Offshore sailing
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“You’re not in New Zealand now, Mrs Willison.” The strange ways of Italians….
We’ve been in San Remo for over two months, and I’m starting to get used to some of the strange Italian ways. English is not widely spoken, so many things get a bit lost in translation. Thank goodness for Google… Continue reading
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Socotra, Djibouti, Red Sea and Suakin
We thought long and hard about this next leg of our journey. It is possible and reasonably safe to sail up the Red Sea at the moment…(although we could do without Trump bombing Yemen while we were in the vicinity.)… Continue reading
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Maldives….
Maldives remain a bucket-list destination for so many people. As a sailor, I expected it to be like a trip to a Pacific Island nation, with lots of sandy little islands, palm trees, a local village, some great snorkeling and diving,… Continue reading
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Phuket, Langkawi, Sydney and Christchurch….
Slack…I haven’t written a blog since October. Except I’ve not really been slack, in a nutshell since October we’ve sailed from Langkawi to Phuket, we spent a month up there cruising the national parks and the islands north of Phuket.… Continue reading
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Execution of Plan B….
We’re enjoying 18 degrees instead of 33 degrees, sleeping with a blanket and duvet, instead of lying in a puddle of sweat. I’m wearing jumpers and long trousers, not shorts and teeshirts, and waking up to the song of tui,… Continue reading