Eating Lanzarote Fruit Humble Pie
Monday 30th November 2009
It seems my earlier forays into the fruity cuisine of Lanzarote were misguided. After tasteless plums, soggy apples and hard melons, I'd just about given up on finding any decent fruit. But last night, after a trundle along the coast to a neighbouring village, we came across another supermarket. Against my better judgment, we bought some apples, some oranges and a pineapple. I must admit, I was wrong, it was wonderful, all crisp and sweet. The only thing which left a bitter taste was the cost of the pineapple at nearly 7 euros (OUCH). So, my apologies Lanzarote - the moral is obviously to choose where you do your shopping...!!
Being on the boat, getting on with our jobs means we get to meet and speak with a number of passers-by. From folks on holiday from the UK who have heard of the project to ex-pats living here in Lanzarote who have stopped by to say "hello". On Saturday I got an email from a UK couple living here who had seen the boat and visited the website. Within minutes we'd exchanged details and they came down to visit the boat. Elle & Alan run a small internet-based business on the island helping Brits who are relocating to the Island and also helping promote local websites. What great people. Anyone arriving clutching a family-size bag of Maltesers is not going to be turned away. Anyway, do take a look at their site www.lanzaroterelocation.co.uk and, in particular their kind blog entry; http://www.lanzaroterelocation.co.uk/geoff-holt-in-lanzarote/ Elle & Alan have given us some useful info on local shops and taxi's which is much appreciated. We hope to be seeing more of them before we leave.
Those who can not get enough news of the Atlantic project might like to know that Susana has started her own Blog. Go to www.sailingsuze.blogspot.com where you can sign up to receive regular updates which will give a different and, knowing Suze, a more irreverent take on events...!!! Incidentally, I have also just heard that I will be doing a live piece on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Show next Monday 7th December at 6.45pm - make sure you tune in.
A boring but very important piece of kit..! THE BRACKET
If you've been following my Blog, you'll know that my biggest worry has been the fabrication of the bracked to take the Sailor 500 raydome from STRATOS - this is the unit which will beam back film footage from mid-Ocean as well as give internet access. Well, thanks to the boatyard here in Rubicon, the bracket is just about complete - all we need now is the dome itself which is due to arrive tomorrow - I know this may seem a bit technical and borinbg but the installation has been a real worry, not least because of the language barrier communicating with the local technician. I'd like to quickly thank Stephan Rodriguez from Inmobiliaria Puerto Rubicon www.puertorubicon.com who has gone beyond the call of duty. Stephan is the agent through whom we booked our wonderful villa here but he speaks fluent English and has on several occassions helped me explain the extremely complex requirements needed for the installation of the bracket with the technician who only speaks a bit of English - I'm ashamed to say that my 4 years of Spanish at school under the tutalage of Brother "Herman" have long-since been eroded from my memory - all except dos cervezas por favor....
Hasta luego
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