Category Archives: Spring 2024

Casablanca, Morocco

Posted on April 14, 2024 by patmathews

April 13, 2024 Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city and industrial center. When we arrived at the port, we saw that the Regent ship that has been either leading or following us had already arrived. It is another beautiful day, predicted … Continue reading →

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Agadir, Morocco

Posted on April 12, 2024 by patmathews

April 12, 2024 This is our first time in Morocco and is one of the main reasons we decided on this itinerary. Although we have been in several ports in the area, Morocco was never one of them. When we … Continue reading →

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Arrecife (Lanzarote), Spain

Posted on April 11, 2024 by patmathews

April 11, 2024 Yesterday we were notified that the tour we had scheduled was canceled. So, our plan is to see this port on our own. This is the third of the Canary Islands that we visit on this trip. … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Posted on April 10, 2024 by patmathews

April 10, 2024 Today was a day of embarkation for new guests for this segment of the cruise. Here is our itinerary. It was still dark when we woke up so these are the first pictures I got. As you … Continue reading →

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Posted on April 9, 2024 by patmathews

April 9, 2024 My previous post just loaded after I tried for 2 days. It has been hard to get the pictures downloaded during our 2 days at sea. Finally it worked! So let’s hope this one works too. Las … Continue reading →

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Porto Grande, Cape Verde

Posted on April 7, 2024 by patmathews

April 6, 2024 After 4 days of crossing the Atlantic and three time changes moving the clock ahead 1 hour, we reached land in Cape Verde. The Atlantic crossing was relatively smooth which is not always the case. We had … Continue reading →

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4 days at sea on the way to Cape Verde

Posted on April 5, 2024 by patmathews

April 5, 2024 I decided to combine all of the sea days into one post. We will reach Cape Verde at noon tomorrow and the 4 day Atlantic crossing has been pretty calm. It is windy with some waves and … Continue reading →

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Bridgetown, Barbados

Posted on April 3, 2024 by patmathews

April 1, 2024 We were in Barbados in December and explored Harrison’s Caves then. You can search the site for that post if you are interested. The trip we really wanted to do then was the catamaran sail and snorkel. … Continue reading →

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Roseau, Dominica

Posted on April 1, 2024 by patmathews

March 31, 2024 Easter Sunday, and I was awake early enough to catch the sunrise! Our first visit to Dominica was on our Vista cruise in December where our son arranged a private tour of the island sights. If you … Continue reading →

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Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands

Posted on March 31, 2024 by patmathews

March 30, 2024 The British Virgin Islands are comprised of around 60 tropical islands ranging in size from the largest, Tortola, to tiny uninhabited islands. Most of the islands are volcanic in origin and have a hilly, rugged terrain. The … Continue reading →

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