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Cirencester

KarenMarch 7, 2026June 6, 2026

Days Out Restaurant

Winchester: Helios

KarenFebruary 21, 2026June 5, 2026

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 12 (Bergen)

KarenFebruary 17, 2026March 1, 2026

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 11 (Kristiansund)

KarenFebruary 16, 2026March 1, 2026

Artwork Trail Days Out

Angel of the North

KarenOctober 25, 2016June 11, 2025

Time to head home after a lovely weekend up in Newcastle ... via the Angel of the North. It was pretty foggy when we left Margaret & Ray's so we...

Artwork Trail Days Out Football Stadium

St James Park Stadium Tour and Snowdogs

KarenOctober 24, 2016June 11, 2025

Another treat for Callum today – a behind the scenes tour of St James Park. We were all looking forward to it! We caught the Metro from Hebburn into the...

Days Out

First Newcastle Match

KarenOctober 22, 2016June 15, 2024

Callum was so excited. A trip up North to see grandparents and also to see his first ever Newcastle match as they took on Ipswich. He'd been to St James...

Artwork Trail Days Out

Zany Zebras – Final Visit

KarenSeptember 21, 2016June 11, 2025

One final visit to try and find the last couple of Zebras we'd missed on previous visits to Southampton. This time, it was just Rachel and I heading down. There...

Aurora Cruise

Aurora: Norwegian Fjords Cruise (R615)

KarenSeptember 18, 2016October 31, 2025

Sunday 11th - 18th September 2016 Weather: Sunny and dry throughout the cruise Sea Conditions: Flat as a pancake throughout Sunday 11th September 2016 A new experience for the both...

Cruise Grand Princess Restaurant

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...

Cirencester

Winchester: Helios

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 12 (Bergen)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 11 (Kristiansund)

Angel of the North

St James Park Stadium Tour and Snowdogs

First Newcastle Match

Zany Zebras – Final Visit

Aurora: Norwegian Fjords Cruise (R615)

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

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)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 3 (Trondheim)

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