Position: 46°08’49.2″N 1°10’05.7″W Gliding upstream past the two imposing limestone towers guarding the entrance to La Rochelle’s harbour transports you back hundreds of years. Imagine your triumphal return from a fraught campaign against the infidels of Cypress. Roses shower down …
Position: Crusin’ and Cursin’ Here it is. Our response to last week’s video from Practical Sailor about what it’s like cruising and living on Aleta full time. If you haven’t watched the video yet, see it before you read on: …
Position: 37°38’57.1″N 9°02’02.0″W In this video Practical Sailor lists the top 5 reasons NOT to live on a sailboat. We’ve experienced, written about or alluded to everything on this list. From our perspective there’s not much we’d add that wouldn’t …
Position: LICKING THE SPOON Note: Biscuits in English are cookies in American. Biscuits in American are scones in English. This blog is written (mostly) in English. Biscuits form a crucial part of seafaring life. Hardtack, perhaps the oldest form of …
Position: 47°18’24.6″N 3°03’41.4″W Places with evocative names like Paradise Valley or Bel Air are frequently the inverse of what their name inspires. Paradise Valley in Arizona was paved and covered in parking lots back in the 1960s. Bel Air sits …
Position: 49°42’45.0″N 2°11’42.8″W Hitching a ride on the current from St. Vaast we crossed the top of the Contentin Peninsula as far as Cherbourg. For the second time in our lives, we decided we didn’t want to explore Cherbourg. From …
Position: 49°35’16.6″N 1°15’48.8″W Turning back the clock a couple of weeks, it is time to bring you up to date on our adventures between Dieppe and Paimpol. One of the nicest anchorages on the Cherbourg peninsula sits just outside the …
Position: 48°35’57.0″N 4°44’06.9″W Brittany’s coastline is as rugged and beautiful as it gets. New Englanders would recognize the jagged rocks and tenacious pines that fade in and out of the fog that forms when warm air meets cool Atlantic waters. …
Position: 49°55’40.7″N 1°04’57.8″E “Before you get out of the slings, turn on your engine and make sure the propeller spins in the right direction,” our mechanic told us, “…it shouldn’t be a problem, but just in case.” Minutes later, Aleta …
