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Cadaques
Today was fine, but Lyra still tossed about a bit. Not so fiercely as yesterday, but with the forecast of worse to come. I suggested the beach while it was still fine. John suggested a boat trip to Cadaques, a … Continue reading
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Away All Boats!
The weather is due to close in, so we were up early to be sure of making the next leg to Roses, even though it is only a short hop. All was still as we left the pontoon at quarter … Continue reading
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Men in Black
On John’s schedule our next port of call was due to be Blanes, but we decided to make up some lost time by putting in a longer stretch to Palamos. We set off just before eight and all was calm … Continue reading
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Mega Train
In a bid to escape the gloom we are off to visit Girona. It is about a hundred and forty kilometers from here, but John did a bit of research and found the fast train covers this distance in just … Continue reading
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Off to Espalmador
The girls and Johnsey also arrived on Ibiza in a thunderstorm. John and I had been up early and done a supermarket sweep, the kind owners having let us borrow a trolley to take our shopping back to the boat, … Continue reading
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
We finally set off for Ibiza early on Monday morning. The forecast was for calm seas, no wind and occasional showers, mostly coming to Burriana in the afternoon. We thought we would probably outrun these and set off into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Burriana, lightenning, Sant Antoni, small birds, thunder, wildlife
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Voyage to Burriananova, a monalogue
The day we sailed for Burriana, The waves were but fiddling and small, But if we’d ‘a known what they’d come to We wouldn’t ‘av set off at all. We are on our way to Ibiza, A place where they … Continue reading
Return to Spain
We arrived back in Spain to warm weather, but with a humid atmosphere heavy with the threat of thunder. The weather forecast for the week ahead was not very comforting; storms in the Gulf of Leon were sending wind and … Continue reading
Alone Again
We had ordered a taxi to go the short distance to the airport, but it did not arrive, so we walked to the rank and fortunately one was there. It was so sad watching Lara head off through security with … Continue reading
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From the Sublime to Al Arenal
Given the choice we would love to have stayed in Andraitx much longer, but John had had to book our next stop weeks in advance to be sure of being near to the airport for Lara’s flight home, so we … Continue reading
The Voyages of Lyra 