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CAMP BLANDING, FLA. (March 10) -- While most of the rest of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment was fast asleep preparing for their next day on the gun line, cooks from G Company were just getting up, beginning their shift preparing meals for several hundred Soldiers.
The Soldiers of �Golf� Company, part of the 427th Brigade Support Battalion and attached to the 1st of the 258th as a support unit, include cooks, mechanics, and drivers, and they work around the clock to make sure the 258th�s three batteries have everything they need -- including hot meals every day.
�The first shift of cooks start at 2 a.m.,� said Sgt. Reginald Mitchell, G Company�s mess sergeant. He said the first shift, responsible for preparing breakfast for 350 people, works through 10 a.m., making eggs, hash browns, and a variety of other menu items from one of seven breakfasts in the Army�s feeding program.
An afternoon shift of cooks takes over as the morning shift wraps up, preparing hot dinners and packing them on to trucks to deliver to troops camped out at distant firing points. On March 12, Soldiers in A and B Batteries were treated to steaming shrimp scampi with bowtie pasta.
�I have cooks who enjoy doing what they�re doing,� said Sgt. First Class Garth Harris, a Brooklyn native who works as the battalion�s senior food service sergeant. �We�ve got a well-oiled machine.�
Harris and his team of cooks work out of a �containerized kitchen� -- a fully-functioning kitchen equipped with grills, stove elements, ovens, refrigeration, and prep space, that folds out of a trailer.
�Anything you can do in any commercial kitchen, you can do here,� Harris said.
The containerized kitchen can be parked and ready to serve in 45 minutes, and Harris said it�s capable of handling about 1,000 Soldiers -- in other words, out of one trailer, he and his team can feed the entire 27th Brigade.
The Soldiers in the mess also ran a field sanitation unit while the 1st of the 258th conducted training exercises at Camp Blanding, Florida.
�Field sanitation is very important,� Harris said. �It�s just as important as a meal. If any bacteria is left in our containers, the result could be devastating.�
To prevent that, each container used for holding and transporting food was fastidiously scoured in the sanitation tent, with wastewater carefully pumped out into a holding tank nearby.
Golf Company�s cooks brought most of the food they served during the 1st of the 258th�s two-week annual training down to Florida with them, and purchased fresh produce and fruit from suppliers near Camp Blanding. Harris said they made trips every three days to their warehouse to draw enough food for three days -- which usually equated to six pallet loads per trip.
He said his team provides the battalion with crucial support.
�In the evening, after a hard day�s work, what do you look forward to?� Harris said. �A hot meal.�
�We consider Golf Company to be our fourth battery, rather than just a support company,� said 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment executive officer Maj. Peter Mehling. �They are as essential to our operation as any firing battery; they�re definitely a part of our regiment. Without robust sustainment, guns don�t fire.�
Golf Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, will return to New York Sunday with the rest of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment.
Like many combat-related professions, the artillery branch has a long and often historically-rich vocabulary of on-the-job slang and jargon. Not all of this is printable, but what follows should be enough to give the layman at least a starting point.
Not slang, but rather a unit of measurement and term of art. Without getting into the geometry details, a �mil� is a bit like a degree in a circle, but much finer -- while there are 360 degrees in a circle, there are 6,400 U.S. military mils in a circle. Artillerymen use mils to precisely aim their weapons. Also, mils are not tied to any cardinal direction -- where 360 degrees is usually understood to be due north on a map, the initial direction taken up by an artillery battery is set at 3,200 mils, whichever direction that may be.
A company-sized element in an artillery battalion. An artilleryman may become severely offended if he hears his battery referred to as a "company."
Shorthand for �just a tiny bit.� While his team works to align a howitzer, a gunner will guide them saying �trails right� or �trails left�, meaning the team should move the �trails� -- the stabilizing bars behind the gun tube -- right or left, and when they get to within 10 mils of where he wants them, the gunner will often say, �right, TT� TT��, meaning his team should just tap the trails slightly.
Gun Bunny
Any Soldier who works on a gun crew. Each crew is composed of seven men: a gun chief, a gunner, an assistant gunner, an ammo team chief, a driver, the number one man, and the number two man. Each member of a gun crew has a specific role to play each time their section recieves a fire mission.
Fire Mission
A "fire mission" is a call from higher headquarters to fire artillery on a target.
Gun Chiefs are sergeants who manage gun crews. Every gunner, ammo team chief, driver, assistant gunner, and number one man and number two man answers to a gun chief.
The nickname for the noncommissioned officer in charge of an artillery battery�s gun line, also known as a chief of the firing battery. He is responsible for all of the battery�s �gun bunnies.� As one artillery first sergeant told me, �If you�ve got a good Smoke, you don�t have too much to do as a first sergeant.�
Gunnies -- short for "gunnery sergeants" -- are sergeants first class who serve as an artillery battery�s platoon sergeants. Not to be confused with the Marine Corps rank of gunnery sergeant.
Powder pit
Once a howitzer is placed, a pit must be dug behind its position, and extra powder is stored here. Each 105-millimeter round comes with seven explosive �powder� charges, and depending on the mission, any number of these may be used. A gun crew�s �Number Two Man� takes the leftover charges and runs them back to the powder pit, usually about 50 meters behind the gun and in the direct line of sight of the gunner and gun chief. Number Two man holds the charges over his head, so the gunner and chief can look back and quickly verify that the round they are about to fire holds the correct number of powder charges.
