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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Under and Up
As we came in to moor John had a nasty moment when reverse gear would not engage. Rapid working of the lever while revving hard sorted it out, but he was concerned something was round the propeller shaft. The beautiful … Continue reading
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Moving On
Although the marina development at Benalmadena is huge and although we were tucked in round the back of a solid pontoon, the effect of swell from the west sets the boats rocking there. For most of our stay the wind … Continue reading
Cordoba
We have to thank Michael Portillo and his railway journeys program for inspiring many of our excursions into the Spanish interior; we may otherwise never have realized Cordoba was within our scope. As it is, we set off on the … Continue reading
Green Parrots
Today was a rest from railway tourism. We set about our chores, boat cleaning and laundrey. All the time we have been here we have seen no sign of the advertised laundrey room, neither was it marked on our site … Continue reading
Ronda
There is only one train a day to Ronda and we were up early to make sure to be on it. The journey itself is a treat. At first you travel through neat orange groves, where the soil is the … Continue reading
Malaga
There are a number of places to visit inland from Benalmadena. The launch point for these trips is Malaga, which itself had a number of attractions, so on our first full day we took a taxi to the centre of … Continue reading
To Marbella and Beyond
We set out from Estapona into a glassy calm sea and a clear, blue sky. Off to starboard was Gibraltar, ghostly in the sun, from here it looks like an island, but then so does Africa. Behind us the big … Continue reading
Sunday Market
We woke to blue skies. At the end of the marina a market was spread along the walkway in front of the restaurants. Shoe shops, leather goods, sparkly jewellery and ladies clothing in a variety of man made fabrics lined … Continue reading
Estepona
Estepona is a lovely spot. On arrival, we had been pleasantly surprised by the pretty marina front, with its blue and white paintwork and peaceful atmosphere. From the range of attractive restaurants we chose an Italian on the upper level … Continue reading
Into the Med
We woke early and motored across to the arrivals pontoon to pay, rather than walking all the way round. As we approached it dawned on us that at half tide it was going to be a bit of a hitch … Continue reading
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