We successfully used our passerelle for the first time—a literal walk of the plank to get to town. …and it got me thinking. We’ve been traveling around and seeing so many fortresses and high walls—all built in an attempt to keep people safe. Often because they felt vulnerable and needed protection from harm. …
Avert your eyes, you may not ever get in the ocean again after seeing what just crept up the rope on our swim ladder. It was Mark who stumbled into it as he was pulling the line to bring the ladder up, although from his high-pitched girl scream, it sounded more like Chloe had …
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Chloe found this monstrosity to add to our crew. She says its a good moral booster for the deckhands and calls it “Princess Diva”. We’re anchored off Sveti Stepfan for the night and Princess Diva is already hard at work, although the thing takes up a lot of deck space when it’s aboard. Sveti …
We’re headed north towards Kotor Bay. Chloe’s happy to have some extra crew aboard to spread the deck work out to and from the looks of things, it appears like she’s got a good work schedule set up.
Based on the awesome recommendations that our new friend Ovi gave us, we hired a driver and set out to see Stari Bar. “Stari” is Slavic for “old one” and is a common name used to refer to the original town. We’re currently moored in Bar, the newer town named for the older one that’s …
People often think sailing is a big scary venture filled with perilous seas, nefarious pirates, overwhelming uncertainty and most certainly a life unattached from community. But the truth is that it’s filled with a countless pattern of unique sunsets, the lulling rhythm of ocean, and so many new experiences that will burst your senses …
Our first stop into Montenegro was the town of Bar. We checked in to the country and got all our paperwork in order. Both the town of Bar and it’s marina were so laid back and friendly. And when we say this country is laid back we mean laaaaaaid baaaack. These are some of …
Come to Greece they said. It’ll be fun they said. Not sure poor Kris knew that her trip out to see us included deck scrubbing and being assigned to the 2am-4pm night watch on our passage to Montenegro. But we have a shiny boat and two hours more sleep than we usually …
We took the ferry from Corfu over to Albania and spent the day wandering around Butrint. This archeological site just outside Sarandë has a fascinating history. But the most peculiar thing we remember is learning the the curious name used to call natives or inhabitants from Corfu–“Corfiot.” The Corfiots were traders here in Butrint in …
What other Greek adventures can we take our new crew member Kris to enjoy besides seeing the American Movie Top Gun?? How about to an Asian restaurant in Corfu? And while she’s eating, we’ll break the news that tomorrow, instead of seeing Greece, we plan to take her on a day trip over to …
