The last couple of weeks started gently enough: we were pinned into Paroikia, the port town of Paros, for a whole week whilst we waited for the meltemi winds to calm down. Escaping from the rocking motion on board, we took a bus inland and visited the old town of Lefkes. Lots of beautiful and …
We are back on the water! After a few days’ break in France and England, we flew back out to Corfu on the 4th of July. Waiting for us in the office at Gouvia marina were two shiny new stand-up paddle boards (SUPs), that we had ordered on the internet and had delivered to the …
A short interlude! With the days getting hotter and hotter in Corfu, we have been glad to have an excuse to escape for a few days. We returned to our apartment in Ste Foy, mainly to complete the purchase of our neighbour’s apartment, which we did on the 24th of June. It is a dream …
Our first port of call in Sicily was Trapani, a town on the western edge of the island. Mainly a place for us to catch up on sleep after the overnight passage from Sardinia, but it was also a good place to get my bike fixed – finally – even if it is now a …
A delayed start to the Summer season! The first delay was in Gatwick airport, where our flight to Sardinia was delayed by ten hours. Arriving, eventually, in Cagliari, we found that the car hire desk had shut for the night, so suffered a further delay with a night in a airport hotel in the capital. …
The winter season draws to a close! Since returning from our ski tour in Switzerland, it seems that Spring has rushed towards us and Summer is already approaching. Just a couple of weeks ago we were shivering in icy winds and cold at the top of the Petit St Bernard Pass; today we have been …
A week of two halves! Last week we headed across to Switzerland for a ski tour based around the Arolla region and the mountains bordering the Rhone valley. Our friends David, Martin and Nick joined us, as did Dave (pictured) our guide – a safe pair of hands who has been guiding us expertly on …
Back in the Tarentaise, and there is more than a hint of Spring in the air. We’ve been delighted to be joined by our friends Gary and Kristine for a few days, and also slightly surprised to find that Gary had brought along an uninvited guest – Basil the Brussel sprout! If that sounds strange, …
A change of scenery… The first full week of March means only one thing – the boys’ off-piste week! Organised by our friend David, five of us (me, David, Martin, Chris and Nick) set off for a week’s off-piste skiing in Andermatt ably guided by Dave, a long-established Chamonix mountain guide who has skied with …
Back to skiing! At the very end of January the weather finally broke, with nearly a foot of fresh snow falling across the mountains. Our friend David was out, staying in the adjacent village of La Masure, and on Tuesday we joined them for a day in Ste Foy. Conditions were perfect: fresh snow and …