he 87 year-old Catholic chaplain on this Easter voyage of Silversea, Fr Walter, is a character of a priest from Texas, and very unsteady on his feet. After more than a week of near perfect seas, Good Friday dawns grey. The rolling of the ship prevents Father from standing to give Communion. As I am …
Up at the sound of the ship’s horn. Still in my nightshirt up on deck to get first glimpse and smell of Bombay. And I’m not disappointed! Jim and I set off from the ship for a simple familiarisation tour, with a stop for lunch at a highly recommended South Indian seafood restaurant. Of course …
ROMANCE AND REALITY IN COCHIN – LAND OF SPICES AND COCONUT PALMS INTRODUCTION Cochin and the Chinese Fishing nets have been on my bucket list since working in India thirty years ago. For whatever reason, flying down south to Kerala was always that little bit too far out of the way. But today, I sail …
The Dynamic, Changing Face of Colombo – with Mark Forbes Approaching Colombo port in the early morning sunshine, there’s a long low breakwater jutting out into the Arabian Sea. What appears to be a row of giraffes standing sentinel beyond the breakwater turns out to be tall red cranes. This is the new container port, …
RANGOON REVISITED AFTER FOUR YEARS Silver Wind is docked literally across the Strand from the downtown area of Rangoon, but the thought of walking back to the ship after today’s sightseeing and lunch was not to be considered. The temperature had already climbed was above 100 degrees, and one or al of us might have …