Sailing the High Seas on The Grande Europa!!

Adventures come in many sizes and shapes---here is the vehicle much of my next "lark" will take place upon, and I am expecting to have many "yarns!" Read on...

"Yo ho ho! Fifteen men and a bottle of rum!" Not sure about the rum but we're off to sail the bounding main, leaving September 28th!!! My great travel companion, from here in Silverton, Ruth Ann, and I are excited to be setting forth on a freighter trip which will take us from southern England on a lap around the Mediterranean, back to England and then to Ireland and the west coast of Europe. We will be aboard approximately thirty five days and will be calling in at ports in eleven countries! What an adventure for a couple of mountain ladies!

Here we are in Greece on a ferry, summer of 2006, headed to the little island of Lipsi. Now we are off to do some more "boating", but on a larger scale.

Above are my attempts at scanning items and getting them onto this blog---I need Maggie to give me some lessons! Anyway, you can get an idea of our route (map of Europe) and the general appearance of the Grande Europa, an Italian car transport freighter.

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Meanwhile, our motto is from Voltaire's "Candide" : "If we do not find anything pleasant, at least we will find something new." And, no, we are not working on the ship! No deck swabbing or painting---return here for new posts in mid-November when I return home!