From the bottom of the world

Silver Spirit is docked in Darwen and entry procedures are starting. TSH and Diva have decent flights booked - Virgin to Perth, followed by Emirates Business to Dubai and Manchester. Still horrendous - 23 hours in the air plus layovers. Some guests have worse connections, economy all the way or no flights at all. Silversea put the top cruisers on this voyage - about 1500 days - on economy all the way. They are furious!!

Last night the crew put on a show - better than the usual entertainment! The guests were assured by the captain and the cruise director that they have had a great cruise!!

So TSH and Diva plod home wearily to empty supermarket shelves and probable isolation. But there is a turkey crown in the freezer, spare loo roll and an extra jar of olives. Wine stocks are low.