Arrived back in Margarona Boatyard in April – Preparations for the season, we decided to increase our solar power so ordered an additional 60w panel from a Greek online store, would you believe “cash on delivery” Greece is still very much a cash orientated country.   Easter in Greece is a major celebration we witnessed […]

2017 Back onboard for another season The cabin floor and steps were in urgent need of re-varnishing which was no small job especially when you’re living aboard – after a lot of work it’s looking good but of course needs more coats.                    We had a break from […]

Against the wall in Preveza, water and electric at a small charge…enjoyed the town, restaurants and bars.  Sailed across the bay and then through the Lefkas canal which was very lovely with flamingos and egrets alongside.         Into Vliho bay which had huge jellyfish and murky water so not a good combination […]

Next stop into Catania, a tiny marina at Porta Conta….  A very sheltered and shallow draft marina but suited us and was a only a short walk to the lively town.   We left passing Catania and anchored in Buccali Bay after a swim and a rest we carried on to Syracuse.  We enjoyed the town […]

Off to Cetrano… a 42 mile trip so of course no wind so we had to motor… Cetrano was a lovely marina with a free washing machine and we also had a free night …..There was also a Lidl a short cycle ride away….. The Aeolian Islands next….. We decided not to go straight to […]

An early start from Helston as we leave for Bristol Airport …. Mixed emotions but very excited to be starting a new adventure. On the radio just outside of Bristol we heard that the French Air Traffic controllers were on strike……..great….. so yep our flight to Nice was cancelled and poor 😉  us, as we […]

We left Caletta with a good sail all the way to Capo Coda Cavallo, bypassing the tempting short cut between the small island (watched a yacht later go aground there) a lovely sheltered beach unfortunately the sea temperature was only 19 degrees, stayed a couple of nights until the quite fresh wind eased then explored […]

We left Bosa to continue our circumnavigation of Sardinia on Flora Day a beautiful day with a light wind in the right direction, saw tuna feeding and thousands of by the wind sailors (very pretty jelly fish like creatures) a short sail for our first day to Cappo Mannu. Tried to pick up a mooring […]

We touched down at Alghero airport on time to a Ryanair fanfare haha. Hire car was a Fiat Panda, happy memories from several hols in Greece where we always seemed to get a panda and the kids always complained about the rear seat – now much improved – off to Bosa where Zigzag has been […]

A lovely lunch in Porto Vecchio overlooking the bay with Zig in the distance. Next day off to Baie do Rotonda… huge brown/purple jellyfish so a cautious snorkel……. As we left Leighton accidentally sliced one with the prop..ugh… On the way to Levazzi we saw our first flying fish off Zig…. stunning!!!  Only 2 knots […]

We entered the river Arno which has easy access for Pisa and Florence – Culture time! Strange marina – freaked Leighton a bit as it was reminiscent of the canals, we were welcomed and given some delicious fresh figs by the owners mother and invited to pick more. Next day we caught the bus right […]

On the way to St Tropez it was like a rolling motorway, with superyachts approaching and overtaking us; their wakes were ridiculous! We decided to stop at the St Tropez beach (the ones to be seen on… miles away from St Tropez) we anchored off, surrounded by huge superyachts with all their toys – a […]

Marseille was our next stop –wow what a city, old and new all interspersed and a good shopping centre including a dear old Lidl – so a top up of groceries and a lovely restaurant meal. We sailed on to the calanques and were a bit disappointed to find most of them were partitioned off […]

When we arrived at Port St Louis du Rhone a chap gave us a flyer advertising crane services, after some investigations we decided he was a good option – another boat and crew who we’d met at l’ecluse St Gilles were to have their mast done with us. The weather forecast was strong wind so […]

        Well a good journey back to the boat – all to plan – bit of a wait in Beziers but hey we’re in France so no probs!Arrived on the canal (weird phenomenon….muddy footpath) found the boat she had been moved since we left her. After brushing the dead leaves aside in the […]