Maskarade

Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble

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Why Maskarade?

September 2024 - On the Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) in Lucerne.
Taken during our visit to Edith and Gregor in Basel.

May 2024 - A viewpoint above Velas, Sao Jorge.
Taken during our visit to the Azores, sailing on the Island Sky.

March 2024 - At sea, within the Katalalixar National Reserve, Chile.
Taken during our visit to Patagonia, sailing on the Island Sky.

November 2023 - Porto, northern Portugal.
Taken during our Unforgettable Douro Cruise on the Scenic Azure.

September 2023 - Near Motovun, Istria in northern Croatia.
Taken during our Idyllic Istrian cruise on the Queen Eleganza.

June 2023 - Goðafoss, near Akureyri in northern Iceland.
Taken during our expedition cruise around Iceland, Faroe Islands & Scotland.

May 2023 - Overlooking Lake Bled.
Taken during our short break to Slovenia (Ljubljana & Lake Bled) and Italy (Trieste).

April 2023 - Stoneybeach Bay, Tristan da Cunha.
Taken during Bruce's Remote Atlantic Islands expedition trip.

November 2022 - On the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Taken during our Island Hopping in Cape Verde holiday.

October 2022 - On our ship in the heart of the old town in Syracuse, Sicily.
Taken during our Italian Islands, Corsica & Malta holiday.

April 2022 - Sailing away from Lisbon on our way to Figueira da Foz.
Taken during our Macaronesia to Iberia & Beyond holiday.

November 2021 - Sailing away from Seville on our way to Cadiz.
Taken during our Andalucian Odyssey holiday.

July 2021 - Lundy Island
Taken during our Natural Wonders of the British Isles cruise

September 2019 - Berlin
Taken during our holiday to Austria & Germany

July 2019 - Outside the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
Taken during our Scandinavian and Baltic Odyssey

May 2019 - Spanish Steps, Rome
Taken during our gastronomic tour of Italy

November 2018 - Neumayer Channel, Antarctica
Taken by our friend Derek on a trip to Argentina, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica

June 2018 - Danube Delta, Romania
Taken during our cruise from Amsterdam to the Black Sea

November 2017 - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Taken on our holiday to Vietnam and Cambodia

May 2017 - Gozo, Malta
Taken on our Sicily and the Secret Mediterranean cruise.

May 2017 - Kotor, Montenegro
Taken on our Sicily and the Secret Mediterranean cruise.

June 2016 - Bordeaux
Taken during our voyage from Cannes to Cornwall (and more!)

May 2016 - Shimonoseki, Japan.
Taken on our "Japan revisited" holiday.

October 2015 - Gornergrat, Zermatt, Switzerland
with the Matterhorn in the background.
Taken during our Switzerland by train holiday with Ros and Adrian.

July 2015 - Sailing past Vikingen Island,
which marks the Arctic Circle line,
on our journey to the Arctic Circle by train and ship

Marriage - January 2015

On the Greek Island of Rhodes - September 2014
Grand Voyage to the Aegean and Black Sea

Glyndebourne - May 2014
(One of) Geoff's birthday celebrations with Peter & Jane

Ceský Krumlov
River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam - April/May 2014

Whitstable
Short Break to Whitstable - June 2013

Sailing past Capri en-route to Sorrento
Grand Voyage/Mediterranean cruise - May 2013

Geoff's post-birthday lunch in Central London - November 2012

At the Heraion of Samos, Greece
Greece/Turkey cruise - September 2012

At Jackie's new home in Benoni - March 2012

Leaving Copenhagen for Rønne, Bornholm on a
Baltic cruise aboard the Island Sky in July 2011

Benoni - March 2011

Southwold - October 2010

Dorset - July 2010

Mt Taranaki - N. Island, New Zealand - February 2010

Sydney - March 2010

	India - November 2009 Jodhpur
Jaisalmer	India - November 2009 Jodhpur	Taj Mahal

At home - June 2009

Lower Sabie, Kruger Park - March 2009

Cornwall - October 2008

Helsinki - July 2008

Alupka, Ukraine - June 2008

Livadia, Ukraine - June 2008

Banff, Canada - July 2007

Lake Louise, Canada - July 2007

Vaal Dam, South Africa - April 2007

Cornwall - October 2006

Glyndebourne - July 2006

Southwold - June 2006

Civil Partnership - January 2006

Lake Como - September 2005

Mount Fuji, Japan - October 2005		Matsuyama, Japan - October 2005
	Miyajima, Japan - October 2005

Napier, New Zealand - April 2004

Blue Mountains, Australia - March 2004

Uluru, Australia - March 2004

Cape Town - March 2004

Szentendre, Hungary - June 2003

Lake Titicaca, Peru - June 2002

Lima, Peru - June 2002

Paris - March 2001

Isle of Wight - July 2000

Empire State Building, New York City
September 2000

World Trade Centre, New York City
September 2000

Guilin, China - September 1999

Great Wall of China - September 1999

Stockholm - July 1999

Volgograd, Russia - October 1998

Left: St. Petersburg - June 1997


1995 - A few months apart: Geoff goes line-dancing...		...whilst Bruce slaves away in Seoul

Madrid - May 1994

Pretoria - April 1993

Venice - June 1992

Paris - May 1992

The new house - moving in day - October 1991

Dordogne - September 1991

Geoff's flat - July 1991

The Lakes - May 1991

Leeds Castle - April 1991

Hong Kong - December 1990

David & Geoff - narrowboat outing - late 1980's


David, Philip, Geoff & Andy	Geoff, Andy & David

Jane & Geoff


In the new flat - c1986

Best man at Peter & Jane's wedding - April 1985

Early 1980's collection


Above: David & Geoff


Below: David, Geoff, Marie	Above: Marie, David, Geoff, Jane

Mum & Geoff in Wimbledon - c1975

Geoff & Alan in Paris - c1971

Above & below: Geoff with Tony and
unknown girl in Derbyshire c1970

Geoff, Mum & Dad - c1969


Geoff & Steven - c1963	Stonehenge - 1964


Mum, Geoff & Dad - c1963	Choirboy - c1965

At Uncle Geoffrey's house in St. Olave's - c1960

Auntie Betty's house. Geoff in front, then l-r Auntie Betty,
Mum, Uncle George, Dad, Elizabeth, Uncle Ernie,
Auntie Joyce, Uncle Sid & Auntie Ethel - c1957