Previous Diary Entries
2016
May 2016
2015
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Blog update: Time travel with CAPE
Mon 16 May 00:03
Oct 2015
2014
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New blog from Beth: Aid relief in Dominica
Thu 8 Oct 13:24
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Celebrating 8 years since leaving Aberystwyth!
Fri 24 Apr 17:38
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Position update: back in Trinidad!
Sun 22 Mar 17:03
Dec 2014
2013
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Blog updates: Bethany and Bryn
Sun 28 Dec 16:57
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Position update: Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Fri 28 Nov 23:20
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Position update: back in Trinidad
Fri 15 Aug 02:00
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Blog update: Bryn's blog 6 August 2014
Wed 6 Aug 16:30
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Blog update: Bethany's blog 9 July 2014
Wed 9 Jul 16:26
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Position update: At anchor in Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Wed 11 Jun 13:24
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Blog updates: Bethany and Bryn race C-Mos in Barbados and get to go to the Top Gear Festival
Tue 3 Jun 13:21
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Flootingtootingbethany.com blog update: Point Fortin Regatta
Wed 7 May 14:40 -
6stringbryn.com blog update: Point Fortin Regatta
Wed 7 May 14:39
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Blog update: 7 years ago today we left Aberystwyth...
Thu 24 Apr 12:13
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Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Carnival!
Tue 25 Mar 18:17 -
6stringbryn.com blog update: A friend's visit
Mon 24 Mar 18:29 -
Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Colourful feathers and other oddities
Tue 11 Mar 18:16
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6stringbryn.com blog update: Asa Wright and the Caroni Swamp
Mon 24 Feb 18:28 -
Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Grenada Billfish Tournament
Wed 19 Feb 18:14 -
Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Liming in Trinidad
Wed 12 Feb 18:11 -
6stringbryn.com blog update: Grenada Billfish Tournament
Thu 6 Feb 18:26 -
Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Interview with Vidya Jeremiah-Pettersson
Thu 6 Feb 18:10
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6stringbryn.com blog update: Fishing
Wed 22 Jan 18:24 -
Introducing '6stringbryn.com'
Tue 21 Jan 13:59 -
Introducing 'flutingtootingbethany.com'
Tue 21 Jan 13:53
Dec 2013
2012
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Merry Christmas from all on CAPE!
Wed 25 Dec 14:06 -
Position update: Back in Trinidad
Fri 13 Dec 19:03
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Position update: Grenada (Prickly Bay)
Fri 22 Nov 07:00
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Blog update: Shubh Diwali!
Mon 4 Nov 17:31
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Blog update: The Military Museum in Chaguaramas by Bethany
Mon 23 Sep 16:35 -
Blog update: Caribbean Winter 2013 part 2
Sun 15 Sep 18:31
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Blog update: Caribbean Winter 2013 part 1
Mon 19 Aug 22:02
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Position update: At Coral Cove Marina, Trinidad
Fri 21 Jun 07:08
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Position update: Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Tue 11 Jun 19:53
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Blog update: Urgently required
Mon 10 Jun 11:45 -
Position update: Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
Sun 9 Jun 11:37
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Position update: Hillsborough, Carriacou
Sun 9 Jun 00:29
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Position update: Bequia (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
Sat 8 Jun 11:29
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Position update: Portsmouth, Dominica
Mon 3 Jun 20:30
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Blog update: 6 years ago today we left Aberystwyth...
Wed 24 Apr 11:00
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Blog update: CAPE's award-winning Atlantic crossing article is published in Caribbean Compass
Fri 1 Mar 16:48
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Blog update: Bryn in print
Wed 6 Feb 21:02 -
Position update: At anchor in St Martin (French side)
Tue 5 Feb 19:15
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Blog update: Wo-hoooo! We're famous!
Mon 21 Jan 13:51 -
Position update: At anchor in Portsmouth, Dominica
Fri 18 Jan 14:54
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Position update: Anchored in St Pierre, Martinique
Tue 15 Jan 12:00
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Blog update: Caribbean catch-up part 2
Wed 9 Jan 17:16 -
Blog update: Caribbean catch-up part 1
Wed 9 Jan 17:08 -
Position update: Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
Thu 3 Jan 14:49
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Position update: Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
Wed 2 Jan 14:47
Dec 2012
2011
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Position update: St Anne's Bay, Martinique
Fri 21 Dec 16:07
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Position update: back in Soufriere (by the Pitons)
Sun 16 Dec 15:30
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Position update: at anchor in Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Tue 11 Dec 21:03
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Position update: On a mooring buoy between the Pitons, St Lucia
Tue 4 Dec 12:00
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Position update: anchored in Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Sat 3 Nov 10:59
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Article in Caribbean Compass Nov 2012: Trinidad & Tobago
Tue 30 Oct 17:26 -
Position update: Back at anchor in Store Bay, Tobago
Tue 30 Oct 16:49
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Position update: At anchor in Chaguaramas
Thu 25 Oct 21:47
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Position update: Back in Chag
Fri 5 Oct 17:15
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Blog update: Just keep noodling, just keep noodling...
