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โ˜€๏ธ #46 The Blind Sightseers “Escape The Lockdown” With Distant Memories: “Minorca” ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ (2017)

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ย Buenos dรญas (Good Morning) ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

The โ€˜Blind Sightseersโ€™ have arrived in Minorca! I love the way weโ€™ve had 3 different languages in 3 days..Italian, French and now Spanish! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Today was a beach break on one of the south coast beaches. Letโ€™s hope itโ€™s a relaxing one but you never know, lol!ย 

On the dock…

After another lovely breakfast ๐Ÿฅ“ we headed out onto the dock to get the coach.ย 

row of coaches in front of the ship

Beautiful town of Minorca

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Me in Minorca

The beach…

This beach was much easier to find (unlike the one in Corfu) and Sarah instantly walked across the sand and into the sea, yay! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย ย 

Sarah walking in the sea ath Minorca

Sarah walking in the sea ath Minorca

ย Sarah then came back and found a place to put our towels, sit and put our bagsโ€ฆThen walked straight back into the sea! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Sarah walking in the sea ath Minorca

Sarah's head just visable in the sea in Minorca

Me on the beach in Minorca

Sarah in the sea in Minorca

Photo of me burning on the beach

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Map on the iphone of a GPS location in Minorca

ย Although it wasnโ€™t really a hot sunny day and it was very windy and cloudy, i still was boiling and had to go for a cooling off. ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Me walking up from the sea after cooling my feet holding my sandals

Me walking closer with my new Amalfi vest on

ย We had a lovely time although sand blasted and totally covered in sand. it was a lovely place and it was good for me and Sarah to chill out for a while. ๐Ÿ˜€ ย ย 

view of rolling hiss joining the sea with the beach in the front

ย Back at the dock…

After a quick refresh on the ship we were sand free and ready to explore. The main street ran parallel to the ship so we couldnโ€™t get lost. We found a few shops and in one of them Sarah found a lovely necklace, yay! We continued walking up the street until we reached the end. โ€œOoooohhh palm treesโ€ i said. ย 

me stood on th main street of Minorca dock

row of palm trees along the street in Minorca

Long row of palm trees along the road

Sarah just crossed the road beofre getting run over

House on top of a cliff

ย The cafe and the storm…

ย The black clouds were moving in quickly so when we found a lovely cafe i said โ€œAs these tables are 3 deep and completely covered, if we sit in the middle the rain will never get us hereโ€. We sat down and waited for the waitress.

And then…

Iโ€™ve never witnessed rain like this ever. It gave no warning and came down (sideways) very hard, very heavy and very fast! Even though we were sat a long way from the end of the shelter we were getting soaked. The waitress ran out collected something off the tables and ran in. I thought โ€œSheโ€™s done this before, lol! Sarah grabbed me and we flew inside.ย 

The whole point of coming to a cafe in a Spanish countryโ€ฆWas we wanted to ask for ‘Patatas Fritasโ€™. Sarahโ€™s dad and brothers spent a lot of time in Spain and can speak fluent Spanish, so when the waitress came over to ask us what we wantedโ€ฆBoth Sarah and i said ‘Patatas Fritasโ€™. The waitress looked at us and said โ€œSo you want chips!โ€ โ˜น๏ธ Although we didnโ€™t get the Spanish languageโ€ฆThe chips didnโ€™t disappoint.ย 

We could still hear the thunderous rain storm outside and we had to get back to the ship soonโ€ฆI think we were going to get soakedโ€ฆ.We did! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

On the ship…ย 

Wow what a beautiful sunset… ย 

Beautiful sunset over Minorca

ย Yay we finally have a photo of my lovely wife Sarah in the evening restaurant and sheโ€™s wearing her new necklace!

Lovely wife Sarah whilst having our last evening meal on the ship

ย Now we know why this ship is called the Thomson Majesty..Such a beautiful piano set in a lovely part of the ship with my lovely wife Sarah (meaning Princess).

Lovely wife Sarah and the piano

ย The Blind Sightseers have had another lovely day exploring yet another islandโ€ฆAnd although itโ€™s the end of this ‘Treasures of the Mediterraneanโ€™ Cruise itโ€™s not they end of our monumental tour during this lockdown.ย 

So letโ€™s jump from this Thomson Majesty ship onto the Marella Discovery. Thomson were also bought out by Tui and now the ships are called Marella instead of Thomson.

I wonder where this ship is heading??

To be continued…ย 

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A Few Birds & Sea Creatures

Genesis 1:21-22ย The Voiceย 

God: 20 Waters, swarm with fish and sea creatures. Let birds soar high above the earth in the broad expanse of sky.

