Ilha Velha in Portugal
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The Vinces (and a Spouse)
Mon 6 Sep 2010 13:48
Well, those pesky pulse pilfering dolphins came back (or never left in the
first place) but we showed them what for and high tailed it to a little
island called velha, off the portugese coast (google map it. we are there
right now (ok maybe 2 miles from there but close enough right?)
IF that name doesn't work try Ilha Da Berlenga, it was this dinky little
place with an old fort built in to the side of what was basically a desloate
and mountainous 'rockberg'. What's really nuts is we think people were
living in the fort, there was washing hanging up (someone had to explain
what that was to me, an alien concept) there were barbeques and lots of
fishing and on one side of the island a bar! the fish were everywhere and so
were the gulls (or equivilent nauto-aviant species) BUT what was really cool
is we got to practice our anchor manouever (No Trevor, I said Anchor).
It's without doubt our weakest 'skill' and you'll be pleased to know it all
went smoothly. Dane dropped it in, Mike picked it back up (not striahgt
away, that would be irritating) and Dale manned the helm. I made sure
everyone was doing their job properly...
We'll be well on our way by the time you read this probably, but we miss all
of you (especially Ellen). Time of writing this was 14:20 BST
if the address really didnt work then location was:
39:24:90N 09:30:57W
oh, and we've got WAY too much tofu. *shudder*. On the plus side, if we do
throw any food out, the fish will have never eaten healthier! cases of
breast cancer for lobsters will halve in the following years....
Asta Luego
Sammy whammy