This morning we were SUPPOSED to get up at 6:30 to catch the walking tour of the town, but when the alarm went off, I simply couldn't move! So we had a "late" breakfast at 7:30 instead, before catching the bus for the Liberation Museum in Groesbeek, a few miles away. A very special treat awaited us on the bus. Our local tour guide was a man who at eight years old had welcomed the Allied forces to the town, and at the time, had his first taste of chewing gum ...

I thought the cruise would be relaxing… Today we were up at six a.m. to get dressed and have a bite of breakfast before setting out for a walking tour of Willemstad, the Netherlands, in order to be back at the ship by 8:30 to take off on the bus to the Delta Works, the country's proudest achievement: holding back the North Sea. I never have time to blog - if I do, the internet is down - or everyone else is trying to get on-line. The signal is weak and spo...