thanks all for the positive comments. regarding Graham's book reference (I have ordered a copy this evening) in case it's useful to anyone else the ISBN is 1860111084, Authors are Harvey Holtom and John Howell, and it's available via amazon.co.uk as well as Sunday Times Direct. td - married 11 years...

having been given the opportunity to spend a few weeks up on Rocha Brava a few summers ago, my wife and I now can't get enough of the area. So much so that we've finally saved a few quid to put towards a shared apartment, and have put our names on the waiting list at RB. I've read a few short articl...