Travels of Hew & Barb on our yacht Eleuthera
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Promises, promises. A week for getting all the tradesmen to the boat but little action and variable weather. You learn that MdR operates to “island time” MdR 5 min means 4 hours, before lunch...
Week 1 – May 22-28th Marina Di Ragusa Fine weather all week – very frustrating Left Auckland Sunday arrived in Rome for Night Monday, Landed Catania Sicily Tuesday, picked up rental car 1. Nisson...
Hi All, This is the first post of many for our new blogsite which we hope will keep you all up to date with what is going on with our lives, without us having...
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07/01/2025