....I have been on Laurence and Tony's yacht again. That is the boat to the left. They have moved it for summer down to Altea, which makes it far more accessible. The first sail that I had I was scared beyond belief, the yacht when in full sail, especially with Laurence steering it, tends to be between a 45 and 60 degrees angle. The first time I was on the side nearest to the sea, but this time I managed to scramble to the other side and felt merely petrified.We had been very kindly invited by Laurence and Tony when they realised my brother and sister in law, Dave and Linda were here on holiday. They were quite delighted at being invited, but the delight faded fairly quickly as we set sail. Laurence was at the helm and keeping a careful eye on the wind speed. "We don't want winds higher than 25 notts." he stated as we entered the open sea and the boat was bobbing like a cork in a bottle. "I'm going to head in the direction of Mascarat, where we should be able to drop anchor and have some lunch" he said positively. But I could see that the motion of the boat was somewhat more erratic than last time. and the waves were high creating what we sailors call 'white horses' or the white wave tops as they crash over to the sea again. This is a strong indication of rough sea conditions.
Dave and Linda were very quiet, in fact Linda was looking somewhat green. Laurence noticed that and decided against his original direction. "....the wind is up to 23 notts here, I think we will turn round and head for the lighthouse where we can get more shelter..." he concluded. "besides if we turned around at Mascarat, the tide and wind would make it a very rough turn"...."I am all for a non rough turn Laurence" I shouted just in case he was in any doubt. We set off in the direction of the lighthouse which sits above Albir beach. As we were getting close to the sheltered bay, Laurenced noticed a berth along side a buoy, which is placed there specifically for yachts and boats to moor at. Unfortunately a motor cruiser was too quick for us and made it to the last buoy. So Laurence and Tony decided that we would have to drop anchor. With the sail down and the anchor dropped, I went into the cabin with Laurence to sort out lunch. We had brought some cheese and ham and some red and white wine, the lads provided bread tortilla more wine and other bits and pieces. Once we had the food on deck we all assembled around the table, But Linda was not looking well at all. She moved away from the food and to the stern of the yacht. The rest of us tucked inot a very fine lunch, after which Laurence decided to return to Altea harbour he felt it only fair for Linda's sake. As we neared the harbour and the sea calmed, Linda was once again perky and far more at ease. So whilst it was extremely kind of the lads to invite us, I think the experience was a little to rough for Linda. My son and best friends are here on Saturday for a week and we are also going sailing....I will report back.
Although I am a retired brit on the Costa Blanca, I do need to earn some money to make ends meet. So my wife and I have got involved in a venture for which Ange is now a business consultant and I just help her to run it. I don't get a wage but ange does and that will help to pay for the extras in life. Its called network marketing. To give you an example of a kind of network marketing there is the sale of a product and the recruitment of other consultants. And before you start saying "Oh that is pyramid selling" well it isn't. There are a range of products and to become a consultant you need 5 sales, and the second objective is to recruit 3 people. Their aim is to each sell 5 products and recruit 3 people. With each sale from yourself down the chain to the last Consultant you earn commission on all they sell. If your chain of consultants grow so does your commission. Now, Bill Clinton is on YouTube extolling the virtues of Network marketing because of the positive effects on the US economy, equally Tony Blair is a keen advocate of this form of marketing. Donald Trump no less considers it to be one of the most important moves in sales in the recnt past and also supports it privately and publicly. 'The Times' has written major articles about the company we are involved with particularly as being a sound company with a very positive future. So why isn't everyone doing it, quite frankly I don't know why. If you were to buy a peice of franchise called 'Burger King' you would be expected to pay many thousands of pounds/eurose just for the franchise. Then there is stock to buy, staff to employ and custom to attract. Further more there are random inspections from the parent company who tend to shut down transgressors of hygene processes and employment terms etc. As for our kind of Franchise, well, it has cost us 350 euros, and such is the confidence that we will succeed we have a certificated guarantee that if we don't make 10 times that amount in one year we will get our money back. As for stock, well if we are going to sell the products it is a good thing to own one each of the range. So by buying all the products we get commission on the sales to ourselves, we end up with products to demonstrate to potential customers and the use of goods which are better than most of its rivals. Lets compare this with working for an employer. You get a static salary per month, you may increase sales with your hard work and the boss gets it, you retire with no pension unless you have paid some of your salary into a private pension scheme and the state pension. Well I get the state pension, and although I may retire, my income from network marketing continues even if I am no longer active, because the people I have recruited are still selling things and paying me a commission. "Whats the catch" people say to me. "The catch is" I answer, "you only get out equal to what you put in. It is self motivation." You won't have a boss urging you on, who also won't be there to encourage you, but equally he won't be taking all the credit from your sales. So the choices for employment in Spain, work for 5 euros an hour (often illegally) and therefore work long hours, buy a business and invest all of our savings on the risk of thriving in a very poor economy, or investing a small amount of money, refundable if you stick to the principles of networkl marketing but fail to make 10 times as much money in a year, with no ceiling on the amount you can earn....in my book this is a no-brainer...what is there to loose. If any of you out there in Benidorm and around, want to come and share some excellent opportunities to make serious income, get in touch with me via this blog and I will take you on the same journey...
