Retirement on 'Endeavour'

Tuesday, 5th April 2011

caroleneedham — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:54:00 +0200

Just in case you think I have stopped writing my blog, for those of you who don’t know already, I have started a new blog for this year e...

Thursday, 24th February 2011

caroleneedham — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:44:00 +0100

We are returning to Marmaris on Monday, 7th March. Just testing my new laptop so here’s a photo of us in Mexico

Monday, 15th November 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:34:00 +0100

Forgot what a pain in the backside it is to leave the boat over the winter, so much to do, hope we haven&rsq...

Sunday, 14th November 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:24:00 +0100

A day for packing and getting the final jobs done for leaving the boat. Last ...

Saturday, 13th November 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:14:00 +0100

Cloudy skies today. Went to my Turkish lesson in the staff canteen and learnt...

Friday, 12th November 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:04:00 +0100

The sun was shining as we awoke but clouds soon gathered around midday. Morne...

Thursday, 11th November 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:54:00 +0100

A beautiful day today with plenty of sunshine. Vacuum packed most of the bedd...

Wednesday, 10th November 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:44:00 +0100

Very windy again today with dark clouds looming. Today is the 72^nd...

Tuesday, 9th November 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:34:00 +0100

Very cloudy and windy today again. I went for a walk at 7.30 a.m. with the sm...

Monday, 8th November 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:32:00 +0100

The weather is changing. Clouds appeared in the sky and the wind has picked u...

Sunday, 7th November 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:32:00 +0100

We caught the 12 o’clock bus into Marmaris as we had arranged with Chris and Lois and Anna and Charlie...

Saturday, 6th November 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:30:00 +0100

Another absolutely beautiful day. The cranes start about 8 a.m. and continue ...

Friday, 5th November 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:27:00 +0100

Went on the early morning walk at 7.30 a.m. and later joined the coffee morning at 11 a.m. The skipper’s forum followed afterwards at 12 ...

Thursday, 4th November 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:26:00 +0100

Really nice day again today. We went to Marmaris at 10.30 a.m. and walked to ...

Wednesday, 3rd November 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:34:00 +0100

What a beautiful day again, hot and sunny with hardly a breath of wind. I wen...

Tuesday, 2nd November 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:31:00 +0100

Brian went to Netsel Marina in Marmaris to unlock a ladies bike for her, he actually took his bolt cutters to fr...

Monday, 1st November 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:30:00 +0100

Brian had ordered another solar panel on Friday and as arranged, we met the guy arranging this purchase in Marma...

Sunday, 31st October 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:28:00 +0100

Another lovely day. The clocks went back one hour, so we had an extra hour in...

Saturday, 30th October 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:27:00 +0200

Another beautiful day. There was a boat jumble on today in the gardens at 9 a...

Friday, 29th October 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:24:00 +0200

Woke to a lovely sunny day. Coffee morning at 11 a.m. today with the skippers...

Thursday, 28th October 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:23:00 +0200

Thunder and lightening from 7 a.m. this morning until about midday with heavy rain.

Wednesday, 27th October 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:00 +0200

Very cloudy today. We went for a coffee on ‘Suzannie T’ w...

Tuesday, 26th October 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:29:00 +0200

Cloudy today with just a few spots of rain. We went into Marmaris and had my ...

Monday, 25th October 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:19:00 +0200

Nice day today again. Paul from ‘Ganova’ came and cleaned...

Sunday, 24th October 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:09:00 +0200

Another beautiful day. Brian washed the main sail and once dried, we folded i...

Saturday, 23rd October 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:59:00 +0200

We arranged to get the 8.30 a.m. bus into Marmaris this morning with Chris and Lois, and then caught the bus int...

Friday, 22nd October 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:49:00 +0200

Brian repaired the patch on the dinghy and washed it and once dry, put it away in it’s bag for the win...

Thursday, 21st October 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:39:00 +0200

All the signs of a nice day as we awoke this morning but by 11 a.m. the clouds began to build up and the rain ca...

Wednesday, 20th October 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:29:00 +0200

Rained heavily all day today, so we did not move from the boat. North Sails r...

Tuesday, 19th October 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:19:00 +0200

Rained all night and woke up to more rain and strong southerly winds. We had ...

Monday, 18th October 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:09:00 +0200

I had thought of not continuing the blog, as we are now in Marmaris for the winter and therefore not doing much and thought you may get bored with ...

Sunday, 17th October, 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:59:00 +0200

Rain and clouds again today with about an hour of sunshine. We had a game of ...

Saturday, 16th October 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:49:00 +0200

Another cloudy day spent reading mostly. We arranged to go for a meal in Akta...

Friday, 15th October 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:39:00 +0200

Sunny and cloudy today but very warm. Took 3 bags of washing to the laundry a...

Thursday, 14th October 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:29:00 +0200

It started raining at 2.30 a.m. and we woke up to a very cloudy day. The mari...

Wednesday, 13th October 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:25:00 +0200

After a bad night on the ‘My Marina’ pontoon with the lines snatching all night with the con...

Tuesday, 12th October 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:19:00 +0200

Left Yacht Classic pontoon at 6.45 a.m., sun beginning to rise but very cloudy.

Monday, 11th October 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:02:00 +0200

Another beautiful day, a bit warmer than it has been lately. Not much to repo...

Sunday, 10th October 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:59:00 +0200

Another sunny day spent relaxing by the waters edge, the wind picked up about noon and was quite chilly.

Saturday, 9th October 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:54:00 +0200

Anders slipped on his boat when we were in Sarsala Bay last Saturday and hurt his ribs and we arranged for him t...

Friday, 8th October 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:48:00 +0200

Today we walked around the bay to the opposite side from Yacht Classic Hotel.

Thursday, 7th October 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:45:00 +0200

Anders and Agneta decided to take a berth in the Ece Marina next to Yacht Classic rather than wait till a berth ...

Wednesday, 6th October 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:05:00 +0200

A beautiful morning again spent relaxing, should we stay or should we go? Having weighed up the cost of another ...

Tuesday, 5th October 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:56:00 +0200

We departed from Gocek at 9.45 a.m. and headed towards Tersane Creek following Sabine and Morne Fortune out of t...

Monday, 4th October 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:55:00 +0200

After a comfortable night at anchorage, we decided to follow the decision made by Anders and Agneta to stay anot...

Sunday, 3rd October 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:34:00 +0200

We left the anchorage at 9 a.m. after a restless night with the water slapping against the boat and headed to Go...

Saturday, 2nd October 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:26:00 +0200

Good night’s anchorage last night, sun shining again as we got up and we left at 12.30 p.m. heading do...

Friday, 1st October 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:24:00 +0200

Not a cloud in the sky this morning but a heavy dew on the decks of the boat.

Thursday, 30th September 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:23:00 +0200

As forecast, the sky was full of dirty clouds and no doubt rain would follow shortly. <...

Wednesday, 29th September 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:21:00 +0200

We walked into Fethiye with Anders and Agneta and did some window shopping, Anders bought a rucksack, Agneta a t...

Tuesday, 28th September 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:17:00 +0200

We left the marina at 6.50 a.m. with a light breeze and the sun rising. We ha...

Monday, 27th September 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:36:00 +0200

The rain came at 5 a.m. this morning and I was up on deck again, bringing in the cushions and shutting the hatch...

