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Singapore
Near Singapore, heavy rain is the ‘blob’ at 9 o’clock. To the north, ships at anchor or entering one of the many entrances to the port. The thick purple line is the ‘Separation’ lane; ships going west...
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Colombo
We had a glorious crossing from Malaysia towards Sri Lanka, calm seas, blue skies and fair winds, (and about time too ) The voyage was fairly busy with shipping as we were following the main...
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Port Klang
I realised this morning that I never sent this, it was in my ‘drafts’; somewhat late, however that is better than ‘never’. This busy port lies on, (believe it or not ), the Klang River. It flows...
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Mumbai Day 1
On our way north towards Mumbai we encountered a warship, the RNIS Vikramaditya, a modified Kiev Carrier conducting exercises. We were asked to give her a 3-mile clearance and the reason why became...
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At Sea, Mumbai photos
I sit at my desk as we make our way towards Muscat, Oman where we arrive later today. Having departed Mumbai and cleared the buoyed channel, we increased speed to make our ETA and to reach a suitable...
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Muscat
Unusually, we arrive in daylight and having had a reasonably comfortable crossing we approach the port of Muscat, distinct white buildings in the shadow of a barren, brown landscape. It must be the...
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Red Sea
Well, you’ll be pleased to know that we’re still here Our 4th day at sea and one more to go before we reach Aqaba. We paralleled the coast of Oman, heading for the IRTC and the route towards the...
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Aqaba
It has been a long few days, hence my lack of posts. Not entirely all work, I’m pleased to say and some of my time has been spent with time ashore. having been to Aqaba before, I’ve done the ‘Petra’...
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Suez Canal
Our transit day was scheduled for the 31st March, however, one can’t just ‘turn up’ and expect to get a slot for the northbound convoy. It is necessary to ‘register’ with the Canal authority and a...
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Rhodes
After leaving the Canal we made our way towards Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese Islands and the island group’s administrative capital. It is of course famous for the fabled Colossus of Rhodes,...
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Piraeus and Athens
A dash across the Aegean Sea, towards this, the busiest and largest of the Greek ports. Our harbour is used for Cruise ships and Ferries, while a larger, Commercial port lies to the west. It is...
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Nafplion, Heraklion and Mykonos
3 ports in this post and that’s because they have come so thick and fast that I just haven’t had time to play catch-up. I write from Mykonos and, more than likely, I’ll have to finish this while we’re...
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Valletta
After we had departed Mykonos. the weather had looked grim. A storm was developing off the coast of Libya and was predicted to be over the island of Malta on our day of arrival. Even our weather...
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Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona
The ports of call are coming so fast that it’s difficult to keep up, so 2 ports in one post. After out localised ‘blow’ on departure from Valletta, by 10 p.m. that same evening one would have thought...
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Cadiz and Casablanca
I managed to get ashore on our 2nd day in Barcelona and post some photos of the city. The main thoroughfare is a tree-lined promenade, full of stalls, cafes and buskers, many of whom displayed...
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Mid Atlantic (and some Madeira thrown in).
I seem to be making a habit of encountering weather during the Atlantic crossing, this is no exception. I write at my desk as we pitch in a 5 metre swell, with winds at 25 knots. A deep depression...
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2nd August
Time seems to have flown by since I last wrote; every day seems to be filled with either having to be on the Bridge, or sitting at my desk with endless paperwork. I write now from Ketchikan, on our...
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August 5th
Considering the fact that our Alaska itinerary is repetitious, all be it a 14-day one, I have decided that these posts should be a compendium of photos, videos and chat from the previous days; that...
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9th August
When I last wrote, we were in Hoonah, (or Icy Strait Point) and since then we have sailed out into the Gulf of Alaska and visited Anchorage, Homer and now, as I write, Kodiak. I have received some...
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15th August
I don’t know where the time went, 6 days since I last sat here and it seems like yesterday. I left you as made our way back, across the Gulf of Alaska towards Yakutat Bay and Hubbard Glacier. One can...
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