8th of July. We’ve been easing into boat life for four weeks. A delightful change of rhythm. The Balearic archipelago is exceptionally beautiful and has been an ideal place to adjust and transition gently. Stunning rocky islands hiding a multitude of little calas, rocky inlets where the water is incredibly clear. Above, forests of Mediterranean pineContinue reading “A first journey around the Balearics”
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Letting go
Tuesday 8th of June 2021: After six months of refit, we finally left Sant Carles for the Balearic Islands… a little late in the day with eight hours’ crossing ahead to the Columbretes Islands, a natural reserve and ancient volcanic crater, safe heaven for yachts crossing between the Balearics and the Spanish mainland. The windContinue reading “Letting go”
Embracing the chaos
At the time I am writing this, it is already June. We have been marina bound in Sant Carles de la Ràpita on board Dragonfly for almost six months and we are expecting our mast and rig to be reinstalled anytime now so we can start sailing at last. It has been delayed overall eightContinue reading “Embracing the chaos”
The time is now
It is almost exactly two years since Simon and I first contemplated the crazy liberating idea of dropping everything and sailing off into the sun with the kids. I feel very grateful we were able to pull this together so quickly. It now seems we have been talking about this forever and setting everything inContinue reading “The time is now”
