Wi-fi and the internet...

Catching up has been made easier when we stay at places which offer free wi-fi, and they freely give you the code number and away you go.

It hasn't always been readily accessible, for many reasons, one of which is the area you are in, and the other is businesses charging for its use.

For all the good basic things that you get with Premier Inn chain, they don't offer anything in the way of internet access, except a link to a company called Swisscom, and then you have to pay on-line with your credit card. It's "guaranteed" safe, and so far we haven't had any trouble (I check the bank accounts every day).

So, from here in Gloucester, we move down to Chippenham and then Bristol, and then down to Cornwall, so a warning that we might not be able to access the net every day, so be patient.

We also don't know what access we will have after the cruise leaves the UK and takes us to Iceland and Norway, so there might be some delays there as well.