August 2016 – Here … There … Everywhere

Day 15: Heading Home

KarenAugust 30, 2016June 7, 2026

Tuesday 30th August 2016 Weather: Gorgeous morning – bright and sunny Our final day in San Francisco and just a couple of hours left before we needed to check out of...

Cruise Grand Princess Restaurant

Day 14: Farewell Grand Princess, Hello Sausilito

KarenAugust 29, 2016October 31, 2025

Monday 29th August Weather: Gorgeous morning - bright and sunny (no fog or low lying cloud in sight) Sea Conditions: Flat We needed to be out of our cabin by...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 13: Sea Day and Ship’s Tour

KarenAugust 28, 2016June 7, 2026

Sunday 28th August Weather: Low lying cloud ... fog coming in late morning Sea Conditions: Mill pond Jon was up early for his Birthday Treat - he'd managed to get...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 12: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

KarenAugust 27, 2016June 7, 2026

Saturday 27th August Weather: Beautiful, sunny day although wind picked up late afternoon Sea Conditions: Flat ... slight swell in the evening but still pretty flat Grand Princess docked at...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 11: Sea Day

KarenAugust 26, 2016June 7, 2026

Friday 26th August Weather: Clear morning Sea Conditions: Gentle sway! We lost an hour of sleep overnight but we still had a lie-in compared to the previous days. We woke...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 10: Cruising in Endicott Arm

KarenAugust 25, 2016June 7, 2026

Thursday 25th August Weather: Beautiful sunny morning - completely clouding over in the afternoon (fog horn sounding!) Sea Conditions: extremely flat first thing, bit more sway in the afternoon The...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 9: Icy Strait Point

KarenAugust 24, 2016June 7, 2026

Wednesday 24th August Weather: Low-lying cloud, lots of rain in the morning with but brightening up later on Sea Conditions: extremely flat We arrived in Icy Strait Point just before...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 8: Juneau

KarenAugust 23, 2016June 7, 2026

Tuesday 23rd August - Juneau Weather: Low-lying cloud, rain to start with but clearing up a little later Sea Conditions: extremely flat We had booked the Mendenhall Glacier and Whale...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 7: Ketchikan

KarenAugust 22, 2016June 7, 2026

Monday 22nd August - Ketchikan Weather: Low-lying cloud but turning bright and sunny Sea Conditions: extremely flat We were awake at 5.30am again this morning so were lucky enough to...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 6: Sea Day and Jon’s Birthday

KarenAugust 21, 2016June 7, 2026

Sunday 21st August (Jon's Birthday!) Weather: Clear Sea Conditions: pretty flat but quite breezy! Today is Jon's Birthday - Happy Birthday!! Awake about 6am this morning .. and I dived...

Cruise Grand Princess

Day 5: First Sea Day

KarenAugust 20, 2016June 7, 2026

Saturday 20th August Weather: Foggy morning, but lifting slightly in the afternoon Sea Conditions: pretty flat Our first morning on board and still waking up about 5.30am. When we need...

Cruise Holiday Restaurant

Day 4: Leaving San Francisco

KarenAugust 19, 2016

Friday 19th August Weather: Foggy morning, but lifting in the afternoon Sea Conditions: pretty flat Another early-ish start but we were all excited! Up and out before 8.15am this morning...

Holiday Restaurant

Day 3: Aquarium and Embarcadero

KarenAugust 18, 2016

Thursday 18th August We were all awake fairly early again this morning. Our last day in San Francisco before heading off on our cruise to Alaska. We decided to go...

Holiday Restaurant

Day 2: Cable Cars, Trolley Buses and Buses

KarenAugust 17, 2016

Wednesday 17th August We were all awake at 4am this morning (12 noon back home!) but managed to doze for a bit before getting sorted ready for a day exploring...

Holiday Restaurant

Day 1: San Francisco Bound

KarenAugust 16, 2016

Tuesday 16th August Up early this morning as we were going on holiday. Flight to San Francisco was leaving Heathrow at 11.30am and our taxi was booked for 7am. All...

Month: August 2016

Day 15: Heading Home

Day 14: Farewell Grand Princess, Hello Sausilito

Day 13: Sea Day and Ship’s Tour

Day 12: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Day 11: Sea Day

Day 10: Cruising in Endicott Arm

Day 9: Icy Strait Point

Day 8: Juneau

Day 7: Ketchikan

Day 6: Sea Day and Jon’s Birthday

Day 5: First Sea Day

Day 4: Leaving San Francisco

Day 3: Aquarium and Embarcadero

Day 2: Cable Cars, Trolley Buses and Buses

Day 1: San Francisco Bound

Oxford: Father’s Day Treat

Cirencester

Winchester: Helios

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 12 (Bergen)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 11 (Kristiansund)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 10 (Brønnøysund)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 9 (Stokmarknes & Svolvær)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 4 (Bodø)

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