Tuesday 23rd March 2010.
Now a little something to get the all memories of the good old days going; in the kitchen at the villa is a large original Wurlitzer Juke Box as you can see in the picture below and everyday at some time we play and occasionaly dance to all the favourite tunes of the past; I have listed below some of the all-time Juke Box classics to remind you of our past musical heritage !! In no particular order.
Eddy Cochran – C’ Mon Everybody / Summertime Blues.
Buddy Holly – Maybe Baby / Peggy Sue.
Marcels – Blue Moon.
Frankie Ford – Sea Cruise.
Elvis Presley – Hound Dog / His Latest Flame.
Dion – The Wanderer.
Connie Francis – Who’s Sorry Now / Lipstick on your Colla.
Bill Haley – Rock around the Clock.
Jerry Lee Lewis – Chantilly Lace.
Fats Domino – Ain’t that a Shame.
Los Lobos – La Bamba.
Ricky Valance – Tell Laura I love Her.
Gene Vincent – Be Bop A Lula.
Now doesn’t that get you thinking about the past – send in your requests !
Thought For The Day;
Nobody Cares if you don’t Dance well,Just get up and Dance.
M
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
CASA OLIMPIA UPDATE AND BIRD WATCH REPORT.
Tuesday 23rd March 2010.
We have just come back from the clinic in Tarifa; Brenda still has to go every day to have the wound checked and dressed, as we got back in the villa the phone went, it was vet a calling from outside our house in Manilva! Our address is on all the documents from the hospital so they had gone to check Boo as part of the normal procedure after a dog bite! They are arranging for one to come to the villa in the next few days.
Meanwhile last night we had another call from Chris to say that he will be over next week to arrange the move back to England, later today we are expecting a money transfer for the housekeeping which we will pick up at Western Union in Estepona tomorrow as we are going over to the dentists and also calling into the house in Manilva with some more things. As usual watch this space !
On the way down to Tarifa today we saw some Golden Eagles soaring in the sky above the road, this is quite normal, nearly every time we go out in either direction through the hills we see a “Convocation of Eagles ” as the surrounding hills are a natural breeding area for them; they swoop down very low and you can make out the golden colour of the wings and the bright yellow beaks, the wingspan of the large ones is over 7ft and they are nearly 3ft long ! Very impressive every time.
Thought for today;
Accept that some days you’re the Pigeon and some days you’re the statue !
PS; The Sky system has gone off - again.
We have just come back from the clinic in Tarifa; Brenda still has to go every day to have the wound checked and dressed, as we got back in the villa the phone went, it was vet a calling from outside our house in Manilva! Our address is on all the documents from the hospital so they had gone to check Boo as part of the normal procedure after a dog bite! They are arranging for one to come to the villa in the next few days.
Meanwhile last night we had another call from Chris to say that he will be over next week to arrange the move back to England, later today we are expecting a money transfer for the housekeeping which we will pick up at Western Union in Estepona tomorrow as we are going over to the dentists and also calling into the house in Manilva with some more things. As usual watch this space !
On the way down to Tarifa today we saw some Golden Eagles soaring in the sky above the road, this is quite normal, nearly every time we go out in either direction through the hills we see a “Convocation of Eagles ” as the surrounding hills are a natural breeding area for them; they swoop down very low and you can make out the golden colour of the wings and the bright yellow beaks, the wingspan of the large ones is over 7ft and they are nearly 3ft long ! Very impressive every time.
Thought for today;
Accept that some days you’re the Pigeon and some days you’re the statue !
PS; The Sky system has gone off - again.
Monday, March 22, 2010
WEATHER NEWSFLASH.
Monday 22nd March 2010.
Today for the first time this year the sun is out and it’s getting warmer,21 degs. and rising ! The forecast for the rest of week is cloudy but the temperatures are keeping up.
Thought for Today;
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenary on a detour.
