Pearly Grey Blog

Hi folks, sorry it has taken so long to update my diary. I will not post my usual tongue-in-cheek reasons why, as some people are actually believing my fictitious woes! (Mork and Mindy, Dusty bin, etc!!)

I have just returned from a fantastic week in the UK. I had a pretty hectic schedule starting in Wadebridge (Cornwall), and travelling on to Exeter, Bishops Stortford and Warwick. I landed at Gatwick and decided to travel by our “world class rail network” - Gatwick to Cornwall took over six hours! I did not realize just how far Cornwall actually is from civilization.

I have traveled extensively all over this gorgeous planet and I have to admit that this journey was probably the worst!! What happened, you ask? All the seats were full, and I had to listen to so many people on their mobile phones! “Hang on Dave, a tunnel coming……..Dave are you there?….Dave….Dave!” You get the picture, I am sure!!

What a relief it was when I arrived at Bodmin Parkway! Jocelyn, Murray, Ryan, and Emma greeted me as I stepped off the train from Hell. All my Angst disappeared as I received lots of hugs from my lovely family. We had a fab weekend, full of Rugby, good food, great wine, proper Ale and lots of Wii games. No pun intended! Malcolm, Kaira and Eva had arrived with our newest member of the family, the beautiful Ruby.

On the Saturday, Murray, Emma and I traveled all the way to Tavistock to watch my godchild, Ryan, play Rugby. The rain and the wind on the western edge of Dartmoor nearly blew us off of our feet, never mind what the Tavistock under 14’s had to endure. From the sunshine of the Canary Islands to a gale force ten on Dartmoor!! We only lasted fifteen minutes before we headed off to the warm club house, sodden.

Ryan, who I was immensely proud of, lasted the full game. Watch the video, not only to check the weather out, but you will see Ryan as he catches the ball and runs fifteen meters!

The weather was not that great on the Sunday either, so we headed off to Bodmin Jail.

The history of the area was very impressive! You got hung for stealing a chicken in the ole days. I highly recommend a day there, though maybe not a night, as it was very spooky!! Unfortunately, the weekend passed so quickly. It was great to see my sister Jocelyn again, and the guys are very well settled in Cornwall.

On the Monday I headed off to Exeter, by train again! I decided to sit in the “silent carriage” bliss for about two seconds when I heard yet another annoying ring tone! “Hi how you doin……..yeah yeah, if that´s what it takes, just buy two beds….is it students….no problem……..hi……hi sorry a tunnel…….” You get the picture.

I had a quick walk around Exeter, and must admit it was a lovely town. I stayed at the Barcelona hotel on the edge of town. I had my meeting and left the following morning to head to Bishop’s Stortford Herts. This again was a massive rail journey. I had by now become oblivious to the ring tones, tunnels, unbelievably expensive coffee, etc. I had to travel across London from Paddington to Tottenham Hale. Incredibly, this was very easy. So a couple of stops later I arrived for one night at Bishop’s Stortford.

The next day I headed for the historic town of Warwick, home of the famous Warwick Castle.

I had two days in this lovely town. On the second day I decided to take in the delights of the Castle. It was amazing, the history again was so interesting. I must have checked out every nook and cranny including the eerie dungeons. Warwick itself has so much history and the buildings, mostly built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, were truly a sight. So I thought I had better head off and treat myself to some fine ale in one of those Ole inns that were dotted about. So a few ales later I headed off back to my hotel to get some kip, as I was flying back to Tenerife at 7am!!!

Amazingly, I did not miss the flight. I love coming back here to Tenerife, apart from no leg room on cattle class airways!!

My gorgeous, warmhearted wife Ana and I checked out the new beach at Playa San Juan on Sunday. They have done a great job. If you like strolling along the seafront, eating at one of the many first class tapas bars, drinking an ice cold bottle of “Dorada Especial,” eating fresh fish in the sunshine, then check this place out on a Sunday.

Pearly Grey, much like my wife, is looking as beautiful as ever; we saw the mystical drawings of the proposed new beach last week. We are not getting too excited as of yet, due to past experiences. But it has made all the newspapers over here, so you never know!

