Tag Archives: UK

Island life

Last winter I was looking forward to spending winter on an overseas island somewhere to the south. Little did I expect the island to be Portsea Island on the south coast of England in Hampshire. Not quite the tropics, but … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive in Whitehaven

“Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother/ You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive/ Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’/ And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive/ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive/ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on March 15, 2020 by | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Scotland: Shetland

Da wind flans in frae Fitful HeadWast ower fae blatterin seas, Bit never da lang, lang lippen’d sail Whaar lycht an lippnin dees. – From the poem “Flans Frae Da Haaf”
by Laurence Graham The Scottish archipelago, the Shetland Isles, are … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on June 18, 2019 by | Tagged , , ,

Spring has sprung!

“You can’t always be strong, but you can always be brave”. Donations to – NPCD.org.au   Living on a boat with another person for months at a time in warm weather is one thing. But to be cooped up in a … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on March 24, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

I’m dreaming of a white…?

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

…a white beach actually! But it looks like we could have a white Christmas! As a final post for the year, I thought I’d look back on this year’s voyages and below are some of my favourite pics from 2017. … Continue reading →

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