Sonnenland Club I Maspalomas
Calle Juan Bosch Millares s/n Maspalomas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, 35100, Spain and Canary Islands
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Seriously, we wanted to chill for the New Year ...
... and the plan was to get the hell out of work life and go somewhere different...
Detti did most all the planning .... my thanks as ever.
We flew with, that low cost airline from my country [you can guess who I mean ... they fly out from the Slovak capital]. I must resist the temptation to turn this blog into a therapy session exercise to vanquish the psychological effects of that air travel experience ....... ...
Meeting up with Sean
... my brother Sean who has spent a number of months out here each year for the past eleven years, hiding out and roaming the beaches in search of non transiant happiness .
We chatted for all the time we had and managed to get in a nice swim before we said our Goodbyes on the road side on a beautiful sunny afternoon.
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Getting ready for the ARC (Atlantic Crossing)
... Klar ist Sicherheit und Spass an vorderster Stelle aber sportliches Benehmen schadet nicht. Bereits am Anfang haben wir uns geeinigt, das Rauchen und Alkohol tabu sind und wir gerne auf die Social Events verzichten werden. Uff, den Kleider für dies habe ich nicht mitgenommen - so zu sagen den Joker gezogen. Unser Ziel sind durchschnittliche 8.5 Knoten (ca. 16 km/h oder 200 sm/Tag). Am ersten Abend haben wir Bekanntschaft mit einem Racing Boat geschlossen und ...
Pre-tour Travels - Grand Canary, by Chris Lunsford
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
This morning Hal and I make our way back to the BCN airport. We have a non-stop flight to LPA on Grand Canary Island. It is about 3.5 hours from take off to touch down and we gain an hour as per the time difference. Upon arrival at the hotel we do a quick costume change (into shorts) and we are ready to explore Grand Canary Island. The Canary Islands are a Spanish autonomous community ...
Leaving Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
... catching up with them and their crew including their daughter Abby. They are booked into the ARC Rally and were already enjoying some of the shore based activities/parties that were on offer.
The official opening of these festivities were marked with a Dinghy Race. This free for all took place in the marina with all manner of craft and crew. From Smurfs to ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Vicksol


