by Allen | Oct 26, 2017 | Updates
We’re Off After six weeks of hair-pulling frustration and, admittedly, some relaxation time, we are leaving today for Cape Verde with Cornell Sailing. It’s a journey of 830 miles from Santa Cruz – approximately six days under sail. Although looking...
by Allen | Oct 9, 2017 | Updates
Introducing Ollie Orme, our second grandchild. Jake (grandson number one) is very pleased and intends to teach him wrestling. Maria and I flew to Rochdale to meet Ollie and to spend some time with Jade, Col and Jake. It was all too brief. ...
by Allen | Sep 9, 2017 | Updates
13th September 2017 – It’s Only A Day It’s only a day so it’ll be fine. So we thought. In theory, with the wind coming from the side of the boat, the sailing conditions are optimum, so the sail to Tenerife should have been fine. Unfortunately,...
by Allen | Sep 5, 2017 | Updates
A bad time for sheep The few days following the 31st August is not a good time to be sheep, or probably a goat. Eid al-Adha celebrates the story of God providing a male goat to Ibrahim to sacrifice instead of his son. A fair trade in anyone’s book I would argue....
by Allen | Aug 27, 2017 | Updates
Leaving Salé Clearing out of Salé is an easy enough process, you agree a time and head to the fuel pontoon to clear-out with the officials at the appointed time. First, you need to give the marina, customs, and police folks 24 hours notice that you want to leave (this...
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