Where Is Safarigal?

In a word, life on board Queen Victoria is great. Yes, we do not have our suitcases. As we had predicted, when we were sailing down the Solent, they were standing alone on the quayside at Ocean Terminal. I imagined that they were feeling much the same way as...

So, we left the Hebridean Princess after a magical week exploring the Scottish Western Isles and headed out to the real world to travel around Scotland, Wales, and England on various train lines to visit friends and family who we had not been able to see for the...

We spent the morning packing. Why is it that every time we go on vacation even if we don’t buy anything, there is always more to pack? I abandoned the challenge and headed up to the lounge to drink champagne and watch the Scottish coastline go by. It was worth it –...

We spent the morning cruising Kyle Rhea and the Sound of Sleat as we made our way towards the island of Mull. Despite ominous dark clouds, the weather held out and it was warm enough to sit out on deck. It was Sunday, and at 12:20 there was a Sunday worship service...

Apparently the absolute best time to see the flocks of birds is at the break of day. Now, we are in the north of Scotland in the middle of spring, and the break of day arrives in what I consider time wise to be the middle of the night. Way, way too early for normal...

We had quite a bumpy night anchored in a bay off the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in the middle of salmon farms. There are a host of fish farms in this region, mostly owned by the Norwegians and Russians. After breakfast we pulled up our anchor and...

When you go on a cruise of the wildlife of the Western Isles you do expect to see wildlife on the Isles. To be fair we have seen a minke whale, seals, and dolphins as well as a variety of sea birds, which of course I can no longer name. However, I really was hoping...

Well, due to bad weather our itinerary has been completely changed, so we don’t know where we will be going from one day to the next. Interestingly enough, no one seems to be at all bothered by this. They sit in the lounge, clutching their binoculars and cameras...

First a bit about our ship, from what I learned on Wikipedia. The MV Hebridean Princess is a cruise ship which is operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life in 1964 as the MacBrayne car ferry and Royal Mail Ship, initially RMS then MV Columba, based in...

  All too soon the crossing was drawing to an end. On May 7th we awoke again to the sound of the foghorn. Looking outside there was not much to see. As much as I hate packing, there was no choice, so out came the 4 suitcases and 2 carry on bags. Let the...

OK, so let’s see if this works better as a featured image. Another wonderful day making our way across the Atlantic Ocean in style. Captain Hashmi said that there were storms in the area, but we are trying to outrun them. I love that we can do that, but I would...

First things first. Even in the time of COVID life on Queen Mary 2 is exceptionally great! Secondly, I know that there is something very wrong with the featured image above. I'm still learning how to do things with this new site. Tomorrow's lesson will need to be...