Sunday, 26th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:24:00 +0200

Started raining at 6 a.m. but only a few drops of rain, I got out and shut the hatches and brought the cushions ...

Saturday, 25th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:23:00 +0200

Brian caught the marina ferry into Marmaris this morning and bought a flat hose on a reel, we had left ours out ...

Friday, 24th September 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:22:00 +0200

A lot of cloud cover today, the forecast is for rain over the weekend.

Thursday, 23rd September 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:16:00 +0200

We took a bag of washing to the laundry and went to see Meliha in the marina office to let her know we would be ...

Wednesday, 22nd September 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:15:00 +0200

Caught the 8.45 a.m. marina ferry boat into Marmaris this morning and did the usual walk around the chandlery ar...

Tuesday, 21st September 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:14:00 +0200

Another lazy day around the pool whilst Brian spent the day on the boat threading wires from the windlass motor ...

Monday, 20th September 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:57:00 +0200

The weather seems to have settled, the meltemi disappearing. We went to the p...

Sunday, 19th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:54:00 +0200

Departed from the harbour at 7.30 a.m. this morning. It is a long time since ...

Saturday, 18th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:25:00 +0200

We walked along the coastal path this morning for about an hour and stopped at a lovely boutique hotel called Do...

Friday, 17th September 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:23:00 +0200

The forecast for the next two days in Kos and Datca is for 20 knots winds, so we awoke at 6 a.m. and prepared th...

Thursday, 16th September 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:22:00 +0200

Susan and David slept well in the forward cabin and after a bacon and egg breakfast, we went in the car to Tigna...

Wednesday, 15th September 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:21:00 +0200

Susan and David joined us this morning having driven from Kefalos in their hire car.

Tuesday, 14th September 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:20:00 +0200

We went for a walk into the main harbour and around the town today. The harbo...

Monday, 13th September 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:57:00 +0200

We left Kefalos at 7.10 a.m this morning after having spent 8 great days at anchor here. &...

Sunday, 12th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:55:00 +0200

Spent the day on the boat at anchor in Kefalos and Susan and David joined us about 10.30 a.m.&nb...

Saturday, 11th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:54:00 +0200

Woke up to a cloudy sky, wind blowing about 15 knots – we had arranged to take Susan and David to Bubb...

Friday, 10th September 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:53:00 +0200

We went ashore in the dinghy this morning to meet Susan and David as they were taking us in the car to Zia up in...

Thursday, 9th September 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:52:00 +0200

Susan and David came on board this morning and we motorsailed to the small uninhabited island of Perigousa, 4 &a...

Wednesday, 8th September 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:51:00 +0200

Well the wind blew all night as forecast but we held firm on the anchor. The ...

Tuesday, 7th September 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:30:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly all night and continued throughout the day, gusting to 24 knots. We stayed on the boat sw...

Monday, 6th September 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:29:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly all night as forecast but we were very comfortable swinging on the anchor.&am...

Sunday, 5th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:27:00 +0200

After an uncomfortable night against the quay, the ropes tugging and snatching all night, we decided to move out...

Saturday, 4th September 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:25:00 +0200

The temperature in the boat this morning was 21C, within a week the weather has cooled down considerably, so muc...

Friday, 3rd September 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:23:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly all night and calmed off at about 4 a.m. I seem to be ...

Thursday, 2nd September 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:22:00 +0200

Very windy today as predicted, stayed on the boat and Brian finished reading his book ‘The Girl who ki...

Wednesday, 1st Sepember 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:00 +0200

This morning we took the ferry boat to Marmaris to get some bulbs for the lights in the saloon and then the usua...

Tuesday, 31st August 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:20:00 +0200

Brian had another go at splicing and making the eyes on the mooring lines with the help of Bill’s fid,...

Monday, 30th August 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:10:00 +0200

We were on the first bus at 8 a.m. to Marmaris this morning and got off at the Cruise Port. ...

Sunday, 29th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:09:00 +0200

Brian bought some anchor line this morning and with the old anchor line, tried to make some new mooring lines as...

Saturday, 28th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:07:00 +0200

We caught the 8.45 a.m. ferry to Marmaris this morning to purchase our ferry tickets for our trip to Rhodes on M...

Friday, 27th August 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:02:00 +0200

We had arranged with the marina to stay till next Wednesday and had informed them that we were going out for the...

Thursday, 26th August 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:01:00 +0200

We went to the pool in the afternoon and had yet another lovely meal in the marina restaurant – we hav...

Wednesday, 25th August 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:59:00 +0200

It was very windy all night with a swell onto the berth but it was not as bad as last night.&nbs...

Tuesday, 24th August 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:47:00 +0200

After a swelly night against the Ali Baba pontoon with the mooring lines snatching all night, we headed out at 8...

Monday, 23rd August 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:45:00 +0200

The bar across from us on the shore turned out to be Club Buenavista and music blared out loudly till 3.30a.m., ...

Sunday, 22nd August 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:43:00 +0200

This morning we went to the Port Authority office and got the transit log stamped €5.&n...

Saturday, 21st August 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:41:00 +0200

After our morning dip we headed off to Dirsek, the scenery along the way between the small islands along the coa...

Friday, 20th August 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:38:00 +0200

We spent the morning making water whilst hooked up to the electric before we departed at 2.10 p.m.&a...

Thursday, 19th August 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:37:00 +0200

We caught the 10 a.m. bus into Marmaris today and then got on another bus to Icemeler to meet up with Dacy, a fr...

Thursday, 19th August 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:37:00 +0200

We caught the 10 a.m. bus into Marmaris today and then got on another bus to Icemeler to meet up with Dacy, a fr...

Wednesday, 18th August 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:24:00 +0200

Today we stayed around the hotel as Jona, Elle and Becky leave us this evening at 8.30 p.m. ...

Tuesday, 17th August 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:14:00 +0200

Another lazy day spent relaxing by the water’s edge.

Monday, 16th August 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:14:00 +0200

We decided to take the dolmus into Marmaris today to show Jona, Elle and Becky the sights. ...

Sunday, 15th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:13:00 +0200

Another lazy day spent relaxing around the pool, today Becky stood on a wasp and she too got stung on the bottom...

Saturday, 14th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:11:00 +0200

Another good anchorage last night, the weather is really hot at the moment and with little wind, the only way to...

Friday, 13th August 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:10:00 +0200

After a lazy morning, we left to go to our next anchorage at Kuyulu Buku, 10 nm further into the bay.

Thursday, 12th August 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:08:00 +0200

After a nice time in Datca, we headed off to anchor in Kuruca Buku at 11 a.m., sailing all the way with a 10 kno...

Wednesday, 11th August 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:07:00 +0200

We set off to Datca at 9.45 a.m. with no wind and a slight roll on the sea, arriving at the harbour at 1 p.m.<...

Tuesday, 10th August 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:50:00 +0200

We awoke at 6 a.m. to assess the wind and sea state, it was blowing 12-15 knots and white horses out at sea, but...

Monday, 9th August 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:40:00 +0200

We woke early at 6.20 a.m. to set off to the next anchorage before the wind picked up. <...

Sunday, 8th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:30:00 +0200

Left the anchorage after a delivery of fresh bread from the guy at the restaurant.

