Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Palermo, Sicily, Italy Our passage to Palermo was half a day of discomfort. With the wind on our nose, Dreams crashed and bashed her way through the waves slamming down with a force that put me on edge despite knowing it sounded worse than it actually was. Feeling physically and mentally rattled and exhausted, arrival…
Month: May 2024
Rock around the dock at four o’clock
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy Heading off to bed at 11 pm I noticed a lightening storm out at sea and took comfort that if it came this way at least we didn’t have the tallest mast in the marina, so our chances of being struck were minimized. At 12:30 am I was woken by the sound…
Quiet time in Cabrera
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Cabrera is an island in the Balearics with a rich history and an iconic 14th century castle built to protect the island from the attacks of Berber pirates. Declared a National Park in 1991, a small number of park employees and military personnel live and work here but you will find no hotels, resorts or…
This is what it’s all about
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Today was the perfect day. Today was what I envisaged for all the years we were working and saving up to buy a boat. After an overnight passage from Cartagena to Formentera in the Balearic Islands, we anchored in a peaceful bay and slept like the dead for 11 hours. Woke this morning to clear skies…