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May 4, 2023 Around 8 AM we anchored on the pier in the port of Punta Delgada on the Island of San Miguel. There are 69,000 inhabitants on the island, apparently there are the same amount of cows. Dairy is big business here. Other means of income are, fishing and tourism. Our first glance fromContinue reading “Punta Delgada, Azores”

May 1, 2023 Today we set foot on shore in our second stop in Ireland, a port called Cobh (cove) this is Town of 12000 located on an island in the Cork City harbour . Cork itself has a population of 240K and is the second largest City in Ireland. Many large   international companies haveContinue reading “Cobh (Cork) Ireland”

April 30, 2023 We sailed into Dun Laoghaire early this morning. Dun is a suburb from Dublin. This port is also a tender port. Smaller cruise ships are still able to land in Dublin. Also, apparently the dock in Dublin is owned by a Chinese firm and the cost to dock there are very highContinue reading “Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) Ireland”

April 29, 2023 This morning we moored in the bay outside the port of Oban in Scotland. Today’s port is another tender port. Around 10:00 Am we left the ship to catch the tender boat to the port, about a 20 min boat ride.For today we didn’t book a tour, but decided to explore onContinue reading “Oban, Scotland”

April 28, 2023 Today we visit  a new country on our journey, Scotland. We anchored in the bay at Portree on the island of Skye. Skyye has a population of 13000 , where almost 2500 live in the capital of Portree. The island is very rugged with rolling hills and is  mainly used for grazingContinue reading “Portree, Skye, Scotland”

April 26, 2023 This morning we sailed into Bergen Norway, The second largest City in Norway. it is an international center for aqua culture and it is also the center for the offshore petroleum industry. It is one of the main stops for cruise ships in Europe with over 300 calls a year.  For todayContinue reading “Bergen, Norway”

April, 25, 2023 After been in the sickbay (my cabin) for 2 days with a bad cold, today was the day to set foot on shore again. We woke up on the end of a fjord in a small town called Eidfjord. It was a very picturesque town with mainly white colored houses spread outContinue reading “Eidfjord, Norway”

April 22, 2023 After a scenic Voyage this morning,we arrived in Oslo the Capital of Norway. I didn’t sleep very well last night and developed a nasty head cold and decided to stay in my room today. As we are docked very close to the City, Carol decided to venture out on her own. BelowContinue reading “Oslo, Norway”

April 21, 2023 We arrived at Copenhagen around 7 AM. This morning I was up early and managed to see the sunrise over Sweden. I didn’t realize that Denmark and Sweden are located so close together, just a narrow strip of water in between. We had a shore excursion booked for 1 PM. First weContinue reading “Copenhagen, Denmark”

April 18, 19, 2023 Amsterdam, Day 1 I woke up this morning when we were already cruising through the North Sea Canal between IJmuiden and Amsterdam. I rushed upstairs to the Lido dining room to witness this. it was interesting to be so high on the water of the canal compared to the land behindContinue reading “Amsterdam, Netherlands”