Gateway to the Pacific

We were woken up by an earthquake – 4.3 on the richter scale, 24 km deep and just five miles … Continue reading Gateway to the Pacific

Sailing Adventures in Central America (Croc Watch)

Long time no hear, I know. But it’s a load of old croc to think we’re having a nice long … Continue reading Sailing Adventures in Central America (Croc Watch)

I’d lost my sea legs. I could have sworn I’d put the right ones on, but five hours into our … Continue reading Floating on Bonaire

Last week we were sailing towards an underwater volcano Kick ‘em Jenny, 8km north of Grenada. The University of West … Continue reading The Bear Necessities of Life

Mustique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Midday, 22 December. A large muscle bound man leaps out at us from … Continue reading Celebrity Island Lock Down

7am, Friday 30 November 2018. Somewhere in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. One of several bizarre conversations heard … Continue reading Pond Life … sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean

It was 11pm and pitch black. We were soaked after the third wave had crashed over the side and were … Continue reading Rock and Roll to Cape Verde

We felt so smug in the Los Gigantes Diving Centre on the west coast of Tenerife. We’d caught two buses … Continue reading A Diving Detour and Canary Capers

…LESLIE STILL LINGERING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC… …EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS… Tropical Storm Leslie … Continue reading Tropical storm warning and an unexpected visitor

We had clung onto the cushions in the aft cabin and wedged ourselves with our feet to try and stop … Continue reading Flying through Portugal and our eight best bits