A Broad Abroad

riding camels in the desert

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:45:15 +0200

riding camels in the desert

u.n. warship calling s/y daste

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:33:26 +0200

welcome to the middle east the above was my greeting entering Lebanon. We answered giving boat number crew flag etc. This happened entering Israel water only there you could see the war ships plus small PT boats. We are enjoying out trip and have alot of pictures to share. The internet has been hard to fine here not good wifi. We head to Egypt tomorrow morning….

We are sailing

Sat, 30 May 2009 14:52:20 +0200

We left Cyprus at 3pm for Mersin,Turkey. Started out nice flat seas some wind on the nose but by 10pm heavy seas and winds of 27 knots. Marco took my watch and helmed for the next 6 hours the only way we could get speed to point into the wind and we were doing 6.5-7 knots and the toe rails were in the water but we sailed and beat all the big fancy boats by 2 hours Marco was in seventh heaven.He was singing italian love songs to the sea as I fought to hang on standing was not easy so sat on the floor. Most of the boats have no idea how to sail they get scared and pull in the sails and motor. We arrived at 11am tried but happy.

coast line of southern turkey

Sat, 30 May 2009 14:40:28 +0200

coast line of southern turkey

S/Y INTERLUDE sailing along side DASTE

Sat, 30 May 2009 14:32:29 +0200

S/Y INTERLUDE sailing along side DASTE

DRUNKEN RUSSIANS This boat hit my boat and damaged the push pit...

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:15:27 +0200

DRUNKEN RUSSIANS

This boat hit my boat and damaged the push pit and swim ladder. They took off yelling NO PROBLEM , LADY this was at 3 in the afternoon and they were drunk . The Russians have a bad reputation too much money and too much booze.

kekova

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:27:27 +0200

tomorrow we join the rally here in Kekova. We have been here 5 days. The town is very small 500 people. The town has installed a new pontoon and the old ones which 3 restaurants own will be destroyed the end of May Hate to see the old ways go for progress. The way it works you choice the rest. and go to their pontoon and if you eat there no cost for your boat its a nice way many people come back to the same place every year like we have. Oh well progress. Will down load pictures later the internet is too slow here.

clear underwear

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:43:56 +0200

As most of you know Marco is italian so english is not his first language .Sometimes what he says is a delight yesterday was one of those days. He was checking the bilge pump in the bilge under the floor boards and discovered the bolts holding the keel on were rusted much mumbling and a few choice italian words he removered the rust and painted them the whole time complaining about the French builders of this boat. He finally looked at me and said ” Pat Its like putting clear underwear on and not wiping your butt”. So if you are putting clear underwear on wipe your butt or maybe you are French.

22 Fathom Bay

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:23:00 +0200

22 Fathom Bay

Table for two. We arrived at 22 fathom bay and was the only boat...

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:20:00 +0200

Table for two. We arrived at 22 fathom bay and was the only boat there. The boat resturant was up and running but the family said we will fix dinner for you here under the olive tree and build a small fire. So Marco and I had dinner under the stars.

Photo

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:12:54 +0200

we are soooooo ready

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:23:15 +0200

We went for a shake down sail today and as normal not all things were in a secure place.

The boat heels in 10 knots so a few things went flying. Marco just looked at me and said you will be working tonight and so I am. everything is now safe and sound. We leave on Monday and will sail for a few weeks before joining the rally. My blisters should be healed by then.

hope Marco lets me down

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:16:44 +0200

hope Marco lets me down

fat ass up the mast

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:12:42 +0200

fat ass up the mast

broke

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:01:08 +0200

Well we are getting there the empty purse more things can go wrong when under pressure. The genoa has sun damage on the forward edge so needs repair. 500 euro part breaks after only one use. And so it goes the endless black hole. But we will be leaving on monday to sail and then join the rally. Good thing I ordered 3 cases of wine.

change in plans

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:55:13 +0200

I have changed my plans for this years sailing. I had the chance to join the EMYR which is a yacht rally. Go to www.emyr.org to see the countries we will visit. It is well organized and has a great reputation. So we have the boat on the hard and working to get the boat in shape well I should say Marco is working hard. So we will be off in 2 weeks to join the rally. I hope to keep the blog going with pictures and words of wisdom so family can enjoy the journey with me. The trip down the Nile has always been on my list of things to do.

being a slob

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:55:12 +0100

I am spending my last week before Marco arrives trying to get the boat in shape but am failing. I seem to get one area neat and then there is a mess in another area. Maybe I should just enjoy my slobness for this last week. I always manage to get it done the last day but this year I seem to have more stuff. Oh well you can’t change a tiger’s stripes.

all dressed up to impress the males

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:46:56 +0100

all dressed up to impress the males

all dressed up to met the girl. Once a year in Feb. there is...

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:44:40 +0100

all dressed up to met the girl. Once a year in Feb. there is camel wrestling between the males for the attention of the female.

whirling dervishs

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:39:16 +0100

whirling dervishs