Botanical Gardens, Kingstown St Vincent, Henry admires a lignum vitae tree with Errol the guide
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Nov 2012
2011
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Tue 13 Nov 22:24
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Fri 6 Jul 10:51
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Sun 17 Jun 20:30
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Sat 2 Jun 15:47
- Sandy & Jo - Alcaidesa marina La Linea
- Approaching Gibraltar - Flat calm
- Three men in a boat - John, Sandy & Henry
- Spellbinder at anchor - Caleta de Velez
- Tea onboard in Aquadulce
- Boys at Play!
- Sandy and Henry in lovely Lanjaron - Sierra Nevada
- Sandy and Jo - Alhambra Granada
- Spanish tradition in Granada
- Held up by bad weather in Aquadulce - Sandy and Jo in the Sierra Nevada
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Thu 17 May 15:26
- White knuckle ride rounding Cabo de Gata 16 May 2012
- Jo at the helm in sunny Spain
- 20,000 nm on the log - 15 May 2012
- Martin replaces the loo pump!
- Pta de Ifach, Moraira
- Sunset over Ibiza - Iconic rock used in the musical South Pacific on the right
- Rainbow over Carla Llonga, Ibiza
- Spellbinder's 6th birthday celebration
- Martin's birthday cake
- Spellbinder's launch day Sant Carles de la Rapita
Oct 2011
2010
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Sun 2 Oct 20:08
- Celebration of Marsala wine statue, Marsala, Sicily
- Spellbinder lifts out at Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain
- Hugh at the helm approaching Cagliari, Sardinia
- Anchored off Villasimus, Sardinia. Hugh has had a swim
- Fiona on passage to Sardinia bathed in the evening light
- Fiona, Hugh, Honor and Charlie at Sciacca, Sicily
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Wed 28 Sep 13:06
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Fri 16 Sep 09:02
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Sun 19 Jun 19:38
- Spellbinder's 5th Birthday
- Martin's Birthday
- Geoff and George in Baroque Ragussa, Sicily
- Teresa above Paleokastritsa, Corfu
- Henry, Francesco and Santo enjoy a sundowner, Sicily
- Landing at Porto Paulo, SE Sicily
- Henry and George dine at Syracuse
- 8.0kts, 20kts true wind on the quarter,shoal of fish under the boat!
- Geoff at anchor Porto Xifonio, Augusta, Sicily
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Fri 17 Jun 10:53
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Fri 3 Jun 13:30
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Thu 26 May 13:36
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Sun 15 May 02:21
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Sat 14 May 09:17
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Sun 8 May 10:30
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Sun 1 May 06:57
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Sun 24 Apr 12:49
Oct 2010
2009
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Tue 5 Oct 14:34
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Sat 18 Sep 12:32
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Fri 17 Sep 14:53
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Tue 7 Sep 13:05
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Tue 6 Jul 11:45
- Henry and Tim outside the Kaptan taverna Iskele Mevkii
- Beating into the Kazikli Limani
- Tim at the helm
- Inside a restored aristocratic Roman dwelling at Ephesus
- The downside at Ephesus!
- Ephesus, where St Paul was baracked by the silversmiths
- Eric and John enjoying a broad reach back from Nisis Marathos
- It's HOT! Eric and John outside the monastery of the Apocalypse, Patmos
- Eric at Ancient Didyma
- The locals at Kazikli
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Fri 25 Jun 16:00
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Wed 9 Jun 13:29
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Thu 27 May 21:42
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Tue 9 Mar 12:54
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Mon 1 Mar 20:26
- Photo - Securing the props
- Photo - View across Fethiye from the rock tombs
- Photo - Hussein and delicious fish at the Daffodil
- Photo - An evening game of Backgammon in the boatyard
- Photo - Pulling the propellor shaft
- Photo - Levent's boatyard Fethiye - Val, Henry, George
- Photo - Approaching Levent's boatyard
- Photo - George at work marking the anchor chain
- Photo - Jet-washing
- Photo - Horrendous fouling
- Photo - Cradled in the boat lift
- Fethiye Refit Week 1 23 Feb - 1 March 2010
Nov 2009
2008
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Sun 8 Nov 14:00
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Sun 1 Nov 09:02
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Sat 31 Oct 18:01
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Tue 20 Oct 10:51
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Tue 13 Oct 14:35
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Sun 11 Oct 12:51
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Sat 10 Oct 12:50
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Fri 9 Oct 11:59
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Mon 5 Oct 12:41
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Sat 3 Oct 14:44
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Fri 2 Oct 19:43
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Thu 1 Oct 19:08
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Wed 30 Sep 15:41
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Sun 27 Sep 16:29
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Sat 26 Sep 16:12
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Wed 23 Sep 17:00
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Tue 22 Sep 14:19
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Sun 20 Sep 10:55
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Sat 19 Sep 04:03
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Fri 18 Sep 15:00
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Tue 15 Sep 15:00
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Thu 10 Sep 13:00
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Wed 9 Sep 07:57
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Tue 8 Sep 06:00
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Sat 5 Sep 12:25
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Fri 4 Sep 15:04
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Thu 3 Sep 14:27
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Tue 1 Sep 13:33
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Tue 7 Jul 13:44
- Photo - Leaning Tower of Pisa (had to show it!)
