'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'

Date: 19 Sep 2011 08:05:23

Title: All set for Blighty

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I've had the practice pack, time for the real thing now! A few last piccies to show you the progress being made, then that's it for a couple of weeks I think, although I'll detail my no doubt painful trawl through the chandlers of southern UK.
BREAKING NEWS:
You might remember I've mentioned Jim a couple of times in the past, he took my 'mug shot' for the other blog. The good news is that he is alive and well and on a Chinese fishing boat bound for Suva. The bad news is his boat sank 193 nm short of Vanuatu. I don't have too many details, something to do with the rudder coming off.

The boarding ladder has been more or less straightened.

The dust gets everywhere.

But progress is being made!
More in a week or so. In the meantime, 'missing you already'!

My latest book, 'A Man out of Time' is available from amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Out-Time-ebook/dp/B005KSRVN6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315093172&sr=8-2
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    - Link to some cute photos
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- Nov 2011
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    - Rain Rain
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    - Batteries
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- Sep 2011
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    - Soul-less Seoul?
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    - Must start packing
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    - No Photos today
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    - The current version of the plan
  - Wed 07 Sep
    - There's a hole in my bottom
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    - Need I say more?
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    - Some really dumb touches spoil the ship
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    - Work continues.
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    - We are sailing /oops I meant Sanding.
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  - Sun 31 Jul
    - Meetings
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    - Oops!!!
    - Boat remodeling and a chance meeting
  - Sat 23 Jul
    - An interesting experience
  - Fri 22 Jul
    - Damn these sandals are fast!
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    - Plan D/3
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    - Indian restaurants, pussy farts and the ten dollar store
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    - An outboard called Lazarus
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    - Thanks doesn't cover it
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    - Suva Sunday
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  - Thu 30 Jun
    - Nearly a successful day
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    - The Dreaded Lurghy
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    - Lazy Sunday
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    - Of women and shirts
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    - Knock me down with a small feather
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    - Things happening
  - Mon 20 Jun
    - Progress
  - Sun 19 Jun
    - Motivation ,motivation, motivation
  - Sat 18 Jun
    - Pictures
  - Thu 16 Jun
    - I always suspected
  - Wed 15 Jun
    - Thank You
    - Day one of the Big Cleanup
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Troutbridge on the Blocks
  - Sat 11 Jun
    - Toad of Toad Hall?
    - Hey Ho
  - Fri 10 Jun
    - That didn't work then
    - Second failure
  - Thu 09 Jun
    - Failure on several fronts
  - Wed 08 Jun
    - One last effort?
  - Tue 07 Jun
    - Update and ....
    - Success
  - Sat 04 Jun
    - Once again the old 'up and over'
  - Fri 03 Jun
    - Some sleep and then an update
  - Thu 02 Jun
    - Tired
  - Wed 01 Jun
    - Not so Good
- May 2011
  - Tue 31 May
    - Mixed fortunes
  - Mon 30 May
    - Update
  - Sun 29 May
    - Sleepless in Suva
  - Sat 28 May
  - Fri 27 May
    - Down and very nearly out
  - Sat 21 May
    - Bloody chartplotter!
  - Fri 20 May
    - And they call this fun????
  - Thu 19 May
    - Enough of the bumpiness already!
  - Wed 18 May
    - Slowly slowly catchee something
  - Tue 17 May
    - Baking......motoring...baking some more
  - Mon 16 May
    - Nice
  - Sun 15 May
    - Ho Humm
  - Sat 14 May
    - Towards Fiji Day One
  - Fri 13 May
    - The Big Offski
  - Sat 07 May
    - Effing Weather
  - Thu 05 May
    - Waiting for......
- Apr 2011
  - Thu 28 Apr
    - A whingeing muttering update!
  - Sat 23 Apr
    - Muttering Update
  - Fri 15 Apr
    - Mutter mutter mutter (again)
  - Fri 08 Apr
    - Back in the Bay
  - Sat 02 Apr
    - A pleasant drift
  - Fri 01 Apr
    - Heading 'oop North like'
- Mar 2011
  - Fri 11 Mar
    - Tsunami- So far so good
- Feb 2011
  - Sat 26 Feb
    - Time????
