Monthly Archives: August 2011

The itinerary of our Mediterranean cargo ship voyage was: Southampton, Salerno (Italy), Piraeas (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Limassol (Cyprus), Alexandria (Egypt), Ashdod (Israel), Salerno again, Savona (Italy), Setubal (Portugal) and Bristol. Gran Bretagna, (tonnage 51,700), on which we sailed was vast … Continue reading →

Pina Coladas Leaving Moin We sailed from Moin, Costa Rica, fully laden with bananas, pineapple and some exotic fruits bound for Dover thirteen days away. As it turned out it wasn’t just as simple as that. We moved away from … Continue reading →

For Bernadette Robson Horses hooves and the grumble of iron-hooped wheels on the stony lane. A stack of scented hay built on a limestone frame on mushroom tops to foil the rats and conserve a winter’s feed. The sweat of … Continue reading →