Changes Ahoy

This Covid lark is beginning to get right up my nose! Due to the time it would take to process all passengers in USA to disembark all our American ports of call have been cancelled. We lose New Orleans, Miami, Key West and Port Canaveral. Instead we have an extended cruise around the Caribbean. P&O have once again been generous with £700 per cabin additional on board spend, that means somehow we’ve got to spend over £1000 this cruise. That’ll please the wife!

Many of our fellow travellers have decided to cancel but, we have decided were just looking forward to the magic of cruising, sun, sea and food, in that order. We have had our last three cruises cancelled so this one is on. Only 19 days to go. The good thing is we call into Crawley for the night to meet up with my daughter and grandchildren for a night. Hopefully next time we chat were all at sea!!

Cheers from both of us – Happy sailing

Can’t wait much longer

Only 5 weeks to go. It seems like forever since we last had a holiday, but Ventura is only 35 days away. Were very much looking forward to the USA and Caribbean. We’ve sailed on her before so we know were going to love it! She’s a beautiful ship and were heading to a lovely part of the world. Our son’s looking forward to having the freedom of the house with his girlfriend, I’m sure they won’t get up to anything!

P&O CRUISES VENTURA

A lovely long journey to New Orleans and sunny Florida (I’m name dropping now) it’s the sun that matters. So if you want to be perked up and feel good get your cruise holiday booked.

Liverpool why not.

Who says a weekend in Liverpool is not a holiday. We have just enjoyed a fabulous fun filled weekend in the beautiful city of Liverpool.

We stayed in the Holiday Inn opposite Lime Street Station, literally a 4 minute walk. Check in was simple and efficient. we were well looked after by Debbie one of the most customer focused receptionists I have had the pleasure to meet. The whole Holiday Inn experience was a pleasure, we stayed for two nights with breakfast. All the staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful and the breakfast was served buffet, as much as you could eat. Good choice of hotel.

On Friday night we had a table booked at Bistro Pierre, I had dined here before a couple of years ago, they say don’t return to somewhere you really enjoyed before, well in this case I will return as often as possible. The meal, wine, ambience and service were all brilliant and memorable, don’t miss this restaurant a great choice.

We also had tickets booked for the Liverpool City & Beatles Tour. Thank you Liverpool you’ve done it again. An open top bus tour with excellent commentary from our guide, they say all scoucer’s are comedians in our guide this was certainly the case. Incidentally this seemed really good value for money.

Go on spoil yourself, enjoy Liverpool and let me know what you think of Bistro Pierre.

Anticipation

After nearly a year of lockdown we can see light at the end of the tunnel. It seems like forever since we had a holiday. Fingers crossed we will be on our cruise in May, what do you reckon. I am not so sure, we have already had two cancelled and we currently have two booked, May and October (could be October next I fear) fingers crossed.

Holidays apart we can’t wait to visit the family again and hug the grandkids. Could be a family bbq in the near future. Oh not forgetting a dip in our daughters hot tub with Jess, Ethan and Ben. Looking forward to going into Manchester with my sons and son in laws for a meal and a few beers. Keep dreaming!

Stuck in Tier 3

Oh well it could be worse we could be in tier 4. Our last trip was March, 9 months ago. Everything has been cancelled and no Christmas market this year. Weather is crap so were now looking forward to 2021, lets hope the vaccine opens the door back to normality.

We’ve got a beach holiday to celebrate my 70th in March, a med cruise in May, Prague Christmas Market a couple of theatre weekends and 4 caravan weeks. I’m now taking bets on what will be cancelled due to Covbid – don’t hold your breath!!

Oh well might as well get on in the greenhouse. Stay safe friends.

Alan

In Lockdown

Second week of isolation due to this Coronavirus June and I are both fine we just have to follow the rules. Stay home, only go out for essential travel and stay a minimum of 2 m away from anyone that doesn’t live at the same address. Not much to ask really in an effort to save lives, some seem to struggle though! Being home means that essential (according to June) garden work can be carried out and we have got loads done. Being a new garden; ie used to be a jungle, we have been working over a year on the project. It’s now beginning to take shape a lot of the work has been done by Dave Armett a very good friend to whom I owe many thanks.

69th Birthday

Well it was my 69th Birthday on 26th March I couldn’t see the family due to Coronavirus but I did talk to all of them on the phone. Thanks to you all for my prezzies the good part about being Dad / Grandad is all the presents I get but what do you buy someone who has everything? How about a bee gnome as given by Sally & Dave and Ben, Ethan not forgetting Jess.

Thank you all very much. Do you like the picture of me with “BUZZ”?

Barbados Saturday 2 March 2019

With beautiful beaches, warm blue sea, and sun-drenched days, Barbados offers all the features of a Tropical Island. Its people are especially warm and welcoming, and there is and escapable Colonial ‘feel’ that adds to the island’s unique atmosphere and special style. Barbados is the most easterly island in the West Indies, out of the chain of Leeward and Windward islands. The island stands in splendid isolation with the powerful Atlantic ocean on it’s east coast and the calm waters of the Caribbean sea on the south and west coasts.

We walked into Bridgetown via the fish market with a walk around the beautiful city. Stopping for a few beers whilst watching Manchester United versus Southampton followed by Jerk Chicken & rice.

Stunning St Lucia – Friday 1 March 2019

St Lucia is one of the Caribbean’s little treasures. a medley of sights waiting to be discovered by us. Colourful fishing villages, secluded beaches, magnificent rain forests and exotic blossoms. Lush valleys of coconut and banana plantations, golden sandy beaches, and majestic mounts of the Pitons. St Lucia was a delight to explore.