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

New hotel

Moved out of The Monte Carlo and into The Windsor which is much better and not half a mile uphill from the town centre. The rivers are very swollen and almost the colour of fudge with soil washing down from the hills. When it meets the sea, with huge storm waves, it creates huge columns of water 30 ft or more which come crashing down onto the esplinade and unsuspecting, or just plain stupid, tourists.
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