Matilda Week 175: Mytiline to Athens Our son Jasper arrives in Mytiline and we explore more of the island before heading off to Athens to get ready for New Years Eve.
England Week 174: Surrey then Mytiline We complete our second house sit in Surrey, then head back to Mytiline in Greece.
England Week 173: Surrey and surrounds A very wet Surrey as we continue our pet sit adventures in the UK.
Matilda Week 172: Switching it up A relaxed week, we changed plans and decided to stay on in the UK for another couple of weeks. Other than that, we're enjoying the downtime.
Scotland Week 171: Edinburgh and Glenfarg From Athens to chilly Edinburgh and snow while we house sit, enjoy some(one else's) home comforts for a week.
Matilda Week 170: Athens We swap house maintenance for boat maintenance and spend a few days in Athens with Shawn and Lyn from Yaama.
Top 10 gifts for sailors for Christmas With Christmas just around the corner and Black Friday sales imminent, it's time to start planning what to buy for that loved one who is a boating fanatic for Christmas. Here's our list of the Top 10 gifts for sailors for Christmas. They vary in price
Matilda Week 169: Settling into Mytiline We settle into Mytiline and get some boat maintenance and human maintenance out of the way.
Matilda Week 168: The season comes to a close Season three comes to an end as we complete the bimini project, return to Greece and settle in to life at Mytilene, Lesvos.
Matilda Week 167: Heading north We visit Bodrum and its castle, then turn north for Kusadasi, ready to end the season and head "home".
Matilda Week 166: Happy 29th wedding anniversary On October 29th, 29 years ago today, Karina and I were married on my parent's Cherry Farm in South Australia. It feels like many lifetimes ago. While I don't think either of us ever thought we'd end up almost 30 years later living on
Matilda Week 165: Back in the water New solar powers up and we splash back in the water to explore the coast around Didim.
Matilda Week 164: Boat jobs Matilda gets a haul out for some much needed improvements and new bottom paint.
Matilda Week 163: Footloose: Go and then stop We start with a rush! Ephesus, Pammukale, Heriopolis… then it’s waiting on anchor for the rest of the week.
Matilda Week 162: Rookie travel mistakes Rookie travel mistakes, stunning castles, cute villages, quiet anchorages and a free pool. A solid week.
Matilda Week 161: Calm waters After waiting out storms in Bozcaada, we head south and finally get to enjoy some calm, warm weather!
Matilda Week 160: Farewell Rosie Farewell Rosie. This week is a bit of a reflection on loss and challenges while traveling as we continue to explore Istanbul, then head south to Bozcaada.
Matilda Week 159: Istanbul! After rough weather, we finally arrive into Istanbul and a visit with Ester. What a city!
Matilda Week 158: Can someone turn off the wind? The wind continues to be relentless while we work our way north to Bozcaada Island, The Dardanelles and Gallipoli then on to Marmara Island.
Matilda Week 157: Crunch! From Scotland, to Greece to Türkiye, it's been a big week with lots of visits and the odd scratch along the way.
Matilda Year 3 (Week 156): Three years on the move Three years since we left the US and we've met an amazing number of people along the way. We continue to explore the UK and reflect on the friends we've made since setting off to explore the Mediterranean by sea.
Matilda Week 155: Cruising the UK We leave Matilda in Mytilene to go cruising around the UK by car, catching up with old friends along the way.
Matilda Week 154: Alone at sea and new cruising grounds A quiet week, anchoring out and cruising across the north Aegean to Lesvos where we settle in to Mytilini ready to travel this week.
Greece Week 153: Here we go again... I return from Berlin, we break our freshwater pump and I make a really horrible decision.
Matilda Week 152: Slowing down in Skiathos We see dolphins, laze around Skiathos and I make a quick trip to Berlin to visit Ches & Jen and Hannah.