  - Sat 05 Feb
    - You take the .......
- Jan 2011
  - Sun 30 Jan
    - Wilma
  - Tue 25 Jan
    - I'll probably be shot for this
  - Mon 24 Jan
    - A Day out and the anchorage in Whangerei sur Mud
  - Fri 14 Jan
    - Whangerei
  - Thu 13 Jan
    - Tutukaka
  - Wed 12 Jan
    - Escape from the Bay of Islands
  - Tue 11 Jan
    - En route to somewhere
  - Sat 08 Jan
    - Russell Tall Ships Day
  - Thu 06 Jan
    - Update
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Sun 26 Dec
    - Twas Christmas Day on the anchored cat
  - Sat 18 Dec
    - How was your Saturday afternoon?
  - Tue 14 Dec
    - Assassination Cove
  - Mon 13 Dec
    - Columberg would have been impressed!
  - Sat 11 Dec
    - Mud, Mud glorious mud
  - Fri 10 Dec
    - You can tell you've been at anchor too long when.....
  - Thu 09 Dec
    - The enigma of the (cap) Shroud of Troutbridge
  - Mon 06 Dec
    - A new blog
  - Fri 03 Dec
    - Christmas Pudding Island
- Nov 2010
  - Sun 28 Nov
    - Just a thought
  - Sat 27 Nov
    - A damn close run thing!
  - Tue 23 Nov
    - A chapter closes.
  - Sun 21 Nov
    - Trouble at Teapot
    - Is a 'ding a ling' the same as a dongle?
  - Mon 15 Nov
    - Party party party
  - Fri 12 Nov
    - Mutter mutter, whinge whinge
  - Tue 09 Nov
    - New Phone number
  - Mon 08 Nov
    - Baaaaa
  - Sun 07 Nov
    - Land Ho!!!!
  - Sat 06 Nov
    - Are we nearly there yet?
    - 245 nm to go
  - Fri 05 Nov
    - A sudden hush
  - Wed 03 Nov
    - Wot, no beenz???
  - Tue 02 Nov
    - The Far Side of The World
    - And on
- Oct 2010
  - Sun 31 Oct
    - Settling down
  - Sat 30 Oct
    - Bang crash wallop
  - Fri 29 Oct
    - Off we jolly well go
  - Thu 28 Oct
    - Condolences
  - Wed 27 Oct
    - A terrible Tragedy
  - Tue 26 Oct
    - Just a couple of photos
  - Thu 21 Oct
    - Preparations
  - Mon 11 Oct
    - Swim swim; write write
  - Sat 09 Oct
    - W W W *
  - Wed 06 Oct
    - A Chinese meal?
  - Sat 02 Oct
    - It's a hard Life!
- Sep 2010
  - Wed 29 Sep
    - Two Piccies
    - Caves' n bad backs!
  - Sun 26 Sep
    - Forestay Update
  - Wed 22 Sep
    - It's a broken forestay
  - Tue 21 Sep
    - Tonga
  - Mon 20 Sep
    - Weez arrived
  - Sun 19 Sep
    - Answer
  - Sat 18 Sep
    - I hate you fleeces to pieces!
  - Fri 17 Sep
    - Nearly half way
  - Thu 16 Sep
    - Razza Frazza mutter mutter mutter
  - Tue 14 Sep
    - It's a shame
  - Sat 11 Sep
    - And the wind doth blow & blow & blow
  - Fri 10 Sep
    - Palmerston Atoll
  - Thu 09 Sep
    - En route Palmerston
  - Mon 06 Sep
    - Open All Hours
  - Wed 01 Sep
    - Aitutaki
- Aug 2010
  - Tue 31 Aug
    - Typical...Just typical
  - Mon 30 Aug
    - A truly Pacific experience
  - Sun 29 Aug
    - A Durt Great 'Ole
  - Sat 28 Aug
    - At last, The Pacific!!!
