Today has been a very well received day at sea. This is a chance to recover from four days in a row of ports. I slept in until nine and then left David in bed whilst I went to the gym. Dave joined me after about twenty minutes and, once we had done, went to the horizon buffet for brunch. The seas have admittedly been a bit choppy the last few days and Barbara is suffering somewhat with motion sickness. She is plodding on but it's a shame really. Gary wants...

Madeira has to be our favourite stop so far. Not a Canary island but one belonging to Portugal, it is really our kind of place.  From the moment we saw the busy modern town from the ship we knew we would be in for a treat.  Madeira is pretty, very pretty and I suspect that one day just is not enough to appreciate the beauty of the Island. Lush green mountains stretched up to the clouds and, nestled within the mountains were brightly coloured houses and villag...

second day at sea!  We are properly into our second day at sea and everyone will be pleased to hear that Barbara has recovered fully and is back with the land of the living. She was looking SO much better this morning and we are all really happy for her. I know it is a horrible feeling when you are sick and fair play to her, she has manned up and is now really enjoying herself. It is actually rougher seas today than it was yesterday but we won't tell he...