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The Swan and The Bay of Bengal
A lot has happened in the last 2 years. Most of it was unplanned, and it has involved a lot of new experiences – mostly good ones, some less so. …
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Mid Ocean Engine Failure!
I’ve always thought that the phrase “ships that pass in the night” to be a bit misleading. Watching out for and avoiding other shipping traffic – virtually all of it…
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Into the Big Blue!
It was bittersweet leaving India. This is the country that gave us some amazing travel experiences before holding us in its lockdown grasp. It’s almost like we’ve been Indian’s honoured…
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Preparing for Passage
One of the definitions of sailboat cruising is “fixing your boat in exotic locations”. It’s true, to enjoy the cruising lifestyle, you need to be adept at maintaining your floating…
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Flight Anxiety
Being only our third international trip in 18 months, I surprised myself with just how anxious I was at the thought of getting back on a plane. The ever-evolving Covid…
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On The Move Again
We’ve been here in the UK for almost three and a half months and the exciting time to move on (again!) has come! Tomorrow we head back to India to…
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Six Months In A Leaky Boat!
I grew up thinking “monsoon” had a mysterious and exotic ring to it. It’s true that in NZ we can experience a taste of “four seasons in one day”, but…
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Life and Laughs in Lockdown
We have now been in lockdown in India for 7 weeks, so seems like a good time to reflect on how we have been coping and what we have been…
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Keeping Cool During Lockdown
Last week I got permission to go out for “essential” supplies and ventured out of the marina into the big wide world. Though the original 21days lockdown imposed on 24th…
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But What Do You Eat?
Curiosity about what we would eat was high on most people’s list of questions about how we would survive while offshore. Understandable given we live most of our lives in…
The next chapter in life
