June 9-10. At Sea

 Another two days sailing slowly from Norway back to Southampton. I anticipate no internet access and nothing to see but sea.

Because I have the space, I'll include a map of the walk I did on Saturday.

May 31-June 1. At Sea

 I have pre-prepared this entry. We have two sea days as we travel from Southampton to Norway, following this route:

We'll not have internet access in this time - you can buy access on the ship, but it costs a staggering £14-20 per day, and as we're not doing anything I can't imagine that I will have anything to say.

May 30. Southampton

 Today was the start of the next cruise, to the Norwegian Fjords, with Lynn's relatives Tom and Jacqui. That meant we had to get four people from Herne Bay to Southampton with suitcases and the only practical way was by taxi, pre-booked for £300. This is an extraordinary amount of money, but the train would be awkward, very long, and considering the prices of long distance trains, not much cheaper. The trip was a fair way across the country and took about four hours.

It was a very boring trip, broken by a stop at the services. This seems a very English thing, a cluster of food shops and service stations arising from their reliance on motorways. The traffic is always awful, including on motorways, but every other road is narrow, having been developed before the modern population pressures, and so completely inadequate.

Anyway, we got to the Queen Elizabeth II terminal and we're embarked in an efficient, industrial process based on the system used for livestock carriers.

Our cabin is adequate, if a bit dreary.

We have watched the safety video on the cabin tv and been checked off at the muster station. So I'll stop now, as presumably I'll lose signal once we're some way off the coast.