The Band of The Light Cavalry salute Aurora
Margaret returns the salute. “Salut!”
Mayflower Park wellwishers.
Queen Victoria leads the way.
Notice the repair patch on the stern following the Malta crunch.
On a moonlit sea
Plaza de España, Cadiz
The sea wall Cadiz.
Alameda Park, Cadiz
Fountain in the Park, Cadiz
Topiary in another sea-front park, Cadiz
Cadiz
Waterfalls in a Cadiz park.
Margaret behind one of the waterfalls.
The old harbour, Cadiz
Balconied houses in Cadiz old town.
Cadiz flower market.
Cadiz cathedral.
The crypt beneath Cadiz cathedral. Spooky!
Turtle fountain, close to Cadiz port.
Aurora in Cadiz
Plaza de España, Cadiz, viewed from Aurora.
Hop on, Hop off bus waiting outside the port gates.
Cadiz skyline as viewed from Aurora
Early morning off Zakynthos.
Tender 7 loading shore-party for Zakynthos.
Shore-party away, Zakynthos
Tender 9. Not heard about the smoking restrictions?
Tender 8, loading first passengers for Zakynthos.
Aurora anchored off Zakynthos
Solomos Square, Zakynthos
Local kids, just being kids. Zakynthos
Zakynthos fare!
Plenty of competion in Zakynthos.
Authentic Greek grub?
The main shopping street Zakynthos
A beach in Zakynthos town.
The tidier bit of beach. Zakynthos.
The tourist road train. Zakynthos.
The garden of “The Village Inn” Zakynthos.
Zakynthos
“The Village Inn” Zakynthos
The tender queue Zakynthos........there's more!
The end of the tender queue.
The queue were waiting for this single tender. It got better though.
Tourist boat, Dubrovnik
Blue sea and blue sky in Dubrovnik
The large fountain, Dubrovnik
Crowds on the main street of Dubrovnik.
Dubrovnik harbour outside the city walls.
Deserted back streets beneath Dubrovnik's city walls.
Find this “Cold Drinks” sign for a real oasis of charm.
Through the hole in the wall.............
........to the Cafe Buza.
View from Cafe Buza.
Fishing boat passes beneath Cafe Buza.
Quiet part of Dubrovnik.
Arches, steps and alleyways with not a soul about.
View of the roofline and walls of Dubrovnik.
Aurora was moored just to the left of this bridge.
Work takes place on Dubrovnik's new port.
Leaving Dubrovnik.
Approaching Venice. Every space taken on the starboard side........and this was 7 o' clock!
But plenty of room to port!
Venice.
St Mark's square, before the crowds arrive.
View to port, along the Giudecca canal
Aurora was to have the port to herself for the whole day.
The P&O water bus terminus near St Mark's square.
The Bridge of Sighs.
Happy Gondoliers.
Quiet corner in Venice.
Umbrella makers sign. Note street sign to Rialto.
Rialto Bridge
Ornate seat in gondola.
Coffee break by the Grand Canal near the Rialto bridge.
Traghetto crossing with ferry passengers standing.
Traghetto passengers sitting, after close encounter.
Rialto fruit market.
Canalside restaurant.
A welcome beer outside Vini da Pinto near the Rialto fish market.
Masks.
Grand Canal from waterside restaurant.
Gondola traffic jam.
Rialto Bridge.
Playing to an empty house. St Mark's Square.
Tug "Giulia C", helping Aurora away from her mooring.
St Mark's from Aurora as she leaves Venice.
Leaving Venice behind.
Goodbye Venice.
Tender unloading in Split
The Riva, Split
Seats and palm trees along the Riva, Split.
The Riva
The town square, Split.
Split.
Ruined palace in Split.
Ruined palace.
Palace information
Balconies in Split.
Diocletian's palace, Split.
Penthouse flat?
Split fruit and veg market.
Aurora and her tenders off Split.
Gigantic statue, Split
A gigantic chair too.
Last tender from Split.
In a hurry and making waves.
Goodbye to Split.
The old fortress, close by the P&O shuttle bus point. Corfu.
Busy Corfu. Souvenir shops everywhere.
Yes! Everywhere.
The new fortress Corfu.
Greek serenade in quiet lunchtime Taverna.
The quiet taverna, overlooking the sea.
Margaret. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Ice-cream time on the corner of Enosseos Square, Corfu.
Fountain in Enosseos Square.
MSC Musica in Corfu.
Thompson Emerald in Corfu.
Looking down on Emerald's decks.
Aurora's famous tiered decks.
With table companions at Captain's informal cocktail party.
Captain Paul Brown with the ladies.
Captain Brown and Margaret.
The Pennant Grill
Taken while passing Messina, Sicily (300mm lens) Is this Etna smoking in the background?
Mount Etna?
Etna?
Our cabin on B deck.
Cabin view 2.
Cabin view 3.
Cabin view 4.
The Crystal Bar
The Sidewalk Cafe
Riviera Pool 1.
Riviera Pool 2.
The bar in The Crow's Nest.
The Crow's Nest.
The Terrace Pool.
A dark sky over Palma cathedral greets our 1 o'clock arrival
Clouds too over Belver Castle.
The blackest clouds hover over AIDAcara.
The coaches and shuttle buses are lined up and ready.
A patch of blue appears over Valldemossa, Majorca.
The Apothecary in Valldemossa monastery.
Wierd stuff in a display case.
From Valldemossa to the sea.
Richard Baker introduces Marco Fatichenti, in the music room Valldemossa.
Marco takes a bow.
Valldemossa.
Bust of Chopin in Valldemossa.
Shuttle bus point in Palma de Mallorca. Now with blue sky.
Palma cathedral bathed in sunlight.
Palma by night.
AIDAcara all lit up.
Palma yacht harbour.
Some of the Galley Brigade watching sailaway from Palma
Three masted sailing ship in Palma harbour.
Aurora draws the short straw and gets the container port berth in Barcelona.
Gradually the quayside is cleared.
The shuttle buses operate amongst the containers, and a reasonable result ensues.
Margaret ready for final formal dinner.
Posed for self portrait
Me with Yvonne and Georgina
The ladies of our table
The ladies distracted.
The ladies with Vyraj and Alfred
Ventura six miles away leads this small convoy.
Ventura 6 miles away bound for Palma
Ventura 6 miles away zoomed in a bit.
Ventura 6 miles away from Aurora, pulled in with 300mm lens.
