Across the Atlantic

We started this transatlantic crossing in Galveston.  I am on the Disney Magic and we are re-locating to Barcelona so that we can spend the summer in the Med and enchant all our Disney fans with new and exciting places to see and visit.  For me it is just a relief to get out of Galveston.  i am sure that once the place was very nice but now all I can say is that it is VERY BORING!!.  Several times a week a cruise ship pulls in, unloads a lot of people and crew who are will to to spend some cash in the town and nothing is open.  Likewise there are plenty of people milling around waiting to board the cruise ships also wanting to spend some money but Galveston doesn't open until 11h00 by which time everyone has either fallen asleep or managed to wangle their way on board and it you start your cruise with a 'dead Galveston' you are not likely to try and spend any time, or money there when you disembark.  

For an itinerary of crossing we spent 2 days at sea and then a great day in Castaway Cay - Disney's own little paradise island in the Bahama's.  Fabulous place with crystal clear, warm sea to swim in and large soft white sand beaches to lounge on.  Great place and I have super memories and loads of pictures to help me remember this superb get away from it all place.  

Right now we are doing 6 consecutive sea days and then we have a day in Funchal, Madeira.  This is also a great place to visit and I am lucky enough to have a good friend there whom I shall be able to see.  The weather has been kind with yesterday having sea that were flat and calm.  The sunset was long and lingering and really pink and beautiful.  It sank gently down past the horizon and the sun's place was taken by a big bright full moon.  Shone directly through the middle of my porthole and as I lay there on my bunk and watched it I realised that this is truly a life with many things to be grateful for.   

Castaway Cay

There is this amazing place in the Bahamas called Castaway Cay - not its real name but a truly just pseudomyn.  When you go there you have to 'cast away' all the attributes of your daily life.  No mobile phones, tablets, computers or even ordinary telephones, no papers, no TV no radio.  Just you and the ocean and the sun shine and nature.  
Nothing quite like doing a whole lot of NOTHING under a golden sun with a warm azure sea to cleanse your body, mind and spirit.  Fabulous place and no, I am not going to give the location away................. :-)

Windy Port Canaveral

This morning we arrived in Port Canaveral at 06h00.  Great excitment amongst the guest and some of the crew onboard as they were all going by bus to Orlando to visit Disney World.  There were rows of special buses lined up in the dark parking lot waiting to whisk them off to 'neverland'.  After everyone had left and lots of the crew had taken advantage of a good shopping stop we were left with 46 guests and 560 crew members onboard.  Lots of time spent doing things that get put on the back burner when we are busier got done.  At 11o'clock it was my turn to go to Marriot island and have a look around. It was so cold and windy in Florida that I had to wear my nice cashmere coat and even then I missed my scarf!!  Edward was with me and we wandered about for a bit then went for coffee at Barnes and Noble.  Not the most adventurous day out but sometimes you just have to take time out to do a bit of reading!

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Geist Reservoir, Indianapolis, Indiana