Category Archives: Walking

A Lazy Day in Provence

Posted on June 10, 2016 by yachtlyra

Today was Sunday and with no plans to move we took it easy and had a wicked breakfast at the patisserie again. In order to walk it off we set off along the promenade heading towards Marseilles. Even though it … 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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Torrevieja

Posted on July 1, 2014 by yachtlyra

At Uni Lara has embarked on a running program, which entails a mixture of running and walking, dictated from an App on her phone. She plans to carry on with it here, on the days we are not sailing and … Continue reading →

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Under and Up

Posted on June 13, 2014 by yachtlyra

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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Rambling

Posted on May 11, 2014 by yachtlyra

Friday was pencilled in as a possible departure day. Sopromar had serviced the fire extinguishers by Thursday as promised, we had washed the boat from bow to stern and the weather forecast was for a mix of light winds and … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Day

Posted on August 6, 2013 by yachtlyra

The past few days have been busy with all the paraphernalia of leaving the boat and heading home for a couple of months. We have cleaned, laundered, tidied, and eaten all the perishables, not necessarily in that order. Naturally there … Continue reading →

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Home Towns

Posted on July 30, 2013 by yachtlyra

To recap on our time in Cascais before our encounter with whales, one artist whose work we somehow missed seeing at the Berardo collection was Paula Rego. One of the features on our map of Cascais was the Casa das … Continue reading →

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Peniche to Cascais

Posted on July 28, 2013 by yachtlyra

We were beginning to be rather blasé about the dolphins, waiting for them to show up as opposed to hoping that they would. At first we saw nothing on our way to Cascais, then John spotted a tuna and finally … Continue reading →

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The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime

Posted on June 20, 2013 by yachtlyra

Wednesday June 12th was forecast to be a much better day than its predecessors, with the wind due to drop and the sun come out as the day went on. We felt ready to move on, although San Vicente is … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Collage

Posted on June 13, 2013 by yachtlyra

Galicia is referred to as green Spain on account of its higher rainfall lending the countryside a more verdant appearance. Certainly in spring this term does not do justice to the banquet of wildflowers on show. Here are views from … Continue reading →

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