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Holiday over – back home to Scotland

So our long awaited holiday is now over and we are back home in Scotland ( back to work and still slightly jet lagged ). I wanted to make one final post for now! This was a very happy holiday ( as usual ) and we were able to do so many fun things and to be honest packed so many happy times into the the two weeks it was really amazing! Below are a few of my favourite photos and some comments to sum things up 😉

First we have the ship in Mary’s hand! This is significant because I cannot imagine going to all these special places without my most favourite travelling partner and wife, Mary. None of this would mean so much if I did not have you Mary to share it with – XXXXX

The ship was amazing – I certainly think that it is the best we have cruised on and this is our forth one! Of course all of the other ships were fantastic but I did feel that this one certainly raised the bar in terms of comfort and standard of service 😉 Of course a ship is nothing with out the people who crew it so I include them and acknowledge their contribution to our week at sea 😉


I cannot remember how many photos I too at the Aquarium in Boston. Most of them landed in the Trash Can!!! But the following one survived and I like it very much! It was taken through the glass tank without flash and still remains fairly clear and sharp!


The weather is always an important part of any holiday and we were certainly blessed with good weather bearing in mind the time of year ( I even managed to wear my shorts for one day 😉 ) and we did have some lovely sunsets. The scene below was photographed Rockland whilst tendering back to the ship after a lovely day! Once again this was one survivor of many tens of photos that landed in the Trash Can. There is something about the colours that are associated with a sunset like this! To be honest the colours are never as vivid in the photo as they look through the naked eye in real time! But this is the best imitation I can offer!

Lastly I want to pay tribute to our friends who also came along! We are three couples and all very good friends of each other. I count it a real privileged to be blessed with such special people! Of course if it was not for the fact that we do this as a happy group of six I am sure that the experience would be very different 😉 So I say thanks to “The Jewels of 2010” who have shared a lovely holiday first in Boston, Cape Cod and on The Jewel of the Seas.

The next time we do this cannot come soon enough if my view so thanks to you all!

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