British Isles

May 15, 2023 Iceland While the island of Iceland is really below the arctic circle (only some islands off the northern coast are within...

May 14, 2023 Reykjavik, Iceland We made it to Iceland! This is really exciting because last time I was here I got COVID and was confined...

May 12, 2023 Bergen, Norway This is our last day of the British Isles Cruise. We were in Bergen, Norway and it was a beautiful day,...

May 11, 2023 Shetland Islands The Shetland Islands are islands off the northern coast of Scotland. They only became part of Scotland in...

May 10. 2023 Happy Birthday Bailey! We are missing our Sheltie's birthday today, so we FaceTimed Chris and the dogs so we could say Hi...

May 9, 2023 From small country towns to the capital city of Scotland - Edinburgh! What a difference a day makes. We tendered in from the...

May 7 and 8, 2023 During this part of our trip we are visiting the Scottish Islands and coastal villages. The scenery is beautiful, the...

May 6, 2023 Belfast, Northern Ireland Today is the big day! King Charles III will be crowned King. While that was definitely a big deal...

May 5, 2023 The answer is yes, Liverpool means a pool of liver, except that in Old English "liver" meant thick or muddy. And we did...

May 4, 2023 Wales OK, so no penguins this trip. However, we did see a lot of animals today. We docked in Holyhead (pronounced...

May 3, 2023 Today we visited the Republic of Ireland (aka Ireland), which is a different country than Northern Ireland, and is not part...

May 1, 2023 Today we sailed into Dover England at 5:15 a.m and enjoyed a beautiful few of the White Cliffs of Dover at sunrise. (Yes, I...

April 30, 2023 We arrived in London yesterday, then took a coach, along with many other excited Viking passengers, to get to the London...

April 26, 2023 We are heading off on another adventure! This one probably won't include penguins, but there will be a royal coronation! ...