Marie's birthday BBQ

A good time was had by all at Marie's BBQ.

The trees had been sprayed for processionary caterpillars in the morning.There were loads of caterpillars moving about in the nest & some were dropping down to the ground.

Diego the groundsman came to the rescue & took the nest down from the tree.

Boxing Day 2010

Here's Ems enjoying her first ride on a quad bike. She managed a trip round the site without falling off.

& Josh. Boxing day stroll on the beach with Rod & Veronica

Xmas Day 2010

Just come back from Maureen & Mick's where 11 of us celebrated Xmas. Trevor had a jigsaw from Santa & Emma tried to help him solve it.

Earlier we had drinks & nibbles at our little casita with some of our German friends as well as our British friends.

Traditional Spanish food at Xmas

We've bought a jamon to eat with friends at Xmas time plus the stand and a sharp knife. The best ham to buy is Iberico ham It has to be black footed and have a thin ankle - this was the advice from Antonia & her husband.It is very tasty.

Xmas dinner at Trevor & Elaine's

Our first Xmas dinner of the festive period. 8 of us enjoyed a lovely lunch with all the trimmings cooked by Elaine
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Our little casita

We've decorated our little bungalow ready for Xmas.

Terry' 60th birthday

A few pics of Terry's get together with Trevor cutting the jamon & Josh waiting for the spoils.

Katakolon

Our last trip was to Olympia birthplace of the Olympic Games. We tagged onto a group with an English speaking guide.

They still light the flame for the modern games at this site

Derek is in training for the 2010 Games & ran up & down on the original 200 metre track.

Dubrovnik

Our first visit to the lovely city of Dubrovnik. We walked for about 40 minutes to get to the old city,walked round the city walls & then walked back to the ship. Exhausting but well worth the effort. a fabulous setting & hoping to return in our motorhome one day.

Venice

Second visit to Venice This time arrived by tender near St Mark's Square .It was a Sunday & there were 9 cruise visiting that day so everywhere was packed. Had the most delicious Italian ice cream ever.

Marmaris

Mary's first visit to Turkey-a very different experience. Visited the local markets-nearly bought a leather jacket!

Mykonos

The beautiful and very expensive island of Mykonos where the affluent people go - The St Tropez of the Greek islands.

Cephalonia

Cephalonia is a beautiful island. We took a bus tour of the island which included a short boat trip into a grotto .

Malta

One of the earliest ports of call on our cruise was Malta. It was quite impressive sailing into the port. We enjoyed the island far more on this visit. The last time we visited was about 18 years ago.

UK visit 2010

We enjoyed our first visit to a Highland Games whilst staying with Elaine & Trevor in Portnellan.

We also visited Margaret & Geoff in York & enjoyed walking in the beautiful countryside.

Here we are celebrating Gordon's birthday in Grantham.

Enjoying the cuisine.

We enjoyed the local cuisine at lunchtimes & in the evenings. We used the Lonely Planet Guide to help us source good eating places.

Provence 2010

We travelled from Castellane to Moustiers at the other end of the gorge.
Derek enjoyed testing out the water as did Janice & julian in their pedalo.
We also met the local wildlife.

We met up with Janice & Julian in Castellane in Provence.
From there we visited the Gorges du Verdon - a fabulous journey with breathtaking views.

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