Fraser’s blog brought you with us to Calvi, where we enjoyed being tourists for a few days, but finally the wind eased off enough to allow to head south again. This time, we were aiming for the capital city of Corsica, Ajaccio, a journey of just under 11 hours. We let go the mooring ballContinue reading “Walking the Plank”
Author Archives: Kerry Buchanan
30,000 Spoons Under the Sea
In this episode, we sail through the night from Nice to Corsica, swim in a heavenly anchorage, get stung by jellyfish, and are turned back by bad weather. All part of the fun!
It’s Nice in Nice
Fraser’s blog left us as we arrived in the picturesque Port of Nice, surrounded by super yachts and beautiful people. The main reason we chose Nice as a place to visit was that I have a cousin living here. Monique, her husband Remi and their two daughters live a few km from the centre, inContinue reading “It’s Nice in Nice”
Robbie Didn’t Make It!
Kerry’s blog left off with us about to depart from Port Napoléon. There looked to be a fairly good three-day weather window starting on Tuesday 4th July, so we planned to set off for Nice then, and thought we could do it in three days, with stops at anchorages along the way. We had no ideaContinue reading “Robbie Didn’t Make It!”
Mistral and Mast Raising
Fraser’s blog brought us as far as Port Napoléon in the Mediterranean Sea, where we slotted into a comfortable berth on the visitors’ pontoon. What he didn’t mention was that as we arrived, we were told that the mast crane had broken, so we might not be able to get our mast put back up.Continue reading “Mistral and Mast Raising”