Writings and Musings on Boat Life
From the day we went back into the water on the northern end of Leros on July 4th we headed north and travelled as far north as we could go this season. Next stop after the island of Thasos is the Greek Mainland. We had planned to visit Kavala, a town on the mainland but…
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It’s always been a love affair between Greece and me. It has been since my arrival in Athens on my 21st birthday after a horror show debacle in Bangladesh. We had been offloaded from a budget airline flight in Dhaka and told we may get another in weeks, if lucky. At that point we were…
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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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It’s almost impossible for me to believe I left Australia over a month ago. It’s been a wild ride before and since then. Rick and I parted ways in Hobart after I tested positive to covid despite my care before we left as I really didn’t want anything like this happening. So he headed off…
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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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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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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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It’s been a few weeks since I have written anything and a LOT has happened. We have fondly farewelled Turkey, entered Greece and started our own Odyssey through the Greek Islands. 3 months of jewel like islands in azure seas stretch ahead of us as we need to reset our Turkish visa which means we…
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The Fethiye Gulf has been inhabited for eons. Civilisations have risen and fallen, cities built and abandoned. Legends told and ruins explored give a tantalising glimpse into just how long humans have inhabited these lands and how they have done so. The Fethiye Gulf is a part of what is known as the Lycian coast…
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Definition of Boat Ownership: akin to standing naked in the rain ripping up $$$ bills. We always knew it, but at the beginning of the season when there is such an intensity of work to be done we have been to the ATM to withdraw €750 (the maximum daily allowance) every day. Into the wallet it…
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ocean-pilgrim: Back on Water 