John Burke's a-Musings

Monday night saw David and I playing at a junior school prom. I think that an apt description of the audience would be " wildly enthusi...

The morning of 9 July 2008. The Island Star is making her way into Livorno harbour as we make our way up onto the deck. We have been here...

Sunday 20 July 2008. The annual transport festival along Fleetwood's main street takes place so we go down for a mooch about and to droo...

We'll move on from Taormina. The following day, Tuesday 8 July 2008, sees us docking in an overcast Naples. Excursions go off to Pompe...

Monday 7 July 2008. As we came away from the amphitheatre we were starting to feel the effects of the sun and looking for a drink found some...