We were in good company, sailing along side Paul & Lin onboard Ella who were heading for Alcudia. It is separated from the Peloponnese by a 200m wide sea channel opposite the town of Galatas on the mainland. Le Lavandou came up trumps… it was reasonably priced for the time of year, (46 Euros) and when we arrived we found out that there was a music festival on that weekend. T. The following morning the skipper off the other Brit yacht came over and introduced himself. We were then given a number of different ports of varying ages to try. Our Friends from Pembrokeshire, Karen & Stephen, who visited us earlier in the year in Lagos, were back in their house in Spain. Eventually through a series of trial and errors we entered the mouth of the River Trieux in semi darkness. We will definitely use this anchorage again if we are in the area. Within a couple of seconds an official appeared from the trees and reprimanded him. The bus stop was directly opposite the boatyard - extremely convenient. Bon Voyage, see you in September if not before X. The anchor entangled itself in an old tyre and was difficult to remove. From Denia we headed to Valencia Marina. Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t playing ball, and the four miles out to sea was straight into a 20 knot wind. As you can see from the photographs, these yachts have toys galore and whilst at one of our anchorages we spent the evening just watching as the tenders to these huge yachts past back & forth taking their guests to nearby restaurants on shore. QAB was full. was the call from older times. Some short cut! Unfortunately we failed to get the tyre onboard and it returned to the bottom of the sea! Through the Tunnel study guide contains a biography of Doris Lessing, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. On returning from our walk we noticed the beautiful blue hulled boat, Dulcinea, anchored nearby and decided to head over to explain why we had ignored their advice. We ate lunch in a small ‘street side’ restaurant – in fact there WAS no street as it was taken up my the many restaurants along its way. Over the next couple of days we explored the surrounding area on foot & in the kayak, including a number of yachts that had broken free from their anchors at some stage in the past and had sadly been left to rot. Dinner on your own. Perhaps they would take us to the top! The sanctuary was the most celebrated healing centre of the Classical world. Adamas is the main Port of Milos Island and sits on the North perimeter of a flooded volcanic crater. Not forgetting we must return before the harbour gate closes around 5pm. We reached a maximum of 11.7 knots with an average of 6.8 knots! Around the headland we raced, side by side, only to be greeted with an anchorage bay full of not one other boat but at least 500 other boats. Neil, Alison and ourselves decided to try out a tandem. A vast array of fruit and veg on display, with carrots etc still covered in earth, and sand. The sun shone and the bay was calm but as we looked over to where our friends John & Di on Miss Chips had been anchored we could no longer see them. We chose the Quay but with approximately 13000 inhabitants, who all seemed to be out and about as we arrived  at 20.15,  we regreted not anchoring in the basin! to make our way to the inland waterway, the Mar Menor. The wifi was free and worked well from our berth & the price per night was half that of Muxia!! haunted prison trail, but one home tucked away in a quiet neighborhood in the Mount Vernon area has its own small-scale, free and family-friendly rendition: “The Haunting of Yacht Haven.”. We enjoyed an afternoon by the swimming pool and then headed to the office to attend our appointment. I can’t remember a huge amount about that evening, other than we had a great alcohol infused evening filled with laughter and conversation. Our anchorage in Navy BayRussian Bay joined by a superyacht. After a relaxing night at anchor we departed for Sivota and a party with friends. We spent the next three days exploring the area. The area is one of immense beauty, all along the coastline there are spectacular rock formations with properties sympathetically built into the rock. Our destination was Denia approximately 58 miles away. The towns and villages, beaches and tavernas were practically deserted! 30 March, 1996 - Revised the kite page by splitting it into two pages - one on Framed Kites and the other on Soft Kites. Once around the headland we made good speed up the Cornish coast and eventually into Falmouth bay. The result was about two miles of unrestful sea with short sharp waves and the boat slamming down on each and every wave whilst the skipper powered through the channel. This entrance is guarded by a lifting footbridge which connects the town to the marina and local train station. We had been ‘chasing’ some friends from Pembrokeshire, Nick & Paula, for a while and knew that they were in Port Loctudy. I was now only seeing gusts of 30-35 kts and it felt positively ‘calm’ !! The Cala is surrounded by steep rocky cliffs that contain more than 100 burial caves cut into the rocks. On the 27/10/2019 we watched the Welsh Rugby match and set off on our next leg just after mid day. Now all we had to do was,  to decide where and when! This beach is found without his mother, and because Jerry is venturing off into a wilder territory without her, this location symbolizes Jerry's desire to break away from her protection. It would be Alistair's birthday on the 22nd so Judith had arranged with as many friends as possible to meet in Sivota on Lefkada to celebrate. The Cala opposite (home for 3 nights)         The Marina, Narrow streets of the walled town/Citadel. 