City Walls St Malo france St Malo during the middle ages was a fortified island at the mouth of the Rance River. Modern Saint-Malo traces its origins to a monastic…
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Vigo Spain
Mont de Castro fortress. Today we set out on a hill climb to try and work off extravagant amounts of food we have been consuming on the Ryndam. Even though…
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Another one for the police collection Lisbon Lisbon is positioned on seven low hills beside the north side of the Rio Tejo ( Tagus River) that once lured traders and…
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Cadiz stands on a peninsula jutting out into a bay. Named Gadir by the Phoenicians, who founded this trading post in 1100 BC, it was later controlled by the Carthaginians…
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Fire Mountains - Lazarote Canary Islands Spain Apr 2011 Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is part of a chain of islands autonomous to Spain in the Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast…
Read MoreSanta Cruz – Tenerife – Canary Islands – Spain
Arrival at Tenerife -Land a Welcome Sight Today was a welcome day on land after 10 days at sea. The island was a wonderful sight as our ship headed towards…
Read MoreMid Atlantic Update 1
Steven working from his new office Mid Atlantic Ocean The swell is much larger today. A long low Atlantic swell coming from the North East so the movement of…
Read MoreHalf Moon Cay – Bahamas
Horse Riding Half Moon Cay - Bahamas Half Moon Cay, also known as Little San Salvador, is one of the 700 islands that make up the Bahamas. The island…
Read MoreOn to Tampa and the Holland America Ryndam
Trish & Cass the Joker Had a lovely evening with our hosts Dick and Cass last night, Dick as usual had cooked a superb dinner and Trish food friendly. Of…
Read MoreAir Boat Ride Everglades Florida
Off the ship today and heading from Miami to Tampa with a stopover in Lake Wales. We did not get to go on an airboat ride when here a couple…
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