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Friday, June 9, 2023

What We Did This Spring... Part Two

The Sailing...
We have sailed several times on Star Clippers ships and loved every single one. Luxury and all the things you love about sea travel, but with smaller crowds than a normal cruise ship. 
This time was no different...

Day One: Syracuse, Sicily where we ate REAL GELATO! So nice to have the real thing again! Then onto a bus to see the city of Nota. A World Heritage Site for its Baroque architecture.





Day Two: Into Greek waters. Crossing the Ionian Sea. PLUS, I got to climb up onto the first stage of the main mast and meet some wonderful people! So...pictures of the ship...







Day Three: Pylos! Who doesn't love scrambling over an old castle?!



Yes, that is a gunport. And yes, it's pointed at the ship.




Day Four: Monemvasia! The most awesome place for pictures!
Look closely--I'm at the TOP!






Day Five: I missed it, because I had moderate to severe heat stroke. Sigh. But did manage a short jaunt ashore at Napflios.



Day Six: ATHENS! We and about 50,000 other people conglomerated at the Acropolis! Gahhhh!






Stay Tuned for the last half of the sailing!

Thursday, June 8, 2023

What We Did This Spring... Part One

 Twenty-two years ago, for our 25th anniversary, Husby took me for my first International, non-English-speaking holiday. It was to Greece. Then he surprised me with an added extra...
Since I was little, I've always wanted to travel on a tall ship.
Well, that was the surprise. A sailing on a tall ship.
Since then, we've gone numerous times.
And loved each one.
This year, for our 47th anniversary, he did a repeat.
But he added on a bit more.
On Monday, April 17, we landed in Malta to begin a 24-day holiday of the Century!

Day One: Salina Park (Across the road from our hotel!) 


Day Two: The Hypogeum and Tarxien Temples


Day Three: Hop on/off bus to the Mosta Rotunda and Medina City.



Day Four: Have I mentioned I LOVE old cars? Got my fill at the Malta Car Museum!



Day Five: Fort St. Elmo and War Memorial and Marsaxlokk Fishing Village





Day Six: Excursion from Malta to Gozo, the Blue Lagoon and the Crystal Caves (And yes, we swam in the Blue Lagoon and yes, we were blue when we got out! IT WAS SOOO COLD!!!)




Day Seven: Walked around Valletta, Malta for a while, then said good-bye to Malta and boarded the Star Flyer--that same ship we were on 22 years ago!







Tomorrow: The SAILING...




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