🎵No we'll stay in Italy, until things settle down🎵 Big noisy swell! rain and storms forecast! Nope we're staying put til Friday
Empty Italian Beaches??
The beach in Rocella Ionica is empty as it's blowing a hooley! We're on our way back to Sicily & taking refuge from some of the October storms. Oh and we have a new video of the Balearics for you https://youtu.be/79i8rvE9UU8
Captains Blog 24 – My Precious
“Good night out eh first mate?" “Yeah, excellent, but looking forward to an early one tonight.” “Yep, I agree, I’m knackered”! The day after the birthday bash and both feeling a little more fragile than usual. Move forward 4 hours: “So, all agreed then, we’ll set off for Sicily around five.” Gianti and Nike would …
Captains Blog 23 – Big Boat, little boat, Rah Rah Rah
“Land ahoy” I cried to the first mate, “land ahoy”. She was doing something geeky on her iPad and glanced nonchalantly at the first sighting of Sardinia. The cliffs were spectacular and bigger than we’d expected. Now, the crossing had thrown up a couple of issues. Firstly, the pressure relief valve on the hot water …
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Captains Blog 22 – Are you looking at me!!
And so, we left for Menorca, sailing 16 miles before switching to the engine after a late decision to change course. The forecast for the south was for some big swell, making things uncomfortable, so it made sense to go north to Cala Grande De Algayerens and drop the hook there. Despite its popularity, this …
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Captains Blog 21 Bare Arsed on the Beach
The sail from Ibiza to Mallorca was a lack lustre affair consisting of a smidge of sailing and a lot of engine. We headed to a large bay at Santa Ponsa, which, although packed still had some room, so muscled in between a German boat, French boat and Danish one. Santa Ponsa is fairly typical …
Captains Blog 20 Jellyfish are not our friends!!
After inviting ourselves to dinner on Nike, a kindly act to help dispose of the tuna caught by Karin and Erling on the passage to Calpe, we settled down for the next leg of our journey, crossing to the Balearics. We left Calpe around 7:30am. No wind so we motored and it wasn’t long before …
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What a load of barracks
1st Mates log, 29th July 2019 Fuel: 7/8ths of a tank Fresh water: 1 tank is dry Items lost to the wind & waves: 1 x pair of sunglasses, 1 dinghy seat, humour, pride, dignity Weather: bright sunshine and yet, this infernal wind still blows Supplies: Eggs, salad, soya mince, cheese, biscuits, crisps, wine, beer, …
Captains Blog 19 Bad Day at the Office*
It was time to leave La Linea and Gibraltar, but not before we’d filled the fuel tanks with the cheapest diesel yet. We motored out of La Linea after making sure we’d stocked up with plenty of essential provisions from Morrisons (Sausage Rolls, Scotch Egg, Green & Blacks Chocolate etc). Typically, the winds started to …
Open Air Laundrette
We're finishing up some last minute preparations for the sail across to Sardinia, after being at anchor for the last 5 nights. With a load of laundry completed, the dinghy packed away, food shop done. We moved to the hellishly expensive Menorca Marina floating pontoon (€55 a night & no toilet!). I took the opportunity …
Our Big Boaty Adventure 