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Maritime Michael Ian
13-05-2008, 20:12
Hello All,

The wanderer, and his wife, have returned from an absolutely fantastic 'old time' sea voyage. We flew to Manaus, a 1000 miles or so up the Amazon river complex, though the place is actually on the River Negra. Gradually worked our way to the mouth of the Amazon and called in at Devil's Island -scene of Papillion and the Dreyfus affair, then to the West Indies, Grenadines, Antigua and the Azores before berthing at Harwich on Saturday. Very hard to take... all that sea and the Atlantic as flat and as calm as the Pacific or Indian Oceans!.

I have some photos of a Portuguese Frigate ( at least I think that's what she was) and a Spanish warship... though don't knowwhat she is. Both were taken at Ponta Delgada last week. I'll put them on the other warships page.

Ian

herakles
13-05-2008, 20:37
Welcome back Ian! All refreshed and raring to go I hope!

What a fantastic itinerary.

astraltrader
14-05-2008, 00:01
Welcome back Ian. Glad you had a great holiday. Look forward to seeing the photo`s of your 2 warships in due course...

Stan.J
17-05-2008, 15:26
Sound as if you and your wife had a cracking holiday,Not the usual kind. Welcome back.

Maritime Michael Ian
17-05-2008, 15:41
Thanks one and all!

Yes it was a great trip and the weather was really pefect, high 20s and low 30s everywhere. Apart from St. Lucia where I saw Oriana, we only saw four ships in the five days crossing the Atlantic from Antigua to the Azores! I imagine 40 years ago there would have been a stream of ships going to and fro from UK down to South American ports and vice versa.How times have changed.

Ian

herakles
17-05-2008, 20:58
Ha! It's easy to see where you have spent so many years.

"the weather was really perfect, high 20s and low 30s"

Many people here wouldn't describe those temperatures as perfect. I certainly would.

Maritime Michael Ian
20-05-2008, 20:49
Was mid to high 20s last week when I got home to Oxfordshire...sun always shines on the rightious!

Ian