The unfortunate incident came to light when I returned to the boat after being out for a couple of hours. Both bikes were padlocked together through a cleat on the pontoon. I unchained mine, put the padlock in my rucksack and was off. When I returned I noticed that the first mate’s bike was gone …
Surprise visitors
We had hoped to have some friends out over the half term break, but they couldn't make it as it was proving trick to re-home the Rupertizer for a week. After a morning of Gianti jobs, Trev headed off to the gym. I'd stayed behind to get a video uploaded and was going to go …
Street music in Porto
OK so we're a little out of synch with the time line here. Whilst wandering around Porto we stumbled onto a man playing guitar, he was so talented I had to record it. Apologies for all of the people wandering around in front of the camera ... ruddy tourists eh?☺ If you'd like a minute …
Captains Blog 13 “Fishing” Potty for Portugal
He was a dashing Doctor with a shock of curly white hair and an uncontrollable desire to sail the seven seas and she was the blonde bombshell property guru with a shared sense of adventure and an infectious laugh. Together they were Hans and Katrin. We’d meet them briefly in A Coruna (♫ Hey A …
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It’s a bit blowy
Lagos, Portugal is one of the farthest west areas of Europe. It's tucked in behind a large section of cliffs, giving it great protection from the tropical storms that have hit the West Coast of Europe recently. Below are pictures of ruined headsails from boats berthed in Figueira de Foz just after Leslie hit. We're …
Guess who we found??
Who lives in a house like this?
UPDATE 1: Heron or Crane Andrew? UPDATE 2: Different location but definitely the same type of nest.
Adios Spain – Hola Portugal
After the botched sail out of Ria de Muros to the entrance to Ria de Arousa, things started to pick up. We were sailing, yes really!! without the engine and averaging 5 to 6 knots, with a plan to head to Isla Toxa Grande and anchor for the night. Bad idea, not enough room to …
Dope with a rope
This very morning, Captain Mac had to dive into the icy Atlantic to remove a nylon rope wrapped around the propeller and drive shaft of Gianti. He tried to order the first mate to do it but she refused. There will be repercussions! Keel hauling for example. Unless you know of something more fitting?
As Kylie says … WOW!!
This day 6 months ago we left our home in the care of Sid & our lovely tenants to drive down to Southampton. Since then we've: - sailed over 2000 miles across 4 countries - had just the 1 RNLI call out - spent hours and hours working on the boat ... from engines, throttle …
Our Big Boaty Adventure 