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Arrival Cruise Terminal 101 Southampton

On the way

Landed at Southampton at about 0630.

Got our hire car at around 10 AM (another people carrier for all the luggage which seems to have grown!).

Another enjoyable cruise, now back to reality - Tesco order arriving at 6 PM!

Friday - Ukulele Concert and Gala Buffet

Today we had the final Ukulele Concert (playing the Kazoo!) and the Gala Buffet at 11PM - we just took photos and went to bed - clocks went forward again tonight.

The weather got better as the day went on - it started as a Force 9.

Some Kazoo playing

This is a pastry turtle with a turkey inside!

On the way home

The sea is a bit rough today - we are slowly packing!

Two pictures today - on of our arrival in Cuba, and another of the final fridge magnet collection!

Cuba ariival

Last day in The Azores

Boudicca in port

Coffee!!

After a nice dinner out last night, we went out this morning to the Tourist Office, followed by a morning coffee!

We also bought some cheese to last for the journey home, and two bottles of wine ....

Final night on the Balcony

Meal at Restaurant San Pietro

Ponta Delgado - Azores

Fire Lake

Our transport

Volcanic springs for bathing!

Tea Factory

Old equipment made in UK

Packing tea

Drinking tea!

Our last Port on the way home, we have been here before last year. Very pleasant, the weather is fine and we are moored in the middle of town.

Up to the fire lake at the top of the volcano, and then on to the warm volcanic bathing area - quite a smell of sulphur!

Then on to the last tea factory, where we saw some old equipment and drank some!

Rotary Lunch with The Captain

Today Helen organised a lunch with 23 people for Rotarians and Guests - we also had a tour of the Bridge which was very instructive - no paper charts at all! They do have a backup electronic chart!

View from The Bridge

Rotary Lunch with The Captain

Bermuda

Arrival was late, due to the bad weather. This meant that we also had to moor at the old Naval Dockyard.

We did a bus tour, seeing Hamilton, George Town, and all points in between. A quick visit to M&S for some tonic water as well. A lovely island, but probably a little too expensive for a holiday!

Oldest house in St Georges (made from wood of The Deliverance)

Horseshoe Bay

Greggs Lighthouse

UK already for the America's Cup 2017

Multi coloured houses

View of Bermuda Island

Old Church at St Georges

Helen enjoying a coffee

St Georges harbour

Old street along the front at Hamilton - M&S is above!

Harbour front at RN Dockyard

Mooring up at old dock yard

In The North Atlantic

And it is a Force 9 at time, quite rough seas! Ukulele went ahead, without music stands, and all the furniture on our balcony has been tied up ... this is before some poor man got wet to tie it up!

We have booked three short cruises lasting until 2019, we got one free and with discounts and free upgrades they seem quite reasonable - they have been added to the destinations page.

Bahamas - Freeport

Today we visited Freeport in The Bahamas - of course it is a big port!

We saw Port Lucaya, a beach and visited a perfume factory and small craft shops! An ice cream and Sands Beer was enjoyed by all!

There was quite a lot of Hurricane damage from last year.

Mansion!

Arrival Port

Ice Cream

Boats in one of the canals

Hurricane devastation

Beachside beer!

Perfume factory

Sands craft market

Drone on our arrival