I’m in Sicily Making a Movie!
Ciao ragazzi! Marlon here! I’m announcing the release of my first major motion picture. I had an amazing time making it. My peoples took a land trip for a change and I can tell you I was ready for some …
Photos: Sicily Road Trip – 2
Ragusa: 36°55’33″N 14°44’26″E Leaving the Valley of Temples and heading southwest along the coast road took us through a couple of towns that we’d considered staying in for the winter. In the end we were happy we decided to look …
Photos: Sicily Road Trip – 1
Trapani: 38°00’47″N 12°31’03″E Trapani is the main city on the west coast of Sicily. From here ferries ply their way back and forth to the Egadi Islands, filling and emptying them with tourists. Fishing fleets are maintained in the extensive …
Of Triremes and Tempests
Position: 37°54’56″N 12°19’41″E Learned Advice During the winter in Cartagena I had a long chat with a fellow named Peter. Peter had a low opinion of most cruisers in the Med and dismissed charterers out of hand. He encouraged me …
Video: Sardinia’s East Coast
Position: 39°12’39″N 9°06’50″E A month ago we crossed from Menorca to Sardinia. A whole month has flown by! If it weren’t for the cooler nights and empty anchorages, we’d swear it is still summer. But the French and German tourists …
Anchoring Anthropology
Context Setting the anchor is a skill. It is a combination of knowledge, practice, and technology. Entire books have been written about anchoring. Petabytes of online discussion forums have been consumed by the topic. Hundreds of thousands of seadog-years have …
Îles Lavezzi – Nature’s Beauty, Man’s Tragedy
Position: 41°20’12″N 9°15’23” “There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.” – Napoléon Bonaparte In the little graveyard on the uninhabited island of Lavezzi there is a plaque carved in crumbling white marble. Translated from French it …
Covid Italian Style
Welcome to Italy, Now stay on your boat! Position: 40°33’38″N 8°18’39″E Covid got us. Again! The upsurge in Covid infections in Spain (thanks nightclubbers) inspired the Italians to take up additional precautions. All arriving visitors from Spain, and a few …
Mistrals and the Gulf of Lion
Position: 40°33’N 8°18’E The Gulf of Lion is notorious for strong winds. The Tramontana skip off the top of the Pyrenees and blast south and west. It’s more famous cousin, the Mistral, bundles up against the Alps, then funnels south …