Today for the first time this year the sun is out and it’s getting warmer,21 degs. and rising ! The forecast for the rest of week is cloudy but the temperatures are keeping up.
Thought for Today;
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenary on a detour.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
FOOD REPORT AND FILM REVIEW.
Sunday 21st March 2010.
Over the weekend in the kitchen all sorts of things have been on the menu; On Friday we picked up from the fish market some very small Dab Soles, the first time we had these was as a Tapas in Sevilla when they were deep fried in a light batter, I pan fried ours in foaming Lemon butter, four per portion and they were delicious, we had them with buttered New Potatoes and fresh Garden Peas. For dinner on Saturday we had Minute Steak and chips, I trim all the fat off ,for the dogs, and then Brenda flattens them; served with Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes, sauté Onions, Button Mushrooms and fine Green Beans, I pan fry them in a very hot pan and Brenda’s has Garlic Butter tossed over hers ! Today we are having for our Sunday lunch the Rib of Beef that we picked up the other day; it has just come out of the oven and is resting, meanwhile I have made the Gravy in the cooking tray, Brenda has got the vegetables on the go, Whole Green Beans, Cabbage, Glazed Carrots and Roast Parsnips and I am just about to put the Roast Potatoes with Herbs in the oven! Cold Rare Roast Beef for supper tomorrow night will start us off on another week.
Last night I watched a film on Channel Four that I had read about back in 2006; The Departed is an engrossing gangster drama, directed by Martin Scorsese which won four Oscars and many other awards around the world. Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish Mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil over when discoveries are made, and moles are dispatched to find out their enemy’s identities! Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio play the two deep cover agents and Jack Nicholson is the Mafia boss, the excellent supporting cast includes Martin Sheen, Alex Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg and Ray Winstone being Ray Winstone in his usual menacing self ! It is a very gritty story and utterly compelling to watch.
PS; Still no news from Chris over in England as to when things are going to happen !!
PPS; Just had a phone call from Chris and it sounds that somthing could happen later in the week - Watch this space.!!
Over the weekend in the kitchen all sorts of things have been on the menu; On Friday we picked up from the fish market some very small Dab Soles, the first time we had these was as a Tapas in Sevilla when they were deep fried in a light batter, I pan fried ours in foaming Lemon butter, four per portion and they were delicious, we had them with buttered New Potatoes and fresh Garden Peas. For dinner on Saturday we had Minute Steak and chips, I trim all the fat off ,for the dogs, and then Brenda flattens them; served with Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes, sauté Onions, Button Mushrooms and fine Green Beans, I pan fry them in a very hot pan and Brenda’s has Garlic Butter tossed over hers ! Today we are having for our Sunday lunch the Rib of Beef that we picked up the other day; it has just come out of the oven and is resting, meanwhile I have made the Gravy in the cooking tray, Brenda has got the vegetables on the go, Whole Green Beans, Cabbage, Glazed Carrots and Roast Parsnips and I am just about to put the Roast Potatoes with Herbs in the oven! Cold Rare Roast Beef for supper tomorrow night will start us off on another week.
Last night I watched a film on Channel Four that I had read about back in 2006; The Departed is an engrossing gangster drama, directed by Martin Scorsese which won four Oscars and many other awards around the world. Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish Mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil over when discoveries are made, and moles are dispatched to find out their enemy’s identities! Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio play the two deep cover agents and Jack Nicholson is the Mafia boss, the excellent supporting cast includes Martin Sheen, Alex Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg and Ray Winstone being Ray Winstone in his usual menacing self ! It is a very gritty story and utterly compelling to watch.
PS; Still no news from Chris over in England as to when things are going to happen !!
PPS; Just had a phone call from Chris and it sounds that somthing could happen later in the week - Watch this space.!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
HEALTH UPDATE AND RACING REPORT.
Saturday 20th March 2010.
The latest report on Brenda is fine; we go down to the clinic in Tarifa every day to have the wound checked and the dressing changed but it is going to take another week or so for us to get the all clear. Yesterday as we arrived the Doctor was called out on an emergency and was just getting in the ambulance with the Para medics when we arrived so we had to waite for over an hour before a relief Doctor came in!
