We chose our anchorage pretty much at random. There was very little by way of headlands, bays or islands along this stretch of coast, but fortunately there was also little by way of swell. So we chose to anchor off a long beach with at least some s…
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Sicily revisited
After a month of catching up with work, family and friends we arrived back in Tunisia to continue our cruising. The weather was not quite so extreme and the humidity was lower than when we left. There being little by way of fresh produce locally, w…
Sicily revisited
After a month of catching up with work, family and friends we arrived back in Tunisia to continue our cruising. The weather was not quite so extreme and the humidity was lower than when we left. There being little by way of fresh produce locally, w…
Tunisia, North Africa
18th July 2012
Immediately following the departure of the staff we were joined onboard by Ian’s Dad, Peter, and his partner Lesley. We cruised with them to some of our favourite places around Malta, Gozo and Comino, enjoying lovely weather and calm…
Tunisia, North Africa
18th July 2012
Immediately following the departure of the staff we were joined onboard by Ian’s Dad, Peter, and his partner Lesley. We cruised with them to some of our favourite places around Malta, Gozo and Comino, enjoying lovely weather and calm…
Malta
1ST July 2012
The date for our annual Staff Meeting was fast approaching. This year we decided on Malta as our venue and had booked rooms for all the staff at the beautiful Hilton Hotel at Portomaso. So, after only one overnight at anchor off Syr…
Malta
1ST July 2012
The date for our annual Staff Meeting was fast approaching. This year we decided on Malta as our venue and had booked rooms for all the staff at the beautiful Hilton Hotel at Portomaso. So, after only one overnight at anchor off Syr…
Strait of Messina, Sicily
We continued our cruising around the Aeolian Islands and anchored off Vulcano with it’s stinking mud pools that attract both locals and tourists who “bathe” in it for it’s supposed health-giving properties. Questionable I would say given …
Strait of Messina, Sicily
We continued our cruising around the Aeolian Islands and anchored off Vulcano with it’s stinking mud pools that attract both locals and tourists who “bathe” in it for it’s supposed health-giving properties. Questionable I would say given …
Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri and Aeolian Islands
Our 2012 cruising season has begun in earnest. Ian’s impatience to be underway got the better of him a couple of weeks ago and, for the first time, he set off on a cruise without his loyal “rope bitch”. I had …
