ocean-pilgrim

Category: travel

  • Back in the Dodecanese

    Back in the Dodecanese

    It’s been a while since I wrote a postcard home.  Due to many things including a trip to Spain mid-season to see our family and a few land based visitors and a a whole load of computer issues that I have just sorted out (hopefully!). While there is always a mix of busy times and…

  • Life onboard: Route Planning and Weather

    Life onboard: Route Planning and Weather

    The weather, especially the wind dictates our travel planning, our comfort and our safety and we talk about it endlessly both with each other and any other yachties we meet up with. The sun, the wind, the rain, thunderstorms, the sea state, the dust, the moon, you name it. The other thing we think and…

  • I’m just going to buy milk honey……

    I’m just going to buy milk honey……

    In some ways the rhythms and routines are just like life on land and in other ways it’s very different. There’s still shopping, cooking, exercising, dealing with life admin, cleaning, showering and too much washing up. Added to this there’s a lot of maintenance for Rick as things break all the time and regular cleaning,…