2021

117 posts

Now We Are Six!
Adventure· Oct 12, 2021

Now We Are Six!

We landed in the UK just in time to celebrate Sullivan’s sixth birthday…!

Goodbye Greece… For Now
Adventure· Oct 11, 2021

Goodbye Greece… For Now

After a final dinner in Preveza of pomegranate & Ouzo with Alex and Elliot, we locked up Long Summer and…

The Mice Will Play
Adventure· Oct 9, 2021

The Mice Will Play

While the parents work, the kids will play…!

Our First Haul-Out
Sailing· Oct 7, 2021

Our First Haul-Out

Seeing your home fly through the air is a very surreal experience…

Sails Down
Sailing· Oct 5, 2021

Sails Down

Taking the sails down for a little bit of winter TLC…

Winter Prep
Sailing· Oct 3, 2021

Winter Prep

What prepping a boat for winter haul out looks like…

Gaios to Preveza
Adventure· Sep 30, 2021

Gaios to Preveza

The last sail of the season…!

Fun in the Sun
Adventure· Sep 29, 2021

Fun in the Sun

Daredevil girl…

Coastal Hike
Adventure· Sep 28, 2021

Coastal Hike

Hiking the coastline of Paxos, in the Ionian Islands…

Lakka
Adventure· Sep 27, 2021

Lakka

One of the prettiest bays we ever did see…!

Corfu to Paxos
Sailing· Sep 26, 2021

Corfu to Paxos

When you bump into friends island hopping around Greece…!

Corfu
Adventure· Sep 25, 2021

Corfu

We weren’t expecting to be in Greece this year, but we sure are glad to be here…!

Hvar to Corfu (via Lastovo)
Sailing· Sep 23, 2021

Hvar to Corfu (via Lastovo)

With just 8 days left on our Croatian visa it was time to start hot-footing it south…!

Welcome Aboard, Alex & Elliot
Adventure· Sep 17, 2021

Welcome Aboard, Alex & Elliot

Welcome aboard, Alex & Elliot from Workaway!

Family Time
Adventure· Sep 15, 2021

Family Time

We made landfall in Stari Grad just in time to catch up with Captain Ben’s brother Dan, and his girlfriend Katie…

Venice to Hvar
Sailing· Sep 14, 2021

Venice to Hvar

Liquid gold…

A Change of Plans
Adventure· Sep 13, 2021

A Change of Plans

We were due to spend this winter bunkered down in Montenegro. But…

Boat-Versary #2
Sailing· Sep 9, 2021

Boat-Versary #2

Two years ago we moved aboard Long Summer to live our lives by a compass…

Venice Historical Regatta
Adventure· Sep 7, 2021

Venice Historical Regatta

Back in Venice for our last few days in Italy, and just in time to catch the annual Historical Regatta…

Piacenza
Adventure· Sep 6, 2021

Piacenza

The final and most important stop on our little road trip of Northern Italy was just south of Milan…

Varengo (Near Turin)
Adventure· Aug 30, 2021

Varengo (Near Turin)

A little bit of R&R in the countryside, complete with rainbow unicorn pegasus.

Milan
Adventure· Aug 28, 2021

Milan

From Venice, we took a little road trip around the north of Italy. First stop: Milan…

Italy Road Trip
Adventure· Aug 27, 2021

Italy Road Trip

Ciao Milano!

Burano Island
Adventure· Aug 21, 2021

Burano Island

The island of Burano is a multicolour dream, every house a different shade of the rainbow…