Stockholm Tour

Bill and Aida in front of the catherdral on the waterfront in Stockholm

We must be in Sweden!

Typical scene on the waterfront in Stockholm! Blonds everywhere!!!

Magnificent Swedish Sunrise

This magnificent sunrise was one of many experienced in the Baltic and this one gave way to the interesting clouds below.

Kalmar Castle

This is an overhead view of the magnificent castle in Kalmar Sweden.

North Sea Obstacles

Our trip from Amsterdam to Germany skirted the North Sea where we weeved our way through fields of wind generators. We also had the occasional visitor aboard.

Amerstdam Botanical Gardens

One of the highlights of our Amsterdam tour was the Botanical gardens where we enjoyed a variety of habitats, from tropical rain forests and butterfly house to desert palms, right in the heart of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Tour

We took a day off and rode the bus from Ijmuiden into Amsterdam and enjoyed a walking tour of the city. The canals were beautiful. We visited Anne Franks house, the botanical gardens, Van Gogh museum and the Red Light district. The most amazing thing were the bicycles. The parking garages did not have cars but instead thousands and thousands of bikes.

Aida in Camarinas, Spain

The hills around Camarinas, Spain were full of wind generators. We walked up the hill among wild flowers to get a closer look.

Fishing Village Camarinas,Spain

Daily, the boats come into harbor to sell their catch.

Wind Generators Camarinas, Spain

The little village of Camarinas is surrounded by hills upon which hundreds of Wind Generators dominate the scene.

Aida´s New Sombrero

Relaxing in Vilamoura, Aida shows off her new hat (sombrero).

Villamoura, Portugal

We arrived in Villamoura from Gibraltar. Our last visit was 24 years ago aboard Coeur de Lion in 1984. It has changed a bit.

Marina Bay Marina Gibraltar

I spent the month recooperating in Gibraltar.

View from Hospital Room

After surgery I was rewarded with a room with a 5 star view, overlooking the Med.

Aida helps K prepare for Hospital

I insist on taking my critters with me.

Gibraltar Botanical Gardens

Scenes from the Botanical Gardens and Trafalgar Cemetery.

The Tunnels of Gibraltar

Aida explores the famous tunnel network which honeycombs the Rock. The gun ports looks out over Spain.

Aida and the Rock Ape

Aida overlooking Gibraltar Bay with one of the famous Rock Apes.

Pillars of Hercules

On top of Gibraltar which is the northern "Pillar of Hercules" the team takes the "ROCK TOUR".

Gibraltar

Overhead view of Gibraltar. Our marina is in the lower left corner. As you can see it is just a "ROCK".

Waiting for better Weather!

Front after front has attacked the Western Med this spring.