Saturday, 7th August 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:20:00 +0200

We had breakfast and then set off at 10.45 a.m. to our next anchorage in Yedi Ardali (Seven Islands).

Friday, 6th August 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:10:00 +0200

Dull morning and as we left the pontoon it started to spit with rain, it did not last more than 10 minutes.

Thursday, 5th August 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0200

We departed from Sogut at 11.20 a.m. with a gentle breeze blowing and sailed to Degirmen Buku, only about 4 mile...

Wednesday, 4th August 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:58:00 +0200

We left the pontoon at 8.20 a.m. after a restless night with the waves slapping up the back of the boat and the ...

Tuesday, 3rd August 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:46:00 +0200

Jona, Elle and Becky arrived about 9 a.m. and made themselves at home and we left the marina at 9.30 a.m. assist...

Monday, 2nd August 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:36:00 +0200

We took a bag of washing to the laundry and went to the office to see if we could stay another night –...

Sunday, 1st August 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:26:00 +0200

We left Palamut at 7.35 a.m. heading towards Bodrum. As we reached the headla...

Saturday, 31st July 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:16:00 +0200

The wind picked up during the early morning at 4 a.m. waking me up but I managed to get back off to sleep again....

Friday, 30th July, 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:06:00 +0200

After a trip to the office to settle our account and confirm our winter contract, we left the marina after six n...

Thursday, 29th July 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:56:00 +0200

We took the ferry boat from the marina into Marmaris at 8.30 a.m. this morning.

Wednesday, 28th July 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:46:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly all night easing off at around 11 am only to increase even stronger. ...

Tuesday, 27th July 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 +0200

Spent the afternoon around the pool and had lunch there of cheeseburger – 8 TL each.&n...

Monday, 26th July 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:18:00 +0200

Took a huge pile of washing to the laundry for wash, dry and iron – 57TL. We then caught the bus into Marmaris and got off just...

Sunday, 25th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:16:00 +0200

Nothing to report today, spent the afternoon around the pool and had a meal in the restaurant in the evening. Very nice meal for 148TL fo...

Saturday, 24th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:19:00 +0200

Our local tripper boat came at 7.45 a.m. and we boarded and chugged our way t...

Friday, 23rd July 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:58:00 +0200

We awoke to the mobile alarm at 4.30 a.m. and left our anchorage at 5.05 a.m. in the dark. ...

Thursday, 22nd July 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:44:00 +0200

No wind at 7.30 a.m. this morning – what happened to the forecast?

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Wednesday,21st July 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:42:00 +0200

Left Sarsala Bay at 10.30 a.m. after a good night’s anchorage, even though it was more open and windie...

Tuesday, 20th July 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:39:00 +0200

We left the pontoon at1.30 p.m. and sailed all the way across to Sarsala Bay in 18 knots of wind, the most wind ...

Monday, 19th July 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:21:00 +0200

We were the last two boats to leave the pontoon at 2 p.m. and we sailed in a gentle breeze across the bay to &am...

Sunday, 18th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:11:00 +0200

Left the anchorage at around 10 a.m. and sailed over to Yassica Ardarli for a lunch stop. ...

Saturday, 17th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:01:00 +0200

Sunny and hot again today but nice gentle breeze, and we decided to stay here another day. ...

Friday, 16th July 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:51:00 +0200

We asked the manager of the pontoon if we could stay on the berth till 5 p.m. but he asked us to leave before 2....

Thursday, 15th July 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:41:00 +0200

Went into Fethiye this morning and Brian and I had our hair cut at Istanbul Kuafar, recommended by Lorraine from...

Wednesday, 14th July 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:31:00 +0200

Another hot night, the wind never came as forecast. The day was spent relaxin...

Tuesday, 13th July 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:21:00 +0200

The wind never materialised and it was hot during the night. Berthed across f...

Monday, 12th July 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:19:00 +0200

Awoke to the mobile alarm clock at 4.30 a.m., still dark outside, and left the harbour at 5 a.m.&...

Sunday, 11th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:05:00 +0200

Woke up at 5 a.m. this morning to the gullet moving next to us and a big power boat next to Morne Fortune, Chris...

Saturday, 10th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:03:00 +0200

Today we set off at7.15 a.m. for Kalkan, after Smiley had dropped off two fresh loaves, hoping for a better sea....

Friday, 9th July 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:01:00 +0200

We set off very early to get to Kalkan in good time and left the anchorge at 05.45 a.m. passing Kale Koy with th...

Thursday, 8th July 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0200

Set off at 6.20 a.m. to head to Kekova Roads to anchor in Gokkaya Limini and arrived there around 9 a.m.

Wednesday, 7th July 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:59:00 +0200

We waited all day for the upholstery man to come with the cockpit cushions, he eventually arrived at 3 p.m. but ...

Tuesday, 6th July 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:57:00 +0200

Very hot again today. We went to the supemarket to get meat and drinks in pre...

Monday, 5th July 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:20:00 +0200

After a peaceful night at anchorage, we left at 6.50 a.m., all the little fishing boats had left early this morn...

Sunday, 4th July 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:18:00 +0200

We departed from the marina at 8.10 a.m. heading to an anchorage at Cineviz Limani (Port Genovese)&a...

Saturday, 3rd July 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:17:00 +0200

We left Antalaya at 9.20 a.m. in calm waters but it was not long before the wind picked up to 20 knots in a Sout...

Friday, 2nd July 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:15:00 +0200

Another hot day spent on the bathing platform watching the tripper boats go out.

Thursday, 1st July 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:28:00 +0200

We caught the local bus (no. 43) which stopped right outside the marina to Antalaya old town, near the harbour &...

Wednesday, 30th June 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:24:00 +0200

We left the berth in Kemer marina at 9.10 a.m. with a nice breeze blowing and...

Tuesday, 29th June 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:18:00 +0200

Woke up this morning to a clear blue sky –no clouds at all on the mountains. <...

Monday, 28th June 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:13:00 +0200

After last night’s rain, there were still dark clouds lingering on the mountains. ...

Sunday, 27th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:11:00 +0200

We woke at 8 a.m. and had a lazy day. We went to the specially made paved jet...

Saturday, 26th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:07:00 +0200

After a restless night, we left the anchorage at 6.45 a.m., the only damaged sustained – we lost a fen...

Friday, 25th June 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:58:00 +0200

Said our goodbyes to Andes and Agneatha at 8.20 a.m. as we departed for an anchorage on the coast before Kemer.&...

Thursday, 24th June 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:55:00 +0200

The wind appears to have calmed off today, and as promised, the upholsterer returned to make a template and meas...

Wednesday, 23rd June 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:54:00 +0200

Today the wind was still blowing very strongly, gusting into the marina. We g...

Tuesday, 22nd June 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:53:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly today and we spent the day on board the boat relaxing.

Monday, 21st June 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:31:00 +0200

Left this beautiful anchorage at 8.15 a.m. after a swim, the water on the surface was cool but below the water w...

Sunday, 20th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:28:00 +0200

After a good night at anchor, we headed off at 11a.m. to the eastern end of the Kekova Roads to another anchorag...

Saturday, 19th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:24:00 +0200

The sun was blazing down at 7.00 a.m. this morning and Ismail from ‘Smileys’ delivered some ...

