We’d planned to get hold of a few crucial boat bits while in Lisbon, but Chandlers were short on the ground and what there was wasn’t overwhelmed with boat gear. No problem, we managed to get hold of what we needed, though it cost a shed load more than expected. Once sorted we were off …
Captains Blog 49 – Wavey, Ravey Ice Cream Flavey
The anchorage just inside the mouth of the river Douro is small and looks quite hectic, but is, deceptively peaceful considering. Not long after dropping the hook we were visited by PJ and Roxanne who delivered some delicious Natas for us on their way back to Annette. That puts them top of the rankings for …
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Captains Blog 48 – The Chameleon Eyed Cephalopod Thief
Life at anchor in Alden was a bit of a treat. Our friends Liam and Mags were at anchor there and it wasn’t long after seeing them that we could gauge whether international dog shunning was still happening to the first mate, or whether the international order to shun had been rescinded. Schooner the hound …
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Captains Blog 47 – Full 10 on the Smug-O-Meter
Following the last Blog post, I’ve done some reading and feel a bit more confident that I can fairly convincingly give the impression, to anyone that doesn’t know me, that I know more than I actually do about sailing! We’d been invited onto our neighbour’s boat while in Muros. Our neighbours were PJ and Roxanne, the folk I’d mistakenlythought had chartered the lovely …
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Brexit Schmexit
Biscay had not been without incident, but we’d made it across and enjoyed our first good night’s kip in A Coruna. The huge firework display had looked spectacular as we’d arrived, it was just a shame that nobody could see me expressing my gratitude. We mentioned it when booking in the next day. The mariniero insisted it had been in honour of St …
Captains Blog 44 – Winter is Coming
Well, it’s been a while eh! Since I last time I wrote one of these. I was still tanned and reasonably fit then, but now I’m a grey haired withered old hermit who occasionally pops his head out the cockpit, like a meercat on lookout, just to check the world is still alive. Life aboard …
Captains Blog 43 – How’s this work again?
So, there we were at Cawsand, lolloping from side to side as we tried to rest, half reclined on the saloon seating, partially wedged beneath the dining table. By 9:30, we decided that if we were going to get some sleep we’d need to relocate. After a brief conflab with Whimsy, we were heading for …
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Big Day for Biscay
Baiona was a great anchorage not too far from civilisation and a set of LED navigation lights, though my old head torch enveloped in broken green glass still worked perfectly. New lights purchased and we headed off across the bay to anchor just off a beach. A nudist beach! Surely not in these temperatures? Full …
Big Boaty Bolt to Baiona
Lagos was not a bad place to be locked down, in fact there were some significant benefits! We weren’t confined to the boat and could explore the gorgeous coastline in the sunshine and because the bars were closed, we’d not had to cringe as the English pub singer crooned Delila or the local jazz ensemble …
Name That Boat
Having acquired our lovely new (old) Amel Maramu it was time to consider whether a name change was necessary. It’s considered unlucky to rename a boat, but she’s currently named Sea love! We set about throwing names into a used yogurt pot, thoroughly cleaned and dried of course and decided that we’d bung in suggestions …
Our Big Boaty Adventure 