Over the last two days we have been watching the Festival meeting from Cheltenham now that the Sky system is back working; The atmosphere has been tremendous and the weather just kept fine, yesterday was the final day and was the best so far, the excitement built as it became time for the Gold Cup to start, the race did not go to plan as the favorite Kauto Star fell and then the second favorite Denman was beaten by Imperial Commander from the stables of Nigel Twiston Davies who is a local and well loved trainer, the crowds went mad ! But this was not the end, in the next race, the Christies Foxhunter Chase which is the equalivant race for amateur jockeys was won by Nigel ‘s horse and the winning jockey was his son Sam ! More scenes of jubilation followed !! He was not yet finished as in the last race his horse won again giving him a winning treble of 747-1 !!! Earlier in the day Katie Walsh,Ruby’s sister, won her second race of the Championship so the Irish went mad again. I’am out of breath !
The latest report on Brenda is fine; we go down to the clinic in Tarifa every day to have the wound checked and the dressing changed but it is going to take another week or so for us to get the all clear. Yesterday as we arrived the Doctor was called out on an emergency and was just getting in the ambulance with the Para medics when we arrived so we had to waite for over an hour before a relief Doctor came in!
Over the last two days we have been watching the Festival meeting from Cheltenham now that the Sky system is back working; The atmosphere has been tremendous and the weather just kept fine, yesterday was the final day and was the best so far, the excitement built as it became time for the Gold Cup to start, the race did not go to plan as the favorite Kauto Star fell and then the second favorite Denman was beaten by Imperial Commander from the stables of Nigel Twiston Davies who is a local and well loved trainer, the crowds went mad ! But this was not the end, in the next race, the Christies Foxhunter Chase which is the equalivant race for amateur jockeys was won by Nigel ‘s horse and the winning jockey was his son Sam ! More scenes of jubilation followed !! He was not yet finished as in the last race his horse won again giving him a winning treble of 747-1 !!! Earlier in the day Katie Walsh,Ruby’s sister, won her second race of the Championship so the Irish went mad again. I’am out of breath !
Thursday, March 18, 2010
NEWSFLASH.
Thursday 18th March 2010.
Good News and Bad News.
Just a quick update to say that the Sky system has come back on this morning better than ever so fingers crossed we will be able to watch the racing over the next two days !
The bad news is that we have not heard from Chris over in England except for a very short call last night and it does not sound very good as to when things are going to happen ! We are starting to think that we might be a bit premature in our planning !!
Good News and Bad News.
Just a quick update to say that the Sky system has come back on this morning better than ever so fingers crossed we will be able to watch the racing over the next two days !
The bad news is that we have not heard from Chris over in England except for a very short call last night and it does not sound very good as to when things are going to happen ! We are starting to think that we might be a bit premature in our planning !!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
SAINT PATRICKS DAY 17 th MARCH 2010.
Wednesday 17th March 2010.
Yesterday I went over to Manilva in the morning and dropped off a lot of clothes and shoes as well as bits and pieces at the house ready for when we move back, We can’t get everything in the Smart car in one go so I will have to do another move before we finally leave in the not to distant future! The Sky system has not come back on so we are without the large TV in the downstairs lounge, Joan’s system has not been affected but she watches all different programmes and has to have it on full blast all the time, also her flat is very warm as she has the electric fire on as well. This means that we have missed all the programmes that we have been following over the last couple of weeks.