That’s all for now folks, please leave me a message if you have read this article. Ana and I are planning a trip to watch the sun come up whilst sitting on the peak of Teide. I am sure this will be the topic of my next diary.

Cheers!

Hi folks.

I thought it was about time to finally do my diary from that wonderful, sunshine-filled day of December 10th 2007!

I have been a little busy since that day. Incredibly, after a total mix-up with my Christian name, I was invited out to the States to attend a bizarre stare out competition, featuring the cast of “Mork and Mindy” versus my team, consisting of the cast from “Doogie Howser M.D!!” If it was not for Mork with his “Na nu, na nu-s” making everybody lose their focus, we would have come away triumphant. Wanda and Mindi started having a right go at each other. And it was at this point I departed to jet off back to the good ole Pearly Grey and update my Diary!

I have tried so many times to get the photos onto the blog. I am, as most of you know, not too efficient when it comes to computers. So, finally my pal Dennis from I.T came to the rescue.

The wedding itself was absolutely magnificent. What a way to start the day: 18 holes of golf with Murray and my pals. We teed off at 7.30am, and were first on the course, so nobody was in front of us. Fantastic - pity about my golf though. At least I had a ready-made excuse that I was getting married that afternoon!

So, in good spirits, we left the golf course and headed down to PG to get dressed for the biggest day of my life. I got changed in my brother, Malcolm’s, room. As my best man, Jocelyn, that’s right, my sister Jocelyn was my best man. Her room was in total chaos, with bridesmaids Emma and Eva getting ready.

After trying to organize everybody some transport, we headed off to the church in La Caleta. Everybody looked incredible in their various new frocks and suits. My brother, Chris, looked a little unique, but that is another story. So, after handing out the button holes, I proceeded, in my last moments as a single man, down to the altar. I had had a very strange sense of calm over me all day. I did not get nervous; Ana-Maria and I had lived with the planning of this day for many a month. So, in some strange way, it was like having a deja-vu experience.

All this calmness was completely shattered when Ana-Maria started walking down the aisle. Little beknown to anybody apart from Ana-Maria, her gorgeous parents Miguel and Pepita and myself, we had flown in an opera singer who goes by the name of George Pena to surprise everybody. So, as Ana-Maria, Miguel, Father Keith and the gorgeous bridesmaids and a tramp (believe it or not!) started walking down the aisle, George walked out from behind the altar and started singing “Ave Maria” live. I promise you, anybody who was not moved by his incredible voice must be made of sterner stuff than half the Yorkshire contingent, who had their white hankies out in full force!

I, as of yet, had not seen my gorgeous Spanish/Cockney bride in her beautiful, Spanish designed wedding dress. So, when she popped up beside me looking absolutely amazingly beautiful with the biggest grin you have ever seen, I was so proud, so very proud. When George finished off his beautiful rendition of “Ave Maria,” Father Keith took over and did a fantastic service and married us!

After the service, we had a group photo with all the guests and Ana and I headed off to a nearby hotel to have some more pictures taken by no other than Xavier, our famous BBQ photographer (he gave me a good deal! I am a Yorkshireman remember!). All the other guests headed to PG for the champagne and canapés reception. Adrian had totally transformed our lower terrace. Everything looked out of this world, it was unrecognizable. The tables all had a centerpiece (too hard to describe), new glasses, plates etc. He had fenced in the entire BBQ area and had dangling fairy lights surrounding the whole area. Amazing.

Darryl, our head chef, had worked tirelessly to create the most awe inspiring dishes - monk fish kebabs, fillet steaks, lobster & king prawns to name a few. As you can see I did not get my own way with the food. I wanted crab sticks, fish fingers and pot noodles! All the guys and the girls from the restaurant served the champers and the vino well into the night.

The speeches were fantastic, and Jocelyn, after all her nervous build up, did a brilliant job of her best man speech. She had not eaten a morsel of the delicious food, and quaffed about a bottle of Champagne to try to ease her nerves. She one hundred percent nailed it. Mally, my brother, was introduced next by the master of ceremonies, no other than my brother-in-law, Murray Nichol. Mally had everybody in hysterics with his unique wit. Miguel, Ana-Maria’s dad, was up next, great job Papa! Then I had a few words, unbelievably, Ana-Maria pinched the microphone off me and did a great job.

