Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 7, 2023 Author #576 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Ship arrived around 7 am Cleared a little before 8am Leave ship at 8:15 for our Across Africa Tour There is a close gate with HAL buses and some private tours. There is a inner gate and an outer gate. Our bus was outside the outer gate. Getting inside requires additional money and permits and many discount tours don't want to spend the extra money. We stopped by a view spot later with a nice view of the port. We moored alongside Oceania Sirena. The Silversea Silver Dawn was also in port view of the port Earlier we stopped by Cspe Spartel where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. cape Spartel We saw the Caves of Hercules entrance to cave this is supposed to look like Africa when viewed from the other side. More later. Tangier is a great port. Very modern. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 8, 2023 Author #577 Share Posted April 8, 2023 We arrived in Malaga - I am off to Córdoba, Spain for an all day HAL tour - We spotted this line of camels on the beach in Tangier - not sure what tour this was - looked like fun! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 8, 2023 Author #578 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Starting out on our HAL tour. Not too crowded. We were almost the last ones on, but we enjoy the back row as we can spread out and it is almost always available. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 8, 2023 Author #579 Share Posted April 8, 2023 We are on our way back to Malaga from Córdoba. Great excursion Highlight was the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba. They built a Catholic Church inside the Mosque hundreds of years ago. Amazing. Here is the Church Seeing the world thru your phone Inside the Mosque Roman bridge that spans the Guadalquivir River - 2000 years old. Still in use 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted April 9, 2023 #580 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Hi Pete. I love your posts and blog. It's so informative and entertaining. I have a question about your postings though. (This is in no way a complaint about the many, many hours of work you do for so many of us!!) Just curious! You have been posting your reports and pictures pretty much within a day of when you are in ports, but your main blog is getting posted quite a bit later. Is it because the main blog is harder to send from the ship's internet or possibly because the main blog has much more added info for menus, Daily schedules, etc.? Or some other reason? I have been waiting to read mostly until the main blog is posted so I can "savor" it more. Maybe that's a little weird and I should just read the CC and get my fix ASAP!! 🤷♀️ Anyway, thanks, ~Nancy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 9, 2023 Author #581 Share Posted April 9, 2023 4 hours ago, oakridger said: Hi Pete. I love your posts and blog. It's so informative and entertaining. I have a question about your postings though. (This is in no way a complaint about the many, many hours of work you do for so many of us!!) Just curious! You have been posting your reports and pictures pretty much within a day of when you are in ports, but your main blog is getting posted quite a bit later. Is it because the main blog is harder to send from the ship's internet or possibly because the main blog has much more added info for menus, Daily schedules, etc.? Or some other reason? I have been waiting to read mostly until the main blog is posted so I can "savor" it more. Maybe that's a little weird and I should just read the CC and get my fix ASAP!! 🤷♀️ Anyway, thanks, ~Nancy The main blog takes longer to write and create. It has nothing to do with the ship's internet. Sometimes it was a problem, but not usually. When you see a post here with the BIG BLACK HEADER - that is a main blog post copied over. But some of those haven't been published yet on the main blog. I got behind with the safari. I have 4 or 5 in the queue, and once I finish Cape Town and Luderitz - the rest of ready to go. Thanks for following!! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 9, 2023 Author #582 Share Posted April 9, 2023 We arrived Cadiz! Here is a video from the SeaView Pool We will be heading out in an hour - spend some time walking around and maybe jump on the HOHO Port Gate and HoHos Cathedral Cadiz about 1/2 mile away 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibabacruisers Posted April 9, 2023 #583 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Thank you Pete for sharing your adventure with us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 10, 2023 Author #584 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Did the HOHO yesterday today and walked thru the Cathedral - Nice Day We got Easter chocolate when we returned! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 10, 2023 Author #585 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Arrived in Lisbon around 10 am. "Lisbon" rolls. aka Panama Canal rolls were available on the open bow and crow's nest. 25th of April Bridge - built by same company as the Golden Gate Lisbon's most important square: the Praça do Comércio Sanctuary of Christ the King monument - inspired by Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio off to Sintra today! 