Best of times… worst of times! Our stay in Antigua has not gone entirely to plan, and I’m writing this whilst we are in the boatyard in Jolly harbour, when we should already be at least as far as St Barts, if not St Martin. First the good times… We reached Antigua after a lovely …
On departing Iles des Saintes we had another very ‘exhilarating’ sail north to the mainland with the forecast 22 knots of wind rapidly increasing to 43 knots in the squalls – that’s a severe gale! Thankfully it was only for a few hours and, as we made our way up the western side of Guadeloupe, …
At the end of January we made the long passage north from Bequia, bypassing Saint Vincent to arrive at Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia just before sunset. We arrived expecting the new chart plotter we had ordered from America to have also arrived. That was not to be, so we spent over a week in the …
Sitting indoors while the rain pours down outside, it is hard to believe that we had such beautiful weather for the first week of our return to the Alps. We made the most of it, with long walks every day and even an overnight trip to a mountain refuge. We started with a walk up …
Well, we certainly picked an interesting time for our trip to Ireland’s west coast! Hurricane Humberto barrelled across the North Atlantic at the beginning of October, morphed into Storm Amy, and hit Ireland on the 3rd of October, just as we arrived in County Galway. Our plans to enjoy bracing walks along the coast soon …
No time to rest! Arriving at our home in Ste Foy on the 18th of June, we had just one full day to get ourselves and our chalet sorted out before driving to Lyon on the 20th to catch a flight to London. The occasion was our friend David’s 70th birthday, held in a traditional …
8th July 2025: The start of our Summer in France Read More »
It has taken hours sifting though the mess on the cutting room floor, but I have finally managed to piece together a video of our trip (or at least, a video of the highlights)… https://youtu.be/gjnvXm0AnwM?si=o1qmyQQ6L4RMjDZl
Compared to the start of our Caribbean season, the winds have calmed down a lot and the seas are more settled. That has given us the perfect excuse to visit the Tobago Cays, part of the St Vincent and the Grenadines group, and a beautiful spot for some wildlife watching – both on land and …
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 …
13th February 2025: Our Atlantic voyage – the arrival Read More »
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 …