Dear Mr. Twain, we just threw off the bowlines and sailed away from the safe harbor. We’re catching the trade winds and about to explore, dream, and discover. Thanks for the sage advise. I’ve never seen such a smile of childlike wonder on my husband’s face like this before.
While we are still dockside waiting for our standing rigging to get tuned Mark decided to install the sink we brought over from the states with us in our suitcase. (Chloe will remind you that it was HER suitcase that is was stowed in since it limited the amount of stuff she could take.) …
Καλό Πάσχα! Easter Sunday in the U.S. was Palm Sunday here in Greece and the start of an amazing holy week. The kids here get the week off of school and the town is abuzz in preparation. It was an awesome privilege to be here and to soak up the celebrations which culminates at midnight …
Yep he sews. But he’s quick to tell you he only sews “Man Stuff”. We’re glad though. Because he stripped down his Sailrite machine to 50lbs. so it would fit and make weight in one of the two check-in bags he was allotted. Today, he’s sewing down by the seashore, some manly straps …
Happy Easter from onboard Bedouin. You’re never too old to have the Easter Bunny visit and @chloe.skillman woke up to a few plastic Easter eggs hidden on deck. Greece is the place to be for Easter. The celebration of Christ’s resurrection has only just begun here. Orthodox Easter Sunday is still a week away …
We have splashed!! It was an unbelievably EXCITING day! We’ve got a few more things to do before we can venture off—so we made it as far as the marina docks. Our standing rigging was replaced over the winter (the cables that hold the mast up) and it needs to be “tuned” once …
There’s nothing our youngest daughter Chloe won’t do on board Bedouin, she’s killing it as our Bosun.
We had to wait for a morning with no wind and it finally came. The sails are out of the lockers, out of the sail bags, and with our Bosun Chloe’s help the sail is installed and happily nestled in the lazy bag. Rookie Mistake, can you spot it? After we posted a photo of …
After our fancy new “bottom job” we took the dingy into town to our favorite chandlery on Preveza and bought ourselves all new fenders and lines. Our girl is all polished up and we just couldn’t hang the shabby looking ones back up on her. A huge shout out to Tsoukas Marine for helping …
Stickers are officially on and our boat has a name. We are Bedouin. We chose the name for several reasons. Bedouins are semi-nomadic people who took their homes with them when they travelled. They were known for many things, among them, their hospitality, loyalty to family, and pride of ancestry–three qualities we find admirable. …