Geek squad
Soldiers who work in artillery Fire Direction Centers are jokingly referred to as the �geek squad� or �computer nerds� by Soldiers on the gun line, due to the complex mathematics and computer wizardry required to calculate the precise angle and deflection of each round fired by a battery. The fire direction specialists, in turn, refer to the gun line Soldiers as �rock throwers.�
Steel on Steel
Usually called over the radio by forward observers who watch for artillery rounds impacting, "steel on steel" indicates rounds have landed directly on an enemy vehicle, weapon emplacement, or fortified position.
CAMP BLANDING, FLA. (March 14) -- A loud bang marked the beginning of a mass casualty exercise for the medics of Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment during the unit�s annual training at Camp Blanding, Florida.
As the New York Army National Guard battalion�s firing batteries conducted training and gunnery exercises on the M119A2 howitzer, the unit�s medical section ran a simulation of an enemy artillery round impacting in the headquarters battery�s operating area.
At the sound of the simulated explosion, medics raced from the battalion aid station to find and triage �casualties� -- other headquarters battery and Golf Company Soldiers who were tagged with various kinds of injuries, from minor scrapes and bruises to gunshot wounds and broken bones.
�When we heard the explosion, we knew we had to respond to the scene,� said Pfc. Richard Latkovich, a Headquarters Battery combat medic from Manorville, N.Y.
The battery�s seven medics worked with Soldiers trained as combat life savers, triaging the wounded and carrying severely �wounded� Soldiers to the aid station tent or to a helicopter MEDEVAC site. Latkovich said Soldiers with minor injuries received treatment and then helped with more severely-wounded patients.
�We held a lot of classes to train the other Soldiers on what to do in a (mass casualty scenario),� Latkovich said. �I thought they did a real good job.�
While the medics and combat life savers hurried from patient to patient, Soldiers from Headquarters Battery and Golf Company established a security perimeter around the area.
Combat life savers and medics practiced applying bandages, carrying wounded troops, and even inserting real intravenous lines.
�The medics did what they�re supposed to do, and we did it in a timely fashion,� said Capt. Earl Dawkins, a physician�s assistant from Staten Island who serves as the battalion's PA. He said the �immediate� patients -- the ones who needed to be evacuated or treated immediately -- were taken care of within 45 minutes of the start of the exercise.
�Everyone worked well together,� he said. �People cooperated.�
Once the exercise ended, Headquarters Battery commander Capt. Kar Chu discussed the action with his Soldiers.
�You guys reacted immediately,� Chu told the gathered battery. �You saw people in need, and you got right to it. That�s critical.�
Lt. Col. Michael Hoblin, the 1st of the 258th�s battalion commander, stressed the importance of having a well-trained team of medics and Soldiers who know how to provide first aid.
�If you yell for help, there�s going to be an aid and litter team that�s going to rush out to you,� he said. �They�re going to bring you back here, and a medic�s going to take care of you.�
Latkovich said it was all in a day�s work for the headquarters medics.
�We just did what we were trained to do,� he said.
CAMP BLANDING, FLA. (March 14) -- Rain pelted Soldiers of Alpha Battery as they placed their guns the morning of March 12, but despite the wet weather and low visibility, the artillerymen qualified on the M119A2 howitzer, firing 105-millimeter rounds over more than four kilometers at Camp Blanding, Florida.
The Soldiers are members of the New York Army National Guard�s 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, headquartered in Jamaica, N.Y. They traveled to Camp Blanding March 5 to conduct two weeks of annual training exercises, including qualifying all their artillery gun crews on the M119A2, a newer weapon that replaces the battalion�s old M102 howitzers.
While the battalion also includes medics, mechanics, communications specialists, and a host of other military occupational specialties, gun crew qualification constitutes the primary mission for the unit�s annual training.
�It�s the main purpose of being out here in the field,� said Sgt. Joe Dedrick, a Poughkeepsie native who serves as an A Battery gunner. �Everything we do all year is building up to us being able to fire rounds.�
Dedrick said the weather conditions in Florida -- chilly mornings leading into hot, sunny afternoons -- made for an ideal training environment for the 258th�s Soldiers.
�The temperature change is a lot closer to overseas than at Fort Drum (N.Y.) or Fort Dix (N.J.),� he said.
Many of the battalion�s Soldiers were using the M119A2 for the first time, and a team of artillery trainers from Fort Sill, Okla., were on site to guide the troops through each phase of gunnery preparation. Dedrick said they demanded precision from each gun team member.
�Each guy has a precise job to do,� he said. �And they (the trainers) are asking us for the exact commands. You have to be precise.�
Each crew fired six rounds, one for each fire mission they were assigned. A fire mission begins when a forward observer, usually miles away from the firing battery, identifies a target and contacts the battery�s fire direction center. Using precise coordinates, the observer describes the type of target and where it is located. Soldiers in battery fire direction centers determine what kind of round to use on each target, and where each gun needs to point in order to hit it. This information is relayed to the crews on the gun line, who then move as quickly and precisely as possible -- always being careful to follow safety procedures -- to prepare the ammunition, load and aim their howitzers, and finally fire.
A direct hit on a target -- usually an enemy vehicle -- is noted by the forward observer team and relayed over the radio as �steel on steel.�
�When you hear that 'steel on steel' come over the radio, and you know that you�ve done your job, there�s just no better feeling in the world,� said Dedrick.
