Chutes & Ladders
When you’re “in the yard” and “on the hard,” this is how you get home…or visit your neighbors home. 2,346 times a day. It’s like a real life game of Chutes and Ladders around here—except you get a better workout than the board game.
Boat
Back on Bedouin
Feels good to be back on Bedouin. And now that we’re back in the yard we’ve got a million things to do before we splash. The marina is abuzz with all the boats and yachts getting ready for a new season on the water. It’s both exciting and exhausting. The posh yachts have hired …
Vans, Ferries, and Tiny Euro Cars
With the ferry strike over, we successfully got our bags through a series of vans, ferries, a tiny euro car, then at last up the ladder and on board Bedouin. We were happy to see Marcel and Karen and their tiny rented car waiting for us at the docks when we arrived on Aegina. …
Closing Up the Boat
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 …
Parellel Parked
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.
Hatched
It’s an early Christmas aboard Bedouin as we unpacked all the stuff Kristy muled over to us from the states. Mark was especially excited to have some new hatches. His ongoing project to freshen the boat up and replace them all is underway. Miraculously, Kris packed them with such expertise that they all arrived in …
New Wheels
We stayed in a Marina in Athens to get some projects done (and hide from some vicious winds). Our windlass is happy and working again, we have new wheels on our passerelle, and we bought a BBQ! With all that free electricity, we cranked out the sewing machine and Mark made a spiffy cover for …
Power Abuse
We make our own power here on Bedouin and a certain captain doles it out like a controlled substance. He tracks its use and lets us know when we can charge things or not. Today I discovered someone charging an old school notebook which I consider a flagrant abuse of power. And since there’s …
Morning Traffic
We got up early this morning to set sail to Messolonghi–about an eleven hour crossing through the Ionian over to mainland Greece. We hit a little traffic heading out. We always feel super tiny when we pass huge ships. Wonder if this is how a smart car feels when it gets overtaken by a …
On The Wall
In Argostoli we got to flex our Med Mooring muscles again and park against the wall. Med Mooring is not for the faint at heart when you’re a novice. Luckily this year we’ve done it a few times and we’re getting pretty good at it. Mark’s back-up skills are spot on, which is a miracle …