The Balearic Islands This entry has become too long and thus I have decided to break it into 3 different posts. The first will be Ibiza and 2 Southern Ports in Mallorca while the next post will be the 2 Northern ports in Mallorca and finally the 3rd will be the as yet un touredContinue reading “The Balearic Islands Part 1”
Yearly Archives: 2020
Cartagena, Spain
July, 2020 Cartagena, Spain I’d like to start this blog by just saying we as a family have no words to express our gratitude that we are underway again. We feel in our groove again, in stride and engaged once more in the life we are living. There are a number of you reading whoContinue reading “Cartagena, Spain”
Gibraltar (the second time)
Gibraltar (the second time) Several months ago, before Covid changed the world forever, Alec, Jack and I traveled to Gibraltar to do research for winter 2021, believing then that we would make our way into the Med for the following summer 2021. Even though that was only 6 months ago, everyone reading this can relateContinue reading “Gibraltar (the second time)”
The Fantasy… The Reality… The Memory Gibralter
The fantasy, The reality, The memory GIBRALTER Nothing ever just happens. Most meaningful achievements are the result of planning and work, and the best part of the planning is the fantasizing that I do while I’m doing the work and the planning. The fantasies are the dreams that fuel the work and keep me interestedContinue reading “The Fantasy… The Reality… The Memory Gibralter”
Blooming where we are planted, Lagos, Portugal
If you travel by boat, whether sail or motor, you have heard if not used the saying “plans made in the sand at low tide”. Of course, this recent Covid crisis has given new meaning to that phrase in ways none of us could have imagined even 6 months ago when the news reports ofContinue reading “Blooming where we are planted, Lagos, Portugal”
The Year in Review 2020
The year in Review Im a goal setter. Its the thing that gets me out of bed and gets me going. Its what keeps me on task and moving forward. And its what helps me to the be the best version of myself that I can be. But sometimes life – or Covid 19Continue reading “The Year in Review 2020”
Corona Virus and Portugal
Corona Virus Update in Portugal It seems as though this is the only thing on anyones mind…I can’t imagine a time in the world’s history when everyone on the planet was having the exact same conversation. At 53 years old and having never before lived through a war on our own soil, I can onlyContinue reading “Corona Virus and Portugal”
Morocco
Morocco Just typing the name of this country reminds me of the contrasts which we experienced in the short 3 days that we were here. Alec and I visited Morocco about 30 years ago – each before we met the other – and so we each arrived with our own pre-set memories of the countryContinue reading “Morocco”
Sevilla, Spain
Sevilla, Spain The travel As a young child and later adolescent I was not the best student in the world – the reasons for this were many but the result the same. I rallied in my 30’s to go back to University and then I soared but this only provided the basis for my pilotContinue reading “Sevilla, Spain”
M/VGratitude 