�Overall, I�m pleased and impressed with the level of skill that the Soldiers acquired and maintained,� said Capt. Joseph Linhart, Battery A commander. �We hope that this will give us a good baseline for us to develop our training plans for the future.�
With Battery A�s gunnery complete, the battalion plans to conduct gun crew qualifications for Battery B March 17. Meanwhile, the battalion�s Soldiers will spend their time training on other necessary Soldier tasks. They will travel back to New York March 20.
CAMP BLANDING, FLA. (March 10) - As the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment�s Alpha Battery worked with artillery certifying teams from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the battalion�s Bravo Battery Soldiers sharpened their warfighting skills and familiarized themselves with the M119A2 howitzer.
The New York-based battalion was conducting two weeks of annual training exercises at Camp Blanding, Florida, where artillery gun crews will qualify on the new howitzer, which replaces the Vietnam War-era M102 howitzers they have used in the past.
Through the first week at Camp Blanding, Bravo�s Soldiers trained on basic warrior tasks -- clearing rooms, reacting to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and detainee operations -- often learning from seasoned veterans who had put those skills to use in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Jaime Betancur spent several years on active duty as an infantryman with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division before joining the 258th as an artilleryman. He taught a class on reacting to enemy ambush.
�Just because we�re going overseas as artillery doesn�t mean we won�t have to know this,� Betancur said. �It�s an everyday Soldier thing � (every Soldier) should know how to react to an enemy ambush.�
In another class, taught by Staff Sgt. Antoine Juste, Soldiers used a �glass house� -- a building floor plan laid out in tape on the ground -- to learn tactics for entering and clearing a room, how to clear a building, and how to move down a hallway in a tactical formation.
�My guys did a really good job; they were really excited to do it,� said Juste, a Bronx native who works in Bravo Battery�s Fire Direction Center. �We went through it step by step: the responsibility of a team leader, and the responsibility of each individual fire team member.�
Bravo Battery Commander Capt. Marc Lindemann said his Soldiers also spent time at Camp Blanding�s Engagement Skills Trainer, a digital system that allows Soldiers to practice rifle marksmanship.
�A lot of the Soldiers here have deployed, which is a strength of today�s National Guard,� Lindemann said. �They were able to use their experiences overseas to highlight points in their classes.�
Bravo�s Soldiers also got some hands-on experience with the M119A2 -- the �One-one-niner,� as artillerymen usually call it. Wednesday evening, the battery�s gun crews practiced emplacement drills, using Humvees moving in formation to tow the howitzers into designated positions, and then setting the guns into firing position.
The battery has a total of eight minutes to get all eight guns set up and ready to fire -- which leads to a certain level of friendly competition between gun crews during the drills.
�The time starts when the first gun stops,� said Betancur, who works as the gun chief for Bravo�s Gun Eight team. �Our goal is to beat Gun Seven.�
Wednesday, the Gun Seven team edged Eight by several seconds, and as they finished, Spc. Gregory Gati, Seven�s gunner, leapt away from his sight shouting, �Zero mils, baby! Zero!� His team had finished the emplacement drill with their gun tube aimed exactly on their designated target.
Alpha Battery will perform its live fire Friday, and Bravo is scheduled to fire March 17.
�Our Soldiers definitely look forward to sending rounds down range,� Lindemann said. �Especially with a weapons system that�s 20 years younger than the one they�re used to.�
CAMP BLANDING, Fla. (March 10) -- While most of the Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment spent their day in the field, either training up on the unit�s M119A2 howitzers, preparing meals or fixing the odd vehicle malfunction, the battalion�s staff officers gathered around several tables, poring over maps and battle plans.
They were learning �MDMP� -- the Military Decision-Making Process -- which is shorthand for an organization and planning system meant to help leaders develop their operations plans efficiently.
�MDMP is where the science of leading meets the art of leading,� said Maj. Peter Mehling, the 1/258�s executive officer. �It�s the means by which you take a higher-headquarters mission and break it down into clear, understandable guidance for your subordinate units.�
As is the case with many elements of field artillery, this is more complicated than it initially sounds. A brigade commander may want his artillery battalion to provide fire on a specific location, but in order to do that, a host of moving pieces must be carefully coordinated.
�Every unit has vehicles and (Soldiers) to move,� said Capt. Brian Napier, a resident of Port Chester who serves as the battalion�s operations and training (S3) officer. �The artillery has a much larger logistical planning operation prior to movement. There are the guns, the ammunition, how much time it takes to emplace those guns, and the huge logistical footprint required to keep those guns up and running.�
The 1st of the 258�s staff is working together in a staff capacity for the first time, and Napier said he feels like they�ve learned a lot already from holding rehearsal briefings and learning from a training team from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Tuesday afternoon, they held a mission analysis briefing -- one of the first steps of MDMP -- for battalion commander Lt. Col. Michael Hoblin. During the briefing, he asked pointed questions of Napier and Capt. Kar Chu, the commander of Headquarters Battery. Hoblin congratulated the staff on their improvements over the previous day�s briefing.
�You guys have come a long way in just a 24-hour period,� he said.
�It feels like we�ve made progress (from 24 hours ago),� Napier said afterwards. �The delegation of work is one reason this was smoother� we knew who was basically good at what.�
The Jamaica-based 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment traveled to Camp Blanding, Florida March 5 to conduct annual training exercises. During their two-week stay there, the 258�s Soldiers will qualify on the M119A2 howitzer, several crew-served weapons systems, and learn from a team of artillery trainers from Fort Sill.
