Ifa Continental Hotel Playa del Ingles

... maids daily with clean towels, bedmaking, and cleaning. The provision of a cot was no problem (even though Thomson had forgotten to tell them we needed one).

The large heated pool (yes it is I found the inlet) with sunbathing area adjacent to the bar/restaurant, there was a second adults only sunbathing area on one of the rooftops, (the other rooftops are covered by solar panels). There are two play areas ...

... layer. Within the cloud layer are dense "cloud" pine forests which are similar to rain forests. Once you drive up and above the cloud layer the sky is clear blue and the terrain is warm desert- an amazing contrast to the dense cloud forests and cool air that were just a mile back! You look back down and you see the cloud layer which looks like a solid mass of cotton below you. It reminded us of looking down at the clouds when you are in an airplane ...

One more weekend before I fly back to the UK to spend three weeks with family. On the 19th May, my other half - the driver - motoguzziman joins me in Manchester and then on the 27th we fly to Totonto where the bike is stored. We´ll need two new tyres before we can take her anywhere - but friends are ready to help us sort that out.

... I was turning them back in there were a lot of people asking for new forms because they had completed them wrong. I went to dinner with "my family" on the ship. One of the programs they offer onboard is the extended family program where faculty and life long learners adopt a family for the voyage. It is a really popular program so many times people just have either a mom or day. I have a mom, six sisters, and two brothers. My mom's name is Laurie Beth ...

Las Palmas was the home of Christopher Columbus before he sailed to the New World in 1492. It was an interesting place to walk around for a few hours. Beautiful wooden balconies on many of the buildings, tropical foliage and lovely sunny weather in the middle of January combined for a nice day. Amazingly, I escaped without buying a single pair of Spanish leather shoes (because my luggage was already so full). Next time I visit, I'll bring an extra suitcase to completely fill with shoes.

... chatty bars and thriving port all give off the energy of a city: Spain's seventh largest. Vegueta, the oldest quarter and declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1990, is both atmospheric and fashionable; many of the best bars and restaurants are here. At the other end of town, the sweeping arc of Playa de las Canteras is a lot cleaner than many city beaches and provides you with the tantalising ...

... didn't eat a descent meal since the rock. During my second watch, between 2 showers i got the pleasure to have a quick look at the stars. And Denis was really nice to let me his cabine for few hours the time to get some good sleep because i couldn't get some in the cnetral place where i used to sleep. 26th of November: Just after the storm we got a deadly calm weather which was even worse cause we had to turn on the engine which ...

... he´s going to be deprived of his weekly M&M intake. Speaking of deprivation - we´re not drinking for the whole trip given we have to be awake for our ´watches´- a challenge for me at the best of times never mind if I have had a couple glasses of wine. So tonight´s our last night having a drink - which I´m about to go back to now! Will try to upload some pics when we get to the Caribbean. All our best from Yacht Grace x

... mine største grunde for at tage til Gran Canaria, var at jeg gerne ville lære noget mere spansk, fik dog også lært lidt mere, men desværre ikke så meget som jeg ville have ønsket. Men det var en spændene sæson, hvor man fik mødt en masse forskellige mennesker! Lpa er i hvert fald et sted der er gang i den! Så vinteren 2006/2007 - blev på Gran Canaria - tak for en god sæson

I hated this holiday - the apartments were away at the top of the hill, beyond the Europa Centre and they were building a new hotel next door, we were told that it was only remedial work - total nightmare. The were drilling from early in the morning til sunset - but apart from that nothing would entice me back to the same area again!