Par avion…..

The alarm went off at 4:30am as planned. It really wasn’t that difficult to get up and get ready. Using the tiny lift for us and all the bags was a little bit of a manoeuvre but managed it quite well. Only realising we hadn’t turned off the air conditioning before leaving but we had […]

hasta la proxima vez…(until next time in Spanish)

The very last day on holiday and it’s gone really quickly. Mostly because we simply lazed around for ages and only left the house around two for a late brunch. We found a little cafe which was very organic. I had their gucamale dip which was different but very nice washed down with fresh squeezed […]

Landlubbers again…..

On the day of departure from the cruise it’s a weird feeling. To begin the cruise you feel all welcomed by everyone, but at the end you just seem to be in the way. 😕 Firstly our mini bar had been locked by the time we came back to the cabin last night. Then we […]

Day one – onto the cruise ship

Breakfast was up the road this morning. We found a nice little shop that did desayuno (breakfast) it was quite leisurely because although we’d booked out of Hostal Apolo they very kindly secured our bags until we were going to go to the Ship. Moving along we came to a clothes shop called Humana. Some […]

Going and coming……

Up at the crack of dawn to ready myself for the trip to Belfast international airport. Leaving at 7 to make sure that we reached there by 8 just in case there was more traffic. The mist (I call them low hanging clouds) was quite heavy in parts on the way and I wondered if […]