by Mary Greensmith | Dec 6, 2019 | Living, Sailing, Winter, Working on Board
I have just arrived back from a great trip back to the UK. I had a fantastic time visiting my mum right up in the north of Scotland and my son and his family right down in Kent in the south east of England. Arriving back in Samos I realised I needed my sunglasses...
by Mary Greensmith | Mar 4, 2019 | Equipment, Greece, Winter, Working on Board
We were a few days late coming out of the water because every time the wind abated enough for us to travel north, I was working. This hasn’t been an issue for us much before but I have a feeling it might be more of an issue here in the Aegean because the wind is...
by Mary Greensmith | Feb 13, 2019 | Equipment, Working on Board
We are loving our new Bimini and extra canvas work that is now completed. We hope that by changing from bright (and dirty) yellow to “mushroom”, we will be less attractive to wasps and more able to keep a cleaner and tidier appearance for the next few years. It has...
by Mary Greensmith | Dec 12, 2018 | Equipment, Greece, Living, Working on Board
Our winter programme After my surprise visit from my son Dominic and Granddaughter Florence, I am afraid it is back to the grindstone. I had wondered why Paul was insisting I spring clean the bedrooms and bathrooms, wash and dry all of the spare bedding and...
by Mary Greensmith | Oct 22, 2018 | Equipment, Working on Board
Paul’s worst catastrophe fear is the snapping of the rigging and the damage it could do to you if it snapped or to the boat if it put the mast under tension causing it to break and fall. The risk to life is high, the risk of injury even higher and the financial...
by Mary Greensmith | Oct 21, 2018 | Greece, Living, Working on Board
Really pleased to arrive in Greece and begin preparation for our new life …. lets start with sorting the internet out 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...
