Civitavecchia is a bustling port with lots going on and we managed to get ourselves to the right port and the right shop/boat with little trouble. They are fairly organised and we were only 1 hour from the station to our cabin 7089 port side.The first thing which happened to us was a tornado before we had even left port. We were sitting on the stern bar having a leaving port drink and suddenyl this mini tornado comes up over the rail and started throwing things around! That night we had some rough weather - it felt like you were alternately sliding down the bed and then sliding back up it again.
Catania was our first port of call - very disappointing in the care of historical stuff and graffiti!! Still the place has been destroyed by its resident volcano Mount Etna several times and I guess that has an impact. We went on an excursion to a place called Villa Trinita, a small wineyard run by the same family since 1650 imagine that! Lovely gardens and trees and they were very hospitable.
The next day we were all at sea and lay around in the sun like cats soaking up the vitamin D. The cocktail of the day was Tequila Sunrise ( we are researching this topic diligently you will be pleased to learn!).
Thursday saw us tied up at Rhodes. This place has some beautiful buildings that they look after. Their churches are cherished and used with pride. More later...leaving port now
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Ha! When I suggested to you about going on a cruise,I imagined you soaking up the sun on the sun loungers (just as I use to). Hope your not getting too sea sick and as we use to tell the passengers-eat a green apple it helps with the nausea.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your return-think a very happy grandson will be greeting you at the airport....oh and his Mum too.
Just had a catch up on the last few days - comp wouldnt upload your posts when I last checked. Laughed at the queing in Rome - at least you got to see what you were in the queue for!! We did the 1 1/2 hr thing only to find we were in the WRONG queue, so missed the Sistine Chapel entirely!!!!! and did St Peter's instead. Glad to see you are drinking tequila again, lol :) :) :). The trip sounds wonderful.
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