  - Fri 27 Aug
    - En Route Aitutaki
  - Wed 25 Aug
    - Adieu to French Polynesia
  - Mon 23 Aug
    - Bora Bora
  - Sat 21 Aug
    - Poemtry, Japanese style
  - Thu 19 Aug
    - Raiatea
    - Raiatea
  - Sat 14 Aug
    - A Gentle jaunt up the coast
  - Fri 13 Aug
    - A Cattery? Early morning in Avae Bay, Huahine
  - Thu 12 Aug
    - Huahine
  - Tue 10 Aug
    - Pictures of Lilley
  - Mon 09 Aug
    - Moorea Hill Walk
  - Sat 07 Aug
    - Make & mend Day
  - Fri 06 Aug
    - Moorea
  - Thu 05 Aug
    - SPLERSH
- Jul 2010
  - Sat 31 Jul
    - (no subject)
  - Thu 29 Jul
    - All sorts of progress
  - Sat 24 Jul
    - Progress of sorts & insurance ombudsmen
  - Wed 21 Jul
    - Ah me
  - Thu 15 Jul
    - Yo Ho, Yo Ho A Yotties life for me
  - Tue 13 Jul
    - Another video
  - Mon 12 Jul
    - Facebook videos
  - Sun 11 Jul
    - Belated update
  - Sat 03 Jul
    - Nous avons arriver
  - Fri 02 Jul
    - Nearly there
  - Thu 01 Jul
- Jun 2010
  - Wed 30 Jun
    - Delay?
  - Tue 29 Jun
    - Delayed departure
  - Mon 28 Jun
    - Yet another Update
  - Sat 26 Jun
    - Update 3
  - Thu 24 Jun
    - Update 2
  - Tue 22 Jun
    - Update
  - Mon 21 Jun
    - On the reef
  - Sun 20 Jun
    - I spoke too soon
  - Sat 19 Jun
    - A small coral atoll in the Pacific
  - Thu 17 Jun
    - Getting There
  - Wed 16 Jun
    - What a differencer a day makes
  - Tue 15 Jun
    - Pacific? Where????
    - Under Way
  - Mon 14 Jun
    - The water-less waterfall
  - Fri 11 Jun
    - Daniel's Bay
  - Mon 07 Jun
    - I just luuurve fixin' things
  - Sun 06 Jun
    - Nuku Hiva
- May 2010
  - Sun 30 May
    - Birthday Girl
    - Tahuata
  - Thu 27 May
    - Hiva Oa
  - Wed 26 May
    - Hiva Oa
  - Wed 19 May
    - MADE IT!!!!!
  - Tue 18 May
    - Are we nearly there yet? Oh yes indeed ladies and gentlemen.
  - Mon 17 May
    - If the person who took it puts it back we'll say no more about it.
  - Sun 16 May
    - OK, nobody leave the room: who stole the wind?
  - Sat 15 May
    - Steady as she goes Chief
  - Fri 14 May
    - Slow, Slow, Quick[NOT] Quick [really, not] Slow
  - Thu 13 May
    - Bean Surprise
  - Wed 12 May
    - Under 1000nm to go
  - Tue 11 May
    - Pacific? I don't think so!!!
  - Mon 10 May
    - Timelessness
  - Sun 09 May
    - Great excitement in the night
  - Sat 08 May
    - Mercies sakes Big Buddy, looks like we've got ourselves a Convoy!
  - Fri 07 May
    - Nearly half way
  - Thu 06 May
    - Flying Fridgeless!
  - Wed 05 May
    - Starry Starry Night
  - Tue 04 May
    - Rock & Roll[y]
  - Mon 03 May
    - All well
  - Sun 02 May
    - A simply splendid day
  - Sat 01 May
    - Settling Down
- Apr 2010
  - Fri 30 Apr
    - Left hand down a bit?
  - Thu 29 Apr
    - And they're off!
  - Wed 28 Apr
    - All set for tomorrow then
  - Tue 27 Apr
    - Aching back
    - Preparations
  - Mon 26 Apr
    - "Alfred" and her cake
  - Sat 24 Apr
    - Some pictures of San Cristobal, Galapagos
  - Fri 23 Apr
    - Short video of Tour around San Cristobal, Galapagos
  - Thu 22 Apr
    - Breaking News
  - Wed 21 Apr
    - Random Witterings for those who may follow
  - Sun 18 Apr
    - Some piccies
    - Galapagos
  - Sat 17 Apr
    - Position Report
  - Fri 16 Apr
    - Better (& Betterer)
  - Thu 15 Apr
    - Bashing along
  - Wed 14 Apr
    - Ho Hum
  - Tue 13 Apr
    - The rain it doth raineth but the wind it don't blow.
