The package arrived last Friday and I just filled out the forms, read the vast amount of information and submitted my orders. I have posted every date and event in my day calendar and I have everything ready to pack with exception of hairspray and a couple of books.

As Yogi Berra use to say, it is déjà vu all over again. You will recall my telling you at the start of my blog last year that I totaled my BMW in the snow. This time I was minding my own business turning left on a green arrow when a car smashed into me. I was T-boned and I will post a photo of the car. The lady driving was 93 years of age, still working, and didn’t even hit her brakes. Both the officer and the insurance investigator said I was lucky to be in my BMW330xi with dual side airbags. The strength of the steel beams and the airbags kept me here to blog. They did take me to the hospital for xrays and I escaped with just abrasions, contusions and soft tissue injuries. A little sore and a little achy.

I should be on a ship. I am not meant to live on land. Anyway, this is the start of my third blog for the Grand Voyage of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Hope I remember how to post and upload photos so this will be my test run.