Writings and Musings on Boat Life
Now you know how we made the decision to buy a van let me introduce her. She is an Iveco Daily 2005 model, manual Van. She has many, many kilometres on her diesel engine. 300,000 in fact. The internal \build was done only a few years ago by a genius named Peter who initially bought…
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This was a question we asked ourselves a lot as it became clear that this year was going to be all about van life. The main task here is to figure out what is available (not much) and what are our main requirements in a van. Then match both against covid price increases. Pretty quickly…
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Given I have decided to re-activate our blog I need to start with a big catchup of where we are and why. We are not in the Med. We are not on our beloved Intention in Greece. We never expected this but who could have predicted anything much about the last 18 months. Firstly, let…
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Well a lot of water has flowed under the hull of Intention since my last update. The horror and relief of the rat story gave way to a few months of the most glorious of sailing as the Med emptied out of seasonal cruisers and charter boats and the days grew shorter but stayed warm…
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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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We feel like we are getting into the swing of the cruising life now. Getting the hang of what it takes. Getting advice from online sources and word of mouth. Talking with other cruisers about their experiences. There are a LOT of things that can go wrong on a boat but if you’re lucky…
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So, what is it really like living on a boat? It’s not chartering for a week which is a little like glamorous camping. Not like living in a house or an RV. It really is different to all of them but also shares traits in common. As we slow down we find we are motivated…
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I’m sitting in a picture-perfect Greek anchorage. There’s a small beach with a taverna on the hillside and behind us a tiny island, all cliffs and scrub with the tiniest white-washed church with a congregation made up entirely of goats. All lined up along the shaded side with their bells clanging away when they move.…
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ocean-pilgrim: Back on Water 