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Taj Palace hotel “Somewheres East of Suez.”  Arrived at 03:30 immigration and then to hotel. immigration very busy even long line to get through the main channel. Very nice pick up and ride to the hotel. Hotel is about 29 … Continue reading →

This is both an introduction to the trip, and an introduction for those who are new to following this blog.   When we, or now I, travel a post is done most days.   Summary of the day, and pictures.  … Continue reading →

A very easy end to the voyage. Credibly long fast track line, but moved through rapidly and was through immigration by 10 after seven. caught taxi to the Acela. Viewing deck was very full may be a third of the … Continue reading →

QB continues to improve though still quite a ways to go to fully recover energy. At sea, en route to New Yorkwe pass to the south of Georges Bank.This is a large submerged sandbank between Cape Cod and Cape Sable … Continue reading →

QB better but not recovered enough to continue the trip. we will head from the boat directly to Rhode Island. Chilly,39 degrees, foggy. We are in the north Atlantic 😀 A real trooper. I was doing laps on the deck … Continue reading →

Rough sea night promised but did occur. Not a good day, especially for QB. Last evening before going to bed she started to have a sore throat, coughing and sneezing. By the middle of the night she had trouble breathing … Continue reading →

A bit calmer sea. Breakfast like most of the meals was not impressive. Naturally the poached eggs were fine and the berries are surprisingly good pancakes not so much.mediocre coffee, not hot. yesterday’s oatmeal will not be repeated. Ordered pumpernickel … Continue reading →

Early morning so we can have breakfast in the dining room As we continue our voyage across the Atlantic, we pass over abyssal plains and basins. The Rockall Basin has features named after the Lord of the Rings, such as … Continue reading →

Clock set back one hour. GPS does not pick up the correct time zone so you have to reset it to GMT time manually. After dropping the pilot in the late evening, Queen Mary 2 enters the English Channel, where … Continue reading →

Hotel lobby was a virtual madhouse with many ships boarding around the same time and an early check out of 11 AM. If you stayed past 11 AM they started charging you 25 pounds an hour. Odd policy for five … Continue reading →