Author Archives: Jo F

….. and relax

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Jo F

It was too much to hope for that our Friday  evening flight from Luton would leave on time. An hour’s delay meant that it was nearly 0130 before we arrived at the boat but at least the roads were clear! … Continue reading →

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Always the way….

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jo F

As the sailors amongst you will know, the wind will invariably be coming directly from the direction you want to go towards. Next week’s forecast is no exception. The wind is predicted to be a lovely WSW moving to WNW … Continue reading →

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A bit of sunshine…….

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Jo F

This time next week, we will be at the airport waiting for our plane. Two whole weeks on Nimmie, just us, and going wherever the wind will take us – Sicily or Malta. Can’t wait.

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Amazing coincidence

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Jo F

There are times that we feel a long way away from Nimrod and our life aboard her when we are in the UK. However, it seems that there are little reminders if you only look for them! The other day … Continue reading →

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Domes and bombs

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jo F

We are now back in the UK after a lovely few days in Malta. First thing on Easter Monday was spent with Peter, our caretaker, as there was a list of jobs that required his attention. One of them he … Continue reading →

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Temples and churches 

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jo F

Saturday turned out to be a lovely day so we took advantage to tour the island and go to places we hadn’t seen before. The sat nav was a mixed blessing as it took us down ‘roads’ that were no … Continue reading →

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Back where we belong

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jo F

Back in Malta for Easter with Liz’s parents. They are staying in an hotel in Sliema (about 5 mins away) and we are, of course, staying on Nimmie. We arrived just after 7pm on Thursday  evening, picked up the hire … Continue reading →

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New photos

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Jo F

For those of you that would like more information and photos on some of the places we have visited with Nimmie, there are now pages on the Amalfi Coast and Malta as well as an updated page on Corsica 2013. … Continue reading →

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New year, new sights

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Jo F

New Year’s Day was a wash out – literally and it wasn’t anything to do with hangovers! We must be getting old as we were very restrained on NYE although we didn’t go to bed until 2am. We knew the … Continue reading →

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Ancient sites

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Jo F

Tuesday was windy and wet so we decided to go to the old capital of Mdina and its neighbour, Rabat, so we could do some sightseeing indoors! We had decided on Sunday that we would hire a car rather than … Continue reading →

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