Being summertime here, I’m pining for the Fiords . Oops, not quite. Monty Python has a lot to answer for. Really though I’m wanting to go sailing, cruising in a boat that has enough space in its cabin to be halfway comfortable, in a boat capable enough to...
Blog for 6 Dec. So, in theory at least its the 6th day of summer here, but the weather is its normal unsettled self for this time of year, warmer than usual so at times the weather is more extreme. Its odd, when you’ve not been working in the shop for a while,...
Morning. 14 July. 2018. He snores, my little dog, as he lies sleeping on his rug. Dawn is still an hour away so he’s entitled to sleep, but I’m sitting up in my bunk looking out over the water, watching the ripples distorting the reflection of the lights on the...
Inside my little shelter, cuddy, dodger or whatever it might be called there is enough width to sit across the boat, feet on one side, back against the other, tucked in under the “veranda” out of the weather. There is space to do that while cooking or getting...
Its autumn here, but still unusually warm for this time of year. Like summer would normally be, not that I’m complaining, its very nice weather and just about perfect for getting out in the smaller boats, Back in the workshop I’m taking a break from the...