Leaning into port tack our starboard (green) navigation light lights up the water. Suddenly it shines more brightly. A blotch moves in the viridescent limelight. Then vanishes. Then reappears, flapping. A seagull, brilliant white in daylight, now reflected with the …
Position: 41° 8′ 23” N 8° 36′ 35” W This is how local kids entertain the tourists in Porto, Portugal. In the UK it’s called ‘tombstoning’ and jumping straight down from bridges is frowned upon there. There are signs that …
Position: 43°22’11″N 8°23’46″W Viveiro and A Coruña are maritime cities on the northwest coast of Spain. Both date back well before the Romans occupied Galicia starting in 137 BCE. Like the Basque Country and Catalonia, Galicia is one of Spain’s …
Unless we’re maintaining some major equipment, like the head, life on Aleta is mostly beer and skittles (or gin and olives as Carol points out). Last year we delved into and made short reviews of some of our pop culture …
Position: The Picos de Europa are a series of dramatic limestone mountains 300 million years in the making. They cross northern Spain between Santander and Gijón for about 20 km. A cavernous gorge runs through the middle. A paradise for …
Position: 43°32’48″N 5°39’54″W Every schoolchild learns that their world floats on big plates. It’s also obvious to every 10-year-old that the land masses of the world should snap together like a puzzle. As an optimistically precocious urchin, I used to …
As fair and balanced as this blog is, it’s time to quit pining for the past and talk about the present. Britain offers an incredible number of cool, fun, and interesting things to do in a very small space. Many …
Having completed our whirlwind tour of the three contiguous countries of the United Kingdom and celebrated my 60th birthday, I’ve got a pretty good sense of how far “Thatcher’s Bloody Britain” has evolved. I was fortunate enough to live in …
Here’s a short collection of photos from our grand tour of North Wales that start in Llandudno, a holiday town at the far west end of Colwyn Bay. Llandudno has a pier that extends well out over the bay with …
