So What Was Your Latest Gardening Treat?

Me too, we went on a lovely long cruise last year to a far away island that time has forgotten. It was a bit expensive but lovely to see how people used to live in the old days. It's called the Isle of Wight, I believe one of their inmates has escaped recently to Edinburgh - watch out Aesculus they want you back :lollol:

 

I couldn't agree more :gnthb:. From 1962 - 1964 I worked on the passenger liners (they weren't called cruise ships in those days) and since I retired I have been on a few cruises where I have been running the bridge on them. That is the card game, not the steering bit :hehe:. I've been able to combine that with the sightseeing that we have always wanted to do. Some of the places we wanted to go to it was only practical to take a ship to them. e.g. Last time we met up with friends in Singapore, moved on to Java, then stayed with friends who live on Bali and then cruised to Komodo and on to Oz where we met up with friends and relations as we travelled round. It's good having your own local tour guides :D.

In August we had a freebie two day cruise for the pre-launch of a new ship - 2,500 passengers :(. I don't like the bigger ships all that much. It was the press and travel agents preview and we were invited as I write for a cruise forum. Cruises are a brilliant way to see places but you only get a taster before you have to move on. If you pick the right one you can't beat it.

 

Unfortunately, nowadays, I suffer with cramps in my feet and legs and any extra tension on them when putting boots on can set it off (doesn't affect me when I'm out walking in the mountains :thumb. So these new, more expensive, boots (Regatta) are just right. They seem as though they will last another forty years but I've worked out that the extra cost must be for the little buckle they have stuck on near the top of the boots :hehe:

 

Hi Rhyleysgranny, I worked for Union Castle and we had many sister shipping lines. :thumb: