On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:08:11 +0000, Thomas Wentworth wrote:

I am thinking of a Europe tour this spring. But, I have lots of time off
so I want to go to Europe by ship. Why? I have no idea. It is just
something I have always thought would be interesting to do.

I wonder, is there some ship that will get me to Europe? Not a cruise
ship, but a ship, ship.

Spring? Hell no, you want, *need* to be in France in July!

For ships it's probably still possible. Gavin Young went around the world
in freighters and wrote about it in "Slow boat to China" and "Slow boats
home". Well worth a read because he goes into how he found each berth as
well as describing the voyages.

You might want to check around the fancy yacht clubs and offer your
services for ferrying someone else's boat across. Assuming you've got the
necessary skills, clothing, etc. Would work, but the timing might be
completely wrong. And you might finish with a complete circumnavigation ;-)



Mike