2021 Fall Charter Yacht Show. I doubt if 92% of the dinghies in Salcombe that day were used as their design team originally intended. Night time arrived and the wind picked up meaning Money Penny was rocking & rolling all night long! Ok, Ok we all make mistakes and with the benefit of hindsight travelling in a south westerly direction for 36 odd miles into a strong south westerly wind possibly wasn’t the best idea. A crew member is expected to grab the metal ring with the boat hook, hold on for dear life whilst threading the mooring line though the vertically positioned loop and grab the free end and pull back on board, and secure both ends, whilst being shouted at by the nut holding the steering wheel., and whilst battling a 3 knot incoming current. A working anchor light is necessary! To enter the waterway you must navigate a small channel in which there is a lifting bridge. Well if you believe in co-incidents here they are. It was founded by John Graham of the Graham ‘port’ family. The waters around the Island are very clear. As we were heading North (in the same direction as the Campervan!) As an addendum Richard has also worked for Beyonce and Jaycee I’ll have you know. Pilos was largely built by the French and when walking through the square you do actually feel as if you are in a French town. We took the cable car to its peak and visited the famous Barbary apes, walking back down to the Marina through the Upper Rock Nature Reserve making the most of the views and attractions on the way down. We had a fantastic sail  out to the entrance of the ‘flooded crater’ but were hit by 31kts of wind as we exited. Maybe it was because my thoughts were set on the task ahead, which was to sail some 220 miles in one go, across the Bay of Biscay. The Sunsail boats had faired well with only one yacht having a prop wrap. The sailing community is a very close one and friendships are made quickly and intensely with people from many walks of life that one may not always come across back at home. The Island didn’t stand a chance really. The Sunken City is located in the bay of Agios Vlasios on the beach just outside Epidavos and only 2 meters from the shore in 2 meters of water. Alistair was in charge of the rod and Judith, getting the fish off the hook! Our first night at anchor here passed without incident but night two was slightly different! Again the tide was with us and we made good progress across the extended bay towards Roscoff. Defeated, we returned to the dinghy and motored the six miles downstream to the sanctuary of Moneypenny. We arrived late for the three o clock lock and could have got in but decided to wait until the 4pm lock. Provides the final report of the 9/11 Commission detailing their findings on the September 11 terrorist attacks. To this day we are shocked that none of the staff at the payment office made us aware of the extreme weather ahead. We moored stern to against the rocks in Mandraki Bay and spent the next couple of hours swimming, paddle boarding and watching other boats arriving. We had intended to stay in Vilho Bay for one night but having had solid blue skies for the last week or so, heavy thunder storms were forecast, so we stayed an extra night in the shelter of the Bay. The item was delivered and fitted within a few days….a well organised operation from start to finish considering we had to take down the forestay whilst Money Penny remained in her Marina Berth. We had decided to take the ferry across to Cadiz whilst in Rota rather than move Money Penny across the waterway. Alistair had caught a tuna enroute so this was our well earned supper. and then we joined them in a local bar for a few beers. The anchorage was well a well sheltered inlet with easy dinghy access to the town. As usual, when we arrive in a main port, we have jobs to do! It had been a long day. Over the next ten days we caught up on ‘boat jobs’ and caught the bus into the city of Rome to visit the sights. So, the problem lies in getting through the narrow entranceway at the right time. The ‘crew’ of Dulcinea & our new friend Yannis joined us for dinner! Completed in 1875, this stone fortress was built at the orders of Queen Elizabeth 2 of Spain and boasts magnificent views over the bay and harbour of Mahon. We continued up the river under the periphery of the storm to our North, with rain and high winds, and eventually arrived at the modern tidal lock into the River Villaine. I was even walking down the streets eyeing up French men and trying to guesstimate their waist size. What the chart didn’t explain was just how close you had to get to the rocky out crops in order to use the ‘short cut’. There was no telephone signal and Judith had received