Great to wonder around the old town of Palma.. Some beautiful architecture and they are doing a wonderful job of keeping it clean and tidy.

Having lunch with good friends Big

Liz and Irish Dave and Maeva in Santa Maria.

Lots of chatting and lots of wine, we seem only to have sat down when it was time to leave again.

Our stay here seems to have passed too quickly and I felt sad leaving my beloved Mallorca once again.

Some parts of the passage from Mallorca to Gib was lovely, with clear blue skies and stunning sunsets, and other days.....

whilst on the trip from Mallorca to Ibiza, this hatch, which is fairly close to the waterline, was prized open in the heavy weather and all the port side of the boat was flooded. Luckily Daryl had gone down below to check for drips from the hatches. We were in about force 7, with heavy seas, and so there was a lot of cleaning up to do.

Now in Gibraltar, No Rehearsal is looking like a Chinese laundry with everything from the port side hanging out to dry. But safely tied to the quay for a few days!

Have meet up with some friends here and are back to normal with G n T's at six!

Mallorca at last!

We first stopped at Porto Colom in Mallorca.

Our old neighbours from Alaro drove up to see us and we had a walk along the front and then Paella in one of the local restaurants.

It was good, but not as good as the ones that Teresa used to cook up over an open fire in her back garden!

Teresa 'pequena' is the new addition to the family at 14months.

Back in good old Alaro and the magnificent view of the bluffs, it still feels like home to me.

Saw loads of old friends and good to catch up on all their news over a glass of wine or three!

Stayed with Annie B in Alaro for three days of 'shore leave', and here we are walking the dogs in the morning.

Here's Daryl at the fish shop in Marsala, Sicily, buying some calamares.

After stocking up on local goodies, we sailed for Menorca. We had a good trip which took about two and a half days. The wind was as Daryl, and the internet predicted and behind us, so it was a pleasant trip.

The other day Daryl and I decided that we are drinking too much gin. So we now add Pymms and a load of fruit, the whole thing seems a lot healthier!!

Great to walk down the local streets here in Menorca and be able to use my spanish again. It's a bit rusty, but I get there.

A view over the harbour in Mahon, the famous stairs and if your eyes are really sharp, you can see 'No Rehearsal' in the distance.

We are in town at the moment, having coffee, (of course)! and buying some provisions. We shall head off tomorrow for Mallorca.