  - Mon 12 Apr
    - In the Doldrums
  - Sun 11 Apr
    - Day Two
  - Sat 10 Apr
    - Day One
  - Fri 09 Apr
    - 19 hours and counting
  - Thu 08 Apr
    - San Jose
  - Wed 07 Apr
    - Invitation to view Peter.Bernfeld's Picasa Web Album - Panama Canal Transit
  - Sun 04 Apr
    - Moga Moga
  - Fri 02 Apr
    - Having a Whale of a time
- Mar 2010
  - Tue 30 Mar
    - Amazing but true
  - Sat 27 Mar
    - Not much to say
  - Sun 21 Mar
    - Sunday mornings
  - Sat 20 Mar
    - Boats**********
  - Thu 18 Mar
    - Tabago
  - Wed 17 Mar
    - They're full of it-or rather they were
  - Sun 14 Mar
    - We Made It!!! Messasge from 'the Pacific Side'
  - Fri 12 Mar
    - Last blog entry from the Atlantic side
  - Thu 11 Mar
    - All set for the Panama Canal Transit
  - Mon 08 Mar
    - Time ticking away
  - Thu 04 Mar
    - The Admeasurer cometh
  - Wed 03 Mar
    - The Big Shop, part 1
  - Mon 01 Mar
    - Simon's farewell party
- Feb 2010
  - Sun 28 Feb
    - Line handling in the Panama Canal
  - Fri 26 Feb
    - Preparations
  - Wed 24 Feb
    - Good-O
  - Tue 23 Feb
    - it's all happening here!
  - Sat 20 Feb
    - de tings dey am progressin, mon
  - Fri 19 Feb
    - Shelter Bay Marina
  - Mon 15 Feb
    - Portobello & a cock-up in the engine servicing department
  - Fri 12 Feb
    - Ciao Kuna Yala, Buenos Dias Linton Island
  - Wed 10 Feb
    - Paperwork
    - Epic Voyages
  - Mon 08 Feb
    - Not ANOTHER beach BBQ :)
  - Thu 04 Feb
    - Meeting up with chums
  - Wed 03 Feb
    - I see an anchor!!
  - Tue 02 Feb
    - Habit forming!
  - Mon 01 Feb
    - sailing ar last!
- Jan 2010
  - Sun 31 Jan
    - Mono Island
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - Mamitupu
  - Fri 29 Jan
    - On the move.....well not exactly!
  - Wed 27 Jan
    - It's becoming traditional
  - Tue 26 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
  - Sun 24 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
    - Interesting experiences
  - Sat 23 Jan
    - A fascinating day
  - Fri 22 Jan
    - Make & Mend day
  - Wed 20 Jan
    - Puerto Ecosses, San Blas Islands, Panama
  - Mon 18 Jan
    - Tintipan
  - Sun 17 Jan
    - Parties
  - Sat 16 Jan
    - Oooops
  - Wed 13 Jan
    - Work work work
  - Tue 12 Jan
    - Make & Mend Day
  - Sun 10 Jan
    - Reflections on weather and the mystery yacht
  - Fri 08 Jan
    - Cartegena
  - Thu 07 Jan
    - It was almost fun in the Force 6 lulls!
  - Wed 06 Jan
    - Rodadero
  - Tue 05 Jan
    - Bahia Guayraca
  - Mon 04 Jan
    - Colombia
  - Sat 02 Jan
    - Santa Kruz Baie
  - Fri 01 Jan
    - Happy New Year
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - The Great Weevil Hunt and a bit of beaurocracy
  - Mon 28 Dec
    - Spanish Water
  - Sat 26 Dec
    - Christmas Day
  - Wed 23 Dec
    - Reflections on Venezuelan Islands
    - Bonaire
  - Mon 21 Dec
    - Simon and Sidney the Shark
  - Sun 20 Dec
    - Los Rocques
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - Wish you were here moment
    - 6kts under bare poles
  - Fri 18 Dec
    - Trade Wind Sailing
  - Thu 17 Dec
    - 'The Plan'
  - Wed 16 Dec
    - OK, the Island is yours. Watch out for the wild donkeys
    - Cloud, land or a Russian jet*
  - Tue 15 Dec
    - Eye don't beleeeeve it!!!
