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What an amazing week!
I can’t believe that it’s been a week since our last blog, kindly supplied by Yvonne on her last day in Malta. We spent the Saturday evening in Valletta with Yvonne and Caron seeing some of the sights before going … Continue reading
Nimrod Olympics – Guest Blog by Yvonne Barker
So after a quick catch up with Jo and Liz we set off from the Msida Creek marina towards Fungus Rock n Gozo. There was not enough wind to sail so we motor sailed, but it was a nice trip … Continue reading
Fort Rinella
Sunday was taken up with more chores so that the boat was ready for our guests, Caron and Yvonne, who were arriving over the next few days. Sunday evening was spent in the company of fellow Cruising Association members for … Continue reading
Back where we belong
The 1935 Ryanair flight yesterday, Fri Sept 2nd, was delayed for best part of an hour so it was nearly 0100 before we even got to the taxi rank at Malta airport. For the first time ever, we had to … Continue reading
Wonderful two weeks but oh so short!
Whilst it is fantastic having the boat in Malta, it does mean that we spend two days at the beginning and another two at the end either getting the boat ready and then closing her down so she is safe … Continue reading
Agrigento
Having sorted ourselves out, had a late breakfast, washed the boat and had a nap, we set off to the Valley of Temples near Agrigento. We found the bus stop near the edge of town and a bus arrived within … Continue reading
Caio northern Sicily
We have arrived in a very pleasant harbour at San Leone so that we can catch a bus to see the temples at Agrigento, having spent the last few days in Northern Sicily. On Saturday, we took our fold up … Continue reading
Favignana
We left Pantelleria at 0630 on Thursday, June 23rd bound for the Egadi Islands off the west coast of Sicily. It should have taken us around 14 hours max but after a superb start sailing at 6 knots, the wind … Continue reading
Pantelleria
We left our secluded bay in Malta on Tuesday morning and began our journey towards Sicily. We decided to stop off at Pantelleria, which is nearer Tunisia than Sicily as we had read about how exclusive a resort island it … Continue reading
Good to be back, again
The flight in from Luton was only 30 mins late, courtesy of the French Air Traffic Comtrollers, so with the summer schedule this meant that we were at the boat just before midnight and asleep about 15 mins later! The … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 