Saturday 24 October 2009

Some piccies from my holiday.

You know how I like to share, so here are some piccies from my holiday. Be warned this post is definitely picture heavy.

As I mentioned yesterday, I had a fantastic holiday. We went back to a hotel, we had stayed in the previous year in Caleta Du Fuste in Feureventura. The staff are fabulous at keeping the children entertained, which allowed me to indulge in my favourite pastime - reading. Imagine just lying there all day with a book, in between quick dips in the pool. Absolute bliss.

First day and a brand new book which I picked up at the airport. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. An excellent read - imagine Twilight, but with just wolves.

This is one of my favourite pictures of hubby and one of my girlies strolling along.
Sunrise from the apartment. Every morning I managed to be awake to see it, which was amazing after all the late nights we had. There is something really beautiful about just sitting and watching the sun rise.
Here is a picture of the beaches at Caleta Du Fuste. The one at the back was a little bit too rocky, but the other two were really sandy. When you waded out into the sea, you found yourself surrounded by fish.
My girlies and me going out to dinner. We ate out every night as I absolutely refuse to cook. The rest of the family are happy to oblige as cooking is not one of my best talents.
The island is absolutely full of stray cats. I am sure it is one of the things that draws me back each year. Luckily there is a charity on the island that provides food and water for the strays. As you walk around the island you will see feeding stations provided for them. The little one in the picture arrived on my doorstep the first morning we arrived and loved nothing more than a cuddle. Every morning she would curl up on my lap, purring away. You cannot imagine how upset I was to leave her behind. If I could have taken her home in my hand luggage I would have.
Our holiday would not have been as wonderful as it was, without the superb Thomas Cook entertainment team at the resort. They work really long hours, but they always had time for all the guests. How they managed to remember every one's names I have no idea.

Dave was fantastic at entertaining both the adults and kids. An amazing singer too.
The lovely Aairon, the head of the entertainment team. What a fabulous guy.

A big thank you to all of the team for making our holiday such a wonderful experience and giving us memories we will never forget. Thank you Stevie Jo, Dave, Claire, Aairon and Laura.

So there you go, a whirlwind photo journey through our holiday. I hope you enjoyed the trip.
Thanks for stopping by.

20 comments:

  1. Aw, leaving the kitty behind would have broken my heart too :(

    Lovely pics, and I'm glad you had such a great time!

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  2. Lovely pics :D Looked like fun, and awww on the kitty. I know how it feels

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  3. Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing. Looks like a wonderful place to relax and enjoy - and make memories : )

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  4. I love the pictures! My favorites are the one with you and your girls and the one of the cat. :) So glad you had so much fun!

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  5. Those are gorgeous pictures! It looks like you had a blast. Sorry if this is a less than coherent comment - it's 6:45 and I wanted to get my reader to 0 before thr eadathon starts!

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  6. It looks like you had a fabulous vacation! I love the picture of you reading.

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  7. There is an unwritten law that says " ye shall not cook on vacation" Yup, truly, it is out there. You and your girls looked just beautiful all dressed up for dinner. Glad you had such a good time.

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  8. Do I detect a review of Shiver soon? I hope so, Amazon recommended it in my list of recommendations (obviously) last week so it is now sitting quite happily in my wish list.

    I would have been gutted to leave kitty too - how adorable. Looks like an amazing time was had by all - love that first picture of you, looking very relaxed!

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  9. Fabulous pictures, Viv. <3 I especially love the one of the sunrise. How gorgeous.

    Ahh, entertainment for the kids. When my brothers and I were young, our parents would take us with Haven - that tiger scared me to death!

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  10. What lovely photos. You look great Viv and does your family. (The stay kitties; I'd be upset being there). One year in Aruba we say 2 stray cats by our hotel and I had to go buy food for them and I was obsessed by them the whole week..LOL

    Thanks 4 sharing the pics.

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  11. These are such great pictures. Your vacations looks like it was super fantastic. Aww the kitty. I'm glad they are so well cared for. Thanks for cheer for the readathon.

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  12. What fabulous pics, Viv! The entertainers look great and YOU look great!

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  13. wow, it looks like you had a great time! wonderful photos :) you look beautiful!
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  14. Loved your pics. Seems like you had a great time. And awww about the kitty :o(

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  15. What sheer bliss, wonderful photos - thanks for sharing them. What else can I say, wish I was there, perhaps?

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  16. I'm glad you had such a great time! I like how the island had feeding stations every where for the cats.Too bad you couldn't take Kitty home.

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  17. I am so jealous & wish I could've snuck along with you! We spent a week in Jamaica a few years ago & had a kitty friend there. He seemed to belong to the resort as there was always food for him, but I hated leaving him behind!

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  18. What a wonderful sounding holiday! I love your daughters. They are so sassy in the pink floppy hat and their poses with you. Looks like you have a wonderful family.

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