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Sunday 29th January 2023. Day 19 of 102. We are now on Day 19 of this voyage of a lifetime.  Today is the first of two sea days between Salalah and our next port, Abu Dhabi.  We are currently four hours ahead of G.M.T., and it’s going to be a long time before we return…

Saturday 28th January, Day 18 of 102. Yes, I did intend to spell M.A.S.K. as in this blog’s title. Current Omani Law dictates that visitors must wear face masks throughout their visit, including on board ship. Seemingly, locals didn’t have to, and as the day progressed, nor did most of the passengers. We are docked…

Day 17 of 102 Despite going to bed late last night and losing yet another hour as we steam ever eastward, I think I still managed some decent sleep. However, I just knew that everything would be more of an effort today.  I have only just achieved my daily steps target (which is rather more than…

Day 16 of 102. Thursday 26th January.  I slept magnificently last night, hitting the hay at a respectable 11 o’clock and surfacing refreshed at 9.30 this morning.  I must have needed the sleep.   This morning, at long last, the manager in charge of the Citizen watch outlet, after some difficulty, succeeded in registering the guarantee…

Days 14 and 15 of 102 24th January I enjoyed my day in Egypt yesterday and am thankful that I put off going to the Valley of the Kings for a future time, maybe during a Nile Cruise. I think it was incumbent for Cunard to offer the classic tour to Luxor and the important…

Day 13 of 102 We were scheduled to dock at 06.00hrs this morning, and presumably, we did.  My stateroom is port-side, midships, with a decent (on this occasion) east-facing picture window through which the rising sun blasted with blinding magnificence. No wonder I was awake much earlier than usual. And just to think, around 1,000…

(Already!) Day 12 of 102 Already, I have lost track of time.  Today is Sunday, but my first southbound transit of the Suez Canal was probably contributory to my forgetting to attend the church service!  We were due, after dropping anchor last night in the area of Port Said, to enter the Suez Canal at…

Day 11 of 102 This is where we are right now. I am writing as if my new domain or blog site is generally available, even if so far, my readers’ last communication seems to be Blog 853, Day 5 of 102, six days ago. As you can see, we are ambling very gently along,…

Photos taken yesterday during our call at Heraklion. These “blogs” are still experimental until such time as I know they are being received elsewhere. David 20/1/23 08.11,hrs BST+2

As you can see, I have opened a new blogsite, again with WordPress, because the previous site became full. This is just a few pictures to ascertain we are back on track. David 17.07hrs GMT+1.