- Photo - Charles, Natale(Mr Fixit) and Eric at Crotone
- Photo - Hands to bathe - Keith, Eric and Sheila in the Pontine islands
- Photo - Keith, Sheila and Eric at the Colliseum, Rome
- Photo - George and Phillip enjoy Phillip's fish chowder triumph
- Sun 21 June to Wed 1 July Porto di Tropea, Italy - Gouvia Marina, Corfu
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Thu 2 Jul 05:40
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Tue 30 Jun 16:48
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Mon 29 Jun 19:47
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Sun 28 Jun 16:12
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Thu 25 Jun 16:36
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Mon 22 Jun 12:58
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Sun 21 Jun 09:14
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Fri 19 Jun 07:04
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Thu 18 Jun 06:34
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Wed 17 Jun 08:24
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Mon 15 Jun 14:47
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Sat 13 Jun 16:09
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Fri 12 Jun 14:52
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Tue 9 Jun 10:43
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Mon 8 Jun 16:26
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Sun 7 Jun 15:14
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Thu 4 Jun 20:00
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Wed 3 Jun 13:17
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Mon 1 Jun 14:27
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Sun 31 May 13:56
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Sat 30 May 15:12
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Fri 29 May 21:07
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Thu 28 May 16:24
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Wed 27 May 15:31
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Mon 25 May 13:04
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Thu 21 May 16:35
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Tue 19 May 09:58
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Mon 11 May 16:40
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Mon 4 May 15:35
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Sun 3 May 13:55
Jul 2008
2007
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Wed 30 Jul 10:16
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Tue 29 Jul 09:01
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Wed 23 Jul 07:56
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Wed 16 Jul 14:43
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Tue 8 Jul 11:36
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Thu 3 Jul 14:40
- Fw: Post lunch photo, Sagres Pousada, 1st July
- Post lunch photo, Sagres Pousada, 1st July
- Eric and Henry above caldera, Sao Miguel
- View from Sao Sebastiao fort across Angra to Castelo Sao Filipe
- Eric admires view of Angra do Heroismo, Terceira
- Rob and John look happy to be going home, 11th June, Horta
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Wed 2 Jul 11:41
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Mon 23 Jun 06:02
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Tue 17 Jun 10:15
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Wed 11 Jun 07:37
- Wednesday 11th June, Horta marina, Faial island, the Azores
- We did it
- Lovely genneker weather
- I've cleaned it, I'm staying here
- 12,000 miles together, and still smiling
- Half way drink
- Afternoon tea and cake
- New baker's first effort
- Farewell to Lillian and Bernie
- Ready to go 26th May
- Nostalgia day at the Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
- Spellbinder's second birthday, 3rd May
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Sun 8 Jun 12:11
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Tue 3 Jun 14:26
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Sun 1 Jun 17:03
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Sun 25 May 15:07
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Mon 5 May 15:16
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Fri 2 May 10:17
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Sun 27 Apr 12:49
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Sun 20 Apr 16:25
- Sunday Jazz Brunch, Miss Lucy's, Friis bay, St John
- View from Plantation House above Leinster bay, St John
- Henry and Marjorie admire a termite nest, Francis Bay trail, St John
- Henry and Martin at the Annaberg plantation
- Henry and Marjorie at Fort Christianvaern, Chritiansted, St Croix
- Sunday 20th April Village Cay marina, Road Town, Tortolla, BVI
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Mon 14 Apr 14:21
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Sun 6 Apr 14:28
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Sun 30 Mar 12:40
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Sat 29 Mar 19:53
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Sun 23 Mar 15:24
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Sun 16 Mar 17:18
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Mon 10 Mar 14:43
- Henry explores a coco pod
- Marie Galante, Chateau Murat and Distillerie Bielle
- View from Ft Shirley, Dominica, plus local history
- Anse Chastenet, Henry and Martin in the bar, Hilary on the beach
- 10 minutes later - the sun does not shine all the time
- Henry and George off Diamond Rock, Martinique
- Henry and George Rock Evans, Fort Nelson, Iles des Saintes
- Monday 10th March English Harbour, Antigua
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Sat 1 Mar 20:14
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Mon 4 Feb 18:52
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Thu 31 Jan 18:46
- Charles shows off his tan before setting off home from Rodney Bay, 31 Jan.
