Seville - Spain
Doing tourist type things in Seville - Al is the tour guide! |
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Seville - Spain
Al and Liz - drinking again! |
Seville - Spain
Nige with a tasteful shirt - didn't buy it! |
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Seville - Spain
Locals in the Bodega. |
Seville - Spain
Flamenco show - we bought cheap tickets from a bloke in the street. |
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Seville - Spain
Unfortunately the cheap seats were right
at the back! |
Seville - Spain
Lunch - ham and Cheese sandwiches made by Liz - accompanied by a bottle of red wine. |
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Seville - Spain
A square in the town. |
Cordoba - Spain
Bob in a bar - this one is in Cordoba. |
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Cordoba - Spain
The Mezquita. |
Cordoba - Spain
Another view of the Mezquita. |
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Cordoba - Spain
Al playing the tour guide again. |
Cordoba - Spain
Inside the Mezquita. |
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Calpe - Spain
Spent 3 nights in Calpe marina before setting off for Ibiza - 60 miles away. |
Calpe - Spain
Having a rest in the old part of Calpe - everywhere else is tower blocks. We did
however have a great curry at "The Raj". |
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Calpe to Formentera
Our mates Stig (as in Stig of the Dump - always recycling old stuff!)and Alex on
Celtic Wave.
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Calpe to Formentera
Sailing with Celtic Wave (they took the photo). Very
light tail winds so we used the cruising chute for the first time. |
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Isla Vedranell - Spain
Passing a small island off the coast of Ibiza. |
Cala Tarida, Ibiza - Spain
Ibiza is not all lager and clubbing - this was a great anchorage where we stayed
for a couple of nights. |
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Ibiza Town, Ibiza - Spain
Spent a day in Ibiza town
- not full of clubbers and lager louts - unlike San Antonio where we
stayed!
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Ibiza Town, Ibiza - Spain
Not sure I´d have one of their burgers! |
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Barcelona - Spain
Al in Parc Guell with some funky Gaudi stuff. |
Barcelona - Spain
Is this art? Or just a toilet? |
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Barcelona - Spain
Gaudi´s Lizard. |
Barcelona - Spain
Sagred Familia Cathedral - we went up inside one of these towers - scary! |
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Barcelona - Spain
Not sure what this bloke is pissed off about, but he reminds me of how I felt
when I had gastro enteritis in Palma! |
Marseille - France
Vieux Port in the background - one of the busiest ports weve been
in so far. |
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Monaco
Al posing in front of a building. |
Monaco
Fat scuptures and Nige. |
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Monaco
Nige passing on a few driving tips to Fangio! |
Monaco
Monaco - lots of people with considerably more money than us! |
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Cap Ferrat - France
People with more money than the people in Monaco! |
Birthday Present
Birthday present for Nige - from Bob and Liz on Yanina. (Bob is the artist) |
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Crystal Bar, Nice - France
Waiting for the last train home in a sleazy bar near the railway station. |
Nice - France
It is not all play and no work! |
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Nice - France
Haven't noticed Nige doing any work! |
Monaco
Spot the difference 1.
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Monaco
Spot the difference 2. There are no prizes! |
Isle de Embiez - France
Seaplane practising loading water to fight forest fires. |
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Monaco
Interesting sculpture. |
Genoa - Italy
Not everywhere we go is picturesque - this is the coal dock. |
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Genoa - Italy
Another view of the docks - it was a really interesting town though. |
Portofino - Italy
Really nice place but very crowded - we stayed around the corner in Santa
Margerita Ligure. |
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Santa Margerita - Italy
Note the "Olde Worlde" anchor light at the end of the boom. It is actually a
solar powered garden light. |
Santa Margerita - Italy
Calm evening with the moon just rising. |
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Arno River - Italy
Fishing net on the river bank. |
Portoferraio, Elba - Italy
If you look closely you might be able to spot our boat at anchor! |
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Portoferraio, Elba - Italy
A very windy day - loads of boats were dragging their anchors - fortunately, we
were OK. |
Portoferraio, Elba - Italy
Nice paint job! |
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Rome - Italy
Doing tourist stuff in Rome - with Fiona who took the photo. |
Rome - Italy
Al and Fiona Waiting for Pizza. |
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Rome - Italy
Pizza has arrived - yummy! |
Rome - Italy
What is that building in the background? Al checks the guide book and discovers
it is the Vatican! |
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Isla di Ponza - Italy
View of the harbour. |
Isla di Ponza - Italy
An interesting rock. |
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Pompei - Italy
Make sure there are no chariots coming! |
Pompei - Italy
Note the ever present guide book! Hope that volcano is dormant. |
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Pompei - Italy
On the throne! |
Pompei - Italy
The railway station. One of Nige's "interesting" photos! |
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Scario - Italy
Great little harbour - on the Italian coast south of Capri. This is
the view we have when getting up in the morning. |
Isla Vulcano - Italy
Strange people inhaling the sulphurous vapours - supposed to be good for your
health! |
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Isla Vulcano - Italy
More strange people covering themselves in hot volcanic mud! It was like being
on another planet. |
Syracusa - Sicily
Al in the Greek amphiteatre. |
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Syracusa - Sicily
Another view of the Amphitheatre. |
Syracusa - Sicily
Nige holding up a very large rock! |
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Valletta - Malta
Marsamxett Harbour. Msida Marina is just around to the right and
will be our base for the winter. |
Msida - Malta
Our local bar! Looks sleazy (and it is!) but the beer is cheap and Tony the
owner is a good bloke though. |
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Valletta - Malta
Touristy stuff. |
Valletta - Malta
More touristy stuff. |
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Mdina - Malta
Al with Fran and Rich - waiting for beer and pies! |
Haggar Qim - Malta
Older than Stone Henge - a good place to visit if you like looking at old
rubble. |
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Msida Marina - Malta
Al working in the forward cabin on one of the frequent wet and windy days. |
Msida Marina - Malta
Al with home made knee pads. |
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Msida Marina - Malta
Al working outside on a pleasant day. |
Valletta - Malta
Last day of the carnival. |
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Valletta - Malta
Another float at the carnival - unfortunately it was a really cold evening. |
Msida Marina - Malta
New arch that we've added during our stay in Malta. |
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Msida Marina - Malta
More new stuff - radar, solar panels and wind generator. |
Mdina - Malta
Simon and Fiona spent a few days with us - here we are waiting for tea and cakes. |
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Mdina - Malta
Simon with a rather large piece of chocolate cake. |
Manoel Island boatyard - Malta
Nice suit! |
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Manoel Island boatyard - Malta
Barnacles! Two years since we last anti-fouled - probably a bit too long. |
Manoel Island boatyard - Malta
Note the new wind vane steering that we've just fitted. |
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Manoel Island boatyard - Malta
Had the liferaft serviced while we were in the boatyard. Hope we never have to
use it. |
Manoel Island boatyard - Malta
Ready to go back in the water. |
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