Friday, 18th June 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:00 +0200

Andes and Agneatha left at 8.30 a.m. heading to Finike, as they have reserved a berth there and booked for 2 mon...

Thursday, 17th June 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:21:00 +0200

We are staying another day in Kalkan – it is really nice here. Last...

Wednesday, 16th June 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:11:00 +0200

The gullet next to us left at 5.30 a.m. this morning after partying till 1.30 a.m. last night.&n...

Tuesday, 15th June 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:07:00 +0200

Early start again today, left the harbour at6 am with the sun just rising and a gentle breeze.&n...

Monday, 14th June 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:03:00 +0200

After a good night at anchor, we departed at 7.50 a.m. heading to Rhodes.

Sunday, 13th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:58:00 +0200

We left the anchorage in Kamari at 6.30 a.m. with the sun rising ahead of us on our way to the island of Simi to...

Saturday, 12th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:23:00 +0200

After a good night at anchor, we awoke at 8 a.m. to brilliant sunshine and very hot – yes even at this...

Friday, 11th June 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:13:00 +0200

6.35 a.m. start after a surprisingly comfortable night at anchor. The wind ca...

Thursday, 10th June 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:03:00 +0200

Left Turgetreis Marina at 12.30 to go to an anchorage in a bay just around the headland called Akyarlar.

Wednesday, 9th June 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:53:00 +0200

We left Kalymnos at 6.20 a.m. to travel to Turgetreis on the Turkish mainland.

Tuesday, 8th June 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:43:00 +0200

Another sunny and windy day. We filled up ...

Monday, 7th June 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:33:00 +0200

Today we hired a car for €30 – a lime green Fiat Panda. We...

Sunday, 6th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:31:00 +0200

We left Vathi at 10.35 a.m. and made our way back to Kalymnos harbour, as strong NW winds are forecast for this ...

Saturday, 5th June 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:28:00 +0200

We had a lie in today, woke up at 7 a.m. We went to the Port Police with our ...

Friday, 4th June 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:25:00 +0200

Left Katapola at 6 a.m. with a forecast of SW4-5 but the sea was calm with a slight swell behind us....

Thursday, 3rd June 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:22:00 +0200

What a difference a day makes as the song goes. We had a good night&rsquo...

Wednesday, 2nd June 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:33:00 +0200

Woke up at 02.30 a.m. to the howling wind again but this time it was even stronger than yesterday.&a...

Tuesday, 1st June 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:32:00 +0200

Woke up to the wind howling in the harbour, this was a lot stronger than the forecast we had got yesterday and i...

Monday, 31st May 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:19:00 +0200

Woke early again this morning after quite a rolly night but managed to get some sleep. <...

Sunday, 30th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:17:00 +0200

Woke early and set off for the island of Sifnos at 6.30 a.m. with the sun rising and calm seas.&...

Saturday, 29th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:16:00 +0200

We went to see Dimitris this morning to thank him for looking after the boat and settle the bill with him.

Friday, 28th May 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:41:00 +0200

Hi, I’m back and ready to begin our adventures again. The flight ba...

Monday, 17th May 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:31:00 +0200

The phone call that you never wish to happen happened this morning at 5 a.m. UK time – Sandra phoned t...

Sunday, 16th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:30:00 +0200

The wind had calmed down by morning, the forecast for today was 25 knots of wind West – South &nda...

Saturday, 15th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:29:00 +0200

The wind came as forecast, gusting into the harbour at 22 knots, but died down midday. <...

Friday, 14th May 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:47:00 +0200

As forecast, the wind blew strongly in the night, howling through the boats but in the morning all was calm agai...

Thursday, 13th May 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:46:00 +0200

Brian and I moved the boat this morning alongside the quay opposite to where we were, as the harbour master, Dim...

Wednesday, 12th May 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:45:00 +0200

The sun was shining as usual and after Brian stripped the motor of the windlass anchor apart, he found that the ...

Tuesday, 11th May 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:44:00 +0200

Woke early and set off to the island of Kithnos at 6.15 a.m. as the sun was rising.

Monday, 10th May 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:41:00 +0200

After a good night’s sleep, we went to the butchers and bakers to get some fresh meat and bread.

Sunday, 9th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:39:00 +0200

Sunny and windy today as we head off to the island of Aigina at just after 9 a.m.

Saturday, 8th May 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:16:00 +0200

Overcast as we awoke this morning with no wind. Andres had persuaded us to st...

Friday, 7th May 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:11:00 +0200

Not a very good night’s sleep last night, woke up at 3.30 a.m. with the mooring ropes snatching on the...

Thursday, 6th May 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:10:00 +0200

Woke up to an overcast sky when we set off to Corinth at 6.50 a.m. this morning.

Wednesday, 5th May 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:08:00 +0200

Very overcast today but still hot. The wind forecast (Easterly 17 knots) did ...

Tuesday, 4th May 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:43:00 +0200

Another sunny day and after shopping at Carrefour in the town, we caught the 10.45 a.m. bus up to Delphi at a co...

Monday, 3rd May 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:31:00 +0200

The wind calmed down about 4 a.m. and we set off at around 7 a.m. the wind starting to make a ripple on the wate...

Sunday, 2nd May 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:31:00 +0200

The wind blew strongly all yesterday and through the night and we woke up with no let up, so we decided to stay ...

Saturday, 1st May 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:01:00 +0200

Set off in calm waters to the suspension bridge at Andirrion at 8 a.m. going towards the Gulf of Corinth.

Friday, 30th April 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:41:00 +0200

Early start this morning, after having the transit log stamped, it was off to Missalonghi on the Greek mainland ...

Thursday, 29th April 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:40:00 +0200

Considering our position on the quay, the last ferry came in at 11.30 p.m. last night and did not disturb us too...

Wednesday, 28th April 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:25:00 +0200

With a nice breeze blowing, we left Fiskardo at 10 a.m. heading south towards Sami.

Tuesday, 27th April 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:24:00 +0200

Sunny blue skies today and the wind had died down. Chris from Weymouth left t...

Monday, 26th April 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:23:00 +0200

The wind picked up about 5 a.m. this morning blowing from the east. After bre...

Sunday, 25th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:12:00 +0200

Set off this morning to Fiskardo on Kephalonia at 10 a.m. with 10 knots of wind in the bay as we left.

Saturday, 24th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:02:00 +0200

Sunny and calm in Sivota Bay this morning. Brian and I went for another long ...

Friday, 23rd April 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0200

Morne Fortune arrived after midday and moored stern to the quay on our starboard side. <...

Thursday, 22nd April 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:58:00 +0200

Sunny again today and Palairos Yacht Services were with Morne Fortune by 8.30 a.m. and had the generator lifted ...

Wednesday, 21st April 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:57:00 +0200

Sunny and windy again today, still north westerly though. Did another lot of ...

Tuesday, 20th April 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:23:00 +0200

Still cloudy but some sunshine peeking through. Wind changed direction to Nor...

Monday, 19th April 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:22:00 +0200

Left Vathi at 7.50 a.m. after heavy rain and thunder and lightening since 6 a.m.

Sunday, 18th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:21:00 +0200

Another sunny day spent reading. Had another game of cards in the evening on ...

Saturday, 17th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:21:00 +0200

Got up early this morning and Chris, Lois and I went on the 7.20 a.m. ferry to Levkas to shop and check out the ...