Sat 1 Sep 17:21
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Position update: Back at anchor in Store Bay, Tobago
Thu 30 Aug 09:30
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Blog update: Bryn gets his name in print
Tue 21 Aug 17:35
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Blog update: A teen-eye view of Tobago by Bethany
Thu 12 Jul 16:17
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Position update: Chaguaramas, Trinidad
Fri 22 Jun 11:00
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Position update: Clarke Court Bay, Grenada
Sat 16 Jun 15:00
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Position update: Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
Tue 12 Jun 15:55
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Position update: Chatham Bay, Union
Sat 9 Jun 09:55
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Position update: Clifton, Union Island
Mon 4 Jun 12:00
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Position update: Tobago Cays
Sat 2 Jun 11:25
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Position update: Saltwhistle Bay, Mayreau
Fri 1 Jun 15:30
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Position update: Bequia (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
Sun 27 May 06:30
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Position update: At anchor in Store Bay
Mon 16 Apr 14:38
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Our Atlantic Crossing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Sat 31 Mar 16:10 -
Position update - Safe arrival in Tobago
Sun 25 Mar 15:20
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Position update
Sat 24 Mar 18:46
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Position update
Thu 22 Mar 16:43
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Position update
Wed 21 Mar 20:02
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Position update
Tue 20 Mar 22:33
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Position update
Mon 19 Mar 21:30
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Position update
Sun 18 Mar 19:48
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Position update
Fri 16 Mar 21:02
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Position update
Thu 15 Mar 20:04
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Position update
Wed 14 Mar 15:42
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Position update
Tue 13 Mar 19:39
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Position update
Mon 12 Mar 20:27
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Position update
Mon 12 Mar 12:08
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Position update
Sat 10 Mar 15:31
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Position update
Fri 9 Mar 14:24
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Position update
Thu 8 Mar 18:40
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Position update
Wed 7 Mar 14:49
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Position update
Tue 6 Mar 16:21
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Position update
Mon 5 Mar 14:26
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Position update
Sun 4 Mar 17:16
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Position update
Fri 2 Mar 14:28
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Blog update: Up the River Gambia
Tue 21 Feb 03:59 -
Blog update: Mind-blowing Gambia
Mon 20 Feb 21:50 -
Blog update: Dave's Gambian bit of the blog
Thu 16 Feb 19:30
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Blog update: by Bryn
Fri 27 Jan 10:33 -
Blog update: Passage to Africa
Mon 23 Jan 16:39 -
At anchor at Lamin Lodge
Wed 11 Jan 12:10
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Arrived at Banjul, at anchor!
Mon 9 Jan 18:08
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Noon position
Mon 9 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Sun 8 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Sat 7 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Fri 6 Jan 12:13
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Noon position
Thu 5 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Wed 4 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Tue 3 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Mon 2 Jan 12:00
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Noon position
Sun 1 Jan 12:00
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Position 09:55
Sun 1 Jan 09:55
Nov 2011
2010
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Position update: in the anchorage in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Tue 8 Nov 17:27
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Position update: Alongside in Marina Atlantico, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
Wed 2 Nov 21:35
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Position update: at anchor off Playa de las Tejitas, Tenerife
Mon 31 Oct 19:01
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Position update: at anchor in Valle de Gran Rey, Gomera
Sat 29 Oct 09:48
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Position update: at anchor in Cement Works Bay
Wed 5 Oct 17:29
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Position update
Wed 5 Oct 16:46
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Position update
Wed 5 Oct 15:45
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Position update: abeam of Lidl
Wed 5 Oct 13:44
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Blog update: boat jobs and BBQs (for a change)
Wed 5 Oct 09:21 -
Blog update: tearing ourselves away from Pontoon R
Wed 5 Oct 08:29
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Blog update: the Time Traveller returned
Thu 18 Aug 14:46 -
Position update: no we haven't moved, but our 'pin' had dropped off...
