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Drinkn Watneys Red Barrel and singing Tore Malenos
Well we have stayed in the Spanish Domain (@spaintoolong.com) and headed for the holiday isle of Majorca.
Well not sure if we will stay long..too many bloody tourists!
Pics and screenies to come of the flight..very uneventful..no weather, no sheep and little else to speak of.
Ole!
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Meetings
... an average Aussie house !!! We had some drinks before they took us to a typical Mallorcan restaurant, full of locals, full of life, where once again the wine just flowed !!!
Now as it was midnight, Maxi also ran security in an Indy type rock club, so he asked us to come down and have a look. Now the thing about the Spanish, everyone he introduced us to, there was kisses, hugs and it was just like seeing friends from old !!! Then the drinks started ...
The Sailing Begins
... something magical about it. We emphatically decided that we liked the Grandeur better. Staff Friendly. Passenger Friendly. User friendly. Classy. Of course on trans-Atlantic cruises passengers are quite different than on ‘return to port’ sailings. Trans-Atlantics attract more seasoned cruisers because the flights are complicated and there are fewer ports – the Grandeur itinerary included 9 full days at sea out of 14. Anyway, safe ...
Waiting For The Dream
... A balcony? A plastic drinking glass? To our relief, the dinners were typical Spanish buffets, tasty and varied, and the breakfasts were a spread of eggs, cheese, fruit and cereal. All good. It was quite busy, the Blue Bay Hotel, so why were they closing? Our fluffy friend at the front desk gave us the answer. They always close on the last day of October and re-open on February 15th. Simple as that.
We had been ...
Mallorca, Baby!
... stuff. Ha!).
The next day we wanted to go to Formentor beach, which was on the other side of the city of Alcudia and up the next bay. I got information from the tourist office on the bus to take and where to get it. We went over there and waited. What a nightmare!
There were too many people waiting for too few buses, and it was utter chaos. Being the person I am, I jumped right in front of the crowd and asked each arriving bus driver when and ...



