Lagos

 Lagos,Portugal!!!

I love this place. It is sooo peaceful and laid back, I never want to leave

Santander and Salamanca Spain

After docking in Southampton, we caught a cab to Portmouth to catch the ferry to Santander, Spain. The ferry ride (24 hours) was uneventful except for a medical emergency off the coast of France.

We arrived in Santander, a beautiful port, with lots to see. We stayed a couple of days and then caught the bus to Salamanca.

Salamanca is beautiful and we were very sorry to leave.  We had bought our tickets before we discovered the history and culture. We were going to change our tickets if it was possible and the weather was nice. We have so much rain. The next day it was raining so we took a 7 hour bus ride to Seville.

One day I hope to return to Salamanca but not by bus.

Queen Mary 2

The Queen Mary 2, a beautiful ship that took us across the North Atlantic in 7 days from New York, USA to Southampton, England. The weather was wet except for day 1, after that it was rough seas with gale force winds. It was not very rough; I do not believe anyone was sea sick.

The elevator. What can I say. I take weird photos.

 The hot tubs/pools of the stern (back of the ship - I have to use nautical terms, after all I am a sailor) of the ship.

Brian's cottage 'Tranquility Base' on Lake Nipissing
Lake Nipissing is a very large lake west of North Bay. The yellow dot on the map is mainland boat house where the car is parked and the boat is stored. It takes approximately 20 minutes to reach Tranquility Base the red dot.