Easing into Retirement
I had been thinking of retirement for some time and what to do when I did. The opportunity to go sailing in the Mediterranean with Barb and Hew in June offered so I locked...
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Lastovo
I really liked this island and there are quite a few photos here so some are in galleries and some direct into the blog. Lighthouses – throughout the islands these are available to stay...
Hvar
We arrived in the afternoon to find the bay we were aiming for on Paklinski Islands was full so we moved two bays along, to Uvala Stari Stani at the Northern end, and tied...
Mljet
The northern end of the island is National Park and was the area we spent all our time in. They charge for anchoring in the park area or if you tie to a restaurant...
Badja
We arrived at Badja from the East after cruising around other islands in the area and just scraped through the passage between Badja and Planjak which is about 2 m deep. We stopped at...
Korcula
The trip from Sarande took around 30 hours and was mostly uneventful. In the early hours one of the clips on the dingy davit gave way which certainly caused some excitement for a few...
Malta – Sarande, Albania
After arriving back in Malta on Sunday afternoon Christine packed then we all went to the Royal Malta Yacht Club for a farewell drink. The bar staff kindly organised a taxi for Christine to...
Dwejra Bay
We arrived in Dwejra Bay around 9am in perfect conditions. The bay is so beautiful the pictures really speak for themselves. Christine and I spent the afternoon looking at the cliffs from the sea...
First Sail / Sea Trials / Gremlins / MdR -Malta
Friends Alan and Christine joined us Monday this week to set sail Tuesday. As normally happens nothing was quite finished. Instruments still going in and both engines not reading correctly. Cupboards open, panels off...
May 2019 – Season Start
Well after three long flights – two on Singapore and one on Ryan Air I arrived into Comiso on a beautiful clear Friday. The flight from Rome to Comiso had been great – over...