On Tuesday afternoon we went up and watched the racing from Cheltenham 2010, the highlight on the first day was the Champion Hurdle,A.P McCoy won on “ Binocular ” and I have never seen the 14 times champion jockey so excited, he had a lot to prove and the horse which has not been running well over it’s last couple of races jumped out of his skin ! Today the Queen Mother Champion Chase was also very good when the favorite was beaten but the highlight of the day was in the National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup over 4 miles, for amateur riders when the only two lady jockey’s led over the last and Katie Walsh ,who is the 25 years old sister of Ruby Walsh, beat Nina Carberry.The crowd’s went mad as it was very popular win and it showed how close the southern Irish dynasties are totally involved in it’s racing over the years, also as it was St. Patricks Day the Irish contingent went mad, again !
Brenda is feeling a lot better today, we have been every day, at different times, by appointment, to the clinic down in Tarifa to have the wound checked and the dressing changed. We then went across to Estepona to the dentists as she had an appointment later in the morning. The weather around the coast was a lot nicer than here, the sun was out and it was warm ! On the way back we stopped at the English butchers and picked up some Sausages for dinner tonight and we also treated ourselves to a Rib of Beef for Sunday lunch as it could well be our last Sunday roast,we hope! Watch this space !!
Yesterday I went over to Manilva in the morning and dropped off a lot of clothes and shoes as well as bits and pieces at the house ready for when we move back, We can’t get everything in the Smart car in one go so I will have to do another move before we finally leave in the not to distant future! The Sky system has not come back on so we are without the large TV in the downstairs lounge, Joan’s system has not been affected but she watches all different programmes and has to have it on full blast all the time, also her flat is very warm as she has the electric fire on as well. This means that we have missed all the programmes that we have been following over the last couple of weeks.
On Tuesday afternoon we went up and watched the racing from Cheltenham 2010, the highlight on the first day was the Champion Hurdle,A.P McCoy won on “ Binocular ” and I have never seen the 14 times champion jockey so excited, he had a lot to prove and the horse which has not been running well over it’s last couple of races jumped out of his skin ! Today the Queen Mother Champion Chase was also very good when the favorite was beaten but the highlight of the day was in the National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup over 4 miles, for amateur riders when the only two lady jockey’s led over the last and Katie Walsh ,who is the 25 years old sister of Ruby Walsh, beat Nina Carberry.The crowd’s went mad as it was very popular win and it showed how close the southern Irish dynasties are totally involved in it’s racing over the years, also as it was St. Patricks Day the Irish contingent went mad, again !
Brenda is feeling a lot better today, we have been every day, at different times, by appointment, to the clinic down in Tarifa to have the wound checked and the dressing changed. We then went across to Estepona to the dentists as she had an appointment later in the morning. The weather around the coast was a lot nicer than here, the sun was out and it was warm ! On the way back we stopped at the English butchers and picked up some Sausages for dinner tonight and we also treated ourselves to a Rib of Beef for Sunday lunch as it could well be our last Sunday roast,we hope! Watch this space !!
Monday, March 15, 2010
NEWS UDATE AND GOOGLE MAP REVIEW.
Monday 15th March PM 2010.
This afternoon we are taking thing easy after the weekend excitements; Brenda is sat in the lounge listening to her teach you self Spanish lessons as we are preparing to move back to Manilva in the next few weeks and have got out of the habit of talking and thinking Spanish. The Sky system has not come back on since Friday so we are missing watching the TV and it looks like we will not be able to watch the Seven Ages of Britain and the Wonders of the Solar System as well as the racing from Cheltenham!
Meanwhile I have remembered a new toy to play with; Google Maps!! I’ve just been online and had forgotten what you can do, I started in Manilva and found our house and then walked down through the village to Mano and Anna”s house. I then went over to Colwyn Bay and found Tim and Thea’s house in Old Colwyn before I walked up to Rhyd-y Foel and found our old house “ Craven Cottage ” We then went over to the Wirral and found the street that Brenda was born in and in which her sister Jenny still lives. Then we headed over to Australia and found where Jack and Lyn have moved to outside Melbourne. Watch out as I could be outside your house next!!