�Camp Blanding is the best training facility in Florida, and it allows us to accomplish everything we set out to do,� Napier said. �And we�re doing a lot of cool stuff.�
Soldiers of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment woke up in their pup tents this morning, shaking off the early 30-degree chill. While their gunnery live fire is still days away, the Soldiers had plenty to keep busy in the interim.
The entire battalion had been in action from the time the buses carrying its troops arrived at Camp Blanding, Fla., on Saturday morning. Vehicles were lined up for inspection before the two firing batteries and a headquarters battery for the 258th and their support unit, Golf Company (part of the 427th Brigade Support Battalion), headed into the field Sunday.
For the uninitiated, a howitzer is the modern version of the classical cannon, and requires a crew of seven to operate and fire. Each crew position on an M119 has a unique set of responsibilities, which crew members repeatedly train in order to perform as fast and accurately as possible.
�There�s a lot of young Soldiers here, and they�re motivated,� said Alpha Company 1st Sgt. John Rembert.
Soldiers on the firing line confirmed his observation.
�I just can�t wait to shoot,� said Spc. Latrell Sellers, as his crew finished reassembling their gun�s breech.
But in order to fire, gun lines need to know where to aim, which is the responsibility of each battery�s
�Each piece is integral,� said 1st Lt. Nicholas Tommaso, Alpha Battery�s fire direction officer. Tommaso explained that when an artillery battery receives a mission, his team�s job is to determine exactly where and how to aim each individual cannon, as well as to determine the type of ammunition to use in each shot.
It's a complicated process -- wind speed, relative target altitude, and distance each have an effect on the way an artillery round will travel, and depending on the type of target, different rounds and fuses must be selected. While the team has a computer to make calculations quickly, Tommaso's FDC team also does the complex mathematics by hand -- twice, for an extra fail-safe -- using charts and slide rules to determine each gun's aiming point.
�If the computer turned off, which is always a possibility, we can always run the numbers chart-to-chart,� Tommaso said.
Both Alpha and Bravo batteries will take turns at the gun crew qualification range, known to artillery crews as Table VIII. Meanwhile, Headquarters Battery and Golf Company maintain a steady pace making sure meals are served, vehicles are maintained and repaired, and that basic Soldier needs stay met. The battalion Tactical Operations Center is undergoing MDMP (Military Decision Making Process) training with the Sill team while the TOC practices information management.
�Soldiers are the most valuable commodity you have,� Rembert said. �If you fail your Soldiers, it doesn�t make any sense for you to be a leader.�
The First of the 258th will train at Camp Blanding for two weeks before returning home to New York March 20.
The M119 howitzer. Soldiers from the 258th Field Artillery will train on the weapon system during Annual Training at Camp Blanding Florida this month. Courtesy image. |


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3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sleeps 6
Lovely villa set on a well established private estate, with beautiful pool, tennis court and well maintained gardens. The villa benefits from a private rear terrace to have breakfast in the sun, and to the front, a terrace to sit with a chilled glass of wine as the sunsets over the mountains, an experience not to be missed.
The villa's sunny lounge on the first floor has light from both sides of the property with views over the mountain, the kitchen is set to one side which is fully equipped, a further kitchen area can be found downstairs which incorporates an oven. There is also a barbeque for alfresco dining.
Close to beaches and Calpe town which has many shops, bars and restaurants
Flights into Valencia maybe cheaper than into Alicante and well worth checking both as your airport to fly into.
Valencia is about 1hr 15 mins travelling time Alicante is about 50 minutes to reach the villa by car. Hope this helps to save some money towards your holidays. Happy hols..
Places of Interest: Places of interest a must to visit on your holiday is the beautiful village of Guadalest, occupying one of the most stunning positions in Spain, this small village is perched on the pinnacle of a granite mountain, giving fabulous views across the valley carved out by the River from which the village takes its name.The old village and castle is accessed through a tunnel carved from the rock and when you reach the other end and see the ancient houses, you seem to have been transported to another age. The jalon valley and the safari Parks at Aitana and Vergel are a must for the kids along with the theme park Terra Mitca and the water park of Agulandia.
Don't forget a look around the market at Calpe on a Saturday til 1pm and weekly at Moraira and Altea.
Nightlife: Whether you prefer to chill out, watch the sun go down with a glass of wine at the villa, or head for Calpe where you will find a range of pubs, and restaurants from all nationalities, English, Chinese, Italian, Dutch, we recommend the Argentinian Steak House, along with the Japanese by the marina. Also about 30min south is the town of Benidorm, where you can enjoy an evening out at the Benidorm Palace, and watch a spectacular show with meal, wine and champagne included.
Fiesta's: The three biggest summer fiestas takes place on June 24th (the Feast of San Juan), July 16th which sees a celebration in honour of La Virgen del Carmen and August 5th when the town stages a fiesta in honour of La Virgen de las Nieves.
If you're holidaying around these dates you'll be able to enjoy the riot of colour, noise and chaos which typifies a Spanish fiesta. The streets become the stage for a musical extravaganza of bands, processions, parades and fireworks.
And the party continues even if you visit Calpe out of season. January 5th sees one of the biggest celebrations of the year - the Feast of the Three Kings (Los Tres Reyes) which is more important to the Spanish than Christmas Day.
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The villa provided excellent and comfortable accommodation. The owners' additional touches of providing a dvd and video collections, games and playing cards filled the quiet moments. The villa is in a quiet residential location, although we were early in the season - end of March 2009. Despite the time of year the weather during the day was very warm. We were able to catch the sun all day with the front and rear courtyards. The rear courtyard is very secure and private. The town/beach are within easy walking distance subject to a reasonable level of fitness. The area is a little hilly. There's a great choice of local and international supermarkets close by. Its a beautiful area of Spain that is worth exploring. Would have no reservation whatsoever about booking this villa again.
