, Graham Denison, our artist, held his last cocktail party and he unveiled his latest painting. the Taj Mahal.  He does all of his painting with a pallet knife and they are amazing. Our Captain Maroje … Continue reading →

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Salalah, Oman

Posted on May 8, 2017 by patmathews

May 6, 2017 Unlike Muscat, Salalah faces the Arabian Sea.  The other side of the city faces the Dhofar Mountains.  It is the capital city of the Dhofar region and the largest port in Oman.  Oman has about 3 million … Continue reading →

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