by Safarigal | May 21, 2024 | My sixth Queen
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...
by Safarigal | May 19, 2024 | My sixth Queen
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...
by Safarigal | May 19, 2024 | My sixth Queen
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...
by Safarigal | May 16, 2024 | My sixth Queen
At Sea May 13th, 2024 Yay, another sea day The maintenance man reappeared first thing in the morning, accompanied by another man, and they quickly opened up the panel and started to work on the heating/cooling situation. We went up to the Commodore Club. We were the...
by Safarigal | May 16, 2024 | My sixth Queen
At Sea May 12th, 2024 Mother’s Day We woke up to the sound of the foghorn. Yes, we were in a thick fog bank. The sound continued all morning as we slowly edged our way through the murky gloom. As we sat down to lunch the fog was still with us. However as I ate my...