  - Mon 14 Dec
    - Almost a bean-free boat
  - Fri 11 Dec
    - Unfair photo!
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Today, I am a starter motor
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - This weekend I have mainly been
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Progress
  - Wed 02 Dec
    - It's a boat (part gazillion)
  - Tue 01 Dec
    - 2.25 cheers
    - An annudder ting, mon
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - 1.5 cheers
    - It's amazing.........
  - Sat 28 Nov
    - It always happens at the start of a weekend
  - Fri 27 Nov
    - Yes, we have no bananas.
  - Tue 24 Nov
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Sun 22 Nov
    - Dedicated to a friend with a new, mainly electric toy.
  - Fri 20 Nov
    - How long does it take to change a water filter?
  - Wed 18 Nov
    - Sweaty Small Cramped Place*
  - Tue 17 Nov
    - 'Tis a braw, moonlicht nicht tonicht, och aye the noo
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - Zen and the art of plumbing
  - Fri 13 Nov
    - The Dodgy Dingy
  - Thu 12 Nov
    - Life in Prickly Bay
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - It's all in the planning
  - Mon 09 Nov
    - Author, author
  - Sat 07 Nov
    - Pause for strangled scream
  - Wed 04 Nov
    - Ho Hum
  - Sun 01 Nov
    - Trouble at mill
- Oct 2009
  - Sat 24 Oct
    - Back Again
  - Thu 22 Oct
    - And On
  - Wed 21 Oct
    - (North)Westward(hee hee, ha ha ho)Ho!
  - Tue 20 Oct
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Fri 16 Oct
    - The Falls
  - Wed 14 Oct
    - Off to the falls
  - Sat 10 Oct
    - Baganara Beach Resort
  - Fri 09 Oct
    - Life on rthe river part deux
  - Wed 07 Oct
    - Life on the river
  - Sun 04 Oct
    - Bartica
  - Fri 02 Oct
    - We have arrived!
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Onwards!
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - To Guyana
  - Sat 26 Sep
    - A present
  - Wed 23 Sep
    - Charlotteville
  - Tue 22 Sep
    - Charlotteville, Tobago
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Wed 09 Sep
    - On the hard (again)
  - Sun 06 Sep
    - A night out
  - Thu 03 Sep
    - Party time.
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - Never goes smoothly
- Aug 2009
  - Wed 26 Aug
    - And so it goes
  - Mon 17 Aug
    - It's not easy, you know
  - Thu 13 Aug
    - Boats eh, don't you lurve 'em?
  - Sun 09 Aug
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Thu 06 Aug
    - Progress
  - Wed 05 Aug
    - Getting there......but where exactly?
  - Sat 01 Aug
    - It's a boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Jul 2009
  - Wed 29 Jul
    - Worth a thousand words
    - Two and a half cheers.
  - Tue 28 Jul
    - OOkayyyy
  - Mon 27 Jul
    - Hmmmmmm
  - Thu 23 Jul
    - Right then.....
  - Tue 21 Jul
    - And so it goes
  - Fri 17 Jul
    - A productive but expensive day
    - And this is the hole in the kitchen
  - Thu 16 Jul
    - There's a hole in my kitchen, dear Liza
  - Wed 15 Jul
    - Skip, you gonna lose weight
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Goodbyee
  - Sat 11 Jul
    - Nostalgia
  - Mon 06 Jul
    - A bigger suitcase
- Jun 2009
  - Thu 25 Jun
    - A day out
  - Tue 16 Jun
    - Oh, by the way
  - Thu 11 Jun
    - Gone fishing...or something
  - Tue 09 Jun
    - The Lift-Out
  - Sat 06 Jun
    - The List
  - Wed 03 Jun
    - Crikey Okka, the Boca's chokka!
