Hazy Distance

I traveled on the MSC Meraviglia (Italian for Wonder) in July 2017. I boarded the ship with my family in Genoa for a 7 day Cruise to Naples, Messina, Valletta, Barcelona and Marseille. The ship is huge and easily dwarfed every other cruise ship we encountered in the various ports. Despite its size it's relatively easy to navigate. Depending on the position of your room you may have to do a lot of walking. If you get lost there are maps and information touch screens located in key areas around the ship. The screens can be used to book theater shows, get directions and see whats on in the various bars etc. Due to the number of floors (19 I think) the lifts (elevators) are extremely busy and during peak times there were lines of people waiting to get one. Generally you don't wait long as there are plenty of lifts going up and down. They can get crowded though. I had a corner suite with a balcony and hot tub. My room was spacious, modern and there were 2 large cupboards

Meraviglia is the lead ship of MSC's new Vista generation vessels with the then later MSC Bellisima in 2019 each of which will have a passenger capacity of 4,500. In that respect, the Vista class will rank ninth in the world. Meraviglia is was delivered in June 2017, and after entering service operates initially in the western Mediterranean. Stopping in destinations such as Malta,Barcelona, Marseille, genoa, Naples, Messina, citavecchia and Palermo Where the ship will follow the sun with its many attractions including a promenade with a long led roof, a water park with 3-4 water slides and a Himalayan rope course and the ships entertainment with include a theater and the cirque du soleil at the back of the ship the ship will also feature over 10 restaurants and a bellemese spa named the msc aurea spa. In the late 2019, she will re position to Miami sailing to the Caribbean as part of a North American expansion program by MSC.  The ships main promenade includes the longes

I've been looking for a tank bag for a while as I need to carry a lot of stuff to work everyday. I saw this in the Aldi Motorbike special buy promotion and thought I would give it a try as it was only £12.99 Its alot bigger than I expected and seems to be well made with large good quality zips. It comes with all the straps you would need as well as a handy elasticated rain cover. There are 4 strong magnets to hold it to the fuel tank and they seem to be very effective. The front of the bag has a clear plastic cover with a recess for sat navy etc. It also has a headphone hole leading from the front pocket to the main pocket. If you are looking for some cheap extra storage space on your bike I would highly recommend this product. 

I bought some 12v led lights from eBay and fitted them to increase visibility. They are very bright and easy to install. I connected them to the rear break light. These lights are really bright and ideal for safety. Just link them into a 12v supply and you are good to go. I also have 2 red LEDs on the back which bolt onto the number plate. 

I've had a few requests for the Zontes User Manual. Its not the best bike user manual in the world but its ok for the basics. I tried to scan it but it didn't work so I photographed each page and turned it into a PDF. Anyway, its available here for anyone who's interested. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9LIapeqkxhGa2s2bXZqUW9abFU/edit?usp=sharing Let me know if it works or not. If you want a copy emailed to you then let me know.

Riding home from work on my Zontes and saw that Edinburgh Castle seemed to be having its own wee light show.