Lovely Villa , Great Views
I visited with my family with older children (20 & 15) and we all enjoyed our stay here. The villa is spacious and very well equipped, clean and tidy as described. The pool area is great, we mostly had it to ourselves and on the odd occasion that others were there, everyone was polite and friendly but kept to themselves. A car is a must to visit the supermarket and tour the area however we did walk into Calpe without any trouble. The climate is great for sun worshippers. Great food, great wine and lovely accommodation. The owners were lovely to deal with, providing good information about the villa and the surrounding area. Considering re-visiting with my parents in 2017.
Wonderful villa with beautiful views!
The villa provided clean, excellent and comfortable accommodation...very much a homely feel with all that you need....even an exercise bike! With a couple of teenagers with us, it was brilliant that we had access to TV and DVDs. The villa is in a quiet residential location, with beautiful views of the mountains. The pool, which we visited every day was a delight, we especially liked the "sloping beach" area which was perfect for staying cool without swimming. The weather, of course, was fabulous! Sun or shade was provided in the outside areas of the villa, with chairs or sun loungers all setup and cushions available to provide extra comfort when having a siesta. A short car trip to the coastal town of Calpe was easy and we experienced a number of fantastic restaurants that served excellent food with a friendly welcome. This was our first experience of holidaying in Spain and we would have no hesitation in booking this villa again. Thanks to Steve for his unwavering customer service before, during and after the holiday.
Lovely Villa in Quiet Urbanisation
Really enjoyed our stay at Blue Moon villa. The villa had everything we needed and more to have a relaxing family holiday. Close to Calpe centre and the beaches, we found it a great location to explore the coastal towns. The owners were very attentive with the information provided. Highly recommended!!
Our Home Away From Home
This was our 4th year of renting the lovely "Blue Moon Villa".... a beautiful traditional style Spanish villa on a peaceful urbanisation just outside of the bustling town of Calpe. The villa is spacious and well maintained with a lovely mature garden/patio at the rear which offers privacy for those lazy sun-worshipping days and a large front garden to relax in on the way back from the delightful communal pool. The house itself is well stocked and has the added bonus of a downstairs kitchen area if you decide to eat outside in the evening. We can't recommend it enough if you're looking for somewhere tranquil to just sit and enjoy the calm that the villa provides. Plenty of beach toys/sports equipment stored in the garage if the mood takes you to visit beach or the tennis court. Highly recommended and we'll definitely be returning again. Thank you Steve and Chris..... see you next year !!!! WE LOVE IT !!!!
Pre visit support/advice from owners was quick and comprehensive. Villa is great and situated in a lovely complex with plenty of shrubs and palm trees. A very well furnished and comfortable home with a lovely patio at the rear. Stunning views from lounge/dining room. Our party consisted of four adults and there is ample room for six. Local shops, supermarkets only two/three minutes drive away and five minutes to the beach. We plan to return next year! Tom and Margot. Leeds.U.K.
Activity and Interests
Calpe is situated on the warm waters of the Mediterranean sea, flanked by two blue flag beaches, and a nature reserve. The coastline is marked by the impressive Rock of Ifach,or Penon de Ifach as it is more commonly know towering to 335meters. Take the pathway to the summit and be mesmerised by the stunning panoramic views of the coastline.
If you like sports and adventure the sea and mountains will provide both. Calpe is full of culture, history, picturesque streets with many shops and restaurants. If fish is your likening take a walk down to the many fish restaurants on the harbour side for an evening to remember. Calpe benefits from 325 days of sunshine per year.
Flying into Valencia can be cheaper than Alicante, and therefore help towards car hire costs.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
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26 March 29 April
25 Mar 2017 -
28 Apr 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
rate 4
29 Apr 2017 -
26 May 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
28 May 24 June
27 May 2017 -
30 Jun 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
25 June 15 July
1 Jul 2017 -
14 Jul 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
15 Jul 2017 -
1 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
27 August 16 September
2 Sep 2017 -
15 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
17 Sept 30 Sept
16 Sep 2017 -
29 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
01 Oct 04 November
30 Sep 2017 -
3 Nov 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
05 Nov 23December
4 Nov 2017 -
15 Dec 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Additional pricing information
Fees | No additional mandatory fees |
Refundable Damage Deposit | £200 |
PLEASE NOTE: ANY MONIES PAID (inc deposit and/or full payment) ARE NON REFUNDABLE.
There is a discount for bookings of 4 weeks or more but unfortunately not in july or august. A deposit of £200 is required for all bookings PAYABLE ON RECEIPT OF KEYS refundable on departure. If not held in the UK, cheque sent back to you on your return.
THERE IS A 50euro CHARGE PAYABLE FOR THE CLEANER AT THE END OF YOUR STAY plus 8 euros per person.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
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Property Type
- villa
- Family
- Air Conditioning
- Ceiling Fans
- Fireplace
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Parking
- Safe
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- 4 Ring Stove
- Cooking Utensils
- Freezer
- Grill
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Hob
- Toaster
- Child's Highchair
- Dining Area
- Books
- Books - Fiction / Non-fiction
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Games for Kids
- Television
- Video Player
- Video Library
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor Pool
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
Location Type
- beach
- mountain
- near the sea
- churches
- marina
- restaurants
- waterfalls
Leisure Activities
- horse riding
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- hospital
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- deepsea fishing
- fishing
- golf
- hiking
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- sailing
- diving
- snorkelling
- surfing
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- wind-surfing
Floor Area
- 115 m²
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower, Downstairs
- Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure, Upstairs
- Bath Sheets/Hand Towels will be provided for number of people staying-However No Beach Towels provided.
