Category Archives: World Cruises

Lorient, France

Posted on June 7, 2017 by patmathews

June 7, 2017 We happen to have two Irish performers on board right now, so with his usual creativity, our cruise director, Ray, instituted St. Paddy’s Day in June last night in Horizons at 10:30,  complete with the green beer … 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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Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

Posted on June 4, 2017 by patmathews

June 4, 2017 We arrived in the port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz at noon today and it is a port that we ahave to anchor in the bay and we take a tender to the port.  It is a drizzly day and … Continue reading →

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La Coruna, Spain

Posted on June 3, 2017 by patmathews

June 3, 2017 La Corona is one of Spain’s busiest ports. We had originally scheduled a tour today but ended up cancelling it and decided to just experience this lovely European town instead of taking a 7 1/2 hour tour.  … 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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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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