Bob's gap years

Vessel Name: Ben More
15 August 2022 | L’Aber Wrach
02 August 2022 | Port Launay
15 July 2022 | Port Launay
01 July 2022 | Camaret
15 June 2022 | Duarnanez
11 June 2021 | Topsham
18 May 2021 | Still Horta
13 May 2021 | Horta
07 May 2021 | Peter’s Bar
29 April 2021 | PICO
23 April 2021 | HORTA
07 April 2021 | Quinta do Loorde
30 March 2021 | Las Palmas
23 March 2021 | Arguineguin
16 March 2021 | Bar Ambigue (again)
10 March 2021 | Marina Gomera
02 March 2021 | Bar Ambigue
24 February 2021 | Cave Cuba
16 February 2021 | SUNNY COCKPIT
10 February 2021 | CAFE CUBA
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Robert Coates
12/01/2021

Straight to to today’s picture. For those of you who think it’s all sun, sangria and topless beaches think again. Yes, we’ve had snow and I don’t mean Madrid. It looks chilly but fortunately was some distance away. (About 30 miles and 3,000 meters up Mount Teide) .The picture was taken on a walk with Maria Italy over the hills to a lovely deserted beach between two prominent headlands. After the recent rains the countryside looks as green as it’s going to get. Tenerife always dominates the skyline walking in this part of the Island.
I love risotto and enjoyed probably the best ever when Maria came to the boat and cooked on board. I think the technique is to get precisely the correct texture. Better than my packet stuff.
English lessons continue with the migrants. Will have to work out new tactics as a couple of them are very slow with their writing and it’s difficult to pace the group as a whole. Am going to have a word with the girl teaching them Spanish to see how she manages.
Now the sharks have gone it’s back to swimming. I use goggles and usually can always see the seabed. Can’t help but look for big shadows in the water. (I’m not joking and quite capable of being a bit of a wimp at times) however, there are so many fish it’s quite lovely watching them.
The sport fishermen here, mostly English, are debating their futures with the new rules for non EU residents. Some may be packing it in due to the new qualifications, regulations and related costs. The island will lose out as most of their customers are from the UK and represent a large source of income for the island. Evidently before the Brits there was only a very small market for this from regular tourists.
The vaccine rollout in the UK seems pretty impressive and perhaps the quickest in the world. (I guess most of the blokes in the RCDW have been done now!!!) Not too soon.
Thanks Bill for offering me Irish citizenship. Your price would probably be too high though.
Take great care everyone
Robert
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