Finally, just as we are about to leave I have worked out how to add a map!!!! Typical.Any way above shows where we have been all winter and HOPEFULLY you can zoom in etc
I will try to put some maps in a gallery too to explain our route so far.
We've had a bit of fun here: the other we heard great shouts across from the marina when Chris was sitting in the cockpit. He looked up and one of the (unofficial) car parking attendants was gesticulating madly at him. It took a few minutes but eventually we realised he was saying that something jhad fallen in the water and as we did I saw a tiny bird floundering beside the boat next to us. I took my eyes off it for a moment to tell C and when I looked back it was gone. Luckily C had seen it go round the transom (back) of the boat and he rushed off with the boat hook, imagining that he would have to try to hook and drag it out. In fact he put the hook in the water and the little thing scrambled up ti at a rate of knots and right into C's hand!! The phrase "drowning man" sprang to mind! I got a old towel tea-towel and we wrapped it up realising it was in fact a little parrot. The gesticulating man came haring round on a bicycle and I think C had a friend for life!
Some friends from up river (Gabriella, Martin, Tara and Mark) came down the other week to do some shopping so we met up and shared a few beers, tapas and gossip and it was great to see them and not feel out of touch.
Some less good news was that C was having tooth trouble and yesterday went to the dentist. The service was EXCELLENT. HE was recommended this dentist by the nearby chemist who phoned to check what time they closed. He walked -straight into the chair and "best dentist he's ever had" took time and trouble to extract his tooth easily and painlessly. He then had to grit the rest of his teeth and pay - but it only cost him 40 euros!! Amazing! If anyone needs a dentist in Ayamonte he was in Rua Isla Christina just behind the ferry!!
As I say we are likely to be leaving the marina tomorrow (if it's not too windy - the wind has come up today and it that can make manoeuvring very difficult.
We are heading towards Rabat on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco but will probably stop en route at a couple of places on the Spanish coast on the way, so don't expect to reach there for a week or so. We may well then have a few days travelling around Rabat as buses are meant to be plentiful but................
It is also possible that if the conditions are not right to enter Rabat, we will turn right and go direct to the Canaries which is usually about a 5 day sail.
All in all this means that we are very likely to be out of touch for a little while - especially as we do not know how good I/net access will be or if our phones will work and at what cost!!
Have fun everyone - take good care and we'll be back in touch with some new adventures soon.
I will try to put some maps in a gallery too to explain our route so far.
We've had a bit of fun here: the other we heard great shouts across from the marina when Chris was sitting in the cockpit. He looked up and one of the (unofficial) car parking attendants was gesticulating madly at him. It took a few minutes but eventually we realised he was saying that something jhad fallen in the water and as we did I saw a tiny bird floundering beside the boat next to us. I took my eyes off it for a moment to tell C and when I looked back it was gone. Luckily C had seen it go round the transom (back) of the boat and he rushed off with the boat hook, imagining that he would have to try to hook and drag it out. In fact he put the hook in the water and the little thing scrambled up ti at a rate of knots and right into C's hand!! The phrase "drowning man" sprang to mind! I got a old towel tea-towel and we wrapped it up realising it was in fact a little parrot. The gesticulating man came haring round on a bicycle and I think C had a friend for life!
Some friends from up river (Gabriella, Martin, Tara and Mark) came down the other week to do some shopping so we met up and shared a few beers, tapas and gossip and it was great to see them and not feel out of touch.
Some less good news was that C was having tooth trouble and yesterday went to the dentist. The service was EXCELLENT. HE was recommended this dentist by the nearby chemist who phoned to check what time they closed. He walked -straight into the chair and "best dentist he's ever had" took time and trouble to extract his tooth easily and painlessly. He then had to grit the rest of his teeth and pay - but it only cost him 40 euros!! Amazing! If anyone needs a dentist in Ayamonte he was in Rua Isla Christina just behind the ferry!!
As I say we are likely to be leaving the marina tomorrow (if it's not too windy - the wind has come up today and it that can make manoeuvring very difficult.
We are heading towards Rabat on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco but will probably stop en route at a couple of places on the Spanish coast on the way, so don't expect to reach there for a week or so. We may well then have a few days travelling around Rabat as buses are meant to be plentiful but................
It is also possible that if the conditions are not right to enter Rabat, we will turn right and go direct to the Canaries which is usually about a 5 day sail.
All in all this means that we are very likely to be out of touch for a little while - especially as we do not know how good I/net access will be or if our phones will work and at what cost!!
Have fun everyone - take good care and we'll be back in touch with some new adventures soon.