Square Rigger

Square Rigger
The Stavvy

The First Adventure of 2010

The Galloping Grandma is off again! This time I am flying out to Tenerife where I join the Volunteer Crew of the Stavros S Niarchos as Assistant Cook. We then sail from Tenerife to Madeira, no doubt calling in several places en-route. We anticipate getting to Madeira on 28th January and I am then being joined by my friend Margaret to spend the next 6 days walking on, the extremely hilly, or should I say mountainous, Madeira Island.

Balearics

Balearics
At anchor in Soller and looking so small !!

Climbing aloft - on the platform

Climbing aloft - on the platform
This is where I like to be, up the rigging or out along the yards

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the background

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the background
Memories of Capri, Mum & Jackie

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Cats and dogs

We got up this morning to find pools of water under all our windows, the dining room flooded with water dripping through the ceiling and light fittings - we even had to move tables around so we were not under dripping water. The lounge is under water and they are moving the furniture out to keep it safe. We tried to get an early flight out but no seats available. The hotel has dried our floor but we still have to keep the shutters closed to stop rain coming in. Agents through whom I booked asked if we would accept upgrade in same hotel but we said no. We want a hotel where we can sit in the lounge and have breakfast in the dry, not to mention being able to use hairdryer without being electrocuted. Now in hotel Windsor which is much more comfortable, nearer centre of town AND DRY.

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