2nd visit to the cage bar – it was only supposed to be a quick beer then back to the suite for a lie down but, after 4-beers we decided to stop at the glass house on board and have a late lunch (we can then skip the evening meal) which was to be accompanied by a glass of Bacchus and a glass of fizzy pop only to find out that lunch included two glasses of sparking white wine which naturally, accompanied our original choice.
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#51 St Vincent – Day 21 (Day 7 of Week 3)
Posted: July 25, 2024 in 2024, Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, OaP, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2024, adventure, Britannia, Cruise, Cruising, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, Travel, vacation, wanderlust
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#51 See The Sea Day – Day 20 (Day 6 of Week 3)
Posted: July 25, 2024 in 2024, Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, OaP, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2024, adventure, Cruise, Cruising, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, seetheseaday, Travel, vacation, wanderlust
Today was another day when we were to be made to feel very special, recognised and appreciated. Today, once more, we were invited to senior officers lunch with the odd drink or two, or three, or four 🥴. After which, once more, both Podge and Tubbs needed a bit of a lie down afterwards.
#51 Bonaire – Day 19 (Day 5 of Week 3)
Posted: June 19, 2024 in 2024, Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2024, Britannia, Cruise, Cruising, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbagocruising, Travel, vacation
Today was to be the day when Podge found the ideal tour for The Duchess, it was an excursion to view the Bonaire Flamingos and the Salt Flats of Bonaire (Picture from BonaireSeaSalt.com), a journey through the lush mangrove preserves towards the beautiful south-east of Bonaire. To be honest, I suspect Debbie had no real interest in the Salt Flats as her primary interest was seeing the pink flamingos. 🦩
(more…)#28 Sydney
Posted: June 12, 2024 in Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, OaP, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2014, Arcadia, Australia, Cruise, cruise ship, Cruising, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Marriage at Sea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, PodgeThePuffer, seetheseaday, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Travel, Tubbs, vacation, Wedding
Sydney; The land of Sun, Melting Tar, Wind, Thunder Lightning & Rain
And we were only there for two days and a night.
This is an epic: I make no apologies: Sydney is, after all an epic city.
(more…)#10 An Amazon Adventure
Posted: June 11, 2024 in Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, OaP, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2007, adventure, Ariau Towers, Breamar, Cruise, cruise ship, Cruising, Fred Olsen, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, Pink Dolphins, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, PodgeThePuffer, seetheseaday, The Amazon, Travel, Tubbs
Until I mentioned it, The Duchess had never heard of the existence of Pink Dolphins and no matter how much I tried to persuade her, she would have none of it. So, all I could do was to book a cruise that would take us from Barbados down to the mouth of the Amazon and then upstream all the way to Manaus (The capital of the vast state of Amazonas), a distance of about 1000 kilometres. While there we would embark on an excursion to a jungle lodge then known as Ariau Towers ( no longer operating 😦 ).
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The Adventures of Podge & Tubbs 