- 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Extra Lg. Double Bed
- Bedroom 2 - 1 Double Bed
- Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
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The green eyes that found me
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Aww it's so sad! :'( crying over this. XxxAuthor's response
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omg thats so sad i cry so much! thati s just what i think frankie would feel about gee! and when frankie die omg i love you wrighting so much!
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Moving me to tears is an almost impossible task. "Wherever you will go" was mine and my sisters song. My sister went away two years ago.
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Our 2016 Artist-in-Residence was Carolyn Wirth. An artist and educator based in Maynard, MA, Carolyn is an adjunct professor of Fine Arts at Pine Manor College, where she also curates and directs the college's Hess Gallery. Carolyn received a B.A. in Art from Smith College, and earned her M.A. in Sculpture and Environmental Art from New York University. She was a member of Boston's artist-run Kingston Gallery for 10 years and has produced commissions for the Melrose, Massachusetts public library, the City of Boston Parks Department, and Boston Children's Museum. Her public sculpture has been reviewed by Cate McQuaid and Christine Temin in the Boston Globe and Daniel Grant in the Boston Herald. In 2002, she received a Boston Cultural Council Artists Fellowship in sculpture. Her blog and recent sculpture can be seen at carolynwirth.com.
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Newry railway station
Newry station in August 2016
Location | Newry Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 54°11′19″N 6°21′45″W / 54.1885°N 6.3625°WCoordinates: 54°11′19″N 6°21′45″W / 54.1885°N 6.3625°W |
Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
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1855 | Opened as Newry Main Line |
1942 | Closed as Bessbrook |
1984 | Re-opened as Newry |
2009 | New station building opened |
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Newry railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Iúr Cinn Trá)[1] serves Newry and Bessbrook in Northern Ireland. The station is in the northwest of the town (in County Armagh) on the Cross Border line next to the 18-arch, 126 ft (38 m) high Craigmore Viaduct.
The station originally opened in 1855 as Newry Main Line,[2] renamed Bessbrook & Newry Main Line in 1866, renamed again as Bessbrook in 1880 before closing in 1942. It was re-opened in 1984 as an NIR Intercity station, with basic facilities such as a temporary booking office. These facilities remained in place for over 20 years from the station's opening by which time their condition was declining. In order to improve facilities for passengers a modern new station building was constructed and opened on September 7, 2009
The station is a calling point on the Enterprise express service, which operates between Belfast Central and Dublin Connolly. These trains call at Newry for both destinations at two-hour intervals throughout the day. The station experiences favourable passenger numbers from this service. There are also four trains to and from Bangor, operated by Northern Ireland Railways.
On Sundays there are five Enterprise trains in each direction, and no NIR services at all.
Additionally, one early morning weekday service is operated from Newry by Iarnród Éireann, calling at all Commuter stations between Newry, Dublin Connolly and Bray.
Train frequencies from Newry are likely to improve if plans to introduce an hourly service on the Enterprise become a reality. At this time such plans are merely speculative and it is unclear if such a service would serve Newry every hour, or if they would operate non-stop between Dublin and Belfast.
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Portadown | Enterprise Belfast-Dublin |
Dundalk | ||
Poyntzpass | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry |
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Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
Terminus | Commuter Northern Commuter (Once daily) |
Dundalk |
The Enterprise can be popular with rugby fans connecting at Dublin Connolly for the DART to Lansdowne Road. The line is also used by rail passengers changing at Dublin Connolly onto the DART to Dún Laoghaire and Bray for example or travelling to Dublin Port for the Irish Ferries or Stena Line to Holyhead, and then by train along the North Wales Coast Line to London Euston and other destinations in England and Wales.
Craigmore Viaduct with the Mournes in the distance, seen from Bessbrook near Newry station.
External links[edit]
- Northern Ireland Railways page on the Cross Border line
- Northern Ireland Railways page on the Enterprise Service
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A number of years ago when I was working in a prison, one of the inmates compared his life in prison to my life in a religious order. He put aside the fact that I had chosen my lifestyle while he hadn't. After all, he said, his sentence was only three years, or less if he behaved himself, while mine was a life sentence.
He tried to think why anyone would voluntarily restrict their own freedom -- perhaps, he thought, for something called heaven. But his final comment was, "You're in for a big let down if at the end of your life you discover there's nothing there!"
But I could not agree. It was not that I was so utterly clear about what was going to come after death. Quite the contrary. Life after death is a matter of faith, trusting in what we can never see in this life. The reason I disagreed was that I could see a value in what I was trying to do there and then, without waiting for something in the future.
I was not thinking particularly of my life in a religious order. I was thinking more of trying to live in line with what the gospel offers. That meant accepting a certain discipline in what I did, being committed to love others as well as myself, having ideals that were not always easy to live up to. But I felt that trying to live in God's way was giving a shape to my life.
But there was more to it than that. It was not just that the gospel was making demands on me. It was also giving support. Not that the support was always easy to recognise. Sometimes God just seemed to be making things more difficult.
