Yearly Archives: 2015

A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on June 16, 2015 by skippy526

June 12 – 16, 2015 — On Friday we left for Naples after spending a day cleaning and securing the boat in the marina at Gaeta.  Our schedule took us to Naples for two days, including Pompeii, then on to … Continue reading →

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Pushing South

Posted on June 11, 2015 by skippy526

June 7 – 11, 2015 – We kept procrastinating leaving Elba and were now creeping into week two. There are always enough boat projects to justify staying longer in a good anchorage but as Sara would often quip “it’s a … Continue reading →

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Back to Elba

Posted on June 6, 2015 by skippy526

June 1 – 6, 2015 — On Saturday we were back at Marina di Punta Ala washing down the boat and preparing for departure.  The marina staff was considerate to allow us extra time on the dock, post checkout time … Continue reading →

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The Hill-towns are Alive

Posted on May 30, 2015 by skippy526

May 26 – 30, 2015 — From Elba we headed to the mainland of Italy landing at Punta Ala Marina to explore the hill towns for a few days with Bill and Sharon.   When we picked up a rental car … Continue reading →

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Ere I Saw Elba

Posted on May 26, 2015 by skippy526

May 17 – 26, 2015 — On Sunday May 17th we slipped out of Barcelona for Bonifacio, Corsica in a skinny weather window between two 55+ knot/45+ foot-seas mistrals.  Back to that shortly. Leaving Barcelona was a major challenge for … Continue reading →

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Winter in Barcelona

Posted on April 27, 2015 by skippy526

Feb – April, 2015 — It is hard to believe that as we write this update, we are staging to leave Barcelona, Spain to begin our second season in the Med.   Barcelona for the winter was not in our original … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Barcelona

Posted on January 6, 2015 by skippy526

January, 2015 — OK, so we thought we would sign off on the blog until our spring sailing resumed, but we have found there is just too much of interest to not share it.  The Christmas season in Spain has many … Continue reading →

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