We couldn’t risk moving from where we were because we might lose our anchor windlass altogether and believe me, pulling up 5 or 10 meters of chain and a 20lb anchor is doable but 40 metres of chain would

Batteries or Windlass? We knew our anchor windlass was poorly. It was starting to slip and was clogging. By clogging I mean that the chain was getting caught above the hole that it fed into to go into

Travel Details to date … Facts and figures 44 journeys in 77 days 47 days of sailing. 1122 nautical miles 150 hours of motoring 650 litres of fuel purchased with 150 litres left in the tanks 1 fish caught.

The Best Sail To Date …. Nearly Aborted! Wind was forecast! We had just arrived in Vathi on Ithica and planned a few days doing some jobs, restocking our larder, topping up with water and fuel, sorting

The unspoilt Islands of Kalamos and Kastos We have taken a real shine to the islands of Kastos and Kalomos in Northern Ionion in Greece. They are quite different from the other places we have been because

Why are we doing this? Well for me …. I like to experience life. I love being off grid. I love making every day count. I love being self sufficient and in charge of my own destiny. I have never really

After six weeks of fantastic weather the heavens opened and rain was forecast all day and night for three days. Unfortunately this was on the week my son and his family were booked into stay with us. Our

Hanging by a thread! We have spent most of our life so far at anchor. We love being at anchor. Here are my main reasons to prefer the anchor to being alongside a quay. The breeze …. It is bigger and better

‘Stern-to’ in Sami We decided to come into the village of Sami to check it out to see if it was a good place to be for our family arriving. We arrived about 5pm on a Saturday evening. Silly mistake! Firstly

Our first four weeks in Greece has seen very little wind. We had one good day with a good breeze but the rest of the time we have had nothing. When we arrived we were struggling to get anywhere with 10

We have been onboard for 6 weeks and we are loving every minute. We don’t know when the novelty will wear off but for for now the warm weather, the Mediterranean diet, swimming every day and working at

We now know that our journeys take much longer than we anticipate. If we know we want to arrive at our destination in the daylight and we know that we will want to have a sail even in very light winds,

After checking in to Italy in Ancona and the marina we had to officially check into Italy, Paul was directed to the Port Police but there was no-one in the office. He checked again the next day to no avail.

Our first night crossing It was 7pm, we had roughly 2 hours to get through the channel of islands and out to open sea before nightfall. We might just make it. We had to go to Italy to pick up Lilly our

We arrived in Croatia by plane, we needed to check out of Croatia by boat. We thought it would be easy … we were wrong! I always believe that advance preparation leaves less room for error and stress.

Quick and Painless Recovery Self prescribing for acute illness is something we should all be doing because we know that antibiotics is not the answer. But sometimes it is really confusing to know what

Homeopathy can make a huge difference on day to day living. Even if you have been suffering for years, homeopathic remedies can help change things. I have seen some huge improvements for some of my clients

@dailypetphotography Lilly checking out small sailboats!

Theresa May Fights For Respect It is almost the one hundredth anniversary of women winning the right to vote. And yet, intimidation is still something we are continually facing both at work and at home.

Our Viszla Lily, looking for pheasant in the Daffi's (Cornwall UK)