In the last few weeks we have undergone - or perhaps achieved - something of a mindshift and started to really enjoy slowing down into...
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May round-up - Counting myself lucky
I am writing this in the last week of May. According to the previous scheme (weeks since arrival in Kos) this would now be week...
Week 10 round-up - Highs and Lows
When we woke on Monday morning, I was reminded of one of those winter mornings when something feels different - there is a strange quietness...
Week 9 round-up - Opua is a sailing boat again
This was a big week for us on at least two counts: we had our first visitor on the boat and we finally left our...
Weeks 7 and 8 round-up – Mini-break in Landshut and anticipating our first trip
We kicked off the 3-day journey back to deliver our multivan safely to Germany, with a splendid but simple meal at our favourite taverna before...
April 2023 - week 6 round-up - To wait on tenterhooks or not to wait on tenterhooks?
Executive summary, for those who are short of time: another big step forward this week: we made it into the water and moved onto Opua!...
April 2023 – week 5 round-up - Spot the tourists
Well, just like in real life (as opposed to in a new kind of life you are trying to start somewhere), lots happened this week...
March 2023 – week 4 round-up - Spring is in the air
The week got off to another very North-windy start. At one point we even thought we had an owl in the garden but it turns...
March 2023 – week 3 round-up – Re-Stepping the Mast
Well here we are, week 3, and our big official progress towards being able to set sail in our boat is to get the new...
March 2023 – week 2 round-up – Patience is a virtue
The riggers from Athens did not make it this week. They would have had to arrive by the Sunday ferry to catch the only clement...