This afternoon we are taking thing easy after the weekend excitements; Brenda is sat in the lounge listening to her teach you self Spanish lessons as we are preparing to move back to Manilva in the next few weeks and have got out of the habit of talking and thinking Spanish. The Sky system has not come back on since Friday so we are missing watching the TV and it looks like we will not be able to watch the Seven Ages of Britain and the Wonders of the Solar System as well as the racing from Cheltenham!
Meanwhile I have remembered a new toy to play with; Google Maps!! I’ve just been online and had forgotten what you can do, I started in Manilva and found our house and then walked down through the village to Mano and Anna”s house. I then went over to Colwyn Bay and found Tim and Thea’s house in Old Colwyn before I walked up to Rhyd-y Foel and found our old house “ Craven Cottage ” We then went over to the Wirral and found the street that Brenda was born in and in which her sister Jenny still lives. Then we headed over to Australia and found where Jack and Lyn have moved to outside Melbourne. Watch out as I could be outside your house next!!
CASA OLIMPIA NEWS AND HEALTH UPDATE.
Monday 15th Mrach 2010.
We have just come back from the health clinic down in Tarifa after having the dressing on Brenda’s arm changed and cleaned by the doctor, yesterday we did the same and now have appointments for the rest of the .week The clinic was very busy this morning but we went in the minute after being looked after by the clinic secretary,once again the system here works very well !
On Sunday after our visit to the clinic we went and had a coffee down on the front by the harbour,the sun was out and it was warm so we were able to sit out and watch the world go by as the ferries came and went across to Tanger as you can see in the pictures below.
The fishing fleet had just come back after an early morning trip and all the fish had already been sold !
As you can see I have changed the template of our blog page so I look forward to any comments ; there are varios different set ups so over the next few days I will try some other ones out and than settle on the best one !
We have just come back from the health clinic down in Tarifa after having the dressing on Brenda’s arm changed and cleaned by the doctor, yesterday we did the same and now have appointments for the rest of the .week The clinic was very busy this morning but we went in the minute after being looked after by the clinic secretary,once again the system here works very well !
On Sunday after our visit to the clinic we went and had a coffee down on the front by the harbour,the sun was out and it was warm so we were able to sit out and watch the world go by as the ferries came and went across to Tanger as you can see in the pictures below.
The fishing fleet had just come back after an early morning trip and all the fish had already been sold !
As you can see I have changed the template of our blog page so I look forward to any comments ; there are varios different set ups so over the next few days I will try some other ones out and than settle on the best one !
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
NEWSFLASH .
Saturday 13th March PM 2010.
This afternoon we have had a little excitement in our very quiet life hear at the villa in Tarifa; Brenda has been in hospital! She was outside on the balcony grooming Boo when the brush caught in his matted coat and he yelped and at the same time turned his head and caught Brenda on the arm, she cried out and I ran out to see blood everywhere, we wrapped it in a towel and at first I thought that it had cut a vein or artery! I called our Doctor who lives just up the road from the villa only to find out that he was skiing in the Sierra Nevada.He told me to take her to the main hospital in Algeciras, so we shot out in the Smart car, I stopped at the hotel at the top of our road and asked the manager where the hospital was as Algeciras is a very large major city; Luckily for us it is at this end of the city by the main port so with the help of a friendly taxi driver who pointed us in the right direction we went straight there.
The Hospital Comarcal Punta de Europa is a very large and modern hospital and was very busy as I dropped Brenda outside the Accident and Emergency entrance; she was seen by the reception straight away and as I arrived her number, with out waiting, came up on the screen. The first Doctor then handed us over to a nursing sister and we went into the emergency room where three more Doctors came and assessed the patient! It was not as bad as we thought and they explained what was going to happen; Brenda had to have a Tetinus injection and also an anti biotic jab in her rear! They then dressed and cleaned the wound and explained that they don’t put stitches in as they want the wound to be open in case of infection, so the dressing has to be changed and checked each day at the local medical centre down in Tarifa.Yet another doctor came and checked that everything was OK and gave us a prescription to pick up at a local chemists for some tablets to help with the pain.
