On our second day we visited The Needles, Alum Bay and St Catherine’s Oratory as well as Bembridge Windmill
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The first of three days in Swanage in January 2022
Our stay in Swanage in Winter was prompted by all the difficulties of travel because of Covid, on the way there we stopped at Corfe Castle.
Oslo and Svalbard on Hurtigruten: 23rd June 2022 – Afternoon in Longyearbyen
In the afternoon in Longyearbyen, we had an organised Hurtigruten tour before joining MS Spitsbergen later in the afternoon.
Oslo and Svalbard on Hurtigruten: 23rd June 2022 – Morning in Longyearbyen
After one night in the Radisson Blue hotel in Longyearbyen we had Covid checks, did a wander and then a “mandatory bus tour before joining MS Spitsbergen.
Ironbridge in April 2022
Canada, New England and New York in 2022: Southampton
Fjords in May on P&O Iona: Olden
Oslo and Svalbard on Hurtigruten: 22nd June 2022 – Oslo then Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Oslo and Svalbard on Hurtigruten: 21st June 2022 – Oslo
Fjords in May 2022 on P&O Iona: Stavanger
Oslo and Svalbard on Hurtigruten: 20th June 2022 – Oslo
Sharing Internet access on a Princess Cruises’ Medallion Class ship
I learnt how a few simple steps of preparation allowed me to quickly and painlessly swap Internet connection between devices on a Medallion Class ship.