The cutting of the cake pursued, followed by the first dance and then we partied until 11 o’clock and headed upstairs to finish up and join all the guests in the bar. We danced until about 1.30ish and decided enough is enough. As we headed out of PG, all the guests headed to reception, were they formed a human tunnel to the waiting taxi. It was a great moment to end an incredible day.

That’s basically all for now, my friends, please leave your name in the box below if you have read this. And click here to see the amazing photos!

See you all very soon I hope. Many, many thanks to all the generous gifts we received from all you gorgeous people….. Pearly Grey People!!!

Hi folks, what a busy month I have had! Firstly, I got married on the beautiful, sunny day of the 10th. I will be writing a diary about the wedding and be posting it on here early January. I am having some technical problems getting all the photographs onto the website. Dennis, our I.T. manager, is back from his holidays soon and he will be able to fix the problem.

Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Here at good ole Pearly Grey, the sales team did their very own “Panto” on Christmas Eve! The guys really put a lot of time into rehearsals. I was cast as Barron Hardup, (I wonder why?), and Kevin, along with the spectacular Heather, played the ugly sisters. Donna played the excitable Buttons, and Linda played Fairy Liquid. Karin was cast as Prince Charming and, low and behold, Disco Stu played the beautiful Cinderella!

I, unfortunately, could never get to rehearsal so on the night I still did not know my lines, and was told just to ad-lib. One thing you never let happen is to give me a microphone after the few bottles of Vino we had guzzled with the amazing food the restaurant had treated us to! They could not get me off the stage; I thought it was the welcome meeting!

All the gang did a fantastic job, especially our Compare, Heather, who is really starting to come into her own. I could not stop laughing at the outfits we all wore. Kevin had to be the funniest, as one of the ugly sisters. It was an absolutely unforgettable evening.

So folks, I will try to put some photos onto this entry.

Don’t forget to look out for the wedding diary in early January. It was an amazing, gorgeous day. My wife looked spectacular.
One last thing, if you read this, please leave a message directly below, this only takes a couple of seconds and it means the world to me.
Take great care of yourselves and have a fantastic prosperous New Year. Come and see us soon, and catch some beautiful winter sunshine, world class entertainment, amazing food, not forgetting the planet´s best sunsets. What more do you need?
Kindest regards,
Dougie

Well folks, did you ever see the movie “Four Weddings and a Funeral”? We didn’t quite manage four weddings; however we managed two weddings in three days and survived, so thankfully no funeral. When I say “we” I now mean my beautiful wife Ana-Maria and I. We finally got married on a glorious sunny day on September 4th in Gibraltar. We decided on doing the “paperwork” first, ceremony second. We are having our ceremonial Wedding on December 10th later this year. We did the deed with no family or friends present, as we are seeing the ceremony in December as our real Wedding! So all the people out there I have invited to the “do to end all do’s”, will you please e-mail me that you are coming a.s.a.p. so we can book you in? Dougie@pearlygrey.com
So, as soon as we touched back down in majestic Tenerife, we dusted ourselves down, donned the glad rags, and off we popped to Justine and Tony’s Wedding! As I was Best Man I picked up Tony and the rings and had a good hearty breakfast to set us up for the day. The day went off hassle free, with plenty of bubbly, laughter, tears and beers!
Father Keith did a fantastic job in La Caleta Church, which incidentally is the same church Ana-Maria and I are tying the knot in. Xavier, our barbecue photographer, took some excellent photos (to be posted on here soon). The setting is truly beautiful!
After the “I Do”s etc, we all headed off to “Chez Damien” restaurant in hotel Marazul, and what a feast awaited us on arrival, trays of champagne and delicious canapé’s. Then afterwards four courses of heavenly, delicious French food washed down with numerous bottles of excellent vino blanco and vino tinto. Bliss! Fantastic wedding, and what a fantastic couple, all the very best for the future Justine and Tony.
Right then, so what’s been happening here at good ole Pearly Grey? Well firstly and most importantly, Saturday nights’ BBQ is now officially Pink shirt night for the fellas, and Wednesdays’ International Buffet has become the loudest possible Hawaiian shirt night, also for the fellas. (For those who know Mucker, he is without doubt our reigning Champion, and running him a close second is Tony from the Wirral). So no excuses, get down to your local Poundstretcher and make a purchase!
Dom has unfortunately taken a break from Pearly Grey to spend more time looking after the gorgeous baby Ty. Tracy is still here and doing a magnificent job, looking after all our guests during the day and we would all like to thank her for the amazing energy she puts in day after day.
Our new compère, Roy England, is doing a great job entertaining Pearly Grey; he does some fantastic game shows and has a very good sense of humour. Roy has lots of good contacts and has really brought some fresh new shows to PG, so “best of luck” Roy and welcome to the Family!
Also, just to let all the golfers out there know we still play golf every single Monday afternoon. My handicap has gone down to twenty one. I am a tad relieved, as I was forever getting called a “bandido”. So get yourselves out here and lets hit a small ball around some very expensive real estate!
So my friends that’s all for now, I am off for my tenth “café cortado natural”, a chat with some of the fantastic Owners we have here with us this week and to watch the sun go down over La Gomera.
Many thanks to those who have read this far down!
See you all soon,
Dougie