The local chemists was not open as it should have been so we came back over the mountains to Tarifa and found that our regular chemists down in the old town was open,at the same time we made sure that we found the medical centre for our visits for the next seven days; she will have to have the booster jabs for the Tetinus in a months time and again in a year.
The total time that we were in the hospital was just over half an hour !!
This afternoon we have had a little excitement in our very quiet life hear at the villa in Tarifa; Brenda has been in hospital! She was outside on the balcony grooming Boo when the brush caught in his matted coat and he yelped and at the same time turned his head and caught Brenda on the arm, she cried out and I ran out to see blood everywhere, we wrapped it in a towel and at first I thought that it had cut a vein or artery! I called our Doctor who lives just up the road from the villa only to find out that he was skiing in the Sierra Nevada.He told me to take her to the main hospital in Algeciras, so we shot out in the Smart car, I stopped at the hotel at the top of our road and asked the manager where the hospital was as Algeciras is a very large major city; Luckily for us it is at this end of the city by the main port so with the help of a friendly taxi driver who pointed us in the right direction we went straight there.
The Hospital Comarcal Punta de Europa is a very large and modern hospital and was very busy as I dropped Brenda outside the Accident and Emergency entrance; she was seen by the reception straight away and as I arrived her number, with out waiting, came up on the screen. The first Doctor then handed us over to a nursing sister and we went into the emergency room where three more Doctors came and assessed the patient! It was not as bad as we thought and they explained what was going to happen; Brenda had to have a Tetinus injection and also an anti biotic jab in her rear! They then dressed and cleaned the wound and explained that they don’t put stitches in as they want the wound to be open in case of infection, so the dressing has to be changed and checked each day at the local medical centre down in Tarifa.Yet another doctor came and checked that everything was OK and gave us a prescription to pick up at a local chemists for some tablets to help with the pain.
The local chemists was not open as it should have been so we came back over the mountains to Tarifa and found that our regular chemists down in the old town was open,at the same time we made sure that we found the medical centre for our visits for the next seven days; she will have to have the booster jabs for the Tetinus in a months time and again in a year.
The total time that we were in the hospital was just over half an hour !!
CASA OLIMPIA AND COLWYN BAY NEWS UPDATE.
Saturday 13th March 2010.
Today is a beautiful day down here in Tarifa, clear blue skies and no wind with the sun out, it is a little cold by our standards, 17 degs. but we are able to leave the doors open so as the dogs can play out in the garden, Boo over the last couple of days has had a cold so Brenda has been nursing him with lots of love, Vaseline on his nose, Vic Vapour to help him breath better and Oil of Olbas on his pillow on his bed at night, to say that he is getting more looked after than me is a understatement!
Still no news from Chris in England, if he is still there, so we still don’t know when things are going to happen, we are taking some of our clothes home next week when we go over to Estepona for Brenda’s dental appointment on Wednesday as we can’t move all our things in one go in the Smart car; speaking of which the warning light is still coming on so I will have to call into the Mercedes garage as soon as possible to get it checked out.
The satellite connection is not working again so we have no TV to watch from yesterday morning; today I have missed the Bahrain GP qualifying and it looks like we will not be able to see the Rugby Internationals later or the Channel Four racing! Fingers crossed that it comes back on for the GP race tomorrow and especially for next week as it is the Cheltenham Racing Festival which is the highlight of the jump racing season.
We have just come off the phone after speaking to Thea over in Colwyn Bay, they are in the middle of having their two bathrooms refitted,Thea has sourced everything off the internet and has made a saving of over two thirds on all the fittings; last weekend they went for a night away at a Georgian country house hotel that some friends had given them as a present for looking after their daughter. The Ttddyn Llan restaurant with rooms is situated in the Vale of Ederynion outside Corwen in Llandrillo; it is part of the Welsh Rarebits private hotel group, which there are over 55 in Wales, they had a lovely stay and the food and service was very good so it is highly recommended by them and Tim said that he was thinking of us all the time he was eating !