  - Mon 01 Jun
    - Party party party
- May 2009
  - Fri 29 May
    - Underwater Gardening
  - Sat 23 May
    - It's all go here, I tell you
  - Fri 22 May
    - If it's legal to go by air it's too weak!
  - Thu 21 May
    - A Mad Social Whirl in Pictures
  - Sat 16 May
    - Thunderbird 2, Fish Friday & Saturday Session.
  - Thu 14 May
    - Competition results
  - Tue 12 May
    - Grenada
  - Sun 10 May
    - Endless toil
  - Thu 07 May
    - Message for Andy S
  - Mon 04 May
    - Caption Competition
  - Sun 03 May
    - Birthday Boy(?)
- Apr 2009
  - Wed 29 Apr
    - Celebrations
  - Sat 25 Apr
    - It's a hard life (part 79C)
  - Thu 23 Apr
    - Ah me, another sun-drenched beach & bar
  - Mon 20 Apr
    - A Long Voyage
  - Sun 19 Apr
    - What can I say
  - Sat 18 Apr
    - Tobago Cays
  - Fri 17 Apr
    - Bye Bye Bequia
  - Sun 12 Apr
    - The Bequia Easter Regatta
  - Wed 08 Apr
    - Happy Seder
  - Mon 06 Apr
    - Jacks Bar
  - Sat 04 Apr
    - Bequia
  - Wed 01 Apr
    - "Barnacle Bill"
- Mar 2009
  - Thu 26 Mar
    - Deja Vue?
  - Wed 25 Mar
    - Southbound again
  - Tue 24 Mar
    - The Saintes
  - Mon 23 Mar
    - Les Saintes
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Dominica
  - Wed 18 Mar
    - Dominica & A Plan
  - Mon 16 Mar
    - If it's Monday
  - Sun 15 Mar
    - Poemtry Corner
  - Fri 13 Mar
    - Only the French
  - Wed 11 Mar
    - Let's party!
  - Mon 09 Mar
    - Today, we went to........
  - Sun 08 Mar
    - Les Trois Islets
  - Sat 07 Mar
    - Having a 'swell' time!
  - Fri 06 Mar
    - On a clear day
  - Thu 05 Mar
    - Martinique
  - Tue 03 Mar
    - Sigh
  - Mon 02 Mar
    - Waiting for Godot
- Feb 2009
  - Wed 25 Feb
    - Waiting for the bus!
    - Pancakes
  - Sat 21 Feb
    - 2 AB or not AB
  - Sun 15 Feb
    - Lazy Days
  - Fri 13 Feb
    - Photos
  - Wed 11 Feb
    - Life and stuff
  - Sun 08 Feb
    - Bye Bye Bob
  - Thu 05 Feb
    - Onwards
  - Mon 02 Feb
    - Going, going
- Jan 2009
  - Wed 28 Jan
    - Life in Carlisle Bay
  - Fri 23 Jan
    - Barbados
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - Carlisle Bay
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - Port St Charles, Barbados
  - Mon 19 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet? YES
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - Ocean cruising... a hard life
  - Sat 17 Jan
    - Going Well
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Free firework display
  - Thu 15 Jan
    - Fun & Games
  - Wed 14 Jan
    - A faster day
  - Tue 13 Jan
    - Bananas
  - Mon 12 Jan
    - 1000nm to go
  - Sun 11 Jan
    - Just like the Solent
  - Sat 10 Jan
    - A sad loss
  - Fri 09 Jan
    - Hurrah!!!
  - Thu 08 Jan
    - The Voices
  - Wed 07 Jan
    - Overcoming problems
  - Tue 06 Jan
    - Onwards
  - Mon 05 Jan
    - Westward Ho!
  - Sun 04 Jan
    - Champignons au Swarfega
  - Sat 03 Jan
    - Sarf & West
  - Fri 02 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Thu 01 Jan
    - The first 24 hours
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Wed 31 Dec
    - We're Off!!!!