Hello folks! Hope you are all well.
I know what you are all thinking: “About time, where has he been?”
Well funnily enough I have just returned from taking part in the pole vaulting the Great Wall of China in a Basil Brush costume challenge!! Sorry to report that I came second behind Dave from Papua New Guinea!!
Anyways, before we had actually set off on yet another world adventure, it was decided that the managers of certain departments of Pearly Grey should get together on a management training course in the beautiful rural setting of Los Realejos. Myself, Justine, Ryszard, Gemma, Ana, Serge, Andres, Pauline, Wendy and Adrian hopped on the El Mar bus to take us to the Casa Blanca rural hotel. The drive to Los Realejos was truly spectacular. We passed by the world famous Dragon tree that dates back well over Two thousand years, and the views of Teide were out of this world. I strongly believe Tenerife to be one the most beautiful Islands on the planet.
On arrival at the hotel we had a very warm welcome from Diego the Chef, Gardener, Barman, head receptionist, maintenance, General Manage…. the list goes on!
As we were checking in, two of the PG team realized they had forgotten to bring any form of I.D (Spanish law when you check into a hotel!!) If you had to place a bet on the two guilty parties for this unfortunate oversight I doubt any of you would have won any money! Well, of course I was one of the two!! But the other one will probably make you drop your custard cream into your well earned cup of char!! The other person, who has checked in well over ten thousand people to Pearly Grey?? That’s correct - Gemma our very own head receptionist!
Once everything had been sorted out and we had got our room keys we dropped our bags off and started to explore our new home for two nights. It had an amazing indoor heated pool and beautiful gardens where they grow all their own organic fruit and veg! We were so high up the mountain the views were spectacular! The main accommodation is located in a renovated Finca (farmhouse) that dates back to eighteenth century. The restaurant and bar is a new purpose built building, again with amazing views.
After our tour of the hotel we settled down for our Canarian evening meal with a couple of bottles of the locally grown wine. Fantastic food, great company and fantastic views. What more could you wish for?
We all settled down for a good night’s sleep, as we had all been given our unique projects to present to the group in the morning.
We all met up for breakfast and afterwards headed to our conference room to present our projects. It was all very uplifting and positive doing all the projects so the day came and went in a flash! The one overriding factor for me was how much I got to know my colleagues! We have some truly remarkable people here at PG and we all bonded so much as friends. It was without doubt a resounding success for all concerned.
So with all this goodwill in the air, we settled down again for some more Canarian food and wine in the gorgeous restaurant! Afterwards we played chess and I have to admit I was well beaten by Ryszard! Serge then challenged Ryszard to a game; again good ole Ryszard was victorious! Not everybody knew how to play chess so I taught the group how to play Texas holdem poker! We had such a laugh with Andres, Serge & Ana all trying to translate my by now broad Yorkshire accent into something that represented the English language!! We did not play for money, so nobody went away motherless or homeless…
So all in all it was a huge success, our two nights in the tranquil village of Los Realejos. We arrived back at PG on the Tuesday afternoon to be met by all our wonderful happy owners and colleagues. We all realized how lucky we are to work in the best resort in the world. I believe Pearly Grey has some truly remarkable owners and staff, lots of full of fun, honest, selfless, kind human beings. Pearly Grey is a magnet for extraordinary people, so get your flights booked and get yourselves out here pronto, rapido, quick smart!!
Kindest of regards
Dougie