Mon 15 Aug 21:12
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Blog update: Summer 2011 Plan B
Mon 20 Jun 19:21
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Blog update: Carnaval and crochet
Mon 11 Apr 13:08
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Blog update: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Wed 23 Feb 22:05
Dec 2010
2009
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Blog update: Portugal to the Canaries
Fri 31 Dec 10:12 -
Position update: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Mon 13 Dec 12:32
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Position update: Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote
Fri 3 Dec 15:55
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Position update: Arrived in The Canaries (La Graciosa)
Fri 3 Dec 08:05
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Position update
Thu 2 Dec 00:04
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Position update
Wed 1 Dec 23:59
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Blog update: Rio Guadiana and Portimão
Sat 27 Nov 00:20 -
Position update: Agadir, Morocco
Wed 24 Nov 14:08
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Position update
Wed 24 Nov 00:04
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Position update
Tue 23 Nov 00:02
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Position update
Sun 21 Nov 23:55
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Position update: Mohammedia, Morocco
Wed 17 Nov 15:30
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Position update: Ferrogudo/Portimao
Wed 3 Nov 16:43
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Position update: Ayamonte
Tue 2 Nov 16:37
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Blog update: Gibraltar to the Rio Guadiana
Tue 26 Oct 12:04
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Alongside the pontoon at Acoutim, Portugal
Fri 24 Sep 14:29
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At anchor in the Rio Guadiana at Ayamonte
Thu 23 Sep 15:43
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At anchor in El Rompido
Wed 22 Sep 13:42
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At anchor off the entrance to El Rompido
Tue 21 Sep 17:10
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Chipiona Marina
Mon 20 Sep 20:51
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In Rota Marina
Sat 18 Sep 10:28
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At anchor in Puerto Sherry
Fri 17 Sep 17:00
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At anchor in Sancti Petri
Mon 13 Sep 17:00
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In Barbate marina
Sat 11 Sep 13:30
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Abeam of Tarifa lighthouse
Sat 11 Sep 10:00
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In Marina Bay, Gibraltar
Fri 27 Aug 10:00
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At anchor in La Linea (next door to Gibraltar)
Wed 25 Aug 15:21
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Almerimar and beyond (but going west this time)
Tue 24 Aug 11:15 -
Alongside the reception pontoon in Benalmadena
Sat 21 Aug 17:30
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At anchor in La Herradura
Fri 20 Aug 10:00
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At anchor in Adra
Wed 18 Aug 16:37
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Safely installed in Almerimar Marina
Sat 7 Aug 10:30
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Ibiza and Formentera
Fri 6 Aug 09:02 -
On passage to mainland Spain
Thu 5 Aug 15:27
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At anchor in Cala Negret
Tue 3 Aug 13:30
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Back at anchor in Cala Biniarris
Mon 26 Jul 17:37
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At anchor in Espalmador
Sat 24 Jul 10:40
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On a mooring buoy off Ensenada del Cabrito, Formentera
Thu 22 Jul 14:30
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At anchor in San Antonio
Tue 20 Jul 14:31
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At anchor in Cala Binirras
Mon 19 Jul 10:00
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At anchor in Portinatx, Ibiza
Sat 17 Jul 18:00
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At anchor in Santa Ponsa
Tue 13 Jul 15:30
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At anchor in Cala de la Calobra
Mon 12 Jul 15:30
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More Mallorca
Sun 11 Jul 21:00 -
Mallorca
Sun 11 Jul 10:31 -
Back in the water
Sat 10 Jul 11:30
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On the hard in Alcudia
Wed 30 Jun 16:00
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Arrived in Mallorca
Thu 24 Jun 16:03
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Menorca
Thu 24 Jun 07:54 -
Moved to the left a bit
Wed 23 Jun 14:45
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Arrived in Menorca
Wed 9 Jun 12:55
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Malta to Sardinia
Sat 5 Jun 14:45 -
At anchor in Pula
Fri 4 Jun 17:11
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Arrived in Cagliari, Sardinia
Thu 27 May 20:30 -
Still on passage
Thu 27 May 01:13
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On passage
Tue 25 May 10:05
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At anchor in Birzebugia
Sat 22 May 14:45
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Goodbye Greece, hello Sicily, Malta and Gozo
Wed 12 May 15:21
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Msida Marina (Malta)
Wed 21 Apr 13:45
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Mgarr (Gozo)
Fri 16 Apr 21:52
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Marzamemi
Tue 13 Apr 15:00
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Syracusa (Sicily)
Sat 3 Apr 13:15
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Argostoli
Tue 30 Mar 12:25
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Poros
Mon 29 Mar 10:32
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Arrived in Sami
Thu 25 Mar 18:00
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Left Messolonghi
Thu 25 Mar 09:20
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Ancient Olympia, Kalavryta and Plan U
Wed 24 Mar 16:10 -
Athens
Tue 16 Mar 20:56 -
Greek snow and a temple or two
Sun 7 Mar 16:17
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Bumper Christmas and New Year blog
Wed 27 Jan 11:59
Dec 2009
2008
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Winter in Messolonghi
Mon 14 Dec 09:05
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Cast your mind back to Cephalonia, late September...
