Will there be a different demand for ferry places now.....I reckon the weekend will now be a premium............

Book now to avoid disappointment !!!

................................we were invited to a party while we were in Portugal.....We met an old man who was celebrating his Wedding Anniversary and he sat with drink in hand in front of us all, and told us that when he was young he shared a tiny fishing boat with his two brothers.

They went out every day to fish and returned to sell their catch in the beach market. His brothers used their share of the takings to eat, drink and be merry in the sea front cafes. He however, decided to put away most of his share and in a few years was able to buy his brothers out and invest in a bigger boat. He had met the girl who would become his wife. She went on the beach early each morning to find sea shells which she collected, took home and made trinkets which she also sold in the market. She too accumulated her takings so she was soon quite wealthy and decided to have herself a college education.

He met her parents, she met his, and soon the rings of "consolidados" were exchanged and a wedding day was decided upon.

It was a beautiful wedding and he was happy to now have a bride, and his business.

Over the years he sold his boat and retired with a fleet of fishing vessels under his command.

His wife completed college and went to be PA at the Petroleum Division of Shell Portugal. (After all she started with shells)

We asked him what was the secret behind his wonderful successful life and he related that when he met the girl he eventually married he said a phrase to her that he repeated often, not just on their anniversary.but on any occasion day or night.

He spelt out the the phrase and we all wrote it down.

It was:- "Beb-y-Fez, ugot da ku tezt beb-y-fez"

I now say it to my wife and it opens doors that I had forgotten existed !!