Hi Folks
I know you cannot possibly believe your eyes but this is another installment of Dougie´s Diary!! I supposed it’s like waiting for a bus, no bus for ages then three come at once.
Anyway, after I returned home from my unsuccessful roller skating challenge around Outer Mongolia, (food not the best! Upset stomach & stuck in a bin!!) The team decided to have a day out golfing. So last Monday we all headed down to the par three course in Los Palos.
After half an hour of practice on the driving range, we split into three teams of three. Justine, Clare and I, Jeff, Donna &Linda and Kevin, Michele & Trina.
Kev´s team had to tee off first, so true to form Kev stepped up, looking all professional and spectacularly topped the ball all of ten meters down the fairway. We all burst out laughing as Kev looked on with dismay as Trina and Michele launched their shots right down the first fairway!!
Next up me and the girls and after my pathetic tee shot both Clare and Justine out drove me! Then Jeff brought out his secret weapon! His over sized driver, this thing is a beast and he whacked the ball into next week!
So, nine holes later! Which team is going to be victorious? Well I have to say with great regret that Jeff, Donna & Linda absolutely hammered us all by ten shots!! I promise you, you do not want to lose against Jeff as he will remind you of it forever and ever….

So, after the award ceremony we headed off to the Piccolo Pizza restaurant in Los Cristianos, where Karin joined us after dropping her sis off at the airport. What a fantastic meal we devoured! With just a splash of wine!! Jeff re-lived every shot with his victorious team and lapped up all the glory. We are already in the process of a re-match. What a brilliant day out! We have an absolutely great team spirit here and it’s a great pleasure to work with so many amazing, giving people. We have a top team, at the world’s best Resort with the best Owners. Let the good times roll!!

So with all this sport in the air, Ricardo our General Manager, persuaded me to join his rugby union team for a seven-a-side competition in La Laguna! The fact that I have not touched a rugby ball for three and half years, am no way near match fit, cannot speak Spanish in a team full of South Americans and don’t know what the hell a ruck and maul are? Not got a clue of the rules, and playing at altitude in ninety degrees of blazing sunshine did not put me off at all.
So, the big day arrived! My first piece of action came when I replaced Ricardo for the second half in the first game, all of a sudden my legs turned to lead as I ran on! I don’t know if the jangly nerves, the heat or the altitude were to blame, but probably a mixture of all three! La Laguna University kicked off in my general direction, but luckily I caught the ball and then the adrenalin kicked in as I side-stepped the first guy, dummied the next two guys, ran sixty meters and dived in under the post!!!
Hang on a minute! That’s how I had pictured it in my mind. The reality was I got tackled and held on to the ball in true rugby league style and got flattened as well as penalized!!!
But not to worry, as we ran out quite comfortable winners! It was great to be back out on the field, my lungs just about held on. We played another three games which we also won so were crowned 2007 champions! Ricardo and I are by far the oldest players in the team, but I must tell you what a good player he is, full respect to him.
As you can see from the picture I am holding an ice cold bottle of Dorada beer, and I tell you now, a beer after running around in ninety degrees of heat at altitude is the best beer in the world, forget your Carlsberg at seven euros a pint that I have just sampled in the gorgeous city of Dublin!

So my friends, that’s it for now, I am still getting over the shock of flying me and Ana-Maria all the way to Dublin to see a Mr. G. Michael in concert, only for him to cancel the gig!!! We did the Guinness tour at the storehouse instead, which is a fantastic experience, so that more than made up for the loss. I am now a converted Guinness drinker!

