Diary Entries

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