Baltic Sea to Norway

Sailing the high seas! Ah, nothing lovelier, especially when the sun is beating down, the sea is silky smooth and the nights run into days whilst the midsummer northern European sun momentarily slips below the horizon at 2am.

Today has been full of joyous experiences: exploring the ship, the boys playing football on deck, basking with Callum in the sun, watching Reuben run ahead along the teak decks - oh how I dreamed of that moment but a year ago, to say the words "Reuben run". And a day at sea means a spectacular evening stage show chronicling the rise of the empire that became Disney, a black tie dinner, and though a glam black dress came out crumpled from my suitcase, I decided not to spend the time looking the part in the salon, instead breathing in the salty air and just playing at being a silly mama on holiday.