So, see you all soon guys. Check out our Owner promotional specials that are going on and keep sending us all your friends and family, to the best Resort on the planet!

Many thanks.

Dougie

Hi folks! I have just finished my “Swim the Amazon River backwards in a Mr. Blobby outfit” challenge, if you were wondering why it’s taken so long to update Dougie´s Diary!! (Those damn piranhas! won’t be able to sit down for weeks!!)

Anyway, what’s been happening down here at good ole Pearly Grey-the home of the great and the good? Well firstly our very own action man, Lazlo Sarkozy has gone off on a six month holiday back to his native BC! Yes that’s correct, Brixton Common!! Just kidding of course! He has jetted off to Vancouver Island, BC Canada. So what else could we do apart from go out and have a big bash! We have been waiting for such an occasion to arise so we could also celebrate Jeff being voted rep of the year.
So off we trundled down to the world famous Playa Del Duque beach for cocktails at sunset in the beautiful Acanto Bar. Of course I fainted at the bar when I received the bill for the first round!! “HOW MUCH??” “I COULD BUY A SMALL ISLAND FOR THAT” etc, but what a fantastic Moroccan-themed bar with incredible views of the beach. Joking apart, it is not that expensive!

So as the hunger pangs had now set in, we headed off to the Teppanyaki restaurant near by. Teppanyaki is a Japanese concept, where they cook the food in front of you on a huge hot-plate!
The chef “Dave” was mesmerizing with all his magical chopping, flipping, peeling and cooking skills all done in a blink of an eye. We were amazed he still had all his fingers and thumbs intact. So with all this top Japanese-style food being prepared for us, trust Kev, the new rep, to order in his words “Mate, mate could I get some chips and a bowl of curry sauce please, oh yeah and whilst you’re up, a few more Jägermeisters”. We laughed so much as the waiter walked off wondering if he was joking or not! Which of course Kev was not!! The laughter continued when it was decided by the male sector of the team to mount the motorized arcade Donkey to see if it would work with us all on. So we put the two euro coin in and to our amazement it actually worked!! Jeff even went back afterwards to have another go! We just could not stop laughing…
With all this merriment going on, we decided to head off to an Irish bar in San Eugeino for some live rock music. We quickly ushered on stage our very own Jon Bon Jovi aka Lazlo! He brought the house down with “Living on a Prayer”. What a great night was had by all!

So, back to what’s been going on at PG. Well firstly, the guys have decided that the Saturday night BBQ has been declared a “Pink Shirt Night” for the men! So get down to your local Matalan store and purchase your loud and proud pink shirt! The BBQ is awesome at this time of year, the sunsets are absolutely stunning! Also we have introduced a Canarian/Spanish evening around the swimming pool on a Monday. Again the chaps have decided this is going to be a “LOUDEST SHIRT POSSIBLE” evening. The local shops are doing a roaring trade in Hawaiian shirts! The food and setting is absolutely incredible and the tropical punch that accompanies the meal is more like a tropical storm than a punch! The weather this winter has been the best in recorded history. So do not delay, get down to work and demand another week off and come and sample some of our fantastic atmosphere for yourselves. We are extending our “Friends and Family” weeks for weeks in May and June (check out Owners Information Section ). Also we are setting up lots of On-Site incentives for Owners who travel with guests. So scour around all your friends and family, next door neighbours, Jimmy Saville, work colleagues, anyone who would love a week in the sun at without doubt the best resort on the planet and lets book you all in! And still receive your referral fee!

So my friends, my next challenge of “Roller Skating around Outer Mongolia in a Dusty Bin (of 3-2-1 fame) outfit” awaits, so take good care of yourselves and we will see you all soon.

