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Chiuni and Girolata
We left Ajaccio around midday to make the 20+nm round to Anse de Chiuni. A large bay with turquoise waters and sandy beaches. We managed to sail most of it despite the flukey wind. When we arrived, there was only … Continue reading
Ajaccio
Having spent a peaceful night at Porto Pollo, we got up early to travel the 20nm north to Ajaccio, Corsica’s capital, to meet Colin and Colin, our first set of guests this holiday. The city is on the north side … 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
Arrived in Corsica
After a longish but uneventful motor from Alghero as there was either zero wind or dead on the nose for the first hour or so, we arrived at Porto Pollo at 0600 hours this morning. The sea was fairly calm … Continue reading
Excited
Looking forward to Thursday morning when we will be off to Sardinia again to pick up Nimrod for a two week cruise around Corsica with friends. Last year, we only managed to to see a small section of the island … Continue reading
The Ship’s Mouse Guest Blog
At 2.30am on Friday morning Jo, Liz and I stumbled into the car and weaved our way along the A-SomethingOrOther, bound for the neon climes of Stansted Airport. Seven hours later, having failed to win the cost of our Ryanair … Continue reading
One year ago
Amazing to think that one year ago today, we set sail from Gosport on an adventure of a lifetime. We had lots of ups and a few downs (mainly the engine dying) but wouldn’t have swapped it for the world. … Continue reading
Easter in Alghero
We arrived early on Good Friday to get Nimrod ready for the season. It was certainly warmer than the UK at around 12 degrees C but it was also overcast and windy. We touched down at 11am local time having … 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
Nimrod Oceanlord 