Cruising the east coast of North Island, New Zealand. Living off the grid, finding deserted anchorages,exploring deserted islands and and living a simple life on the sea. Continue reading Simply Cruisin’ and Shootin’ the Breeze
A long sharp beak appeared under the fly sheet of our tent, snatched a bag of couscous and dragged it … Continue reading Long lost land legs
A fat, hairy pig scampers through a front garden gate, crosses the road without looking and skids into a water … Continue reading Pigs in Paradise
“A ghost’s done that. I DEFINATELY tied them properly. I even adjusted them.” We’d rigged twin headsails for the sailing … Continue reading Islands at the End of the Earth
We celebrated our first year of circumnavigation and Baggy’s 40th birthday … at a rum distillery. 9 August 2018: The … Continue reading RUM TIME … a year’s sailed by
You may have heard the expression ‘yum yum yellow’ – it’s a divers term for the attractiveness of yellow diving … Continue reading Sharks … and other fishy stories
Our sail from Panama to the Galápagos Islands and our extraordinary adventures there visiting San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Isabela. Continue reading Born to be Wild
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
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
