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Eager to see her
We are flying out later today to do some work on Nimmie. She should be out of the water in the boatyard next to the marina as we have booked her in for a polish and replacement caulking on the … Continue reading
A lovely weekend away
We knew it was unlikely that we would get out for a sail this weekend and so it proved. Sat morning was dry but cold so we set about completing our list of chores. Jo needed to replace the toilet … Continue reading
First trip in 2014!
Finally sorted out a weekend to go out to the boat to check on her. It won’t be until the end of January so it will have been 3 months since we left Nimrod in her new home (end of … Continue reading
Lost post
Hmm, not sure what happened but my post of yesterday didn’t appear on the blog and I haven’t got a copy. Anyway, since arriving in Alghero on Thursday morning we spent the day getting the boat ready for her first … Continue reading
Flying visit
It seems incredible that it is almost three months since we left Nimrod in Marina Di Sant’Elmo. Jo has come back to check everything is okay and oversee the engine service. We would normally do this ourselves but we get … Continue reading
We have left our baby for the winter!
The last two days have been spent doing the final jobs to bed Nimrod down for the winter and a spot more sightseeing. On Sunday it was bright and sunny so we cycled to the other side of the bay … Continue reading
The downside of keeping the boat abroad
We flew back to Sardinia yesterday as we planned to take the boat out of the water to do some routine maintenance work. We needed to repair the paintwork where the shaft anode had ground into the hull in Mallorca … Continue reading
Winterisation
We have spent the last few days getting Nimrod ready to be left for the winter. This is making us very sad as it means that this episode of our adventure is drawing to a close. We have taken the … Continue reading
A very productive day
Apparently, the warm weather we are currently experiencing is not common for this time of year but we are not complaining! We took the opportunity of blue skies and temperatures in the 20s to continue to tick off our maintenance … Continue reading
Neptune’s Grotto
The bad weather yesterday came in early with high winds and more rain. We decided to visit Neptune’s Grotto – a cave of stalactites and stalagmites on Capo Caccia about 15 miles from Alghero. The entrance is at sea level … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 