Author: Jennifer Smith
Fair Winds
This was the longest leg of the journey – over 50 miles to Rodney Bay in northern St. Lucia. Just time to grab a cup of coffee before hoisting the sails at 7:00 am. No squalls today. Blue skies ……
Haul Away
Leaving Kingstown Moritz thought we needed to practice some ‘wear ship’ (similar to jibing). No motor this morning – just sail power, and it worked brilliantly. All yards (booms) had to be hauled to the correct angle using the braces…
All Hands, well most!
Who, you might be asking, are our fellow crew and passengers? Moritz, the Captain, is from Germany. An electrical engineer by trade but his passion is sailing. Eight years as captain of the Eye plus other tall ships. He lives…
Eye of the Wind
Patience folks, we can’t board until this evening. There’s no-one booked into the Guest House until tomorrow so they very kindly offered to keep our bags in the room and we can fetch them around 6:00 tonight. A trip to…
Avast Me Hearties!
Leaving behind the dusting of snow and -10C temps in Toronto, arriving in St Lucia was a world away. Flying in past the impressive Pitons (Grand and Petit) — a spectacular rainbow peeking from between the two. Just a slight…
The Merchants of Venice
After hearing countless horror stories of crowds, rude waiters and rip-off places, I honestly wasn’t expecting to like Venice … but we did … very much. The weather forecast didn’t look particularly good for the afternoon, so we took an…
And that’s no Bologna ..
Car returned to Prato with ourselves and it in one piece. It’ll be missed. Decided to walk to the train station, but given the day had turned quite warm, it probably wasn’t the best choice <grin> … but the train…
Siena, Steak & Wine Tasting
We were to meet up in the Campo (Siena’s city centre), but it was bucketing down as we drank our morning coffee and peered out at the gloomy weather. An hour later, things looked a little brighter, and by ten…
Perfect Execution!
Every April 25th Panzano celebrates National Liberation Day by putting on a Festa della Stagion Buona to beat all festivals. Several days beforehand, furious pockets of activity took place all over town … in the square … beside the church…
Panzano in Chianti
And we thought the scenery around Lucca had been beautiful, but here in Chianti it’s just magnified … tenfold. Steep hillsides covered in a blanket of fluffy green forests … patchworks of neatly-rowed vineyards … staggeringly lovely villas and old…