  - Wed 24 Dec
    - A bigger boat
  - Sat 20 Dec
    - Emergency supplies
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Supplies, supplies
  - Sun 07 Dec
    - Las Palmas
  - Tue 02 Dec
    - Pasito Blanco
- Nov 2008
  - Sun 30 Nov
    - La Gomera & Los Christianos
  - Wed 26 Nov
    - La Gomera
  - Wed 19 Nov
    - Tenerife
  - Thu 13 Nov
    - Splash-down
  - Wed 12 Nov
    - Aahhh
  - Thu 06 Nov
    - Dirty bottoms & slight change of plans
  - Mon 03 Nov
    - Gran Canaria
- Oct 2008
  - Sun 26 Oct
    - Gran Canaria
  - Sat 25 Oct
    - WOW!
  - Wed 22 Oct
    - Fuerteventura
  - Mon 20 Oct
    - Gran Tarajal
  - Sun 19 Oct
    - Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
  - Fri 17 Oct
    - Nobody ever accused me of being quick on the uptake
    - On the road again
  - Thu 16 Oct
    - Honey, I'm home!
  - Thu 02 Oct
    - Puerto Calero
- Sep 2008
  - Mon 29 Sep
    - Playa Quemada
  - Fri 26 Sep
    - Puerto de Naos
  - Sat 20 Sep
    - Lanzarrotte
  - Mon 15 Sep
    - It could only happen to
  - Fri 12 Sep
    - Playa Francesca, Graciosa
  - Thu 11 Sep
    - Warmed-over rat
  - Wed 10 Sep
    - At Sea
  - Tue 09 Sep
    - Preparations for leaving
  - Sun 07 Sep
    - Dodgy WIFI link
    - PSSST- wanna see some Pictures(nudge nudge etc)
- Aug 2008
  - Sun 31 Aug
    - The tale of the diamond-stuffed duck
  - Thu 28 Aug
    - Porto Santo
  - Tue 26 Aug
    - Day 3 at sea
  - Mon 25 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sun 24 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sat 23 Aug
    - At sea
  - Fri 22 Aug
    - Jump-off time
  - Tue 19 Aug
    - Another nasty swello
  - Tue 12 Aug
    - Reflections on Galicia
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - Cascais
  - Sat 09 Aug
    - Do boats get the hump?
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Onwards
- Jul 2008
  - Tue 29 Jul
    - I say, waiter
  - Fri 25 Jul
    - The rain in Spain
  - Mon 21 Jul
    - Fire
  - Sun 20 Jul
    - Swanning Around
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - A change of breakfast
  - Fri 18 Jul
    - Swans are not meant to fly
  - Thu 17 Jul
    - San Vicente & Combarro
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - Isla Toja Grande
  - Sat 12 Jul
    - Shopping
  - Thu 10 Jul
    - Caraminel & life in general
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - All Muros'd out
  - Sat 05 Jul
    - back on the road again?
- Jun 2008
  - Mon 30 Jun
    - Portosin
  - Thu 26 Jun
    - Not all beer & skittle
  - Tue 24 Jun
    - Muros
  - Fri 20 Jun
    - Camarinas
  - Thu 19 Jun
    - Laxe
  - Wed 18 Jun
    - At Anchor, at last
  - Mon 16 Jun
    - The Search for Lurch
  - Sun 15 Jun
    - Oh, blow ye winds...oh
  - Sat 14 Jun
    - Wibble
  - Fri 13 Jun
    - Dolphins
  - Thu 12 Jun
    - The Biscay
  - Tue 10 Jun
    - Sailing in the fog
  - Mon 09 Jun
    - Fair stood the forecast wind for france
- May 2008
  - Fri 30 May
    - "Home" again for a while
  - Tue 27 May
    - A pleasant weekend
  - Thu 15 May
    - Thornham-Sur-Mud
  - Sat 10 May
    - Warranty Work
  - Thu 08 May
    - Friday 2nd May
  - Thu 01 May
    - Escape
- Apr 2008
  - Sat 19 Apr
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Wed 09 Apr
    - The time approacheth!
- Mar 2008
  - Thu 20 Mar
    - Preparations continue
  - Mon 17 Mar
    - Testing Iridium
- Feb 2008
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - Equipment
  - Thu 07 Feb
    - First test entry for web diary