In, out, shake it all about… back out of the water. Cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — We may be done with COVID, but I don’t think COVID is done with us yet.

Boat parties and exploring more of the Saronic while we cruise the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — While it’s been frustrating to be “stuck” in the Saronic — pragmatically stuck here by the delays with the new air conditioner and the need to leave the boat somewhere safe when we go to the US in May — it’s also been fun as it’s enabled us to spend…

Easter on Aegina, cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — I’m not religious at all but I do appreciate a good festival and I think the way that the Greek Orthodox faith approaches Easter is quite spectacular, full of rich symbolism and a lot of fun. …

Shaking down in Aegina, cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — We’d always intended to spend the first few weeks “shaking down” the boat, it is after all “what you do”, but we hadn’t really realised just how important it would be! …

After four months on the hard, we’re back to cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — On the long list of emergencies that you don’t want to experience on a boat, I’d put these three somewhere near the top: Engine Failure. We’re sinking. We’re on fire. Yeah…. so it’s been quite a week 🤣 Monday and Tuesday for me was continuing the boat delivery. After leaving…

Waiting while we wait on waiting to start cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — You know that there’s really not much going on, when the EXCITING news is that my drivers license — a bureaucratic nightmare thats been dragging on since last May is the highlight of the week. To recap for those who haven’t been reading along — I wanted to transfer my…

Birthdays, apartments and trips to Athens while we wait to start cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — Where better to start than Happy 50th birthday to Karina! It was a much quieter affair than my party last year, but that’s by design. …

We’re back on the edge of the water in an apartment, waiting to start cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — Little by little the season starts to open up here in Greece. We’re seeing more boats start to pull into port, a few live-aboards that are settled here waiting for warmer weather and several charter boats which seems to be mostly sailing schools. The ferries are starting to add more…

We’re back on the edge of the water in an apartment, waiting to start cruising the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — After two weeks of driving around Crete in a campervan, it’s time to talk about the roads. If you are intending to do a driving holiday in Crete, it’s definitely worth considering this when you go. With small roads and a lack of parking, it was challenging for us in…