Friday, 16th April 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:02:00 +0200

Another sunny day spent reading and in the afternoon we played ‘boule’ in the park with Chris and Lois. Chris phoned ...

Thursday, 15th April 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:01:00 +0200

Went for a long walk today to Spartahori over the hill and then back around the coast, stopping for lunch at &am...

Wednesday, 14th April 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0200

Not much to report today, spent most of it reading and enjoying the sunshine.

Tuesday, 13th April 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:55:00 +0200

Chris needed to get some rope to rig his paserelle, so we all went across to Nidri in Morne Fortune and tied up ...

Monday, 12th April 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:53:00 +0200

After having accomplished all the jobs on the boats, apart from waiting for the parts for Chris’ gener...

Sunday, 11th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:08:00 +0200

We went into the marina this morning to enable Brian and Chris to fit the davits on Endeavour and fix the brackets for the paserelles and lines to ...

Saturday, 10th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:06:00 +0200

Brian went to try the brackets onto the paserelle which Les had dropped off with us last night, and sod&rsqu...

Friday, 9th April 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:04:00 +0200

Lois and Chris moved into the marina today with Morne Fortune so that they could fill up with water and get hooked up to the electric so that Lois ...

Thursday, 8th April 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0200

The wind changed direction today and is coming from the East and blowing us against the quay, still a very comfo...

Wednesday, 7th April 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:22:00 +0200

Better day today weatherwise. Went to see Dieter today to pick up our Alfa ae...

Tuesday, 6th April 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:32:00 +0200

As forecast, a strong wind blew during the night and for most of the day today.

Monday, 5th April 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:19:00 +0200

We left Vathi at about 9.30 a.m. and headed back to Levkas where we moored side to the quay in the town.

Sunday, 4th April 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:18:00 +0200

Sunny again today with the usual church service and bells at about 10 a.m. this morning.

&...

Saturday, 3rd April 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:08:00 +0200

Another sunny day woken up by the church bells tolling at 7.30 a.m. and then again at 9 a.m. followed by the Gre...

Friday, 2nd April 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:26:00 +0200

Started off cloud today but by midd...

Thursday, 1st April 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:24:00 +0200

Left Levkas Marina at 11.45 a.m. heading down the canal towards Nidri. As soo...

Wednesday, 31st March 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:23:00 +0200

It was overcast today and we have decided to stay another night here in Levkas Marina. <...

Tuesday, 30th March 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:37:00 +0200

Brian and Chris set to installing the solar panels on each other’s boat whilst Lois and I went to the ...

Monday, 29th March 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +0200

Up early this morning and thank god the wind has died down. Tractor came at 8.30 a.m. to tow us to the crane and...

Sunday, 28th March 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:26:00 +0200

A strong wind blew during the night and was still blowing strong all day, glad we were on terra firma&...

Saturday, 27th March 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:46:00 +0100

Not much happening today other than we cleared the decks and Brian put all hi...

Friday, 26th March 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:36:00 +0100

Another sunny day spent doing more jobs – did 2 lots of washing, Brian painted the lazerette lockers a...

Thursday, 25th March 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:26:00 +0100

It is Chris’ 61^st Birthday today – Happy Birthday Chris!...

Wednesday, 24th March 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:25:00 +0100

The car arrived about 9.30 a.m. and Brian and Lois were the named drivers. It...

Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

caroleneedham — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:33:00 +0100

Had a really comfortable night after watching a DVD ‘H...

Monday, 22nd March 2010

caroleneedham — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:30:00 +0100

A busy day again jobbing and getting ready to live aboard. Descaled the kettl...

Sunday, 21st March 2010

caroleneedham — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:28:00 +0100

Another sunny day here in Preveza. More work to do, Brian started to wash the...

Saturday, 20th March 2010

caroleneedham — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0100

Hurray, Vernon arrived about 10 a.m. with our gear – now for the hard work. <...

Friday, 19th March 2010

caroleneedham — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:25:00 +0100

Another sunny day, starting with a phone call to Vernon to ask when he was planning to arrive this morning with ...

Thursday, 18th March 2010

caroleneedham — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0100

A taxi was booked to pick us up at 06.45 a.m. to take us to Kifisus Bus Station after a quick breakfast of toast...

Wednesday, 17th March 2010

caroleneedham — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:36:00 +0100

Welcome back to our ‘Retirement on Endeavour’ and hope you will enjoy reading about our adve...

Tuesday, 27th October 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:26:00 +0100

Woke up to clouds and light showers this morning. Mor...

Monday, 26th October 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:25:00 +0100

A mixture of sunshine and showers and light breeze today.

Sunday, 25th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:24:00 +0100

Brighter day today and managed to wash sails and dry them.

Saturday 24th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:22:00 +0200

Another wet and windy day. Went back into Preveza on ...

Friday 23rd October 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:16:00 +0200

As forecast, it was raining heavily today with a Force 7-8 wind due later.&a...

Thursday, 22nd October 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:14:00 +0200

Another nice day today with the sun shining. After a ...

Wednesday, 21st October 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:02:00 +0200

It was good to get a decent night’s sleep again, the harbour was very still an...

Tuesday, 20th October 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0200

After a restless sleep on the pontoon berth, we decided to move on and head for Vathi at...

Monday, 19th October 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:59:00 +0200

After a trip to the butchers, fishmongers and fruit and vegetable shops we set off aroun...

Sunday, 18th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:57:00 +0200

Wind and rain came as forecast – a day for reading.&...

Saturday, 17th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +0200

Another game of Canasta last night after the meal, scores on the doors, 6 – 2 ...

Friday, 16th October 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:34:00 +0200

Weather a bit better today, had about one hour of sunshine.

Thursday, 15th October 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:00 +0200

Raining today with a southerly wind blowing. Still co...

Wednesday, 14th October 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0200

A better day today but very cold compared with the weather we have had up to now.

Tuesday, 13th October 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +0200

Monday, 12th October 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:03:00 +0200

The rain came at 6 a.m. this morning with a light shower and lightening.&...

Sunday, 11th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0200

We decided to move on and try to catch some more fish on the way to Vathi on Meganisi.&l...

Saturday, 10th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:43:00 +0200

Set off at 11.15 a.m. to Vlikho near Nidri on Levkas with a Force 3 NW wind forecast but...

Friday, 9th October 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:33:00 +0200

We decided to stay an extra day here in Sivota and managed to skype in a local taverna w...

Thursday, 8th October 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:23:00 +0200

Although the anchorage calmed down for the night, having experienced an uncomfortable ti...

Wednesday, 7th October 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +0200

After two nice days in Palairos, we set of for Meganisi and the northern harbour of Spar...

Tuesday, 6th October 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:26:00 +0200

So nice here, we are staying another day. Not a cloud in the sky this morning. We walked along the sea front to the Vounaki marina and Sunsail hote...

Monday, 5th October 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +0200

We left Kalamos in a strong gusting wind into the harbour, and as we got out into the channel between the mainland and Kalamos, the wind gusted to ...

Sunday, 4th October 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:21:00 +0200

After 3 nights in Vathi, we headed on to the island of Kalamos to the east of Ithica. The scenery was beautiful as we sailed out and across to Kala...

Saturday, 3rd October 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:19:00 +0200

It was still raining this morning but the wind had calmed down a bit and we decided to s...