- A sailing cruise a la Club Med, The Pitons in the background
- Heading north towards Mustique
- Relaxing on the beach, Petit Bateau island
- Tobago Cays from Petit Bateau island, Martin and Charles
- Thursday 31st Jan at Rodney Bay marina, St Lucia
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Mon 28 Jan 20:48
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Sat 26 Jan 19:19
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Thu 24 Jan 19:57
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Sun 20 Jan 21:41
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Wed 16 Jan 18:37
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Mon 14 Jan 23:27
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Wed 9 Jan 19:11
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Sun 6 Jan 19:45
- Wallilabou - handicrafts purchase, made by Vida
- Sunday 6th January 2008 - at Wallilabou bay, St Vincent
- A bit of history
- Botanical Gardens, Kingstown St Vincent, Henry admires a lignum vitae tree with Errol the guide
- Pigeon Island, the view across to Martinique
- Henry at Pigeon Island
- Yasmin and Kirby get down to cleaning the boat
Dec 2007
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Sat 29 Dec 19:52
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Fri 28 Dec 18:50
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Tue 25 Dec 14:01
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Wed 19 Dec 11:50
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Wed 12 Dec 21:25
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Sat 8 Dec 16:06
- The end of Bunny's beard
- On arrival, Crews Inn marina, Trinidad, 6th December 2007
- Last night at sea sundowners, Trinidad in the background
- Last watch together after second atlantic crossing and over 8000 miles.
- Bunny strikes a pose
- Double headsail rig in light winds,4th Dec
- Ros enjoying the sun
- Bunny and the Fish Pie
- Celebratory lunch-half way across on 28 Nov
- Henry the Navigator
- Bunny cleans the veg, Mindelo 20th Nov
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Thu 6 Dec 14:07
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Tue 4 Dec 16:50
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Sun 2 Dec 21:45
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Tue 27 Nov 11:55
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Sun 25 Nov 14:08
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Tue 20 Nov 13:08
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Sat 17 Nov 11:31
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Wed 14 Nov 20:06
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Fri 9 Nov 11:52
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Wed 7 Nov 12:15
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Fri 2 Nov 15:33
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Wed 31 Oct 19:55
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Fri 26 Oct 21:34
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Sun 21 Oct 22:52
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Sun 14 Oct 22:46
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Mon 8 Oct 17:19
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Thu 4 Oct 20:15
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Sun 30 Sep 12:07
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Fri 28 Sep 11:26
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Sat 22 Sep 21:30
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Thu 6 Sep 11:33
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Thu 30 Aug 20:16
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Fri 24 Aug 09:28
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Thu 16 Aug 22:28
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Tue 7 Aug 16:08
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Fri 3 Aug 15:52
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Sun 29 Jul 15:43
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Sun 22 Jul 19:03
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Fri 20 Jul 07:33
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Wed 18 Jul 22:15
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Tue 17 Jul 19:15
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Sat 14 Jul 21:11
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Fri 13 Jul 16:31
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Wed 11 Jul 10:19
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Mon 9 Jul 20:53
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Sat 30 Jun 12:24
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Mon 25 Jun 18:24
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Thu 21 Jun 17:21
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Tue 19 Jun 19:57
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Fri 15 Jun 20:54
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Sun 10 Jun 21:50
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Fri 8 Jun 20:00
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Thu 7 Jun 20:19
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Tue 5 Jun 21:17
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Sat 2 Jun 11:28
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Tue 29 May 08:37
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Mon 28 May 21:24
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Sat 26 May 09:58
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Wed 9 May 14:06
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Fri 6 Apr 14:38