Author - Marty

A little post script

Bet you thought you were done with me…this will really be the last post. It’s 6 days since we arrived home. I’ve had to cook my own food, make my own bed and I’ve done a mountain of laundry. Welcome back to the real world, Marty. I went to have the...

Journey’s End

It was a very long day. We had to be in the lobby at 7:00 AM for the private car to pick us up for the ride to Heathrow. We had lots of baggage. I had 4 suitcases plus a backpack and a tote bag. I was carrying a heavy load. Our check in at...

Tina, boat ride and the eye

We were able to get tickets to see the play, Tina, about Tina Turner’s life. It was a great play. When the show was over and the cast had taken their bows, they sang 2 more songs and brought the house down. The woman who plays Tina is a good actress...

Goodbye Viking Neptune

We were up early this morning to get ready to vacate the room by 8:00 AM. Our bags were gone last night. I sent off 4 bags, 3 suitcases and my carry on bag. I still had a very heavy backpack, tote bag and my purse. I will have to whittle all...

Dover, England

‘We got up early to see the white cliffs of Dover. They are pretty spectacular. We entered the breakwater, turned around and backed into the berth. It amazes me that they can maneuver this huge ship so well. We cancelled our tour and I just went into town on the shuttle with Betty and...

Honfleur, France

‘Sorry I missed last night. We went to the entertainment last night which was the farewell show. The entertainers sang, the Hotel Manager spoke and the captain gave a speech. He told us if we started in Ft Lauderdale, at the end of the trip Thursday, we will have gone 32,204 miles....

Le Mont Saint Michel

We anchored in the bay near St Malo this morning. Our tour was early. There were 8 of us who were going and managed to get on the same bus. It was fun to see the place with a group. We drove about 45 minutes to the Mont. Then walked a ways to...

Last Day at Sea

it was a very dark, dreary day today. It rained off and on and the temperature was in the high 50’s. Not a day to be outside. I went to art class where we made a bookmark with the line designs. It was to represent Lisbon so it was a fish,...

A Coruna, Spain

‘Our tour today took us to Santiago de Compostela about an hour away from the port. If anyone saw the movie, The Way, with Martin Sheen, you will know about this cathedral. There is a pilgrimage trail that goes across southern France. It goes through Santiago de Compostela and ends at...

Porto, Portugal

‘We didn’t get the tour we wanted here so we had a day on our own with Beryl and Ben. We had breakfast together, then got off the ship. It was cold and blustery. I felt sorry for the young people who were checking people in for tours. They were out in the...