Tuscan Islands – Family Time
Capraia Isola 22 August: We wanted to anchor at the Southern end but both bays either side of Punta dello Zenobito were full. Punt Rossa was spectacular. Next looked at La Saline but already three...
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Tails of A Rat
For thousands of years my kin have roamed the world travelling to the four corners of the globe as willing participants in great adventures. We are one of the great seafaring species always keen...
August 1st – 12th : James and John Join Us
Wednesday 1st August: Picked up James in Olbia then went and stayed at Tavolara Is for the evening which Hew and I had so liked when we were there earlier in the month. Our new...
First Visitors: NE Sardinia, the Maddalena Islands & Corsica 16th July -1st August
Monday 16 July: We were undecided whether to anchor or use a marina at Olbia but with the steering playing up still and knowing we had to take it apart we opted for the...
MdR – Malta – Licarta and back to MdR. 5-11 July
Wednesday Left early for Pozzallo to clear customs then continue to Malta. Weather very foggy less than 5 k visibility not a great way to start the first trip. Thank goodness for charts and...
Week 6 MdR- 25th June to 3rd July – We become locals and the boat gets launched!!
Monday: Thunder and Lightning and Rain, no work on the hulls though we have got the 220 shore power fixed. No sign of a battery we are waiting for, or a relay for the...
Week 5 MdR – June 18- 24th – Rain, Thunder, Lightning and Sun
Well…., we did a week long plan on Sunday night of all the jobs that needed completing. Hew saw the yard manager Monday morning and they agreed on the jobs. By Monday afternoon it...
Scicli day trip – Sunday 17 June
We decided to spend a day in Scicli and took the bikes so we could cover more of the area than just walking as there was so much to see. Unlike other...
Week 4 June 11-17th – MdR – If you cant beat them join then!!
At the end of week 2 we shifted from the apartment in the centre of town to one slightly further west in the Santa Barbara area. For the first week we were on the...
Week 3 June 4 -10th MdR and Ragusa Ibla
Variable weather – 2 days fine, I day 40kt gale from the NE and then 2 days 20kts plus from the SW. With the lack of work on the exterior Hew becomes a true...