Friday, 2nd October 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:25:00 +0200

We decided to stay an extra day in Vathi as it was rumoured there was thunder, rain and ...

Thursday, 1st October 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:24:00 +0200

We set off at 10 o’clock to Vathi, only 6 miles south. &...

Wednesday, 30th September 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:22:00 +0200

After most of the rafted boats had left, we set off at 10.45 a.m. to go just around the ...

Tuesday, 29th September 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:17:00 +0200

Having been stormbound for 3 days and 1 day of enjoying Fiskardo at it’s best,...

monday, 28th September 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:43:00 +0200

Another windy restless night, the wind still blowing SE this morning with a forecast of Force 5-6 calming off to...

Sunday, 27th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:40:00 +0200

Another bad night of strong SE winds bouncing us all night. &...

Saturday, 26th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:38:00 +0200

That must be the worst night moored against the quay we have had so far and the wind is forecast for Force 6-7 a...

Friday, 25th September 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:29:00 +0200

Left Sivota at 9.50 a.m. with the wind ESE

Thursday, 24th September 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:23:00 +0200

Woke up to spots of rain today with more clouds looming above. Our new Polish friends left, as did many other boats and it was not long b...

Wednesday, 23rd September 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:14:00 +0200

After 3 great nights in Vathi, we set off at 10.15 a.m. heading to Sivota on the south of Levkas. As we approached the harbour, lots of b...

Monday & Tuesday, 21st/22nd September 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:07:00 +0200

It is so nice here in Vathi that we have decided to stay for a couple of days.

Sunday, 20th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:05:00 +0200

The wind was still blowing this morning, gusting strong at times but it calmed down arou...

Saturday, 19th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:09:00 +0200

We set off today at 10.15 a.m. to go to Megenisi, passing the small island of Skorpios o...

Friday, 18th September 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:08:00 +0200

After a calm night at anchorage, we went ashore to find an internet café to u...

Thursday, 17th September 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:06:00 +0200

Woke up to more rain but decided to head on to Parga, only 10 miles further south.

Wednesday, 16th September 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:05:00 +0200

Laurie and Nicki left this morning, they had another property to view in Arillas on the ...

Tuesday, 15th September 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:42:00 +0200

Today we took Laurie and Nicki out on the boat, no wind so we motorsailed to Agni t...

Monday, 14th September 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:41:00 +0200

Brian did some maintenance jobs on the boat this morning – putting an inl...

Sunday, 13th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:40:00 +0200

We headed back to Gouvia this morning having arranged for Laurie and Nicki to come ...

Saturday, 12th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:39:00 +0200

Today we hired a scooter (€20 a day) and set off to Acharavi on the north ...

Friday, 11th September 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:44:00 +0200

We left at 7.30 a.m. so that we could get to Gouvia around midday so that Dean and ...

Thursday, 10th September 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:34:00 +0200

We departed from Gaois at 10.30 a.m. heading north to Lakka, a small bay on the nor...

Wednesday, 9th September 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:24:00 +0200

Today we headed off to Gaois, only 4 miles north on Paxos. It took less than an hou...

Tuesday, 8th September 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:14:00 +0200

Decided to stay another night in Mongonisi and as we sat on the deck, lots more boa...

Monday, 7th September 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:04:00 +0200

What a great anchorage last night. We set off to Paxos at 9.15 a.m. into a very lar...

Sunday, 6th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:54:00 +0200

Woke up to a lightening storm and rain – ‘Big Slick’ moved...

Saturday, 5th September 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:52:00 +0200

We set off in cloudy skies at 10.15 a.m. for Agni where we had booked a meal at Agni Tav...

Friday, 4th September 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:51:00 +0200

Dean and Ashleigh arrived around 1 p.m. and after they had unpacked , we headed to the p...

Thursday, 3rd September 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:49:00 +0200

We left at 7 a.m. when all the flotilla boats were still sleeping, heading to Corfu to s...

Wednesday, 2nd September 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0200

We enjoyed ourselves so much last night and with the idyllic setting, we decided to stay...

Tuesday, 1st September 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:17:00 +0200

Left Preveza at 7 a.m. after a windy night and with the sun rising we headed towards Ant...

Monday, 31st August 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:07:00 +0200

Caught the minibus at 10 a.m. to Preveza town which took us via a toll to the tunnel und...

Sunday, 30th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:02:00 +0200

Everywhere was shut today as it was Sunday, so after catching up with the laundry during...

Saturday, 29th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:16:00 +0200

Another good anchorage last night. We left Parga just...

Friday, 28th August 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:14:00 +0200

Good anchorage last night and very beautiful surroundings. &nbs...

Thursday, 27th August 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:12:00 +0200

Going to Kavos today to meet up with Adam – Lois’ son who is on holi...

Wednesday, 26th August 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:11:00 +0200

Spent the day around the pool at the ‘Blue Café’ bar and ...

Tuesday, 25th August 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:08:00 +0200

After a thunderstorm this morning at 7 a.m. and heavy rain, the sky soon cleared to anot...

Monday, 24th August 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:59:00 +0200

Good anchorage last night and on our way to Corfu to Agni, which is a bay on the North e...

Sunday, 23rd August 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:15:00 +0200

We had to vacate the fuel berth at 8 a.m. with no definite berths allocated to us, so we...

Saturday, 22nd August 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:13:00 +0200

Set off at 6.25 a.m. with the sun just rising on the sea, all was calm for the time bein...

Friday, 21st August 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:12:00 +0200

Went to the fruit and vegetable market today and found a nice butcher’s shop.&...

Thursday, 20th August 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:11:00 +0200

Today we managed to secure two berths and winter storage on hardstanding at Cleopatra Ma...

Wednesday, 19th August 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:10:00 +0200

Having berthed against the quay and Morne Fortune next to us, we decided to go for a wal...

Tuesday, 18th August 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:08:00 +0200

Today we are going to do a 20 hour passage to Crotone on the ‘sole’ ...

Monday, 17th August 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:59:00 +0200

We went to the ‘Yacht Services’ office this morning to try and book ...

Sunday, 16th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:57:00 +0200

Set off at 6.40 a.m. after a quite comfortable night at anchorage. ...

Saturday, 15th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:55:00 +0200

Late start today so we managed to dry all the washing and clean the boat.&am...

Friday, 14th August 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:18:00 +0200

Up at 5.30 a.m. for an early start to Tropea – some 50 miles due South.

Thursday, 13th August 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:17:00 +0200

Stern anchor worked well last night and a good night’s sleep was had by all, a...

Wednesday, 12th August 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:15:00 +0200

Very uncomfortable night’s anchorage at Agropoli with the swell rolling in.<...

Tuesday, 11th August 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:13:00 +0200

We didn’t go ashore at Amalfi yesterday but it looked really nice and we had a...

Monday, 10th August 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:03:00 +0200

After an uncomfortable night, the rollers came in about every 2 hours, so we presumed it...

Sunday, 9th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:56:00 +0200

Not too bad n anchorage last night with just a slight roll from the ferries....

Saturday, 8th August 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:52:00 +0200

Left the berth at 7am in calm waters for the 53 mile trip to the island of Ponza.

Friday, 7th August 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:53:00 +0200

Eventful day – Morne Fortune lifted out and Chris and Brian fitted new propell...

