That Sinking Feeling
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Today we brought a harness for our outboard motor, so I don't drop it in the sea...
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‘YOU SEE, aDVENTURES ARE STUBBORN THINGS; THEY DON’T START WHEN YOU ARE READY AND THEY HANG AROUND LONG AFTER YOU THINK THEY’VE FINISHED. THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU SAY YES TO THEM’
ABI ELPHINSTONE, The Pocket elephant
Golfe de Pinarellu, Corsica
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The water was ridiculously clear and I've never felt a warmer sea in my life. I've had colder baths.
Read MoreBay of San Ciprianu, Corsica
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The beaches looked stunning so we started with the bay of San Cipriano. We anchored in 5m depth with a good holding on a sandy bottom. The water was so clear it was hard not to think we were too shallow.
Read MorePort de Taverna, One Very Clean Beach!
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An awesome days sailing. We left at the crack of dawn to get in as many miles as possible. Out of the marina at first light we were granted a force 4 from behind, set the sails and cruised along at a steady 6 to 7 knots all day. It was ideal, seven hours flew by without so much as a tack in sight, although we did have to dodge a floating fridge!
Read MoreBastia, Corsica
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It was only a six hour crossing from Elba into the french waters of Corsica, and our first port of call in Corsica was Bastia. There wasn't too many boats around so we sailed in our birthday suits... love the freedom of the ocean!
Read MoreMarciana Marina, Elba
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You can see why the Italians holiday on Elba ( It's also a favourite of the Germans apparently). The vibe was italian seaside tourism at its best, unpretentious, clean, warm and slow. There is nothing shiny about Elba, but thats what gives it a glint.
Read MoreGolfo di Vetticio, Elba
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We were lulled from our boat by the dulcet tones of the italian's having a party. Mojito in hand, the party turned out to be the Med equivalent of a barn dance. Which all the locals knew the lines to...
Read MoreMamma Mia! A little story about fueling up...
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Fueling up in Italy is a game we have yet to figure out how to win...
Read MorePortoferraio, Elba
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Elba was a pleasant surprise. Elegant, relaxed, and without a hint of posh. I don't ever recall meeting anyone who had been on holiday to Elba. They are all missing out.
Read MoreTuscan Cooking Class
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We cooked an insanely scrumptious feast, laughed with new friends, sung to our food and sunk copies amounts of Chianti. A thoroughly good day!
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Pisa & her leaning tower
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A surprising amusement to our day was the full hour we spent watching the tourists posing in front of the tower. There was the finger press, the leg squat, the push-over, the lean back or my favourite of them all, the family force!
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Vernazza, Cinque Terra
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It is charming, both the walks and the villages. Each breathtaking path between villages is a rewardingly steep couple of hours in length. The train tracks, cut through the same cliffs you clamber over, run effortlessly along the line so you can walk as many sections as you care in a day and the train will deliver you back the way you came. Ideal.
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Genoa
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Often shadowed by other tourist cities such as Rome or Venice, I found it took me some digging to warm to Genoa. It was a maze and I felt perennially lost. For Captain the history of the port and the architecture were enough to set him in good stead. Once I'd found some hidden gems behind the meandering alleyways and walked a while the ancient bones of the place crept in and led to more of an understanding between us...
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