Woodswell Blog
The next morning, we drove up to the RSPB Baron Haugh Wildlife Reserve, part of the Dalziel Estate. We saw a lot of birds! Magpie Wood dove Swans, cygnets, and some ducks Green sandpiper Water rail Velvet scooters Shags Then we drove through the Trossachs to the Inversnaid Hotel on the east side of Loch Read More …
First thing this morning we took the damaged Mercedes back to Europcar. They had a Volkswagen Passat for us – nice car and a bit of a better fit for our luggage and our style. Once Ralph had transferred our stuff into the VW, we headed off to Lanark. Welcome to New Lanark World Heritage Read More …
We picked up our car from Europcar this morning. Fancy Mercedes “estate” wagon – this means a small station wagon in US terms. It was really tight for getting our luggage in, but Ralph managed – though the first day we did not take our luggage with us. We’d planned on staying at the Holiday Read More …
Greenock is the port for Glasgow: A view up the Clyde River from the ship: A couple of cormorants flying by: A seagull taking a break on a life raft under our balcony: The Queen Elizabeth arrived at what is normally a shipping container dock. The port personnel used containers to designate the paths in Read More …
After breakfast on the fourth we stopped by the Purser’s Office to check on the details about disembarking at Greenock on the fifth and to confirm that we will get our passports back by then. The young woman who helped us checked and we can pick up our passports at that desk around dinner time. Read More …
On the third, we had breakfast and got to see a whale – not much of it, just a bit of back, a glimpse of a fin, and several blows. After breakfast we had to take our passports to be examined by the UK Border Force who kept the passports of all non-UK citizens. They Read More …
Our excursion began at 9:30 AM so we didn’t take pictures of the approach to Reykjavik since we were busy with breakfast and getting ready. The QE docks at the new cruise ship pier which is farther away from the old part of the town where the most interesting shops and attractions are. To get Read More …
Later we took a thirty-minute boat ride to Vigur Island – a small island that is the home to one family where they collect and clean eider duck down in addition to showing tourists around. They have a lovely little café where they serve the tourists date bread, rhubarb pie, and a multi-layer cake. But Read More …
We arrived at Ísafjörður in the fjord of Skutulsfjörður this morning. At 5 AM I woke and thought we were close to our berth, but it arrived at the actual harbor three hours later. Ísafjörður is too small to have a pier large enough for the Queen Elizabeth so she had to berth offshore, and Read More …
Another gray day with “moderate” seas and intermittent rain thought this afternoon it seems to be getting a little clearer with lighter skies and some bits of sun through the clouds. This morning we watched an Insights Lecture by Dr. Emerson Smith on the “Battle on the Atlantic between Ocean Liners and Airliners in the Read More …