Not all who wander are lost …
We relocated to Ferragudo 7 nautical miles along the coast. It had to be done, mooring in Lagos is expensive during the summer and we’d be almost next door to the boat yard where Slick Hull are based in Portimão. The anchorage was pretty busy but we managed to squeeze into a spot and caught up with A&E one last time before they moved on. Elice was due to be lifted in less than a …
Continue reading "Captains Blog 51 – The lone Piper of Portimão"
My first thought when writing this was to give an overview of all the things that have been refurbished, repaired, renewed, discarded and added during the Autumn, Winter and Spring months. That would be too dull, so let’s just say that I spent the dark months trying to improve Elice, well, the inside anyway. Now …
Continue reading "Captains Blog 45 – Are we Nearly There Yet?"
Hi, well it’s been a while since we last updated everyone. I write this from the Amel in Cardiff, UK in February. We’ve been back in the UK for 9 months and have spent most of that time on the new boat, or She-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named if you prefer. The Captain is a methodical, thoughtful man. Who …
We hightailed it out of Malta, laden with Robinson’s fruit juice, balti pastes and teabags. On our way out of Catania we picked up a car, so we could explore Sicily further. We started off small, let’s get back to Licata , pausing only at a huge shopping centre for some essentials ... and a …
Sicily is a day sail away from Malta and just after Christmas we decided to go for an explore. In a flurry of activity we booked flights, made travel and accommodation bookings & prepared to set off in search of the elusive Maltese Falcon. The Air BnB was beautiful and using the stairs helped me …
Way back in the mists of time when we were practically encouraged to walk the streets with other humans, Trev & I took a trip to Rome. Italy is having a tough time of it at the moment (as is the rest of the world). We wanted to remember how beautiful it looks and how …
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We had a brilliant winter stay in Lagos over 2018/19 and learned some valuable lessons from it. Namely, get off the boat and visit local areas, in land and get to know the locals. With this in mind, we had always planned to explore Italy and Sicily in more depth over the winter. Licata marina …
Happy New Year everyone!🥳🥂🍾🧉🍷🍹🍸🥃 We’ve been having a bit of reflection about the last few years sailing. You can forget places that you’ve been to & certain experiences, which is partly why we write this so we have some sort of diary. I’ve made up 2 maps which show our travels since leaving the U.K. …
The big winds & swell were predicted & boy oh boy did they hit us hard. In the previous post we talked about how we had prepared the boat for the really big winds & then showed the sky & some damage from the local tornado. Last night the swell started coming in around lunchtime, …
Continue reading "To quote John Barrowman.. we made it through the rain"
Sing along now .... We don't know, so let's ask Weather Man Emu Apologies if this triggers anyone's childhood phobia of Rod Hull with his arm inserted in Emu!! Weather is the one thing we constantly check, even if we are snug in our winter berth. We gave the weather apps a cursory glance yesterday, …
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There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
POOP DECK: Because we give a SHIT
Living the dream onboard our Beneteau 473 with our sailor dog
Our Big Boaty Adventure 