21 So God created huge sea creatures, all the swarm of life in the waters, and every kind and species of flying birdsโ€”each able to reproduce its own kind. And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good. 22 And God spoke this blessing over them:

God: Be fruitful and multiply. Let creatures fill the seas. Let birds reproduce and cover the earth.

In Flight

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A black and white close up photo of a ducks head

Seal

Turtle

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Faith & Wisdom

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James 1:2-8ย Easy-to-Read Version

Faith and Wisdom

My brothers and sisters, you will have many kinds of trouble. But this gives you a reason to be very happy. You know that when your faith is tested, you learn to be patient in suffering. If you let that patience work in you, the end result will be good. You will be mature and complete. You will be all that God wants you to be.

Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom. But when you ask God, you must believe. Donโ€™t doubt him. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is blown up and down by the wind. People like that are thinking two different things at the same time. They can never decide what to do. So they should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

“IN A NEW POST CREATED for THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO THAT SHOWS US A GLIMPSE OF THE INFINITE

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โ‡งย Sarah & I looking out over the seemingly infiniteย sea โ‡ง

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

This challenge was hard for me, but as both me and Sarah are both registered blind, it doesn’t take much distance for things to seem infinite!!!

Our 6th Wedding Anniversary

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To celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary Sarah & I visited Hunstanton, Norfolk for a few days. We’ve stayed in the ‘Old Hunstanton Lighthouse‘ for our honeymoon and then each year for the next 5 anniversaries, but this year we didn’t have the time to stay for a week, so we stayed in a lovely guest house in the town instead. I didn’t take any cameras with me and only had my iPhone, but I had fun taking photos anyway! ๐Ÿ˜€

The Burleigh Guest House

โ‡งย The Burleigh Guest Houseย โ‡ง

Gideons Bible

โ‡งย England, UK is a secular country so this was a lovely surpriseย โ‡ง

Me and Sarah

โ‡งย Me and my lovely wifeย โ‡ง

The wold trail sign

โ‡งย The wolf trail posts lead you towards the wolf along the cliffsย โ‡ง

Sarah  the wolf

โ‡งย Sarah and the wolfย โ‡ง

Sarah jumping for joy

โ‡งย Sarah jumping for joy!ย โ‡ง

Me on the beach

โ‡งย Me on Old Hunstanton Beachย โ‡ง

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โ‡งย Sarah enjoying herself in the seaย โ‡ง

On our last evening we decided to have Sarah’s favourite doughnuts and watch the beautiful sunset from the sea front.ย 

Sunset breakers

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Sunset 4 people

Suset sea front building

I decided with the image below, that I would combine my love of sunsets with Sarah’s love of doughnuts. It took a few attempts to get the sun in the hole, but I got it in the end! ๐Ÿ™‚

Sunset doughnut

โ‡งย Sarah watching her doughnut shineย โ‡ง

Sarah on the train

โ‡งย Sarah wearing her new top sitting on the train on the way homeย โ‡ง

When we arrived home after a 6 hour journey, we had an hour to get ready and go for our romantic meal at our favourite restaurant. Our friends who own and run Sicily restaurant made it extra special for us.

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โ‡งย They first surprised us with a lovely card and presentย โ‡ง

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โ‡งย Then amazing fillet steaksย โ‡ง

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โ‡งย Love heart potatoesย โ‡ง

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โ‡งย Vegetables with pine nutsย โ‡ง

Strawberries creamand coconut ice cream and peach

โ‡งย And finally Strawberries & cream with coconut ice cream in a peachย โ‡ง

Now i’m back at my computer with 771 emails, so i’m sure you’ll be hearing from me soon. I’m looking forward to reading your posts! ๐Ÿ˜€

Daily Prompt: RSVP

Today’s Daily Prompt ~ “Photographers, artists, poets: show us CELEBRATION”ย ย 

I had to start this post with the best celebration blessing of my life! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

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โ‡งย Me and my lovely wife Sarah on our amazing day!ย โ‡ง

Wedding Cake

โ‡งย Our Wedding Cake! Mmmmmm ๐Ÿ™‚ย โ‡ง

Sarahs Birthday Cake

โ‡งย Sarahs Sunflower Birthday Cakeย โ‡ง

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โ‡ง Sarah returning to the beach (her favourite place!)ย โ‡ง

Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Sarah sat in the window of the lighthouse looking out over the sea

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

When I received this weeks challenge, I instantly thought of this photo of Sarah sat in the window of the Old Hunstanton Lighthouse, we rent the lighthouse for a week every year for our wedding annaversary and this is Sarah’s favourite seat,

Sarah works in London where it is very fast paced, crowded, ย built up and very grey she looks forward to escaping the stress and relaxing by the sea.

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