We have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in and around Sicily. We have had some of the best sailing and the best food. Italy and Sicily are all about ‘fresh, local food’.…

Rob and Andrew headed off for London via the “Scenic Route” and explored nearly all modes of Public Transport. Taxi to the bus, taxi to the train, train to the…

It’s time to changeover guests again. Alex is flying off to Formentera and Rob and Andrew are arriving from London. In our visits to these towns we met a great…

We headed back into Castelmmare del Golfo to drop off Christopher and pick up Alex. A day of wild weather saw us stay in the marina and do housework or…

We said goodbye to Peter and Andrea at Terrasini and they made their way to Palermo. Christopher, my cousin from the UK has joined us which is fun. An ‘old…

We are out on the western point of Sicily now and the weather is being very kind to us. Winds are taking us in the direction we want to go.…

We are continuing our way along the southern coast of Sicily and we are witnessing changes to the landscape both natural and built. The Arabic influence is increasing and here…

Roberta and Cam arrived by bus from Palermo and we picked them up in Agrigento- on we head. Next stop Sciacca. On the way , just past Porto Empedocle we…

We made our way up the coast 50 nm (nautical miles) – it took nearly 8 hours and what started as a lovely day degenerated to strong winds and swell.…

Friday 22 June and we have arrived at Catania Airport via Singapore and Istanbul. We only had one slightly hairy moment at Istanbul where it seemed as though we may…