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Welcome Aboard Lara!

Posted on June 8, 2015 by yachtlyra

Lara has joined us for the next week, so we spent Friday scrubbing up ready for her arrival in the early hours of Saturday morning. We went to bed with an alarm set for three a.m. Before it went off … Continue reading →

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Into the Aquarium

Posted on June 2, 2015 by yachtlyra

One of the attractions of San Antoni is an aquarium in a sea cave. Boat trips set off there from the main harbour, but it is only a short walk round the headland from the marina here, so we set … Continue reading →

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Ibiza Town

Posted on June 1, 2015 by yachtlyra

Today we set off on the bus across the island to have a look at Ibiza town, check out the marinas there and explore the old town. At the bus station a world weary lady would only sell us a … Continue reading →

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Sant Antoni

Posted on May 30, 2015 by yachtlyra

On our second day here the sky was a brilliant cloudless blue and the sun shone. The view from the stern across the water to the little green hills is lovely. We were much more encouraged by our choice of … Continue reading →

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Ice Cold in Antoni

Posted on May 28, 2015 by yachtlyra

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man who has motored sixty two miles must be in want of a beer, a large cold one. Preferably it is served in an iced stein of a glass, so cold a … Continue reading →

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Oh, We’re Going to Ibiza!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by yachtlyra

When we arrived it was definitely not totally tropical. The sky and sea were painted in shades of grey, the sea slick and oily and the clouds bunched and threatening. Even so the party started as we motored into Sant … Continue reading →

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Isles Columbretes

Posted on May 25, 2015 by yachtlyra

We are moored in the drowned caldera of an ancient volcano a third of the way to Ibiza and are pretending to be Australians. When we finally set off from Sant Carles we forgot to fly the ensign and so … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Rice Fields

Posted on May 22, 2015 by yachtlyra

Shore-bound still as a result of the fall out from big storms in the Gulf of Leon, we decided to go for a walk into the countryside of the Ebro Delta. We have not tried this before as the roads … Continue reading →

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Rough Under Canvass

Posted on May 20, 2015 by yachtlyra

Most of my family holidays took place in Britain and it rained a lot. When we progressed from camping to caravanning my Dad would “bet it’ll be rough under canvass tonight” , on numerous occasions. It became a family saying. … Continue reading →

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La Rapita

Posted on May 19, 2015 by yachtlyra

To celebrate the end of our stay in Sant Carles John took me out for dinner to La Rapita. It is the restaurant we went to on our last night here in October, having not noticed it before then on … Continue reading →

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