We sailed away from Mallorca on Saturday afternoon late. It is 100nm to Barcelona and we need to go now as by midday Sunday the wind is dropping away to…
We sailed from Ciutadella, Menorca to Alcudia on Mallorca. Alcudia has a large protected bay on the Eastern end of the island and is wrapped by huge mountains. The road…
We quietly sailed our way down the east coast marvelling at the enormity of the cliffs. Slab faced huge granite and limestone cliffs with turquoise water close to the edge.…
This is one of our favourite anchorages and we are going to spend a couple of days here while we wait for wind to take us southwards. It’s so pleasant…
Finally the sails are fitted – it’s late Thursday evening – it took so much longer than expected and our departure time is 6 am. Smooth sailing with only slight…
The flight was easy, albeit full, and landing in Rome was quiet and very quick. We rented a small car – my favourite Fiat Panda – a hybrid no less.…
We are continuing our sail home to Rome – with a stop at Civitavecchia just north of Rome. It’s a huge port – in a way the port for Rome…
We have picked up Robbie and Andrew in Bonifacio. They flew in from Edinburgh via Paris and stepped onto the boat. Seamless. Until 11pm when the disco started right behind…