Comments on: More Rias

By: Hugh Lucas

Hugh Lucas — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:55:17 +0000

Hi Paul, good to hear from you. We are now in Porto and the sun is out at last! Getting into the swing of this adventure thing but when it is low cloud and rain and you are cooped up in a small space it can be testing! I have a technical hitch with photoshop light – the editing programme quits “unexpectedly” and won’t open – any ideas?! H

By: Hugh Lucas

Hugh Lucas — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:47:17 +0000

In reply to Jim Lucas.

If you haven’t had to prepare a hearty meal in a galley rolling through 60 degrees then you just haven’t experienced life at the edge. So sorry to hear about the mini golf – maybe a kite would have been more appropriate? HXx

By: annie

annie — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:46:08 +0000

In reply to cheryl. Stronger legs than mine then. It's a long way, the walk to Santiago de Compostela. And you need really to finish at Finisterre, of course x

By: Paul McLoughlin

Paul McLoughlin — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 07:31:20 +0000

Great to see your adventure is sounding to be everything you hoped for and that despite misdiagnosed man-flu and and sea-hogs you are both well and living the high-seas life.
Take care
Love Us2

By: cheryl

cheryl — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:54:32 +0000

I have finally remembered to read through everything – the dolphin video was amazing . Glad you have found your sea legs and have already been to some really lovely places . That area of Spain has now been added to my list . I think we will only need to follow your blog to sort our holidays for life .xxMy retirement big plan is to do the whole pilgrimage walk to Santiago de Compostela

By: Jim Lucas

Jim Lucas — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:42:05 +0000

Glad to have caught up on your blogs and glad insurers have made the hydrovane claim relatively painless — at the moment!! All this nautical terminology is just like reading one of the Jack Aubrey novels – although not sure which one of you is Captain Jack and which Stephen Maturin, the doctor and naturalist. Seems you are though entering battles , more Don Quixote (ish) than Capt Jack, with fights against fenders and Spanish cruisers rather than French frigates. Still Im not sure what all this fuss is about making sure your anchor doesn’t slip etc – we’ve just come back from our cruise up the side of Norway and the ship stayed where it was, meals ready at any point of the day, cocktails being served at a glance, entertainment laid on. Our only concern the internal winds and nothing external. I have to say the 200 strong crew got us around without any problems with a hydrovane or concerns of a toothbrush making us think a generator playing up. We did have to abandon a game of mini-golf as the wind got up at one point. Really don’t know what the fuss is all about.
On Hugh’s quiz I can’t expand the picture to see even closely what type of vessels they are but sadly I think they are moving aggregates!
Hope all going well and not long to Portugal now x

By: annie

annie — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:24:09 +0000

Ahoy Jerry. Thank you for your kind remarks and delighted that you like the blog. I had no idea that you had Pinky and Perky in your record collection. Possibly even more shameful than having the music from My Fair Lady? However I’m sure it cheered up the patients no end. What not to play on hospital radio? Dylan’s ‘knocking on heaven’s door’?
You’ll be glad to hear that our next stop should be Porto x

By: annie

annie — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:17:34 +0000

In reply to The Jetski. Dear Jetski. I have thought long and hard about a suitable reply... nothing comes to mind that would get past the censors of this PG rated blog. Thank you very much for taking the bait ;-) and for your concern about Hugh x

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:19:06 +0000

Ahoy there! Sorry to have been a bit slack with posting a comment, but just to let you know that I really look forward to each informative and entertainingly written entry. And top marks for the excellent photos. I think it is important to let you know that I am not remotely jealous, and am perfectly content with my whirlwind life of sudoku and the Oxfam shop. Also hospital radio going well, and I presented my first show last week, my only mistake being that I inadvertently played Pinky & Perky instead of an aria from Aida.

I am glad you are finally taking my advice by visiting somewhere beginning with ”p”, and am looking forward to the next instalment. Love to both captain & crew, Jerry xx

By: The Jetski

The Jetski — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:53:26 +0000

Guess I’ll take the bait and reply!! There’s nothing like a v8 howling at full bore to get the adrenaline going…….
Trip sounds lovely so far but far from easy in those marinas. Glad Hugh is getting over his genuine man flu.