Category Archives: Sailing Blog Posts

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”

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”

Going Down: Deep Locks and Green Beer

We left the beautiful town of Tournus around 0830 Tuesday 13th June and headed downstream towards Crêches-sur-Saône, where our guide book promised us showers, laundry facilities and even a swimming area. We should have known it was too good to be true! We were the only boat on a generously-sized pontoon and there was aContinue reading “Going Down: Deep Locks and Green Beer”