On Thursday 18th May we were sailing North through the Gulf of Finland on our way to St Petersburg, in and out of fog all day
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Baltic Cruise Day 5: Klaipeda, Lithuania
Baltic Cruise Day 4: Gdynia, Poland
On Tuesday we arrived in Gdynia,Poland. This was our first ever visit to Poland.
Baltic Cruise Day 3: In the Baltic to Gdynia
Monday was our second day and we passed through the Great Belt, passed under the Great Belt Bridge and then out into the Baltic after Denmark.
Baltic Cruise Day 2: In the North Sea to Gdynia
On Sunday, our first full day on our Baltic cruise, was spent on the North Sea passing oil rigs and the occasional other ship.
Baltic Cruise Day 1: In Southampton joining Aurora
Our journey to Southampton down the M3 was peppered with periods of slow moving traffic and torrential rain showers. The good news was that as we left the M27 the sky had cleared and we had blue skies and sunshine. Our Baltic cruise on P&O Aurora would take us to Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, […]
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 24 : Madrid to Gatwick
The last part of our Hurtigruten Antarctic adventure were flights from Montevideo to Madrid and then onto Gatwick
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 23 : Leaving Montevideo
We left our hotel in Montevideo just after breakfast. The weather had turned and a storm was raging along the sea front. We caught an Air Europa flight back to Madrid where we caught a connecting flight to Gatwick.
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 22 : second day in Montevideo
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 21 : first day in Montevideo
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 20 : third day in South Atlantic to Montevideo
The last full day of the transit from the Falklands to Montevideo was warm with calm seas. Fram was now ahead of schedule and slowed down and the voyage became a cruise for a few hours with a BBQ out on deck.
Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Day 19 : second day in South Atlantic to Montevideo
This was the second full day of our transit from the Falklands to Montevideo. The weather was still cold alternating with blue skies and rain showers.