Hi folks,
It is 5.30am!! Cannot sleep as I am so excited, at precisely 7.32am on the 17^th of February in full view of thee magnificent snow capped Mount Teide, I finally asked my beloved Ana Maria to marry me! And guess what! She said a resounded unequivocal YES!
So my friends and Family (Geoff, Betty, Kevin, Denise, Rodney, Rosalyn, Dave, Kath,  Mr and Mrs Mucker, Gary, Julie, Kirsty and the gang, the gorgeous Woollon Family, Alan Sheila and all the clan, David and Mo freezing probably up in Dunbartonshire, Bob and Judith also a tad cold up in beautiful Scotland, Brian Jacqui, Paul Clare & Molly, Chris Barry Chloe and your little mate, Bill & Les, Paul & Pauline Roberts, The Mullen/Cragg Clan, Colin Glenis, Terence Yvonne, Ann and John, Chris & Joy, all the Steve Clare Easter/Summer Clan, Gordon and Sue, the Barke family, Bev and big Dave, all the Starkeys, Mikey & Mairead, Piddy, Lisa, Ben & Charlie,  Jeff & Wendy’s massive Family, Steveo, Sheila and Wez, Bob Andrea Little Bob & Amy, Mally, Ciara and my future Bridesmaid Eva, Jocelyn, Murray, Ryan and another future Bridesmaid Emma, and all the other Family, friends and Owners I have not forgotten but would take me all day to get you all listed here!!)  Keep early December open as that’s when we are planning the Big Day! We do not have specific dates as yet but as soon as we do I will post it on the Web!
Speaking of the web have you checked out our new Owner video testimonials in the BLOG section? I would like to thank all the owners who took part and also say a big thank you to Dennis our IT guy for working tirelessly on putting them all together.
So my friend that’s basically it, another good man down! Just kidding of course!
Jeff, Clare and I are coming to Brentwood Essex on the 24^th of March to the Holiday Inn, places have to be booked through Wendy in our Referrals Department as space is Limited, so please invite your friends and family along so we can show them the benefits of being a Pearly Grey owner, the show shouldn’t last more than half an hour, afterwards when we have finalised all the formalities, we are planning a social get together and a bit of an knees up Pearly Grey style! We will stay at the Holiday Inn for a while then we are open to offers for the evening, cannot wait!!
We also have Lancaster, Wakefield, Edinburgh, Derby, and Bristol all booked, I will post all the times and dates today as soon as I get to work,
So that’s it folks, it’s now 6.45am, I am so slow at typing! So start saving up for your hats and I will see you all soon,
 

Dougie
 

Hi folks 

Once again I find myself apologizing about the time it has taken me to update my diary, we have been so busy of late that I don’t even remember when I last played golf….(actually come to think of it we played yesterday and Jeff the rep won!!)(Again!!!)

So what’s been happening down good ole Perla Gris! Well we all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, the food was once again phenomenal, Darryl is, in my opinion the best Chef in the whole world! Dom and Tracy are without doubt the best entertainment team we have ever had, they worked tirelessly putting together the Pirates of the Canary Islands spectacular, we were all decked out in pirate costumes, drunk on rum punch and the reps even had time to join in the show with a couple of numbers, the rendition of the Drunken Sailor did not need much rehearsal!! For me personally this was the best New Year ever!

We had so many great owners over all dressed up in there costumes, the weather this winter has been absolutely phenomenal the vibe we had was incredible, the resort is buzzing! The builders are cracking on with the retiling, it’s almost finished and well in front of schedule!! All the barmen and waiters have their new uniforms so they all look so smart and posh, the two barmen Anthony and Paul are now known as Anton and Paulo!

We are also planning to get owners video testimonials onto our PG website so please feel free to send your holiday videos to me and we will have a special link so everybody can view them, I am also going to start a Dougie´s video diary, so watch this space!

Also what we are planning in 2007 are eight Pearly Grey Road shows, we want to travel the length and breadth of the UK promoting our fantastic resort, all we ask of you guys is to bring us lots of your friends and family along so we can show them all the benefits of Pearly Grey and RCI ownership, any feedback or suggestions on this please e-mail me, we have already got Cornwall, Essex, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Scotland penciled in so there are three more places still up for grabs!! Keep an eye on the website for all the updates!!

So for now my friends all the very best for 2007, I am off to happy hour to join all the fantastic happy owners sipping there cocktails watching the beautiful sunset over the Island of La Gomera!! Cheers