Relaxing on the boat at the Real Club Nautica de Palma, the 11 days we spent in Ibiza seem a million miles away. Our memories of Ibiza include beautiful anchorages, crystal clear waters for swimming, fine food, and some great, if challenging sailing. But also crowds, uncomfortable nights, party music blaring, and sky-high costs in …
https://youtu.be/TUlH9-KylnE A crew change, a passage to Ibiza, and Merryn gets filmed by a drone… Quite a week! After Cate returned to the UK to visit family and friends, I was joined by my brother Richard and nephew Christopher for a week’s sailing holiday. They flew into Alicante on the 31st of July, and we …
As I write this, we are relaxing in Cartagena, a major port for tourists, commercial shipping and the Navy. It is also a lovely town, full of history with extensive Roman foundations, much of which have been excavated and are on display. Plenty of street life, too, and we have already enjoyed a couple of …
A week on from our arrival in Portugal, and we have worked our way down to Cascais, a popular tourist spot just a short distance from Lisbon. Unfortunately, the weather has turned rainy (it seems we can escape England, but not the English climate!), so we are waiting it out for a few days, and …
Now that we have had a few days to relax in Portugal, I have finally got round to editing the video footage we took during the passage. Hope you enjoy it…
It had been a long time in the planning, and the cause of some anxiety and trepidation, but I’m pleased to report that we have now successfully crossed the Biscay and arrived in Portugal! We were blessed with near perfect weather conditions: the feared Biscay swell and storms never materialised – if anything the wind …
Just over a year ago, we had a great day skiing fresh powder with our friends Gary and Kristine. Unfortunately, they can’t join us for a holiday this year, so we have put together this little video to cheer them up (!). The spring snow conditions are terrific, and although the lack of any lifts …
Another first for us: today we skied the “Homme Cairn” above Bourg St Maurice. Guided by our good friends Pierre and Nathalie, we got off to an early start (way too early: it was still dark as we were having breakfast!), driving up the narrow and steep mountain road towards Homme Cairn, stopping when the …
Despite a drop in temperature, the good weather has continued in the Alps and we have taken the chance to explore a bit closer to home. On Monday (the 5th April) we put on our walking boots and headed directly out from our apartment up the hill. With no real destination or route in mind, …
Another big day – the longest climb (and descent) yet of the season! We joined Suzanne and Chris from Alpine Experience, to ski the descent from Col Pers (above Bonneval Sur Arc) to Le Fornet, above Val d’Isère. This is another classic free-ride route in the Espace Killy ski area, but made extra challenging by …