Piers and I are British by birth but have spent most of our lives in Southern California. Our friend Eric, who’s been with us for the past week, is a Southern California native. As we’ve explored the Costa del Sol … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Malaga, Spain
The fishing jokes officially came to an end yesterday. That’s because we caught a huge fish off the Spanish mainland coast. One of the nice things about the type of cruising we’re doing is that you can become almost totally … Continue reading
Ibiza, Spain
So far on this journey we’ve spent the majority of our time bouncing around islands in various countries, but also a fair amount of time on the mainland. Going back and forth has forced us to pay attention to the … Continue reading
Formentera, Spain
The Balearic Islands are best known for being summer spots where manyvEuros come to party and get sunburned (for some unknown reason most people from norhern Europe are either pasty white or totally sunburned… somehow never experiencing the step of … Continue reading
Barcelona, Spain
Our first attempt at crossing from France to Spain ended abruptly when our autopilot malfunctioned in heavy weather about two hours after leaving mainland France. We immediately made a U-turn back to the mainland for repair work in La Lamondeu, … Continue reading
St. Tropez, France
There are a lot of things we love about a traveling lifestyle – the list is far too long to type here. If we did type it, though, one thing that would appear at the very top would be experiencing … Continue reading
Portofino, Italy
It’s been another few days of serious saling since we said goodbye to our parents on the gorgeous Isla d’Elba and headed north towards mainland Italy. This is the Portofino / Rapallo area where Europe’s rich and famous come to … Continue reading
Isla Giglio, Italy
Einstein said “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. .. and I’m not sure about the universe”. We can only guess about the universe, but after today we’re pretty sure he’s right about the stupid human part. … Continue reading