Writings and Musings on Boat Life
Returning to the boat was an experience I was heavily anticipating. 2.5 years is a long time to be away from your home and after only a single season before Covid hit. By the time we were setting off it was almost as if we were coming back to a new boat and a new…
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I’d imagined sun drenched islands with spartan vegetation, goat bells and tiny blue domed churches. I felt them all calling to me when I was sitting at home in Australia, dreaming about the Greek Islands. Yet….and despite this yearning we made a change to our plans in order to head directly into Turkey after we…
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Dakos has become a bit of an obsession of mine and from ordering some bad and good ones and also making some bad and good ones I am getting a feel for the key points of this salad. The dakos are a rusk made from wheat, barley or rye. I find that the darker…
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A trip to the supermarket in Greece can occasionally yield some excellent results although seasonal and local rules here on the islands for the most part.On Patmos I found a pack of mixed mushrooms: button, swiss, shitake and oyster which being such a rarity I snapped up. Firstly, they went into a red curry but…
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The other day in Pythagorio in Samos I went to the green grocer and they had great fresh herbs. I often buy them and then nearly as often throw them away as they go slimy in my fridge. So, determined to have as little food waste as possible I thought of what I could make…
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ocean-pilgrim: Back on Water 