Saturday 29th April Left Canterbury on our way to Cambridge via London & after finding we had mistakenly reset the Sat Nav to go direct to Cambridge, we arrived in Bethnal Green, had a coffee & dropped off a case. From there to Cambridge was an easy run & we were welcomed by Helga & Stephen who had stayed with us in Perth. In the afternoon they took us to Madingley Hall, where Cambridge University presents short courses. Sunday 30th April Our ...

Thursday 27th April As Jenny felt that she could cope with her arm in a sling, we set off for Canterbury, stopping at Rye, in Kent which was originally one of the Cinque Ports but is now inland. The inlet still has small boats & a lifeboat station & also a very decayed Martello Tower, built in Napoleonic times as part of a series of coastal defences. We arrived in Canterbury in the afternoon to stay with Virginia & Michael, who we had met on a tour...

Saturday 22nd April Woke at about 5am to find us sailing up Southampton Water, fairly gently. We could make out Fawley refinery but didn't recognise much more but were moored up at the Cruise Terminal by 6.30. Having had breakfast we left the Aurora at 7.30 & tried to find a phone number for the car hire company, only to find that it hadn't opened. With some disgust we took a cab to where he thought the office was but no luck as it had gone. Eventually we f...

Wednesday 19th April - At sea The captain warned us that poor weather was due as we were moving north but although there was an increase in the wind speed conditions weren't too bad today. Thursday 20th April - At sea He was right, as overnight, the seas rose & although the ship rode it well there were a few solid bumps & shudders as the bow rose & fell. All the outside decks have been closed off today. Aurora 2017 - Concerts & Talks Classic...

Tuesday 18th April Woke at 7am to find us off shore from São Miguel Island in the Azores, outside Ponta Delgada, the capital. After we tied up at 8 & had breakfast we went ashore on to a very smart quay complex next to a neat marina, set on the sea front of a most impressive city. The island is the top of a mountain of volcanic rock rising from the Atlantic together with the others of the Azores & is known as the green island. We found the Tourist...