a message from home to ‘ring’ so she went off on the paddle board to find a signal, at the same time exploring the small island that we were anchored behind (see photo of Money Penny taken from the island) and a small bay just around the point! Not a good nights sleep! A couple on a yacht behind us looked on with apparent interest and quickly seized upon the invitation of their own bag of mussels which we duly provided. The following day we decided to make our way as far north as possible to try and avoid the Melltemi which was exhausting us! Normally the yachts are moored 4 or 5 deep here and we debated starting the second row, however, we didn’t want to be ‘locked’ in the following morning so decided to head back out and take a look at an adjoining bay. Sometimes life onboard gets to us!!! We were shocked as the Quay side had provision for numerous yacht and motorboats. We were very glad we were used to the size and manoeuvres of these huge vessels. Money Penny was skipping along and had found her grove, she was content to sail on. An overnight stop in Barcelona with a quick evening tour of the City ‘A la Alistair’! and social distancing was not in his vocabulary. Eventually a restaurant agreed to serve pasta for the girls – Bowl of plain pasta & butter 10 Euros, one scoop of icecream 9 Euros! It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland. The scenery is stunning and the hotel boasts the most amazing views over towards Paxos and up towards Corfu. At 11.30 am on 7th August we left Kefalonia originally expecting to sail west to Ithica. Two or three days of storms left damage to many areas along the coastline. It was lovely to be back together. The island is totally unspoilt and a marked characteristic was the fact that all the houses were painted white with the same shade of blue for the wooden window blinds. Flipping delicious. "We could not be happier with our new stack pack and window covers from Yacht Canvas. The Cyclades Islands comprise of a more challenging sailing area mainly due to the Meltemi, the northern wind that blows from early July through most of August. It would be possible to transfer to the next available flight. Decision made it' was Falmouth. Co-incidence number 3 – When I mentioned the island of Shark, Richard stated that he used to work on Barque ???? We met for lunch and a catch up. Unfortunately we had chosen a holiday weekend to travel and the whole of Europe seemed to be heading South. Dolphins, Whales & Turtles were the name of the game……..also, very little wind! Our Neighbours!! Poros is also in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf and lies about 36 miles and a 1 hr ferry trip from Athens. Our destination was the marina in L’aberwrach. We were made very welcome from the first moment we arrived and would highly recommend this Marina if you are heading to Ischia. During our 4 days in this British enclave, we spent our time getting to know this fascinating place and it’s history. 8 hrs to do 62 miles – Money Penny was flying and we were on a high when we arrived in Fuengerola! We telephoned the Marina at Gruissan to get advice as to the location of the nearest hospital, explaining our predicament. Everyone was so busy trying to help us that no one noticed, or so she hoped! Thank God!. The whole crew was a delight to work with. One of the other motor yachts having work carried out in the yard was Le Grand Bleu. In very quick time the bag was bulging to overflow and a big smile appeared on Judiths’s face at the thought of a free meal of mussels and Mackerel. The conditions were amazing and we ended up staying form 11 days. A good sail was enjoyed across the ‘Bay’. No, there isn’t a man living in France with a waist band over 38 inches (Or the french equivalent measurement which is 52)(52 what I don’t know!) 28 euros a night! Just outside the entrance on the port side is the enormous marina of Port Du Crouesty. The following day ‘Yoho’ with Peter and Ulrike onboard left before us heading for the river L’Odet. back to the UK before helping Judith’s brother in taking his boat, Moana, from Southampton to Grand Canarias before he and his family depart across the Atlantic in the Arc Plus to the Caribbean. They had just arrived back so we arranged to meet them in Riva Di Traiano. It is the home of the Spanish Navy and in the 16th century was a base for exploration and trade. I couldn’t have avoided any rocks if they were in front as by now we were in the tidal flow and only going forward, surfing down the waves. The marina included a laundry facility and as ‘wash day’ was well overdue this was our first job!! Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. This sort of example is no help for Symbol either. His work was influenced by his love of nature and the world around him and he integrated this into his designs using ceramics, stained glass, wood and ironwork. We decide to stay two night in Fowey on what was a peacefully located berthing pontoon. Having allocated us our berth, we drew up alongside and were surrounded by Brits eager to help with our lines. What Are the Natural Resources of Florida? We returned to Money Penny after our walk and left the Marina at 12.30pm to head the 14 miles to Moraira where we had arranged to meet more of our Pembrokeshire friends! The traditional blue & white stucco houses were visible all around the Island and we saw octopus drying outside seaside restaurants, small fishing boats tied up in natural harbours and spectacular rugged coastline along the North shore. Ooops, it became evident that said Captain Al hadn’t been very good with his knots and the sail refused to move, the knot came undone and the rope very nearly disappeared into the end of the boom. It lies 15 km from Italy but borders France on three sides & the Mediterranean Sea on the other. Portoferraio originally had three forts and a massive line of walls which are still visible today built by Grand Duke Gastone de Medici. The Palace kitchen was larger than the average house with two huge conical chimneys to extract the smoke from the burnt toast!!! The wind was strong with many boats anchored far to close us, so we were unable to leave Money Penny unattended. We witnessed a beautiful sun set, in the company of Blue Papillion, a 98ft luxury sailing yacht built by Jongert, (worth a google!) Yippee! After some fun trying to interpret  the instructions on the machine, we were allocated our bikes and set off for a grand tour of the area. We took the dinghy, purchased a coffee in one of the smaller bars, and spend a good hour or so people watching! A quick walk into the town centre ensued and two bright fluorescent green tokens were secured for 16 euro. We sailed along the coastline encountering fisherman’s buoys by the bucket load. Try escaping now you little bugger!. We arrived just before lunchtime and watched the boats leave for the surrounding bays to enable them to use the numerous toys they all carry. When you have a brass band on stage that appeared to be like the blues brother coupled with another playing what looked like French bag pipes, playing with another band playing high pitched sqeally things you get part of the picture!!!!!! I couldn’t believe it when Judith shouted to me that she needed a bucket. By contrast, the bay is twice referred to by the narrator as “his beach.” The bay calls to Jerry like a siren, urging him to leave behind the innocence of past summers spent on the beach and explore the experience of the place his mother views with nervous apprehension. It is a salty lagoon of warm water no more than 6 metres in depth. The children were walking home from school and shops began to open their doors. On the recommendation of Alistair’s brother David, we decided to walk up to the Pena Palace and Moorish Castle. As we sped to assist our fellow sailors at about 1 knot full speed a guy saw what was happening and came across in his 250hp rib. The town is built between the lagoon of Messolonghi and the one of Kleisova at the estuary of Evinos and Acheloos river. Whilst in Preveza we had had a major clear out before filling a case to return home and also heading for the local charity shop. The island has no natural springs of fresh water and now days water is shipped in by tanker. Maybe I was tired but my overall impression of the town was one of a seaside resort having seen better days. Arpina Shop. It was soon time for family to leave us and we moved back to Pollensa to await the weather window for our passage to Menorca. We moved on to Vilho Bay opposite Nidri Quay – Lefkada. The America’s Cup, scheduled for 1914 at New York, was postponed and eventually sailed in 1920. We would have got soaked had we ventured in the dinghy up the river, and even then we would have had to traipse around the town in our oilies carrying our lifejackets. Unfortunately this area is roped off but we had a clear view looking down on it from where we stood. We would wear our wet weather gear if necessary! The marina is not pretty and the railway line and main road pass between the village and the marina, however, it suited our purpose perfectly and after settling in we spent two days exploring Barcelona by catching the train which took only 30 minutes into the centre. $22. We were in the middle of it!!!! Time to leave the following day  me thinks. Just over 55 hours! The photos are self explanatory….. Sete would have to wait. The full journey involves 32 tunnels (one of them 4km long) and 76 bridges and viaducts (including the 140m long viaduct above the Vecchio River, engineered by Gustav Eiffel). Thursday, 29th, the weather is still not good but it looks like we may be able to continue our journey to the Isles of Scilly on Sunday. We eventually made the marina, and a big marina it was. Over the next few days we made our way along the French Coast towards Monaco. All the river views from the large maison were screened by a wall of mature evergreens. We checked the bus times for the following day to take us up to visit the nearby Theatre. The men collect the ‘bread’ and the children go to school. The views from it’s turrets are superb and as we walked around there were many birds nesting and feeding their young. