Our stop in Gibraltar yielded two important lessons: First—primates with thumbs are not a good idea. And Second— To go and only see the top of the rock and its famously impish monkeys, is to miss the real story of Gibraltar. Beneath the famous British rock there are a labyrinth of …
This accidental selfie perfectly encapsulates our visit to Corsica. A little moment we’d almost forgotten had it not been preserved on our phone. Our impromptu trek to this French island was a day marinating in vivid technicolors and ocean breezes perfumed with flowers and pine. On our Atlantic crossing cruise. We hoped to preview …
We confess that sometimes the must-see places on popular bucket-lists aren’t always on ours. So when we told our niece Danielle we would be near Pisa but we had decided to skip seeing the famous leaning tower, we were surprised she told us we should go. She said the real experience was the strange …
Our road trip to see family was one of the highlights of all our adventures of late. We left Rome by ship which stopped in Genoa—the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Despite finding ourselves in the coastal city of the famous seafarer, we were more excited that it was just two hours away from our …
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.
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 was surreal to be anchored just off the coast where the fascinating remnants of a sunken city lie. During our week in Epidaurus, we’d jump overboard and snorkel over to tour the submerged ruins on a daily basis. Our backyard this week has brought some phenomenal experiences. These are screenshots from our drone and …
Just an hour drive from our anchorage in Epidaurus, we transported ourselves back to the Bronze Age—to 1300 BC, where there once stood a great Mycenaean palace. Remnants of the great wall remain, but it is now hemmed in by olive groves. During the Bronze Age, Mycenae was a powerful kingdom, perhaps echoed in …
