We left the boat in good hands back in Aegina and have headed to Italy. Mark had been shopping for airline tickets to get us back home to Oregon via Florida where our youngest daughter Chloe lives. She’s on an internship at Walt Disney World and we wanted to stop by and say hello …
Our first full sailing season is in the books. Here’s 12 lessons we’ve learned: 1. Everything on a boat is designed specifically to grab your toes and rip them off your feet or bludgeon them into unrecognizable stubs. 2. Jumping in the ocean is the best way to start your day. 3. …
Golden hour right here in our backyard on Aegina. A visit to the Temple of Aphaia was a majestic way to close up a long couple of work weeks and say goodbye to a charming island.
This little text showed up on our phones one evening while we were dry docked in the marina and still living on the boat. This isn’t our first rodeo with an indecipherable Greek text. Thankfully, our phone sends it titled, “Emergency Alert,” and usually comes accompanied with an ⚠️ which is easy to translate in …
We bought a bucket at the hardware store today and made the mistake of setting it down while we enjoyed a nice lunch. Not long after we turned our backs on the bucket, it was commandeered by a cat. It staked claim on the bucket and refused any attempt to evict it once we …
Meet our new friend Spyros. He is a man of many talents. He owns a chandlery on Aegina that seems to contain an endless treasure trove of nautical supplies. Mark and I often call his store “Aladdin’s Cave”. It’s bursting with anything a sailor could wish for. And if there’s something you need that you …
An unfortunate discovery was recently made during one of the many trips we took to the local hardware store on Aegina. Usually we pay in cash but this time we used our credit card which had our name on it. Our new friend Spilos, who runs the store, looked down at the name on …
The island of Aegina became our home for a couple weeks while we closed down the boat. These little scenes became so familiar to our eyes and yet we never lost our sense of awe for this lovely town and its friendly people. Sailing is full of both the splendid and enough work to keep …
It’s work time aboard Bedouin. All hands on deck getting our little house tucked away for a few months this winter so we can head home and visit with family and friends. Thankfully Kris is still here–she actually planned her trip out to include helping us with the close up, how cool is that?! Never …
Our first sailing season on Bedouin is finished up and we headed out early this morning for our appointment to get hauled out. It was a beautiful morning and we soaked up every last drop of our last leg with so much appreciation for our first season on Bedouin.
