Having spent more weeks in the Pyrenees than was healthy for Marlon, we finally arrived back in Cartagena. In a busy shipyard squeaky wheels get the oil, and on our return Carol got pretty squeaky. In short order we saw …
Hola Chicas! Marlon here! I have been having a marvelous time at some other people’s place. My peoples did a dump and run on me a few weeks ago, but honestly, I’m not hurt that I’m not with them. Not …
It took a couple of nights in an apartment in Cartagena to get a better sense of how long repairs were going to take. Given that a delayed tourist season was on us, and when repair days stretched to weeks, …
Position: 42°38 17″N 0°00’00″E Swallows are one of the great migratory birds. Small as they are European swallows will fly over 6,000 miles to winter in South Africa. Then they fly back for summer in Europe. Barn swallows are one …
Position: 37°53’09″N 1°32’55″W The soughing of an uphill breeze as it catches a canopy of pines is a unique sound. Deciduous forests sound different. Leaves rustle, but they also quietly rattle and click against each other. Pine needles by comparison …
Position: 7°36’40″N 98°36’39″E Protesters love their country. But, just as in any family that has a relative with self-destructive habits, protestors want their country to change for the better. Their way of doing it is by forcing an intervention. Refugees …
Position: 18°4’28″N 63°5’19″W A year ago, we set sail from St Martin to cross the Atlantic. I was shit scared. But I knew at some point you have to choose: go forward or live in infamy. I had three crew …
Position: 37°35′49”N 0°58′48”W Our neighbours’, Michael and Karen’s, dog Albert fell ill a few weeks ago. Albert is a King Charles spaniel. He was distressed and in pain. His back legs had failed him, and he couldn’t walk. Michael asked …
Ever wonder how Mike keeps his hair trimmed on the boat? We didn’t think so. Here’s a clip (har! har!) of Mike cutting his own hair. It’s dangerous work, but someone has to do it. For those of you missing …
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