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 …
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W Following nearly seven weeks of isolation there are signs of life returning to Cartagena. Spain is second only to the United States for the total number of active cases, and tragically Spain’s death …
Position: 40° 21′ 30″N 0° 24′ 27″E MORELLA By the time we arrived in Morella Thursday, March 12, Covid-19 had caught up with us. The Spanish government had just ordered a lockdown, due to take full effect at the weekend. …
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W Pandemic lockdown is the perfect dress rehearsal for cruising. If you’re not enjoying your time in self-isolation, you’re probably not cut out for sailing around the world. Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, …
Spain is one of the hardest hit countries in total number of cases of Covid-19. Ranking second in the world, after the US, it has the highest number of coronavirus deaths relative to population. More health care workers have been …
POSITION: 40° 24’ 23”N 1° 26’ 39”W Like so many of our generation, I went on a middle school class trip to see Zeffirelli’s Romeo & Juliet. The adolescent energy of the film, with its foreshadowed glimpse of Olivia Hussey’s …
Position: 40° 2′ 51”N 2° 5′ 56”W Perfectly executed rendezvous in foreign countries always amaze me. Transporting two groups of people from opposite ends of the earth to a place none of them has ever seen at an agreed time …
When we set sail on this grand adventure, we discussed every potential scenario we could think of. Global pandemic and being locked into Aleta was not on the list. We are now almost 14 days into an indefinite and very …
