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UK to France

Sunday 2nd June 2013 Great excitement this morning, today is the day we catch the ferry and start back to Spain.  We seem to have been back in the UK for ages, even though we had a great honeymoon covering … Continue reading

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The long flights back

Thursday 9th & Friday 10th May Well today is the day, the day we start the long trek back to UK and then onto Spain.  Again we were early to bed last night so naturally this morning we were wide … Continue reading

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Farewell to the Beagle

Tuesday 7th May We had a rude, though expected, awakening this morning when the boats engine started up around 0500hrs.  We had to be up and ready to board the dingy at 0600hrs for a trip into the “Black Turtle … Continue reading

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North Seymor and Bartolome Island

Sunday 5th May We were let “off the hook” this morning as we only had a short boat trip therefore the Beagle’s engines didn’t fire up ‘till 0545hrs, much better. The strange thing was most of us woke up around … Continue reading

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San Cristóbal Island

Friday 3rd May We were lucky this morning; breakfast was not ‘till 0700hrs, we had a lie in, wow!  More importantly, we had fried eggs, spicy sausage and ham together of course with slices of cheese and fresh, but sweet, … Continue reading

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Floreana Island

Wednesday 1st May Being 7 hours behind the UK, having breakfast at 0700hrs local time seemed much more civilised bearing mind the un-godly hours we have been getting up! Anyway, best breakfast we have enjoyed since the Liberator hotel in … Continue reading

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