On this page, you can find a list of all the blogs we've written. Scroll through the pages to see the older ones. To view them in their various categories, use the main menu bar above where you can find them grouped by the places we've visited and by year. On the Blog Posts menu you can select blogs by the following groups:
- Life Aboard – our experiences of living on a boat,
- Boat & Technical Projects – the upgrades and repairs we've made to Emerald,
- Land Travel – experiences away from the boat,
- Green Emerald Series – Colin's posts about making Emerald into an off-grid sailing boat,
- Passage Reports – our experiences during the longer sailing passages.
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Sail to Terceira From Santa Maria via Sao Miguel
We dodged squalls as we set sail from Santa Maria to Sao Miguel. The next day we departed Sao Miguel with an unexplained uneasiness, however we had one of our best sails in a long time. In Terceira, we anchored in Praia da Vitoria, the best anchorage in the Azores.
All Posts
Take a browse through the many posts we've written over the last few years as we travel and live on the watery world.
Our Last Week in Monastir
Our last week in Monastir – stocking up the boat, squeezing in a visit to a hammam and check out.
Ships of the Desert
A trip to the south of Tunisia to visit the desert. We based ourselves in the town of Tozeur for two days from where we could visit an oasis, ride camels and drive over the sand in a 4WD
Three Days in Tunis
Three days in Tunis – visiting the Bardo museum, Carthage and Sidi Bou Said and roaming the medina
Day Trips From Monastir
Day trips from Monastir to El Djem, Mahdia, Kairouan and Sousse
Week One in Monastir
Our first week in Monastir was spent exploring the local area – the medina, market, ribat and the mausoleum of Tunisia’s first president. We also tried the local food with it’s welcome blend of tasty spices.
A Tempestuous Trip to Tunisia
Our arrival in Marina di Ragusa last October unfortunately coincided with our favourite pizza maker being closed for a family event. We’d been dreaming of our first Amala pizza all the way along the Sicilian coast and on the evening of our arrival eagerly waited for the opening hour only […]
Summary of our Sailing Adventures For 2018
It’s been a while coming, but here is the summary of our sailing adventures for 2018. It even includes a pie chart! Where and How Far Full details of our journey can be found by scrolling through the 2018 routes and blogs here. We departed Roccella Ionica in Calabria, Italy on […]
Sail West Sardinia – Prisons, Donkeys, and Wind
Sailing west Sardinia introduced us to the donkeys of Asinara, a visit to prison, 654 steps and a lot of wind
Sail West Corsica – Fish, Mountains, and a Mistral
If sailing north Corsica had been amazing, to sail west Corsica was even better. Given that I’m writing this several months later from our winter berth, I can confidently say it was my favourite area of this year’s summer cruise. It had clear, electric blue water, abundant sea life, walks […]
Sail North Corsica – Wonderfully Wild With a Soupçon of Rolliness
We crossed from Portoferraio to sail north Corsica. We left on a flat calm day, the sky washed clean by the previous days’ rain. As a result we really could see for miles and miles. In one direction we could see way up the Italian coast. Then as soon as […]
Position Report- High Seas
Post via ssb Crossing from Sardinia (Calaforte) to Sicily (Winter Quarters- change of plan!!) Departure date Sunday 30th September, 2018 at noon. Eta 9am Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Tuesday 2nd October Noon Current Position: 37 33.61 N 12 32.78 E Speed: 5.1 knots Course: 119 deg Noon to Noon run […]
Position Report- High Seas
Post via ssb Crossing from Sardinia (Calaforte) to Sicily (Mazara) Departure date Sunday 30th September, 2018 at noon. Monday 1st October Noon Current Position: 38 20.76 N 10 23.46 E Speed: 5.6 knots Course: 111 deg noon to noon run 115nm (not bad for an old girl in these conditions) […]
Position Report- High Seas
Test Post via ssb to check comms for crossing from Sardinia (Calaforte) to Sicily (Trapani) Scheduled departure date Sunday 30th September, 2018 at noon. Current Position: 33 06.02 N 08 18.21 E Speed: 0.0 knots Course: Anchored All well on board. BBq planned for this evening. Hoping for a reasonable […]
Running Away to Elba
Run Away From the Wind 20th August: With a strong mistral forecast in a few days time we were running away from our furthest point north on Italy’s mainland, back to Elba. It wasn’t really what I wanted to be doing, preferably we’d be doing an overnight to north Corsica […]
Liguria – The Coast of Pastel Houses
12th August 2018 – It was another motor north from Pisa to Le Grazie. The previous day’s wind had left a swell at the entrance to the river Arno, but we still had plenty of water under us. Heading out to deeper water, the swell dropped down and eased throughout […]