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What a difference a day makes!
Saturday was cold, overcast and windy but we still decided to opt for a ferry trip over to Cápri. The ferry terminal is pandemonium with unclear directions as to where we needed to buy the tickets and where the ferry actually … Continue reading
Easter in Naples
We arrived into Naples airport during the early evening of Maundy Thursday to a chilly Italy. Once we had picked up the hire car and gone to the local Auchan supermarket in Pompeii, it was already past 9pm. We arrived … Continue reading
We could have been in India
We arrived late last night at our hotel and once we had worked out that the little round key actually worked the lights in the room, we settled in quickly and had a cup of coffee before turning in. The … Continue reading
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
January trip to Naples
Finally, our first trip out to the boat since last October! The flight was delayed but nothing could diminish our excitement of seeing Nimrod again. Liz has been working in Verona this week so she flew into Naples as well. … Continue reading
Another winter prepared for
It seems odd that a year ago we had settled in Alghero and getting our heads around what we needed to do to keep Nimmie safe over the winter with huge surges and high winds. Last year we bought sturdy … Continue reading
Procida
Another glorious but windless morning greeted us on Thursday so we motored over to Procida, an island just outside the Bay of Naples and very close to Ischia. By 1100 the sky had clouded over so sunbathing was out for … Continue reading
Amalfi and Sorrento
It was another glorious day in Cápri on Tuesday morning but after a leisurely morning we set sail around 1100 – there’s a theme starting to form I think – and made our way to Amalfi. We found a bit … Continue reading
Cápri
Yesterday we had a lazy morning as Ingrid and Jan Olav had a long day getting to us. We left Stabia around 1100 to sail over to the Island of Cápri approx 20nm away. The forecast was for a F4 … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 