After our fabulous week in the Aeolian Islands we returned to mainland Sicily with an overnight stop at Milazzo before heading to the Strait of Messina. Timing was important as a strong current runs through the strait and, as we were close to spring tides, could run at 4 knots. Guide books also warn of …
We left Palermo a week ago although time seems to have stretched. Our first port of call was the town of Cefalu where we anchored just beside the tiny marina, an idyllic spot surrounded by incredible rock formations, and spent a very peaceful night. It was so beautiful that it was difficult to leave, but …
We woke just before 6am as it was getting light and slipped away from Porto Corallo, waving goodbye to the east coast of Sardinia and heading out across the Tyrrhenian Sea to Sicily. In our favour was a forecast of light winds and calm seas, against was the fact that this stretch of coastline had …
We’re back on our skis and having fun! Just over two weeks ago, whilst descending from Mont Rosset in the Beaufortain, I fell in heavy snow and twisted my knee and ankle. I managed to get down the mountain performing a vey inelegant snowplough and that has prevented me from skiing for a while. Fortunately, …
We’ve had another week of glorious sunshine and have been out in the mountains every day. The search for untracked snow is becoming more difficult as we’ve had no snow for three weeks. But we’ve done two lovely off-piste runs, the Itineraire Les Lanchettes above Villaroger and a revisit of the Col Grainier in Ste …
We’ve had another fantastic week of blue skies and great skiing. On Tuesday we headed off with Wayne for another superb Alpine Experience morning, descending from the Grande Motte and then skinning to Col de la Sana. There were very few other groups around and we had a lovely ascent to the col. The couloir …
We had another huge dump of snow just over a week ago, and this has been followed by clear skies allowing us to venture further off piste. Last Monday the avalanche risk was high at 4/5 so we decided to play safe and stay in resort. Incredible – we had yet another unexpectedly amazing day …
Having left Merryn safely in a boat yard in Arbatax, Sardinia we spent a few weeks back in England seeing friends and family. We drove across France just over a week ago, having a lovely break in Troyes where we enjoyed our first French meal at Aux Crieurs du Vins – black pudding, smoked duck …
Can’t believe that the wonderful summer is coming to an end. We’ve spent the last two weeks as land lubbers, initially seeing the boat lifted safely ashore, and then exploring the wonderful mountainous regions of the Gennargentu National Park, Barbagia and the Supramonte. The days are shorter but still sunny and it’s decidedly chilly in …
Sardinia continues to stun us with its magnificent terrain and is certainly living up to its reputation of the ‘windy island’. The wind is steadily blowing at 30 knots as I write this, sitting or bouncing around the boat in Arbatax Marina. We are in the midst of a mistral that started yesterday afternoon with …