Vietnam (at last) 2026

We meant to do this trip last September but we moved it to this year with one thing and another. Always a good plan to get a flexi ticket at our age!

We decided to head south this time, straight down the middle. We also decided to do a few nights in hotels just to mix it up a bit.

Spain Again! (2025)

We meant to do this trip last September but we moved it to this year with one thing and another. Always a good plan to get a flexi ticket at our age!

We decided to head south this time, straight down the middle. We also decided to do a few nights in hotels just to mix it up a bit.

Laredo to Viveiro – Day 1​

Day 17 Laredo to Viveiro – Day 1 Two kingfishers on the pontoon next to us. As the marina was quite empty, I got onto the pontoons to get some good shots of the boat, uninterrupted by any other boats. Does that count as going on shore?As I wasn’t going ashore Marco had to do […]

La Rochelle to Laredo – Day Two​

Day 16 España La Rochelle to Laredo – Day Two The wind finally gave up just past midnight. By now the motor and autopilot had been on for a while. The sails were just flapping now, as we rolled along through the waves so we furled them up.  We still hadn’t seen a single boat or […]

La Rochelle to Laredo – Day one​

Day 15 La Rochelle to Laredo – Day one So, this is probably the longest sail so far, and only the two of us. Understandably there are concerns from our families about it, but this length of trip makes sense to me. We have waited out the weather, and the wind for the next week is […]