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 11, 2023 Author #586 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Here are a few highlights from our Libson tour yesterday with "Tours by Locals" Miquel Cabo da Roca Lighthouse - the most westerly point in continental Europe Big ZOOM close up of the lighthouse Here we are at Cabo da Roca - the lighthouse is about .7 miles away. Beautiful seaside resort town - Cascais - you could spend a week here: Adega Regional de Colares - The oldest cooperative winery in Portugal Huge wine casks - over 10000 liters Not sure we can get this back on the ship Sintra Palace Sintra Palace is impressive - beautifully restored. We bought terrific pastries from Casa Piriquita Casa Piriquita has been in business since 1862 Back at the terminal We love Lisbon! Edited April 11, 2023 by The-Inside-Cabin 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted April 11, 2023 #587 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) I was all booked for a trip to Lisbon in June 2020. Dang!!! You have reminded me that I need to make a plan again to go!! I wonder how much corkage fee they would charge you for that barrel of vinho!! ~Nancy Edited April 11, 2023 by oakridger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boone2 Posted April 11, 2023 #588 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Really enjoying your blog. I love the variety of things you do in each port and your efforts to find out as much as you can about each place you visit 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 12, 2023 Author #589 Share Posted April 12, 2023 BREAKING NEWS! Next Port - Brest, canceled. We have arrived in A Coruña, Spain Here is a one-minute video report 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted April 12, 2023 #590 Share Posted April 12, 2023 That's disappointing Pete! That must be some big storm off the coast of France to cause the cancellation. ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 12, 2023 Author #591 Share Posted April 12, 2023 44 minutes ago, oakridger said: That's disappointing Pete! That must be some big storm off the coast of France to cause the cancellation. ~Nancy This is the wave forecast for 6 PM tomorrow - as we would be approaching Brest - 12-15 foot seas Delaying our transit by 12-18 hours and the waves look like this 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 12, 2023 Author #592 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Great day in A Coruña Found a nice yarn shop, Picknit, a couple of miles away - took a taxi Veronica, proprietor of Picknit Hiked up to Monte de San Pedro for a spectacular view of A Coruña Took another cab to the Tower of Hercules Tower of Hercules from Monte de San Pedro Go out for dinner tonight a La Bombilla , local tapas restaurant, - All aboard at 10:30 pm 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 12, 2023 Author #593 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) We headed out to nearby Rúa Galera to get some local food. La Bombilla was just opening, and the seating was outside and a little windy, so we walked down the street to A Taberna Do Pulpo. The menu was limited, and the food was OK. A Taberna Do Pulpo translates to Octopus Bar.....This was their window display After a bit, we headed back to La Bombilla for another beer and some more tapas. The food was excellent. Table 89 at La Bombilla Back on the ship, I checked out Trip Advisor for A Taberna Do Pulpo - and it is ranked DEAD LAST of every restaurant in A Cornuna. 809 out of 809....... We had to stop for some chocolate on the way back to the ship! Edited April 12, 2023 by The-Inside-Cabin 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingGrandmaW Posted April 12, 2023 #594 Share Posted April 12, 2023 14 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said: This is the wave forecast for 6 PM tomorrow - as we would be approaching Brest - 12-15 foot seas Delaying our transit by 12-18 hours and the waves look like this Pete: The Local San Diego Channel 5 News - just showed a clip of the huge waves in that area coming towards shore. OMG - can understand why they cancelled this port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 13, 2023 Author #595 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Tonight is another Formal Night - with the theme: Casino Royale Gus Antorcha, President of HAL, will be making a presentation on the World Stage on 20 April at which time he is expected to reveal the itinerary for the 2025 Grand World Voyage. Edited April 13, 2023 by The-Inside-Cabin 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Is Bliss Posted April 14, 2023 #596 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) The last Volendam cruise currently on HAL's website ends in Fort Lauderdale on 1/25/25 and that was the start date for option D, the Pole to Pole potential alternate GV 🙂 Edited April 14, 2023 by Cruising Is Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 14, 2023 Author #597 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Fun time in the Casino for formal night. Most of the games were free. For example, for Roulette, you were given 200 roulette chips and had five spins to amass your fortune. Then you could move over to craps or blackjack and play those games with free chips and a limited number of rolls or deals. The games started at 7pm and our dinner was at 7:30 so we didn't have time do play more than roulette. We lost it all! Some folks moved over to the Craps table. Others played blackjack and slots. The top three finishers for each game recieved goodie bags from the spa and shops. Tuxedo Junction! Pam, John, Judy, Pete, Linda and Richard Surf and Turf in the Main Dining Room We were hosted by future cruise consultant - Neil. We enjoyed learning about his fascinating career on cruise ships, where he has worked as a bartender, internet manager, and now future cruise sales. Henk was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning. He discussed how HAL paid $70K for clearance for the eight containers of supplies in Senegal that never made it to the ship. The containers have been rerouted to the Oosterdam. The Murder Mystery in the Gallery Bar was standing room only as reported to me - we were still at dinner and missed it. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted April 14, 2023 Author #598 Share Posted April 14, 2023 BREAKING NEWS - Le Havre CANCELLED due to French labor strike. We will be calling in Dover, England instead. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted April 14, 2023 #599 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Enjoy Weymouth, a historical city: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted April 14, 2023 #600 Share Posted April 14, 2023 You and your Tuxedo Junction mates look great in the Casino. (Casino Royale?) 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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