Pearly Grey Blog

Stephanie Smith - Administration

Following the sad loss announced earlier, we are pleased to announce that the unanimous winner of the October Employee of the Month Award was none other than our very own Stephanie!

It is with deep regret that we must announce that our much loved member of staff, Stephanie, lost her long battle with cancer today. Everyone at Pearly Grey sends their love and best wishes to Stephanie’s husband and family; she will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

The atmosphere was absolutely electric at the Pearly Grey bar during the Rugby World Cup last weekend, even though the English supporters far outnumbered the few South Africans that were present, emotions were running high!

Kevin our PG sales rep. (an Englishman of course) had made a bet with Ryszard, the General Manager, that if South Africa won the title he would wear the Springbok shirt with pride for the rest of the day around the bar and pool deck. The reverse was also true, that if England won the day then Ryszard would have to wear the England shirt…..but as we now know, despite a titanic struggle, unfortunately that was not to be and South Africa took the honours!!

Kevin, as a proud Englishman, was obviously very embarrassed walking around in the Springbok shirt…..indeed several of our loyal English guests threatened to throw him into the pool as well as various other dastardly punishments, for daring to wear the SA shirt …. He eventually decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and gave the pool a wide berth, just in case! It was a tough time out there for him, which became apparent when he eventually returned the Springbok shirt to Ryszard, as the shirt was a little sweaty- perhaps more due to pressure of the occasion than from the heat from the Tenerife sun!!

All we can say is, congratulations to the South African team,

Photo 1 - this was a tough and depressing moment
Photo 2 - Kevin supporting the Springboks!
Photo 3 - A Johnny Wilkinson position

It will soon be time to get dressed up in your scariest costume, dust off that broomstick and head off to Pearly Grey to join in all the fun at our Halloween Night party. This year we will be holding two parties, the first on Wednesday 24th and the second on Wednesday 31st October. These promise to be very special evenings, so make sure you have packed a suitably spooky outfit to wear! There are prizes to be won for the best costumes.
The bar area will also be suitably decorated and the bar and restaurant staff will enter into the spirit (sorry!) of things and dress as ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night…..very scary!

Our hostess, the bootilicious Heather has lots of fun and games organized on a Halloween theme, there will be blood-curdling cocktails to sample and special prizes to be won. Each evening promises to be an out-of-this-world experience, so whatever you do -don’t miss out!!

Bogus scam calls.

In addition to the warning we posted on the message board 4th July 2007, it has come to our attention that a more specific scam is in operation targeting Pearly Grey owners.

The pretext of the call involves a Mr. Alan Leefeat who claims to work for a fraud investigation company represented by a Spanish lawyer (Mr. Ortega).

These people appear to be genuine and will offer you fictitious details of a case number they are investigating. They will then try to get details of your agreement with Pearly Grey such as where did you buy, what did you buy, are you happy, what are the maintenance costs, how much did you pay? Etc….

If you receive any calls from these individuals or anyone asking similar questions please be on your guard.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU DIVULGE ANY DETAILS OF YOUR AGREEMENT WITH PEARLY GREY.

Nel periodo compreso tra lunedì 8 ottobre e sabato 20 ottobre saranno effettuati alcuni scavi nella grotta sotterranea e i lavori potrebbero causare rumore durante 2 o 3 giorni.

La data esatta dell’inizio non è stata ancora confermata dall’impresa che effettuerà i lavori.

Entre le 8 et le 20 octobre 2007, des travaux de « forage » vont avoir lieu dans la « grotte » située au dessous des appartements front de mer, occasionnant du bruit durant 2 ou 3 jours. La date exacte de début des travaux n’a pas encore été confirmée par les entrepreneurs.

There will be some drilling work taking place in the caves below the front apartments between the 8th and 20th October, which may result in some noise disruption over a period of 2 to 3 days. The exact start date has not yet been confirmed by the contractors.