This is the last chapter of the blog for 2023, until we return to Barberry in the spring.
Category Archives: Sailing Blog Posts
Mind the Gap!
In this week’s episode, Fraser talks about the perils of expensive Italian marinas, and idyllic anchorages as we sail along the north coast of Sicily and then across the Straits of Messina to Italy.
Life on the Lean
In this week’s blogs we sail from Sardinia to Sicily where we try to find shelter from high winds.
Foul Winds
Kerry finished her blog at Figari, at the southern end of Corsica, where Patrick had just left us to fly home. Barberry suddenly felt very quiet without him and we both took a bit of time to come to terms with not having him around — he was such good company, and we found it veryContinue reading “Foul Winds”
Walking the Plank
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”