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January 13th 2017
Calpe greeted us (as a town not a person) with a trip to get Claude's wing mirror repaired. The more alert of you will remember it was smashed going round Norway and we had been driving for several months with it being held together by duct tape and a much reduced visibility. This did not distract us from travelling thousands of kilometres as we knew we would save pennies by getting it fixed in Sp ... read more

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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