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2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 7
Another 6am start — this time the alarms went off exactly as planned. At 6.15am our pre-ordered hot and cold
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 6
Well, the ship’s alarm was utterly useless. It went off at the time it had been set, completely ignoring the
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 5
My third and final attempt to wake up early to phone BA failed today on three separate counts. Firstly, I didn’t
2026 – January – Singapore/Cruise – Day 4
I had half a plan in my mind to try and call British Airways at exactly 8am this morning to
2026 – January – Singapore – Day 3
After a dreadful night’s sleep, courtesy of jet lag and far too much caffeine late in the day, I was
2026 – January – Singapore – Day 2
After a surprisingly long sleep for me, I ended up waking Karen at 7.20am to get ready for the day.
2026 – January – Travel Day(s) to Singapore
It was meant to be a leisurely start to both the morning and the trip. Our flight wasn’t until 6.40pm
2026 – The Start of a new year of blogging.
I may have mentioned several times before that I love Christmas. As a child, it was all about the excitement
2025 – Reflections
Well, that was the year that was. It started poorly with medical issues — first with my foot problems and
2025 – November – Florida – Day 16 & Home
And so, just like that, we were on the very last day in Florida for 2025. The time had flown
2025 – November – Florida – Day 15
A very late start for us today, as we didn’t plan to leave for Aquatica until 9.30am. The weather was
2025 – November – Florida – Day 14
It was a slower and much warmer start to the day. We left the villa around 9.15am for a leisurely
2025 – November – Florida – Day 13
One of the attractions of visiting Florida at this time of year has always been the weather. The hurricane season
2025 – November – Florida – Day 12
An early alarm signalled Discovery Cove Day, though as usual, I was awake before it went off. No breakfast was
2025 – November – Florida – Day 11
Today’s forecast showed the possibility of some showers later in the day, so we decided to make the most of
2025 – November – Florida – Day 10
Another beautiful day greeted us as Karen and I were both up early to do a quick food run to
2025 – November – Florida – Day 9
Today was forecast to be the hottest day so far, and we were all up and outside having breakfast at
2025 – November – Florida – Day 8
It was definitely the morning after the day before – both for us and for the weather. It was still
2025 – November – Florida – Day 7
The alarm went off at 6:45 a.m. on our Epic day. The sun was already rising, and it was predicted to be
2025 – November – Florida – Day 6
Hopefully, I’ll soon start waking up at a normal time rather than the 5 a.m. by which I was wide
2025 – November – Florida – Day 5
I was awake very early today — early enough to be sitting outside by the pool watching a beautiful sunrise
2025 – November – Florida – Day 4
After a lovely night’s sleep, we had a slow start to the day — and now that we were in
2025 – November – Florida – Day 3
Moving day arrived, and we were in no particular rush. No alarms were needed as we were still adjusting to
2025 – October – Florida – Day 2
Another morning on holiday when we had to set the alarm to make sure we were up and out early
2025 – October – Florida – Day 1
I managed a good first night’s sleep, not waking fully until around 6:30 a.m. — not bad at all considering