CAPTAIN SLOG STARDATE 65.13Well, that was a crappy night's sleep. Thank God for my Jet Rest pillow! The pillows were all soft and squishy so had to abandon them. 6am came round far too soon and I dragged myself out of bed. One look at the breakfast sandwiches I'd brought with me was enough and they were consigned to the bin. I whipped the tea bags though as they were probably the only chance I'd have for a decent cuppa in Fort Lauderdale.I rang th...

06 APRIL 2012This is it, the end of my diary.Got up about 7am as I had to be at the meeting point by 8.15, so plenty of time for brekkie. Looking outside I saw that we had already docked and there appeared to be some people off the ship already.I reread the instructions and decided to get to the meeting point by 8am. Once there I sat with a few others waiting patiently, book at the ready. I do find reading to be a calming influence when travelling what with delay...

26 MARCH 2012Hmm where to start? Only tried two of the pillows before I dropped off, woke up about 6am local – Pusstin would be proud of me, waking up at his usual brekkie time. At this point I thought, have a look out of your window, why not? Nice patio door, small terrace and bright blue sky which was blotted out by the biggest ever private yacht I have ever seen. It's called Poseidon and puts all those Russian oligarchs to shame. Come along comrades ...

25 MARCH 2012 A new dawn and a new day ...... woken up all philosophical!Nice comfy bed last night, so slept really well. The mini bar was actually warmer than the room and would have involved a small mortgage to imbibe anyway. So just a cup of tea before bed last night. Didn’t risk robbing a bank, so I settled for my previous day’s uneaten ham and mustard sandwiches and stayed out of trouble. I look crap in a balaclava anyway – it messes up my...