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Stuck Waiting for Parts …. It could be worse!

We couldn’t risk moving from where we were because we might lose our anchor windlass altogether and believe me, pulling up 5 or 10 meters of chain and a 20lb an...

Batteries for Ice

Batteries or Windlass? We knew our anchor windlass was poorly. It was starting to slip and was clogging. By clogging I mean that the chain was getting caught ab...

Facts and Figures Living on a boat.

Travel Details to date … Facts and figures 44 journeys in 77 days 47 days of sailing. 1122 nautical miles 150 hours of motoring 650 litres of fuel purchased wit...

The Best Sail to Date ... Nearly Aborted!

The Best Sail To Date …. Nearly Aborted! Wind was forecast! We had just arrived in Vathi on Ithica and planned a few days doing some jobs, restocking our larder...

Unspoilt Islands of Kalamos and Kastos

The unspoilt Islands of Kalamos and Kastos We have taken a real shine to the islands of Kastos and Kalomos in Northern Ionion in Greece. They are quite differen...

What are we looking for?

Why are we doing this? Well for me …. I like to experience life. I love being off grid. I love making every day count. I love being self sufficient and in charg...

Baby on Board

After six weeks of fantastic weather the heavens opened and rain was forecast all day and night for three days. Unfortunately this was on the week my son and hi...

Hanging by a thread

Hanging by a thread! We have spent most of our life so far at anchor. We love being at anchor. Here are my main reasons to prefer the anchor to being alongside ...

'Stern-to' in Sami

‘Stern-to’ in Sami We decided to come into the village of Sami to check it out to see if it was a good place to be for our family arriving. We arrived about 5pm...

Beautiful Bays, Sand, Sea but No Wind.

Our first four weeks in Greece has seen very little wind. We had one good day with a good breeze but the rest of the time we have had nothing. When we arrived w...

Making a Boat into a Home

We have been onboard for 6 weeks and we are loving every minute. We don’t know when the novelty will wear off but for for now the warm weather, the Mediterranea...

The calmness after the storm

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Hello Greece .... time for an Internet Reality Check

We now know that our journeys take much longer than we anticipate. If we know we want to arrive at our destination in the daylight and we know that we will want...

Port Police in Ancona

After checking in to Italy in Ancona and the marina we had to officially check into Italy, Paul was directed to the Port Police but there was no-one in the offi...

Crossing the Adriatic

Our first night crossing It was 7pm, we had roughly 2 hours to get through the channel of islands and out to open sea before nightfall. We might just make it. W...

Trying to check out of Croatia

We arrived in Croatia by plane, we needed to check out of Croatia by boat. We thought it would be easy … we were wrong! I always believe that advance preparatio...

Coughs, Colds and Flu .... Self Prescribing Natural Remedies ..... Quick and Painless Recovery

Quick and Painless Recovery Self prescribing for acute illness is something we should all be doing because we know that antibiotics is not the answer. But somet...

Migraine relief from Nitro Glycerine,

Homeopathy can make a huge difference on day to day living. Even if you have been suffering for years, homeopathic remedies can help change things. I have seen ...

The fall into Homelessness.

A majority of Americans are one paycheck away from the streets. One disaster away from losing everything. It's a precarious balancing act we all carry out, flai...

Time for a Sail

@dailypetphotography Lilly checking out small sailboats!...