• · Richard Down Richard Down

    Oosterschelde - Plymouth to Tenerife XVI

    Flying home. Day 21 Tuesday 9 December 2025 ☀️Bright sun in Tenerife, wet, windy but mild at home💨🌨️ ​Today was long and very busy in-between the waiting around for check in desks and, boarding gates to...

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    Oosterschelde - Plymouth to Tenerife XV

    Disembarkation Day 20 Monday 8 December 2025 🌤️ Lots of sunshine, dry 20°c + today Awake and up at 0715h as usual. After breakfast at 0800h I had just an hour to finish my packing and get my luggage on...

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    Oosterschelde - Plymouth to Tenerife XIV

    Voyage Day 19 - Sunday 7 December 2025 🌤️ Sunny all day 20°c dry and warm It was a quiet night with earplugs in. I went on deck at 0730. An island was visible in the mist - probably Tenerife but we were...

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    Oosterschelde - Plymouth to Tenerife XIII

    Voyage Day 18 - Saturday 6 December 2025 ⛅️ Dry sunny spells, 18°c NE wind moderate. Not a bad night, relatively quiet with a steady heel to port which was quite comfortable. I went on deck before breakfast,...

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    Oosterschelde Plymouth to Tenerife XII

    Voyage Day 17 - Friday 5 December 2025 Sinter Klass (sp?) Day ☁️ Dry overnight, cloudy all day. 19°c. A noisy night with clatter from the doors left on the hook for ventilation! (It's nice that the nights...

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    Oosterschelde - Plymouth to Tenerife XI

    Voyage Day 16 - Thursday 4 December 2025, ashore at Machico and Funchal 🌤️ Rain overnight, sunny spells, dry and warm all day Nice Day! Once the morning stuff was done, we went ashore on the ‘shuttle’...