Thursday, 6th August 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:43:00 +0200

It was a day of numerous phone calls for Chris trying to order a propeller.&...

Wednesday, 5th August 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:33:00 +0200

The French people we met had left and about a dozen of the flotilla were still in the ma...

Tuesday, 4th August 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:23:00 +0200

Woke up at 4am this morning to a gale blowing in the marina.

Monday, 3rd August 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:13:00 +0200

Very windy and cloudy this morning, blowing a South E...

Sunday, 2nd August 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:12:00 +0200

No buses came for Dean, Ashleigh and Danny this morning so Brian went to meet them and o...

Saturday, 1st August 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:10:00 +0200

Dean, Ashleigh and Danny caught the 7.10 a.m. bus to Civitavecchia en route to Rome to s...

Friday, 31st July 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:56:00 +0200

Another morning spent in the launderette and cleaning and jobbing, then it was off to Ci...

Thursday, 30th July 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:55:00 +0200

Today is our 32^nd Wedding Anniversary.&...

Wednesday, 29th July 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:53:00 +0200

Cycled to the nearby pebbly beach where we spent the day relaxing. ...

Tuesday, 28th July 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:52:00 +0200

A relaxing morning before cycling to the supermarket to stock up. ...

Monday, 27th July 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:38:00 +0200

Early start again – bus never arrived again so flagged taxi down to take us to...

Sunday, 26th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:31:00 +0200

Another hot day today – at 12.45 p.m. the temperature inside the boat is 30 de...

Saturday, 25th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +0200

Great not to have to rush off today so spent the morning doing the washing at the launde...

Friday, 24th July 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:28:00 +0200

Set the alarm clock for 5 a.m. this morning, ready to get the 06.40 a.m. bus into Civita...

Thursday, 23rd July 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:27:00 +0200

After a great night’s sleep , we decided to stay in Riva Di Taiano for 8 days ...

Wednesday, 22nd July 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:26:00 +0200

After an uncomfortable night with the swell banging on the side of the boat, we set off ...

Tuesday,21st July 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:21:00 +0200

After a bit of a rolly night, stern anchor did make a difference, we set off for the Ita...

Monday, 20th July 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:07:00 +0200

Went ashore this morning for a walk along the pebbly beach and had a cappuccino in a caf...

Sunday, 19th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:57:00 +0200

Saturday, 18th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:47:00 +0200

The wind picked up about 4.00a.m. and during the day blew at a fair knot.&am...

Friday, 17th July 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:46:00 +0200

As we set off for Porto Azzuro the early morning mist hovered over a calm sea.

Thursday, 16th July 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0200

Better day today as we went ashore in the dinghy and met up with Chris and Lois who had ...

Wednesday, 15th July 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:34:00 +0200

6 a.m. Early start this morning to Elba as it is about 50 nmiles &...

Tuesday, 14th July 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0200

We got the bus into Pisa this morning at 8 a.m. then hopped onto another bus to see the ...

Monday, 13th July 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:31:00 +0200

Cloudy as we set off at 07.45 a.m. to go across the bay of La Spezia to Porto Lotti for ...

Sunday, 12th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:29:00 +0200

Headed off to Le Grazie with the calmest sea we have had so far in Italy!&am...

Saturday, 11th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:45:00 +0200

We left Andora at 7 a.m. – glad to be on our way again. ...

Friday, 10th July, 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:35:00 +0200

Having booked another night in Andora, we went into t...

Thursday, 9th July 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:25:00 +0200

Set off at 7 a.m. with quite a big swell out at sea. The wind started to pick up as...

Wednesday, 8th July 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:22:00 +0200

Woke up to beautiful sunshine again – where had the wind gone? No doubt i...

Tuesday, 7th July 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:47:00 +0200

The morning was spent at the lavanderie with four huge bags of washing – 56 eu...

Monday, 6th July 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:46:00 +0200

The taxi came and Brian went to the airport with James and Oliver. ...

Sunday, 5th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:45:00 +0200

Setting off at 7 a.m for the long trip to St. Laurant du Var we left James and Oliver as...

Saturday, 4th July 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:44:00 +0200

We set off early for Port Grimaud and arrived here at 1.20 p.m. having motor sailed for ...

Friday, 3rd July 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:43:00 +0200

After a lovely swim off the boat and watching the fish swim beneath us, we set off to Hy...

Thursday, 2nd July 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:00 +0200

Another day at Ile de Porquerolles we went for a long walk to Plage de D’Argent passing vineyards along the way. Tried to acces...

Wednesday, 1st July 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:44:00 +0200

Another hot day – off to Hyeres to stock up on food after enjoying...

Tuesday, 30th June 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:39:00 +0200

After an uncomfortable rolly night’s anchorage, we decided to head out to the ...

Monday, 29th June 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0200

Agreed to meet Francois at 10..30 a.m. in the marina for the steelwork to be fitted and ...

Sunday, 28th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +0200

Left St. Tropez on route to Hyeres ready for meeting Francois on Monday morning. James a...

Saturday, 27th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:33:00 +0200

Left Monaco at 08.45 a.m. heading for St. Tropez where we anchored at just past 3.30 p.m...

Friday, 26th June 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:56:00 +0200

James & Oliver will join us today, flying out on the Easy Jet flight 7065 from L...

Thursday, 25th June 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:46:00 +0200

Left Antibes at 10.15 a.m. on route across the bay to St. Laurent du Var to look for anc...

Wednesday, 24th June 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:36:00 +0200

Electrician was with Chris and Lois bright and early this morning and advised them that ...

Tuesday, 23rd June 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +0200

Woke at 6 a.m. safe and sound and decided to motor around the smaller island –...

Monday, 22nd June 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:16:00 +0200

Off to Cannes today leaving at 09.30a.m. after spending four fantastic days in St. Rapha...

Sunday, 21st June 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:06:00 +0200

Saturday, 20th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:56:00 +0200

Getting used to waking up to wall to wall sunshine, although according to Lois and Chris...

Friday, 19th June 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:55:00 +0200

Another very hot day but the forecast for tonight is Force 8 winds (we heard this on Mon...

Thursday, 18th June 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:53:00 +0200

We motored across the bay to Port Grimaud to see ‘little Venice’ as ...

Wednesday, 17th June 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:51:00 +0200

Set off at 9.30 a.m. heading to St. Tropez with the wind on the nose so motored all the ...

Tuesday, 16th June 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:50:00 +0200

Met Francois at the marina at 11.30 a.m. and he came on board Morne Fortune to do final ...

Monday, 15th June 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:55:00 +0200

Went ashore at 9.30 a.m. in search of a bimini maker – walked for about 4 mile...

Sunday, 14th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:45:00 +0200

Saturday, 13th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:46:00 +0200

Having had little sleep again from all the noise from the flotilla crew partying till 4a...

Friday, 12th June 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:36:00 +0200

Another beautiful day after a good night’s sleep.

Thursday, 11th June 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:26:00 +0200

Last night’s anchorage was awful – worst than Fishguard in a norther...

Wednesday, 10th June 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +0200

We left Port Napoleon at09.40 a.m. crossing the Gulf du Fos where there is a lot of petr...

Monday & Tuesday 8th/9th June 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:06:00 +0200

These two days were spent getting the boat ready for the sea, setting the masts at the r...

