On the 31st January at 12:20 local time, we arrived in Port Louis Marina, Grenada! A total journey of 20 days and 20 hours; 3256 nautical miles according to our log. It is hard to describe the mixture of elation, relief, exhaustion, and the adrenaline buzz that kept us awake and smiling as we downed …
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We departed Madeira ten days ago on a 580 nautical mile passage to La Gomera in the Canary Isles. Happily the seas were calmer, giving us the chance to try a few downwind sailing options on our passage. It took just over 50 hours thanks to a surprisingly adverse current but we enjoyed the sunny …
https://youtu.be/zOlJHioK1DI Apologies for the tardy posting of this video. I filmed it during our passage from Spain to Madeira, but have only just got round to editing the footage and posting it to YouTube. Funny how the “3 m high waves” don’t look so high in the film!
For the past few weeks the sun has shone and we’ve been out walking almost every day, spending every evening on our terrace and having plenty of barbeques. Down in the valley it has hit 30 degrees but it’s pleasantly cooler up in the mountains. Jonathan has taken the opportunity to develop his skills with …
With the weather still very unsettled we have been stuck in our Chalet for much of the time, albeit enjoying great views, as the pictures of the rainbow above and the mist to the right show. Of course we remembered to celebrate St Patrick’s day, and went to the Monal for drinks and to listen …
The last few weeks have been pretty full-on, with this weekend marking the first time in five weeks that Cate and I have been left solo! Since our friends Alex and Anna left at the end of our last blog, we have entertained my sister Lucy with her family in the first week, and our …
Gary, our talisman, brought the best of weather for a great ski week. Sadly, Kris could not join us as their cat, Gussie, has been poorly and is needing regular visits to the vet. Hopefully Gussie will be well soon and Kris may be able to join us for a few days later in the …
The season keeps getting better! Whilst the weather may have been mixed, the snow keeps falling and we have had some terrific days out making tracks in the fresh powder. Shortly after Ros and Godric returned home, Cate also flew back to the UK to visit her Mum. I was left alone and decided to …
The snow keeps falling… Towards the end of November I flew back to London – and Cate and I went partying. Our friend Jeavon was hosting his 60th birthday and retirement parties as a combined bash – both several years late (he claims due to Covid restrictions, but we think his notorious timekeeping is more …
I’m writing this from our place in France, staring out of the window at pouring rain. The sailing season seems a long way away! We left Sicily for the overnight passage to Sardinia on the 2nd of October. Conditions could not have been more different to the previous long passage from Greece to Italy. This …