Scorching Corsicawe docked at around 12 noon in Ajaccio the capital city of Corsica. The late start gave us time for a lay in but also meant that the temperatures had risen to an incredible 35-36 degrees. It was gorgeous (well I thought so!)   Blue skies with hardly any clouds and a really lovely harbour filled with the most opulent looking yachts I have ever seen in my life. There was one which must have been worth several million, it was called  "golden ...

Barcelona the hot!We were warned this morning that the temperature in Barcelona might reach in excess of 32 degrees today. It actually reached 35! That is hotter than places David and I have visited in the Caribbean. We docked at 8am and all of us were off the ship by about 08:15. We then took a shuttle bus to the city centre and it was only then that we learned Barcelona does not open until at LEAST 10:30 am. The city was like a ghost town and we wondered w...

Birthday boy and girl!I did not get a chance to post a blog yesterday because we were so busy celebrating Gary's birthday! Hopefully, I will get a chance to post another tonight once we have finished celebrating Barbara's 70th which is TODAY!!! They now have four balloons outside their bedroom door as well as happy birthday cards and posters from princess.   I am managing to avoid the balloons by only approaching Barbara and Gary's cabin via our ...

 Evening update!I just wanted to post a quick update following Barbara's birthday meal. We went to the on board steak house, ordered way too much food but had a brilliant time. David, Gary and I ordered our steaks rare and Barbara had hers VERY VERY well done. We then had to hide ours from her view so she could not see the blood running from them!  After our meal we had a quick pit stop on our balcony to watch the sun coming down and then it was done fo...

First full day on board the Caribbean Princess. Just a quick blog to describe the highlights of our first full day on board the ship. David and I think that Gary and Barbara were blown away by just how large the ship is! Our cabins are next door to one another on the aft with adjoining balconies.  The room steward, Piotre, has opened the dividing door so that we have one large balcony where we can all sit.The next three days are at sea and this gives us a f...