Falmouth - UK
Ashley and Melissa visiting from Nottingham with a welcome bottle of champagne.
St. Mawes - UK
Al with her Dad John and his wife Carole who were on holiday in St. Mawes.
Falmouth - UK
Friends from Coventry and Harrogate - Steve, Fran, Mary, Michelle and Rich. Making sure we were really leaving!
Falmouth - UK
Nige trying a traditional British delicacy - a pickled egg.
The Eden Project - UK
It looks like we are in the Med, but we are actually in a giant greenhouse.
Falmouth to Camaret
Finally leaving the UK - hopefully the wet weather gear will not be needed when we get further south.
Sauzon - France
Taking shelter from a forecast Force 9 in the small harbour.
France
Al working on the laptop.
Bay of Biscay - France
Our first dolphin sighting.
La Rochelle - France
Washday.
Bayonne - Northern Spain
Nige dreaming about the large fish he is going to catch.
Porto - Portugal
Enjoying a day out sightseeing.
Porto - Portugal
Visiting the port caves.
Leixoes - Portugal
A leak from a fuel supply pipe and a large fire burnt down the marina office and prompted an early departure.
Lagos - Portugal
Sundowners on "Paprika" along with friends from "Double Bill" and "Trooper".
Lagos - Portugal
Later that evening.
Gibraltar
Arriving in Gibraltar after motoring through thick fog - happy to be arriving safely.
Marina Bay - Gibraltar
Note the plane in the background - we were the nearest boat to the runway and it was extremely noisy!
Marina Bay - Gibraltar
Can you spot Strummer?
Gibraltar
Al and sister Fiona - our first visitor since leaving England.
Marina Bay - Gibraltar
Nige diving in 5m of water to retrieve a vital part of the barbeque.
Gibraltar
From the top you can see Spain to the north and Africa to the south.
Southern Spain
Al checking out the cruise ship - does not look like a collision course to me but Al always double checks!
Almerimar - Spain
Our home for the winter.
Almerimar - Spain
New passarelle - made from a ladder and "contrachapato marinero" (Spanish for marine plywood).
Almeria - Spain
Al sightseeing.
Almerimar - Spain
Alex and Stig from "Celtic Wave" and Bob from "Yanina" - afternoon meeting to review mediterranean charts.
Almerimar - Spain
Much later that evening - we were all still there but had lost interest in charts!
Almerimar - Spain
Snow! This is not supposed to happen.
Almerimar - Spain
It had not snowed here for about 40 years - the locals were all taking photos aswell.
Ronda - Spain
Nige and Rich "Bullfighting".
Granada - Spain
Al and brother-in-law Simon.
Ronda - Spain
Rich with Al and Fran.
Almerimar - Spain
Checking the cruising chute.
Almerimar - Spain
Checking the storm sails - hope we never need to use these.
Almerimar - Spain
Nige's splicing - not bad for a first attempt.
Almerimar - Spain
More preparations - servicing the winches.