I recently showed my finished bracelet from my fall cruise trip with needlework teacher and designer Sandy Arthur. Another of the cruise projects from Sandy was the set of four canvas pieces representing our trip. I worked on them during our stitch classes on the cruise and finished the stitching when I got back home.
They were designed as coasters, but I decided to make mine into ornaments. I made the cording from #5 perle cotton and the backing is kimono fabric.
I am happy with the finished ornaments and will happily remember the trip when I look at them.
The last night, the whole stitch group met for a group picture and dinner. This group photo is borrowed from Sandy Arthur's blog. I think there are a few people missing.
Dinner was fabulous, as was the food the entire trip.
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| Seafood Paella |
After dinner, it was back to the room to pack.
The cruise ended in Barcelona, where I said good-bye to my new friends and walked from the port into Barcelona, where I was able to check into my hotel early. The Hotel Ingles was very simple, very clean, and very inexpensive. The front desk staff was also very helpful!
The trip is not over yet - I spent a few days in Barcelona, so I have more to tell!
Another pretty day! We docked at Palma de Mallorca Spain that morning. For that morning, I had signed up for the Drach Cave tour. We rode by bus to the cave, first stopping at a pearl shopping place. It was interesting to see, but I didn't buy any pearls.
It was a short walk from the shopping area to the cave entrance.
The Caves of Drach are made up of four caves located in the island of Mallorca, Spain. They extend to a depth of 25 meters and approximately 4 kilometers in length and are connected to each other. They were formed by water being forced through the entrance from the Mediterranean Sea. There is an underground lake called Martel Lake, which is about 115 meters in length and 30 meters wide. The lake was named after French explorer and scientist Edouard-Alfred Martel, who is considered to be the founding father of speleology. He explored the caves and found the lake in 1896. The caves were opened to the public in 1935 and are a major tourist attraction.
Near the end of the cave, four musicians performed a classical concert from a boat on the lake. Photos were not allowed at that time.
After returning to the ship, I took a few more photos.
I can't complain about the weather on this trip. Or really, anything else.
