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Catching the Fezza to Santander

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April 15th 2009
Onboard the Pont Aven The fezza trip was rocking - well rocking in the same way that Chesney Hawkes is rocking - in fact it was a little too much like a mill-pond. Well, right up until the point when the captain announced the "Orca Team" had just spotted a whale on the right hand side of the boat. At which point, the ferry keeled over to Starboard. You didn't think that one through d ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more