Category Archives: Friends & Family

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Rhian

On Christmas Eve we had a few people over for drinks and some went on to a local church for a 4 hour midnight mass which was apparently well worth attending with fantastic singing and atmosphere. We remained in Rodney … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Rhian

Wishing all our family, friends, people who kindly email us and those that follow our blog, a very Happy Christmas whether you are at sea, on a boat or on land!! Beyzano is decorated, the Christmas muffins are baked and … Continue reading →

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Helicopter Demo & Final Crew Arrives

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rhian

This morning we attended the demonstration of the rescue of a man overboard from the sea and a casualty from a vessel, by helicopter. It was brilliantly executed by the local SAR team in conjunction with the port lifeboat and … Continue reading →

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Party Time!

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Rhian

This week there have been social events every day, sometimes 3 a day, including the Sunset Rendezvous with free food and drink, the Welcome Party and the Owner’s Dinner. It was certainly good to get dressed up and let our … Continue reading →

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Quick Visit to the UK

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Rhian

Just back in Las Palmas after 5 days in the UK. 2 EasyJet flights and both were delayed, the latter for 3 hours. Plus 62 pounds excess baggage to pay for (which was my fault for buying too many M&S … Continue reading →

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Las Palmas

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Rhian

Over the past few days we have explored the town centre, found a couple of good supermarkets which between them stock virtually everything we need. The cost of some items is very high though, for example a small tin of … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Porto Santo

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rhian

We arrived at 0900 having spent half an hour going further south to await daybreak so we could enter the harbour in light. We called the marina and were told we were too big and heavy for the mooring buoys … Continue reading →

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Ready To Leave For Porto Santo

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rhian

We are back on Beyzano having spent 8 days in the UK for mum’s funeral. Everything went as well as could be expected and the service was a fitting tribute with a reading of the Lord’s Prayer (Ein Tad) in … Continue reading →

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Lisbon

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Rhian

Also to mark Rob’s birthday we took the train into Lisbon yesterday for a day out to see the sights. The train station is a 10 minute walk from here, cost 4.40 euros return each to Lisbon centre and was … Continue reading →

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Sad News

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Rhian

We received sad but not unexpected news from my dad last night. My mother really left us in the spring due to illness and never returned home again but she passed away peacefully on Friday evening just 4 days before … Continue reading →

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