The journey across the Atlantic was a significantly different experience from our other ocean crossing, largely because the Independent Venture was half the size and 10 years older than the G Washington which had taken us across the Pacific. The […]
Venture Over
Last night we arrived into the port of Antwerp in Belgium. This morning we clambered down the rickety steps on to solid ground, and it couldn’t have come quicker. The Independent Venture was a much smaller vessel than our previous […]
Transatlantic, Less Than Frantic
It’s about that time. Today we board the Independent Venture in Wilmington, North Carolina for our home continent. In 11 days time, if everything goes to plan, we will arrive into Antwerp and then four days later catch the train […]
Have I got news for you
Suddenly, after being more flexible with our time and plans this year than I’ve ever been in my life before, we now have a very clear view of our movements until reaching London. We have even booked our Eurostar from […]
Crossing the Pacific Ocean by Cargo Ship
It took 15 days at sea to cross the Pacific from Xiamen, China on Saturday 2nd December to Los Angeles, USA on Sunday 16th December. Our double day was Saturday 9th December 2017. We travelled with CMA CGM on the […]
Land, ho!
Yesterday, on time, we arrived into Long Beach south of downtown Los Angeles. It was the most exhilarating way we have entered a new country so far, with the large containers stretched out in front of us slowly passing smaller […]
Entering the domain of the Golden Dragon
Tomorrow, at 4am GMT, we will be boarding the CMA CGM G. Washington in Xiamen bound for Los Angeles. The time and effort that have gone into arranging this, not to mention the money spent, will finally pay off. We’re […]
“We have a booking”
A bit later than I thought, we’ve finally booked and paid for the cargo ship journey across the Pacific Ocean – eee! Before our trip began we trawled the internet to find out how on earth we book a cargo […]