One of my favourite passages from the Psalms has always been the one (Ps 77) which describes all the wonderful things God had done for his people and asks why he does not do things like that any more. It ends by admitting that even when God was leading his people through their difficulties, they could not see his footsteps.
That is what I think is meant by talking about the Kingdom of Heaven: trying to live with ideals and live through difficulties even when we cannot see how God is helping, but still being prepared to live in the trust that that help is real. Believing that there is going to be something better after I die is not enough to carry me through the difficulties that life brings. A heaven in the future is not enough. I need heaven here and now. I need help here and now.
That is why Paul is so insistent in his first letter to the people of Corinth that Christ has risen from the dead. If all we had was his teaching and the ideals that he set before us without the help of his risen life here and now, we would in Paul's words, be 'unfortunate' to say the least. As he points out in his later letter to the Romans, we would be confronted with the demands of countless ideals without having the power to rise to them.
But life is not easy when we cannot see God's footsteps, when we cannot feel that God is helping. At times there is the feeling that we have to do everything ourselves because there is no one else to help. And then we work harder and harder, getting more and more wound up and leaving less and less space for anyone, even God, to share the load. Jesus said, "Come to me all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," (Mt 11:28) but those are just the times when I find it hardest to become still, to rest, to hand back the responsibility to God.
It may be a struggle to keep up with all that God seems to want me to do but it is also a struggle to find time in the middle of all that to pray. At first praying is as busy and hectic as the rest of life. All my worries come tumbling out on top of one another, my anger, my frustrations, my fears.
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POMA generates income for me on an almost weekly basis, in a strange way. Most members use Money Line as a job and freelance opportunity listing. I use it to generate editorial content ideas, especially for business/trade content buyers. Job listings offer tons of information about challenges faced by companies in our industry. I use those challenges as a basis to develop story ideas to pitch to editors/buyers. Thanks POMA for all you do!
Ann Petitie
As a full-time freelance magazine writer and book author I spend a lot of time alone - in the office, traveling and in remote locations. POMA through its Briefs, Business Conference and webinars offers me a very valuable means of staying in communications/networking with others in my field. The freelance lifestyle can cause a writer to become set-in-his-ways and stale without regular contact with other professionals. I depend on POMA for much of that contact and it pays off with fresh ideas, new projects, a growing list of professional friends/contacts, writing award opportunities and continuing education. I can't image a full-time outdoor communicator not being an active member of POMA. In a job that can cut one off from much of the world, POMA brings the outdoor world to you.
J. Wayne Fears
Freelance Communicator
Freelance Communicator
For years I avoided joining the professional writer's organizations in favor of an independent approach to networking and relationship building. That worked well for a while, but then I hit a plateau. During that time I joined several writer's and media organizations. While every one has contributed to my professional career, POMA has really distinguished itself from the others. The topics and outreach is always current and regular, Money Line is streamlined and timely, and the additional support topics are helpful and appropriate. POMA is a group that must be run by writers, for their proactive approach in delivering quick and relevant information helps me to fast-track my processes and accomplish more work. Thanks for being a terrific business partner, POMA.
Tom Keer
Freelance Writer/The Keer Group
Freelance Writer/The Keer Group
I've learned over the years that the quickest way to get from where you are to where you want to be is to find someone who is already where you want to be and do whatever he or she tells you to do. POMA is the best place to find a mentor to help you become an outdoor communicator, a PR professional, a videographer, a photographer or any other area for communicating the out-of-doors. I always try to learn from people I believe to be better than me in our craft, and I find those people in POMA. POMA was founded on the principles that outdoor professionals get together and share ideas, they can help each other make more money. Helping our members make more money is at the very core of our organization.
John E. Phillips
Book Author, Writer & Photographer
Book Author, Writer & Photographer
POMA provides incredible opportunities, far exceeding any expectations I had for being a POMA member. POMA Money Line listings provide room to spawn new thinking, expand opportunities, explore life in a new facility or role, just great! Keep up the great work!
David Barus
Freelance Writer
Freelance Writer
Two months after going full time as a writer I joined POMA and attended their convention in Ogden. POMA has helped me make a lot of good contacts, writing and Pro-staff deals. I don't see how you can go wrong by joining. If you want to write part-time, it will make you a better writer. If you want to go full-time, you'll make more contacts. You still have to hustle hard but POMA has been a big blessing for me.