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The first element of the storm was predicted to come from the south which would in effect hold us off the quayside. When it appears full from the rear, the operator stops the traffic and opens the bridge up vertically. At 15.52 we departed the anchorage in front of the Medieval harbour of Nafpaktos and began our sail westwards to Messalongi 25 miles away. We had lunch in a small hotel hidden behind one of the large wooden doors and then were collected by our guide to make the journey back to the Marina. In the morning I woke up and resembled something out of the Mummy movie with the liner deciding to wrap itself around me countless times and I felt constrained as it won the day or should that be night! we bide farewell to Plymouth, and headed out. Super Yachts were all around us. A jacket sir? We were looking forward to catching up with those who have departed Milford Marina and now keep their boats in Almerimar. We left early in the morning to drive up to the mountains and arrived at around 10am to glorious, hot, sunshine and plenty of powder snow! What Is the Symbolism in "Through the Tunnel". In the afternoon heat, the distance to the Castle was a lot further than we had estimated and we were not even sure if it would be open when we arrived. This took us 14 miles to find!! The construction of the Palace of Mafra was started in 1717 and finished in 1755. It was also a great place to stay and explore the town although the quay was also a meeting place for the young on their mopeds from about 7 pm – 2am!!! Our next destination was Galaxidhi, a small fishing town on the Gulf of Corinth. Within minutes another large yacht was shoehorned into a berth to our stern. The cost for just one night was 49 Euros which was over double what we had been paying in Gibraltar and we were still low season! That’s OK then he’s a friend!! If said Frenchman could only have heard the expletives as he continued on his merry way. It was a lively sail from Fowey to Plymouth. We had reserved a berth for the night in Pendennis Marina which was located near the town centre. Up we walked and eventually surrendered by asking directions from a guy walking his dog . Three hundred and twenty five Euro!!!!!. Once on a mooring we dinghied (!) We approached the Island from the South and had marked out a number of possible anchorages. Apparently there is a ‘no singing policy’, not even in Welsh!! A very expensive nights berthing with toilet / shower facilities which were not up to the standard of the cost incurred. and we were off to explore our surroundings. We spoke to the charter yacht moored adjacent to us and arranged to share the taxi. We hung around for a while and could see an approaching armada of sailing vessels. At 5.30 pm (as ordered) the water taxi pulled up alongside Money Penny. We spent two nights in this Bay just enjoying the clear blue water & paddle boarding before moving Money Penny across to the town quay at Pilos to take a walk around the town and then moving on. We would certainly return here to spend a night later in the month or perhaps next year. Juliet & Grace were going to be in Cala Llonga on 30th May so we arranged to meet. We decided to move over to the neighbouring island of Sark for a night at anchor. There are narrow streets housing old merchant’s houses and cafes. With a small ‘lift’ across a sandbank, we began paddling up the small river. For now, we decided to make our way in to the City to look around. The young Sunsail skipper informed us of the VHF channel that he would be monitoring that night and kindly said that if we needed assistance we should call him. For the following two days we winterised our home before departing for the airport early on the 17th. Hiroshima is the story of six people--a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest--who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. I honestly thought that the fort was a very busy tourist attraction with hundreds of visitors crowding across the bridge into and out of the historic fortification. We visited the Picasso Museum and also made the trip up to the Castle Gibralfaro which dates back to 770BC and sits on a hill overlooking the City of Malaga. We decided that we should leave for the Spanish mainland the following day. Having been joined by Alex & Kuni we enjoyed the rest of the day catching up on our experiences during the Medicane, paddle boarding and swimming before settling down for a well earned calm, quiet night onboard. The first part of the walk took us through a lovely wooded area but this eventually brought us to the roadway. Decision made we stay in Fowey for another night, well not quite right as Mr Lindsay insisted we venture out just to see what the sea conditions were like for a quick 23 mile hop up the coast to Plymouth. We walked through the narrow streets with numerous tourists and then had tapas overlooking the bay. The filling station would not accept cards and we had already filled the tank before we were given this information! We spent the night on anchor in Navy Bay off the Dockyard where we had a great view of the town lit up during the evening. We spent the first night on Elba in the bay off Marina del Campo and went ashore to look around the village before moving to an anchorage in Golfo Lacona and finally Porto Azzuro.

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