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Lovely.

A bright sunny day down here too, but chilly. I'm sure things will improve. Don't give up keep positive

Just a word of warning regarding train tickets. You may want to get tickets that can be used on a different train to the one you may have booked on. We didn't arrive into Southampton until 10 am when on Britannia in September due to bad weather, therefore disembarkation didn't start until about 11 am. Luckily we weren't affected as we had travelled up by road.

Have a lovely cruise.

Morning everyone. Cold, wet, windy but mild (14c) here. Although it's not actually raining at present. Shoe shopping is on the agenda for today, but other than nothing planned except the usual chores. Hope you all have a good day. Pam

She's lovely. I'm sure you'll have some great times with her.

Sorry no experience of Uber. We stayed at the West Quay Premier Inn in September and pre-booked two taxis from the foyer. They arrived at the time we booked and I received text notifications with the registration numbers and the type of cars just before they arrived.

So sorry, Sue, to read the sad news about your Dad, but glad you and your family were able to be there with him at the end. Sending best wishes to you and your family at this sad time. Take care Pam

That's good news and hopefully she doesn't have to long to wait for her meds to arrive.

Hope your have a really enjoyable evening.

Afternoon everyone, Sorry to hear about the effects that the storm has caused a lot of you. It's very calm and mild here, 17c we even have some sun😲 Hope you all stay safe and dry. Pam

I booked oue seats for both the outward and return at the same time on the Friday.

Sorry for the late reply, but spent yesterday travelling. I had an e-mail from P&O saying that I could book my seats from midnight on the Friday, containing a box "Secure your seats>" Below is what appears in the address bar on clicking the link. https://flightseats.pocruises.com/login Hope this is of help.

Morning all, Hope everyone is well. Home again after what seemed a very long journey home yesterday. Flight was on time and managed to get an earlier train than that originally booked, thinking we would be home by 11 pm instead of half past midnight. Wrong! Train we caught at Reading was packed, standing room only when boarded, as previous train had been cancelled. The train then got later and later and we arrived back in Penzance only 10 minutes ahead of our original time. I hate to think how late we would have been if we hadn't caught the earlier train!😳 All your posts about Christmas cake, mince pies and chocolate makes me think that I had better get myself sorted too. I will also need to defrost my freezer first. Have just been talking to Mum and she has said that she has plenty of apples for me that I need to collect. Pam

Another hot day here, 23c. I didn’t sleep well last night as the temp didn't drop last night. I'm all packed and ready to go to the airport for our flight home this afternoon😪 I hope our journey home has less hassle than outward journey.

I have Jet2 flights for the middle January front Bristol to Tenerife and was able to book our seats last Friday.

Went out again this afternoon and ended up down the beach as the sun was setting. Had a meal at a restaurant this evening and although it's 10 pm it's warm, 23c.

It started off today as cloudy, with a slight breeze, but it's cleared up and is now 28c. Went out this morning to visit a village that is being renovated to a style reminiscent to Gaudi. The tiles remind me of Portuguese buildings.

That seems to be a problem I have with lot of photos on this site.🤷‍♀️

Another hot day here, 26c at present. Took a walk down through town with some of the family who came over to visit last night,. They also brought a meal with them, so no cooking.

We were on Iona last year and ate about 6.30-7 pm each evening in the same restaurant and my mother too has allergies. The menu for the next day was given to her to read and decide upon, the same as the other ships.

We are about half an hour from Palermo and the temperature here has been 35c. This is exceptionally hot weather for this time of year for Sicily. Palermo has a lot of interesting places to see and visit.

Have just spoken to my daughter, and she was saying that the temps have dropped at home to about 12c We're heading off to the beach again this afternoon as it's hot. My phone is telling me is 30c, so it is more than likely hotter than that! This is exceptional weather for this time of year in Sicily.

There is quite a lot of interesting things to see in Palermo. One day is not enough.

The canolli I've had at home are nothing like those that we have had over here. Have you tried any of the street foods?