Tom Claycomb
Freelance writer
Freelance writer
Current Board of Directors
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James Powell, President
Term ends 2018
James brings two decades of experience in publishing, corporate communications, public and media relations and wildlife management to his endeavors. James has held communications positions with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Cabela's and Plum Creek Timber Company. He currently serves as Director of Communications for Ducks Unlimited, where he directs communications support for DU's conservation delivery. He has a B.A. in English from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in Wildlife Science from New Mexico State University. James is an avid angler and waterfowler who also enjoys hunting big game and upland birds. ducks.org
Tony Bynum, Vice President
Term ends 2017
Tony's unique wildlife, hunting, and outdoor photographs have been featured on the covers of many major traditional sporting magazines, including: Sports Afield, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Wyoming Wildlife, and Montana Magazine. He is the Photo Editor for Western Hunter and Elk Hunter Magazine, and writes a photography column for Western Hunter Magazine. tonybynum.com
Fredy Riehl, 2nd Vice President
Term ends 2018
New Jersey
Fredy is 27 year veteran of corporate communications, public and media relations, as well as successful digital publisher. He's the Founder and Editor In Chief of AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. NRA Life Member, Ring Of Freedom Member, Advocate & Adviser for NRA Board members. As well as recipient or the Second Amendment Foundation's 2012 "Defender Of Liberty Award". Not to mention, a rabid promoter of all positive pro-gun news and pain in the ass of "anti's" everywhere. ammoland.com
Josh Wolfe, Secretary
Term ends 2017
Wolfe is the assistant editor of Sporting Classics magazine and the editor of its online publication, Sporting Classics Daily. Josh is also a contributor to OutdoorHub and Global Outfitters, and hopes to inflate that balloon over the next couple years. For Wolfe, it's the power of the pen that makes the outdoor adventure live forever – as it is resurrected on the page in front of him. joshwolfeoutdoors.com
Andrew Chamberlain, Treasurer
Term ends 2018
Andrew is known as a ballistics expert but prefers to be called a Ballistics Enthusiast. He has published three books with several others in the works. He has written many articles for hunting magazines, blogs and other media outlets. On a personal note, Andrew Chamberlain has realized four of his biggest dreams - traveling to Africa where he hunted and killed both an Eland and a Lion, he has lived in and hunted Alaska, and he married his sweetheart and is now a new father of two beautiful children. Overall, Andrew Chamberlain loves truth, freedom, free agency and accountability as well as all things associated with the Second Amendment and the ability to hunt and feed one's self and family. He works to preserve and bring these things to light in his daily and professional efforts. cartridgecomparisonguide.com
Ryan Repp
Corporate Partner Director, Term ends 2019
Ryan serves as the Communications Manager for the 77-year-old, Iowa-based Brownells, Inc., a leader in both products and information for all things firearms, and best known for its website - which features nearly 100,000 items for nearly anything that goes on, in, through or our near a firearm. He served as a police officer with the Newton Police Department (IA) for nearly 10 years, having been a field training officer, TASER Instructor and community outreach officer. He left law enforcement in 2009 to pursue a full-time career in public relations. Ryan began his employment with Brownells as a copywriter in January 2012 and was promoted to communications manager in 2013. Ryan is currently in charge of strategic direction of Brownells' advertising, public relations, social media, event management, photo/video production and catalog teams. He says the best thing about his job at Brownells is that he gets paid to simply be himself. In addition to his role at Brownells, Ryan serves as a board member for the Iowa Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S). C.O.P.S. is a national 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides organizational and emotional support, plus advocacy for the families and departments that have lost officers in the line of duty. Ryan enjoys upland game hunting, fishing and recreational shooting. He has been an active POMA CP member since 2012. brownells.com
Lars Dalseide
Director, Term ends 2019
Lars has been with the National Rifle Association for 8 years. Starting in the program side of the association's Media Relations department, he worked on productions from Discovery Channel, History Channel, and Outdoor Channel while writing for American Rifleman, American Hunter, and NRAblog. Now as a Media Liaison and spokesman for NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, he follows firearm-related policies and legislation for almost 20 states. nraila.org
Ryan Gresham
Director, Term ends 2019
Ryan grew up shooting, hunting and fishing in a family known in the outdoors industry. His father, Tom Gresham and grandfather, Grits Gresham taught Ryan the right way to shoot, hunt and fish and the right way to treat others as well. Ryan attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Electronic Media. Ryan has worked in radio, print, cable television and broadcast television in such roles as on-air talent, commercial production, and advertising sales. For the past seven years, Ryan has worked with Gun Talk Media running the sales and marketing, working with companies to promote their brands and products and help grow their businesses, as well as on camera for Gun Talk's TV shows and online videos. He helped develop new shows. This wide experience has given him important insights into the creative as well as the business side of the outdoor industry. In the seven years Ryan has worked with Gun Talk Media, audience and revenue has experienced significant growth. Ryan has lived in Alaska and Arizona, but most of his time has been in Louisiana. In his spare time, which is few and far between with a family with two young daughters, he enjoys hunting, shooting, boating, and fishing. He also has played in several bands over the years singing and playing drums. guntalkmedia.com
Michelle Scheuermann
Director, Term ends 2019
Michelle is a 12 year veteran of marketing communications helping brands and individuals get noticed in traditional and non-traditional media outlets. Michelle was the Director of Communications for the national cable network, Sportsman Channel for eight years, creating and leading a PR department focusing on multiple audiences. There, she honed her skills in media relations, social media management, branding, public affairs and government affairs outreach initiatives. She also was the first to activate Twitter and learn the power of online branding and interaction. She blogs on her website about her travels, communication observations and updates on her podcast, Back at the Lodge (available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio). Most recently Michelle started her publicity consulting business, BulletProof Communications, LLC, and still works with Sportsman Channel (now Outdoor Sportsman Group) along with other individuals and companies in the outdoor world and beyond. Her goal is to help clients be heard in the cluttered media world. Michelle lives in the St. Paul area with her husband, Wayne, and cat, Harrison. bulletproofmediablog.com
Jim Zumbo
Director, Term ends 2017
Zumbo is a POMA founding father, one of the 10 people who launched the organization. He is also a 40-year veteran outdoor writer with more than 2,000 articles and 3,000 photos published. He has dedicated his life to supporting and defending hunting, and describing ways for people to become better hunters in his books, lectures, magazine articles, and television show Jim Zumbo Outdoors on Outdoor Channel. He travels 250 days a year with rifle, shotgun, and fishing rod, collecting content, photos and great stories. Jim also is deeply involved in working with wounded veterans, getting them outdoors, and recharging their lives. jimzumbo.com
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