Queen Anne Day 16

Queen Anne Day 16

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria May 18th, 2024 We decided to do a ship’s tour today. Both stops on the itinerary looked interesting, and there looked like plenty of time to look around on our own, which is what we like to do. It was another cloudy rainy day, but our guide...
Queen Anne Day 15

Queen Anne Day 15

Arrecife, Lanzarote May 17th, 2024 Yet another overcast day. It was threatening to rain and the air was heavy with moisture, but luckily no actual precipitation. We decided to risk a potential deluge, and took the shuttle bus to the port gate and from there we walked...
Queen Anne Day 14

Queen Anne Day 14

At Sea May 16th, 2024 It looked like the ship was hardly moving. I wondered why we were going so slowly. I mean I am used to QM2 whizzing along, and not going at a snail’s pace. Maybe we had to go slowly because we were running in the engines. Like you used to do in...
Queen Anne Day 13

Queen Anne Day 13

Funchal, Madeira, Day 2 May 15th, 2024 I had decided to splurge for our 2nd day in Funchal. The shore excursion brochure described a day out on a luxury yacht. We would be sailing up and down the beautiful coastline of Madeira, we would stop to swim and snorkel in the...
Queen Anne Day 12

Queen Anne Day 12

Funchal, Madeira, Day 1 May 14th, 2024 On our visit to Funchal in January we spent a wonderful day exploring the island with my friend Ruth and her husband Joseph. Unfortunately Ruth and Joseph are not in Funchal at the moment, so we were left to our own devices. We...