In the last few weeks we have undergone - or perhaps achieved - something of a mindshift and started to really enjoy slowing down into our new lifestyle. While we each still carry round mental lists, and still do work through them, we have got better at switching off and kicking back. It helps that…
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...
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