Author: David

May 30, Portimao Portugal 0

May 30, Portimao Portugal

Today the ship had to anchor outside in the bay at Portimao, Portugal. That meant we had to take the Tenters (Lifeboats use to ferry us to the dock as well as being available...

May 29, Cadiz Spain 0

May 29, Cadiz Spain

Cadiz, Spain. We decided to just take the Hop On Hop Off bus from the ship to get an overview of the city. We rushed breakfast to get to the theatre, the meeting place...

May 28, Gibraltar, UK Territory 0

May 28, Gibraltar, UK Territory

We arrived at sunrise and what a beautiful sunrise it was. We booked a taxi tour from the ship, We had the best tour guide/driver. He was born there and really gave us a...

Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26. 0

Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26.

We are in Valencia, Spain. We were supposed to have an excursion to drive through the town and then go to the Oceanografic Park, the largest Aquarium in Europe. Sadly the ship’s excursion was...

Barcelona, May 21 thru May 24 0

Barcelona, May 21 thru May 24

May 21 Our first full day in Barcelona. Having been here several times before we wanted to just enjoy the city and the neighborhood and the beach. We also wanted to go somewhere each...

May 21, Paris to Barcelona 0

May 21, Paris to Barcelona

We were up early, mostly pack with a few last things to throw in and get dressed and off to the train station to catch the 7:40am train. We picked this area to be...

May 20, 2026. Disneyland Paris 0

May 20, 2026. Disneyland Paris

We got up early to take the train to Disneyland Paris about a 35 minute ride, again with lots of commuters. Most really move fast in the train station just like they do on...

May 19, 2026 0

May 19, 2026

Up early to have breakfast with more of that fresh squeezed orange juice. Weather is still dark but minimal rain so we’ll take it. David has now relearned how to take the metro. It...