Fri 6 Nov 23:18
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Southern Ionian Regatta 2009
Thu 24 Sep 11:46 -
Ricocheting around the Ionian
Wed 16 Sep 08:06
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Volcanoes and sea monsters
Fri 21 Aug 13:52 -
Messolonghi
Tue 18 Aug 12:45
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38:50.102N 020:42.714E
Wed 12 Aug 14:35
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Roccella Ionica
Sun 9 Aug 18:26
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37 56N 016 04.5E
Sun 9 Aug 18:26
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At anchor overnight near Galati
Sat 8 Aug 17:33
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38 24N 015 38E
Sat 8 Aug 11:02
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38 19N 015 26E
Sat 8 Aug 09:04
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38 26N 15 42E
Sat 8 Aug 06:00
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38 48N 015 14E
Sat 8 Aug 00:01
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Stromboli
Fri 7 Aug 23:03
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38 38N 015 02E
Fri 7 Aug 20:32
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Isola Vulcano
Thu 6 Aug 11:40
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Porto di Levante
Tue 4 Aug 17:50
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Isola Vulcano, Porto di Ponente
Tue 4 Aug 08:43
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Isola Lipari, Spiaggia di Vinci
Mon 3 Aug 19:00
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38 01.214N 014 04.238E
Sun 2 Aug 19:33
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38 04.883N 013 32.401E
Sat 1 Aug 16:00
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Courgettes, column tops and catacombs
Sat 1 Aug 11:00
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Just when we thought we were safe to go back to sea
Sun 26 Jul 16:15 -
38 07.450N 013 22.322E
Wed 22 Jul 10:22
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38 28.135N 013 14.195E
Tue 21 Jul 14:00
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Isola Ustica
Sun 19 Jul 19:43 -
Filling in the gaps - engine repair antics in the sun
Sun 19 Jul 13:34 -
38 42.422N 013 11.752E
Sat 18 Jul 11:00
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38 49.487N 012 43.839E
Sat 18 Jul 05:00
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38 49.00N 010 56.58E
Fri 17 Jul 12:55
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38 59.330N 009 00.931E
Wed 15 Jul 13:15
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And back to Cagliari...again
Sun 12 Jul 20:00
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Chia
Sun 12 Jul 09:20
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Pula
Sat 11 Jul 17:00
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News flash - Engine update
Fri 3 Jul 07:15 -
Stuck in Cagliari without an engine
Thu 2 Jul 07:10
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39 12.083N 009 07.503E
Sat 13 Jun 19:06
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39 07N 009 30E
Sat 13 Jun 19:05
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39 19.232N 009 36.501E
Sat 13 Jun 09:43
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Spanish towers and other stories
Wed 10 Jun 18:28 -
39 56.26N 009 42.16E
Wed 10 Jun 11:54
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40 55.364N 009 30.362E
Sun 7 Jun 21:16
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41 23.344N 009 09.711E
Fri 5 Jun 15:00
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41 04.834N 009 32.191E
Thu 4 Jun 14:18
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40 36.73N 009 45.22E
Sat 30 May 19:58
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40 31.770N 009 50.370E
Sat 30 May 19:57
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39 55.376N 009 42.460E
Fri 29 May 09:14
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39 26.385N 009 38.425E
Mon 25 May 21:08
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39 10.291N 009 34.325E
Mon 25 May 17:33
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39 06.7N 009 31.3E
Fri 22 May 11:33
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39 07.59N 009 30.24E
Tue 19 May 17:16
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Still here in Cagliari
Sun 10 May 16:37
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Beth's birthday and other excuses to eat cake
Sun 12 Apr 13:38
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Carnivale, warships and watercolours
Wed 18 Mar 15:26
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Marmite bombs!!!
Mon 23 Feb 22:36
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A bunch of shaggers and other collective nouns
Thu 29 Jan 12:45 -
Carols, wine and mulled socks
Sun 11 Jan 18:53
Dec 2008
2007
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Pizza, more pizza, and carrot cake
Wed 10 Dec 22:38
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Vampire bats and ship's rats
Fri 14 Nov 13:32
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Cagliari 1
Thu 16 Oct 23:05 -
Italy - eventually!
