Not all who wander are lost …
“Don’t speak about it anymore, I don’t want to hear.” The First Mate seemed a tad frustrated and, indeed annoyed, that the Bowman 45 we’d been heading towards Barcelona to see had been sold. To an American! He hadn’t even bothered to visit, just brought it on a whim. The world’s gone mad. “So umm, …
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Our break out from the harbour at Licata had succeeded. We sailed 30 miles along the coast and anchored below the Turkish Steps expecting a calm, peaceful night. It wasn’t. We pitched uncomfortably from side to side but lasted until 6:30 before lifting the hook. The plan was to reach Masala and anchor, though after …
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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 …
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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🎵No we'll stay in Italy, until things settle down🎵 Big noisy swell! rain and storms forecast! Nope we're staying put til Friday
What we do when we're hot and bothered at sea ... with zero wind to cool us down Happy Bank Holiday everyone 😜😂😀
We try and exercise regularly with anything from resistance bands workouts, yoga, going for a run, cycling and generally walking everywhere. One of the benefits of having a static base is that we've both been able to have a regular exercise routine. Trev's been hitting the local gym pretty hard & I've been mainly working …
What an exciting day. On this mornings run 🏃♀️ I noticed that there were lots of TV cameras and events 'things' set up along the main promenade through Lagos. When Trev got back from the gym he bounded down the stairs and with unbridled excitement, announced that 'there was something big going on in Lagos …
Hi there, It's been a while since I last posted, so there's a bumper video to watch here 👇🏻 https://youtu.be/OjEpPyi9DoE We've been walking, doing boat jobs, buying things like shopping is going out of fashion & have somehow become the 'popular' boat in the pontoon. Everyone in the marina is really friendly and the offers …
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 