Ny-London and a polar bear!
Yesterday morning we’d hoped to visit Ny-London but a cruise ship had arrived to take a party of 95 ashore. There’s a limit of 100… Read More »Ny-London and a polar bear!
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Setting sail on ‘SV Noorderlicht’
Having arrived in Longyearbyen we had a day to explore before boarding the ship at 1600. It’s only a small town, built in 1906 by… Read More »Setting sail on ‘SV Noorderlicht’
Segovia
Having stopped overnight on our drive down, we decided to spend a day exploring the city on our return.
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Arcos de la Frontera & back to la Herradura
On Tuesday we headed back for Arcos de la Frontera and have now returned to la Herradura.
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Heading west in the rain
It’s forecast to rain later, so we decide to move on . . .
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Chipiona and Sanlúcar de Barrameda
With the weather looking fair, we decided to stay in the area for a few more days.
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Ile d’Oléron and Gironde Estuary en route south
We decided to explore Château d’Oleron before driving down to Royan for our next stop along the route ‘Cachalot’ took in 1955.
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Port wine tasting, then north towards Spain
Bev did some research of the port lodges and booked tickets for Friday at Ferreira, the oldest lodge and still owned by the Portuguese. We… Read More »Port wine tasting, then north towards Spain
Heading north: Lisbon to Porto
Departing 1000 on Wednesday 17 April we’re heading for Lisbon, Porto and on to Bragança to make our way north in one long drive. Decided… Read More »Heading north: Lisbon to Porto