Sat 11 Oct 12:08 -
Mallorca - again!
Sun 5 Oct 13:04
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You asked for it!
Thu 18 Sep 00:12
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Menorca part 1: boat maintenance in exotic locations
Thu 21 Aug 06:01 -
Helena and Jennie Mallorca Tour 2008
Fri 15 Aug 21:45
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Almerimar and beyond
Sat 19 Jul 07:56
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Scratch and sniff in El Jebha
Sun 29 Jun 11:41 -
Morocco: Smir and Tetouan
Tue 24 Jun 23:35 -
Into the Med'
Sun 15 Jun 19:01 -
The ongoing saga of the water pump
Wed 4 Jun 09:49
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Technical hitches no. 542 and 543
Tue 27 May 23:55 -
Ayamonte and onwards
Thu 15 May 21:44 -
Under the bridge and up the river
Thu 8 May 22:34 -
37:12.620N 007:24.468W
Mon 5 May 14:45
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Wet, wet, wet
Mon 21 Apr 00:00 -
Letting go of Portimão
Wed 9 Apr 22:53 -
Birthdays, castles, corks and storks
Tue 1 Apr 01:17
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March 2008
Sun 16 Mar 22:40
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Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes.
Fri 29 Feb 23:26 -
Yes - we are still alive!
Thu 21 Feb 21:51
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Hello 2008!
Mon 14 Jan 22:54
Dec 2007
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A tale of two dinners
Fri 28 Dec 22:12 -
The Great Storm
Sat 22 Dec 01:08 -
The CAPE Experience
Wed 19 Dec 17:45 -
Toilet humour and other oddities
Fri 14 Dec 17:38
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The tuna has landed!
Mon 26 Nov 16:28 -
Surf dudes and haircuts
Fri 16 Nov 17:16 -
Parrots, vultures, fridges and ‘ phones
Thu 1 Nov 01:06
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37:07.199N 008:31.676W
Thu 18 Oct 19:35
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Sandbanks and salt marshes
Tue 16 Oct 00:18 -
37:04.631N 008:07.271W
Sun 14 Oct 20:43
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All quiet on the Algarve
Sun 14 Oct 11:17 -
36:59.958N 007:50.449W
Thu 11 Oct 19:05
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37:04.629N 008:07.269W
Sat 6 Oct 08:52
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37:07.193N 008:31.675W
Fri 5 Oct 12:08
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At anchor in Portimão
Tue 2 Oct 08:41
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Vasco de Gama and all that jazz
Mon 24 Sep 16:10 -
37:01.381N 009:00.111W
Tue 18 Sep 16:11
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Windless but no longer windlass-less
Mon 17 Sep 15:07 -
Windlass-less in Lisbon
Wed 5 Sep 15:17 -
38:47.821N 009:31.885W
Sat 1 Sep 16:27
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39:07.574N 009:29.351W
Sat 1 Sep 13:25
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39:29.9N 009:16.1W
Sat 1 Sep 08:58
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Port wine and water parks
Fri 31 Aug 10:24 -
High-speed circumnavigation attempt reaches giddy speeds - 96 miles in 1 week
Tue 21 Aug 10:07 -
Heading south at high speed (81 miles in 4 days!)
Wed 15 Aug 10:57 -
Great Expectations
Tue 7 Aug 23:10 -
Cape Finisterre – our first ‘Gre at Cape’
Mon 6 Aug 00:14
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Position update
Tue 31 Jul 22:44
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Laxe to the Ria de Camariñas
Sat 28 Jul 09:40 -
Does anyone know the Spanish for "My prop has fallen off and my anchor is dragging"?
Wed 18 Jul 17:52 -
Better a bit late than never - more piccies from La Coru ña
Wed 18 Jul 14:58 -
Cape-rs in La Coruña
Sun 8 Jul 19:09 -
Goodbye Ireland -- Hello Spain!
Mon 2 Jul 16:51
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The perils of periwinkles and BBQing your limpets
Tue 12 Jun 12:05
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Horror scopes and mast envy
Fri 25 May 22:30 -
Pirates and passage plans
Tue 22 May 23:24 -
Woman with Lakeland baby bucket comes to the rescue
Sun 20 May 15:09 -
Stuck in soggy Swansea
Sun 13 May 20:11 -
Babes on the bow
Sun 13 May 00:12 -
Photos from Neyland
Sat 12 May 23:23 -
Neyland to Swansea
Mon 7 May 10:10
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Hello from exotic Neyland!
Mon 30 Apr 23:47
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March 2007
Sun 8 Apr 18:38