Tony Batey's Photos

Today we have another 2 of Tony Batey's photos, both of them feature Walter. Am I right in saying he was a genuine red indian ?

The year Tony gave for both is 1975, and the 2nd was taken in Las Cuevas.

Photos from Linda.

Thanks to Linda for sending a few of her photos in, Linda's surname is now Ely but you would all know her as Moult.
This 1st one is in Yates.

Linda gives the names as follows....Pat, Norrie, Linda and I think the one on the right is another Murphy brother not sure who the other guy is.

Photos from John McGuire

After my last post requesting more photos for the blog John McGuire has kindly sent these through. The top one is taken in the Mont Blanc.
The 2nd photo was taken in the Robin Hood with Freddie Puigmarti, John is the one on the right in the blue shirt.

Photos From Jean.

Sorry if you have seen these on the blog before, But I've had so many photos from Jean that I've lost track of what's been published and what hasn't.
Notes I have for these 2 are: it was Kevin's birthday celebration in the Mont Blanc.
I think I'm right in saying Jeans late husband Les is on the left in the blue T-shirt in the bottom photo?

I don't have all that many photos left now for the blog, so I'd appreciate it if any of you have suitable ones I could publish. Please send by email to the address which you can find by clicking on the link near my photo at the top of the column on the left....Thank-You.

Two More FromTony Batey

The top photo from Tony is from Las Cuevas, taken in 1975 with Tony Are Gisella and Ginko.
Las Cuevas has been closed for many years, but the building and name are still there!

Tony's next photo from Rabbies in 1971 features Pat & Daz, who chained the mad Scotsman to the wall ?

No Photos Today !!

Just a quick post ....
As you know, I've recently been looking for some information on the 'old' Costa Encantada Hotel where Tony in Australia used to stay with his family back in the 50s and early 60s. I did manage to get a little more news for him today, along with a copy of this old brochure which may be of interest to everyone else... click on the pics to enlarge and look at the prices!
I'll give more details later of where I found this and what I found out for him so far.

More from Tony Porter in Australia.

Today I'm showing you more photos from Tony in Australia. If you remember from his last photos and email he is looking for some info on the original Costa Encantada hotel which he believes stood on the same site as the 'new' one which is in Fenals today. I received another email from Tony yesterday in which he gives some more details of the hotel and the then owner - Antonio Drets, does his name sound familiar to any of you?
The above photo must be another of the hotels in Lloret, The Adriano.
Photos below, going by Tony's description are the Costa Encantada.

This is part of Tony' recent email....

Re the hotel’s location, I’ve only stated it was on the same site as the current hotel because someone else told me that. The road I don’t remember, but the hotel itself sat on a rise, with a winding ‘terraced’ driveway up from the road.

I know that the trip to the main Lloret beach was a cab ride, but if we turned off the road and walked along dirt roads through the fields (and a lot of ‘scrub’ with a sort-of aniseed-fennel aroma in summer) we’d come in 5-10 minutes to what we considered our own private beach. I’ve assumed, by looking at the map, that it must have been Fenals – but if it turns out the hotel was in the other direction, then maybe it was a different stretch of beach. I can tell you it was a very small cove, littered with fishing boats much like the main beach, but much more secluded and private, with rocky access to the sand.

Antonio Drets was a portly, jovial man, and made a huge fuss of me because we shared the same name. I don’t remember his wife, but the daughters were always around and we sometimes played with them - mostly the youngest, Anna-Marie. (If I said Maria in an earlier email, I was confusing her with a maid at the hotel who ‘doubled’ as our baby-sitter when my parents were out carousing with the locals and other tourists.) The name of an older sister, Mercedes, stuck because it was the same as the car!

Maybe I should open my own page somewhere – but I fear the technology might defeat me! Silly, really, given that I’ve made a career as a journo (among other things such as acting), so all this tacky stuff should be second-nature. Maybe if I was 14.....

Cheers,

Tony P.