Day 16 – Madeira(Funchal), Portugal
What a beautiful island. What makes this island different from the others we’ve seen is that it receives water. As…
Day 17 – at sea
I’ve never been to the bridge of the ship. Very surprised they’re allowing us to do this tour while the…
Day 18 – La Coruna, Spain
A Coruña’s (aka La Coruna or Coruna) was a strategic port city within the Galicig region that granted the Romans…
Day 20 – Normandy (Le Havre), France
7am. Time to head out. 10-hour day ahead of us. The plan today is to visit the main landing points…
Day 21 – End of leg 1, Start of leg 2
For the first time this entire trip there’s cold / wet weather. The sailing was filled largely with folks from…
Day 22 – Cherboug, France
Welcome to Sherbet. OK, technically it’s spelled Cherboug but it’s pronounced like the cold dessert. This port is part of…
Day 23 – Giverny and Rouen (Le Havre), France
Today is about Monet and Baroque art. My original plan was to book something to get me to Rouen. It…
Day 24 – at sea
I wanted cold from the beginning of the trip and today we’re feeling it. A brisk 57 degrees is expected…
Day 25 – Oslo, Norway (day 1)
If you could take the Amish from New York and place them in a fishing village you’d have Oslo. I…