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.
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.
Matilda Week 151: Back to the beginning then on to new destinations We're back past where it all started! Then crossing draw bridges at 2AM in the morning, followed by entertaining a toddler on board.
Matilda Week 150: Socialising on the go and spectacular shortcuts We decide to head straight to the Saronic Gulf, so this week is all about making distance. We pass the Rion-Antiron bridge and tick off a big goal crossing the Corinth Canal. All in all it's 212 nautical miles, and still time to stop for a drink with friends on the way.
Matilda Week 149: Friends and the well travelled road. Lots of catch ups with friends as we head south through the Ionian to Preveza.
Matilda Week 148: Farewell Italy, Hello Greece! Tax Evasion, Pirates, Fog and WWII Mines as we leave Italy for Greece.
Matilda Week 147: Hanging with St. Nick The weather stops cooperating, so we jump to Trani, meet St Nick. and discover a world class Type Writer museum. Then it's off to Bari where we hang out with another St. Nick while avoiding the winds.
Matilda Week 146: Herculaneum We continue south through the Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia regions. With Coast Guards, Road Trips, Ancient Cities and a bit of socialising, it's a busy week!
Matilda Week 145: Time travel and groundhog day We head south and back in time through the coastal resorts of the Marche region of Italy.
Matilda Week 144: Venice, Florence and things that go bump in the night... A quick day trip to Florence, then Ella and Inge fly home and we set off south from Venice after a night at the most haunted place in the world!
Matilda Week 142: Buongiorno Italia! We leave Pula and travel to Rovinj where we meet Seamus and Sandy, help Jasna get unstuck then off to Umag where we depart Croatia for Trieste, Italy!
