Wessex Bournemouth

... to our other blog please let me know or alternatively you can search for shunny81 and this is the name of it. There are a few to read but it will take away the boredom on a Friday afternoon. <br><br>Hope your all well and the weather is not to bad. Just think of us when its raining having to take shelter of the 35 degree heat. <br><br>All the best <br><br>Nigel <br>

Sophia&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>Right it is Wednesday the 11th November we'll be departing in a few days!!!! Realy getting excited and a bit nervous now just thinking this time next week i will be on the other side of the world!!! Busy time now though ahead last jabs tomoz as well as seeing katie and lexie for the last time till i get back!! Then the evening ...

At around 06:00 Arcadia slowly approached the Ocean Terminal berth and our Cruise was nearly over. We enjoyed one last breakfast in the Belevedere and waited for our disembarkation at 09:15. We sat and reflected about where we had been and all the facilities that the ship offered. My favourites where the Crows nest which is a bit like "Ten Forward" on the Enterprise "D", the Palladium ...

Bournemouth has a very funny layout.. the two main streets of the town go up both sides of the hills that lead down to the park and eventually to the famous Pier.<br><br>I was a bit down in the dumps this day.. I think because I was watching all the families and couples having some fun. It was mid term break so there were heaps of kids around and the entrance to the Pier was packed with amusements and ...

... They have these cycle paths.. I did only about 5% of them so there is heaps more to discover when I go back. I also managed to do some jogging ... whew my poor old knees didn't like it all... but the scenery was so lovely. The leaves were all turning, animals were wondering around it didn't feel you were in a country of 60 million people at all.<br><br>One day I had a ride for about 3-4 hours, ended up in a small place called Fritham... I had some ...

We had breakfast at the IBIS Hotel in Southampton and then went for a walk around the West Quay Shopping Centre and discovered the biggest IKEA we have ever seen. We went back to the hotel for about 11:30 and checked out. The taxi got us to the Mayflower terminal at about 12:30 and by 13:15 we were in the Belvedere restaurant on board Arcadia having Lunch. We set sail at 16:30 on our way to Madeira

... instead.. lol. I still can't get over that they don't have huge shopping centres, everyone still has to walk between shops in the wet!<br><br>While I was there I had to work out how I was going to get from the railway to the catch the bus to the New Forest. My next port of call!<br><br>Southampton is also famous, well in the olden days ...

We travelled South from Scarborough by rail, changing at Manchester Piccadilly to avoid dragging our cases through London. Both trains ran to time an we arrived in Southampton at 2:40. We walked outside the station intending to get a taxi, but the hotel was visible ...

... lamp. It was raining on and off most of the day and got a bit cool. But a wonderful evening socializing with my colleagues. I finally looked at my watch and saw that it was 11pm and we were just finishing our dessert; and this was the night we were going to turn in early. We paid the bill, walked home, and turned in "early" compared to our other nights. Tomorrow we are participating in a forum with students. We are looking forward to hearing from students about BPC.

... of this park--I know we'll be back to enjoy even more. On our way back through the park to the town centre to find a place for lunch, we came across a bridge covered with vines and other plants. I think that the minimal trash and graffiti in this park shows how much the local population respects the way they have, as a community, worked to integrate natural wonders into their spaces. We had lunch at a contemporary pub called The Slug ...