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Today is a beautiful day down here in Tarifa, clear blue skies and no wind with the sun out, it is a little cold by our standards, 17 degs. but we are able to leave the doors open so as the dogs can play out in the garden, Boo over the last couple of days has had a cold so Brenda has been nursing him with lots of love, Vaseline on his nose, Vic Vapour to help him breath better and Oil of Olbas on his pillow on his bed at night, to say that he is getting more looked after than me is a understatement!
Still no news from Chris in England, if he is still there, so we still don’t know when things are going to happen, we are taking some of our clothes home next week when we go over to Estepona for Brenda’s dental appointment on Wednesday as we can’t move all our things in one go in the Smart car; speaking of which the warning light is still coming on so I will have to call into the Mercedes garage as soon as possible to get it checked out.
The satellite connection is not working again so we have no TV to watch from yesterday morning; today I have missed the Bahrain GP qualifying and it looks like we will not be able to see the Rugby Internationals later or the Channel Four racing! Fingers crossed that it comes back on for the GP race tomorrow and especially for next week as it is the Cheltenham Racing Festival which is the highlight of the jump racing season.
We have just come off the phone after speaking to Thea over in Colwyn Bay, they are in the middle of having their two bathrooms refitted,Thea has sourced everything off the internet and has made a saving of over two thirds on all the fittings; last weekend they went for a night away at a Georgian country house hotel that some friends had given them as a present for looking after their daughter. The Ttddyn Llan restaurant with rooms is situated in the Vale of Ederynion outside Corwen in Llandrillo; it is part of the Welsh Rarebits private hotel group, which there are over 55 in Wales, they had a lovely stay and the food and service was very good so it is highly recommended by them and Tim said that he was thinking of us all the time he was eating !
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TARIFA REPORT.
Saturday 13th March 2010.
In the first picture below you can see the start of the old part of Tarifa town which is built within a walled area and creates a town within a town; the second picture shows the fort overlooking the Straites of Gibraltar,in old times any ship passing had to pay a tariff,hence the name Tarifa ! The third picture is of the fast ferry leaving the old harbour on its crossing to Tanger which takes 35 mins.If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see out at sea a large Sealand Maersk container ship powering it way towards the Atlantic. The final picture taken across the fishing harbour shows the Riff Mountains on the coast of Africa, beyond them on a very clear day you can see the high Atlas range of mountains and then on the other side is the Sahara desert! These pictures were taken yesterday from the wall of the fishing harbour which is a very busy little port with all the very small blue and white fishing boats going out all together, the catch is landed and sold on the quayside and is used throughout Andalucia, unlike in England where all the catch is sold to Europe, especially the Hake which all comes to Spain were it is the national fish dish! The pictures were taken with our small digi-cam on automatic setting and I could not see anything on the screen in the bright sunlight!
In the first picture below you can see the start of the old part of Tarifa town which is built within a walled area and creates a town within a town; the second picture shows the fort overlooking the Straites of Gibraltar,in old times any ship passing had to pay a tariff,hence the name Tarifa ! The third picture is of the fast ferry leaving the old harbour on its crossing to Tanger which takes 35 mins.If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see out at sea a large Sealand Maersk container ship powering it way towards the Atlantic. The final picture taken across the fishing harbour shows the Riff Mountains on the coast of Africa, beyond them on a very clear day you can see the high Atlas range of mountains and then on the other side is the Sahara desert! These pictures were taken yesterday from the wall of the fishing harbour which is a very busy little port with all the very small blue and white fishing boats going out all together, the catch is landed and sold on the quayside and is used throughout Andalucia, unlike in England where all the catch is sold to Europe, especially the Hake which all comes to Spain were it is the national fish dish! The pictures were taken with our small digi-cam on automatic setting and I could not see anything on the screen in the bright sunlight!
Friday, March 12, 2010
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