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:56:00 +0200

Such a thunder and lightening storm during the night and heavy rain, glad we were in the...

Friday, 5th June 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:50:00 +0200

Before setting off this morning, we visited the local market for fresh fruit.

Thursday, 4th June 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:43:00 +0200

Decided on an early start today after the hold ups in the locks yesterday, so set off at...

Wednesday, 3rd June 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:41:00 +0200

Jona, Elle and Becky left the boat today and got a taxi to the train station to return t...

Tuesday, 2nd June 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:38:00 +0200

Shopped at the fresh fruit and vegetable market in Condrieu town square before setting o...

Monday, 1st June 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +0200

Off to Condrieu today but stopping at Lyon to pick up our
Cloudy start today but enjoying the beautiful countryside – lots of fishing an...

Saturday, 30th May 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:21:00 +0200

Another sunny day heading on towards Macon with only one lock to complete today.

Friday, 29th May 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:11:00 +0200

Very sunny as we set off for Chalon-sur-Soane at 10.30a.m. this morning with a huge 11me...

Thursday, 28th May 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:01:00 +0200

Set off at 9.00 a.m. for Franges with Jona, Elle and Becky on board – a new ex...

Wednesday 27th May 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:51:00 +0200

Went to visit Oliver’s brother, Thierry Dureault’s vineyard and hous...

Tuesday, 26th May 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:41:00 +0200

Today we have to move the boat a few hundred yards back down the canal to where the cran...

Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:39:00 +0200

The hottest day yet! Brian spent some time fishing off the boat with Becky catching quit...

Saturday, 23rd May 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:37:00 +0200

Jona,Elle and Becky arrived just after 11am having driven through the night....

Friday, 22nd May 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:36:00 +0200

The Capitainerie today tried really hard to organise a crane hire as soon as possible, t...

Thursday, 21st May 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:31:00 +0200

Today is a bank holiday in France – Ascension Day.&l...

Wednesday, 20th May 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:29:00 +0200

Blue skies again as we travel towards Montchanin with...

Tuesday, 19th May 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:49:00 +0200

Another sunny day as we head off to Montceau-les-Mines on the Canal Du Centre.

Monday, 18th May 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:39:00 +0200

Ordered VNF license to 4^th<...

Sunday, 17th May 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:29:00 +0200

Off to Digoin today where we will probably stop till Tuesday, as it is probably quite a ...

Saturday, 16th May 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:28:00 +0200

Off to Decize under a blanket of cloud, the low pressure has now been with us for over a...

Friday, 15th May 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:26:00 +0200

First lock of the day just in front of us at Herry. A...

Thursday, 14th May 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:55:00 +0200

Set off at 8.00a.m. in pouring rain heading towards Marseilles-les-Aubigny.&...

7th to 13th May 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:45:00 +0200

The ten days at Chatillon-Sur-Loire seemed endless, a lovely place to stop for a day or ...

5th to 6th May 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:35:00 +0200

Jeremie informed us that he had ordered the parts but it would take 2 or 3 days, and tha...

Monday, 4th May 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:25:00 +0200

Having spoken to the lock keeper, it was agreed that we set off after two cruise boats u...

Sunday, 3rd May 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:23:00 +0200

With excitement at the thought of the next six locks, we departed from the quayside at 9...

Saturday, 2nd May 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:21:00 +0200

Left Montargis at 8.00 a.m. for a pleasant saunter to the first lock for 9.00a.m.

Thursday, 30th April 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:39:00 +0200

Woke up to beautiful blue skies and made our way towards Montargis – 12 locks ...

Wednesday 29th April 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:29:00 +0200

Having decided to press on down the Canal Du Loing today, we were all apprehensive as th...

Monday 27th April 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:19:00 +0200

Departed from the Arsenal at 9.15a.m. heading towards Saintry-sur-Seine with 4 locks to ...

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th April, 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:09:00 +0200

I spent a frustrating day trying to get an internet connection and failed miserably.<...

Thursday, 23rd April 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:59:00 +0200

We set off at 9.10a.m this morning heading for Paris.

Wednesday, 22nd April 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:57:00 +0200

Having spent a couple of hours on the phone to 3 trying to sort out my internet connecti...

Tuesday, 21st April 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:54:00 +0200

Departed at 10.15a.m. heading for the next lock at Mericourt with the sun shining down o...

Monday, 20th April 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:00 +0200

After purchasing our canal license and two camping gaz bottles, we headed off at 10.00 a...

Sunday, 19th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:45:00 +0200

Another lie in after full English breakfast, we went into Rouen town and saw the old mar...

Saturday, 18th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:07:00 +0200

At last a lie in! Just as well as it was raining heav...

Friday, 17th April 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:01:00 +0200

We woke up to Chris knocking on the boat at 2.00a.m., my alarm hadn’t gone off...

Thursday, 16th April 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:54:00 +0200

Early start again with Brian and Chris finishing off the preparations for the demasting ...

Wednesday, 15th April 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:48:00 +0200

Departed at 06.45a.m. from a tranquil harbour just as it coming light and headed off tow...

Monday, 13th April 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:00 +0200

We agreed to meet with Lois & Chris at 10.30a.m. to explore Cherbourg.

Sunday, 12th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:43:00 +0200

Set off as planned at 6am, just as it was coming light.

Saturday, 11th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:56:00 +0200

Woke up to a sunny day and by 9a.m. it was all systems go with ‘Crè...

Friday, 10th April 2009

caroleneedham — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:55:00 +0200

Our neighbours left at 7a.m. on a dull and rainy day but it was not long before another ...

Thursday, 9th April 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:59:00 +0200

Woke up to a dull and windy day. Our journey so far f...

Wednesday, 8th April 2009

caroleneedham — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:07:00 +0200

I would highly recommend Torquay Marina – good shower &l...

Tuesday, 7th April 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:51:00 +0200

It was still dark as we set off from Plymouth this morning at 6.00a.m.&n...

Monday 6th April, 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:19:00 +0200

As anticipated, this is not a good berth. Speed boat ...

Sunday 5th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:06:00 +0200

Set off at 8.00 a.m. in calm seas and sun shining brightly.

Saturday 4th April 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:03:00 +0200

Rain and wind passed through at 3 o’clock in the morning. ...

Friday 3rd April 2009

caroleneedham — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:13:00 +0200

Lot of activity with fishermen in Newlyn Marina as it appears to be a major fishing port...

Thursday 2nd April 2009

caroleneedham — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:48:00 +0200

What a gorgeous day. Set off at 09.45a.m. in calm waters with the sun shining passing Trevose Head, Long Ships, Land’s End and ...

Tuesday, 31st March 2009

caroleneedham — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:01:00 +0200

Another cloudy dull and cold day. Left Milford Haven at 8.00a.m. and headed down the channel past Qatar Gas ship and out of the estuary. ...

Monday 30th March 2009

caroleneedham — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:08:00 +0200

Left Fishguard at 09.10 a.m. in misty rainy conditions. Sea state slight and still very cold. Headed off past Strumble Head lighthouse an...

Sunday 29th March 2009

caroleneedham — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:29:00 +0100

Set off in calm waters with sun shining but bitterly cold. Headed off towards St. Tudwall’s Islands bell and headed straight ac...