We Are Home…. I honestly didnt know until this morning what this final blog post was going to say. I didnt know what my words or feelings would be as I sat to record these final impressions of a life changing 6 year odyssey. To be honest, I have been digesting the impact of thisContinue reading “The Final Post”
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London
“The only true voyage of discovery, the only fountain of eternal Youth, would be not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is…”. Marcel ProustContinue reading “London”
We Finally Had The Week…
… that everyone thinks we are living! The crew of the Gratitude just returned from what could be called the greatest “vacation” of our lives! Sometimes in the context of questions and conversations we enjoy with family and friends, we get the strong sense that everyone imagines us sitting on the aft deck with umbrellaContinue reading “We Finally Had The Week…”
“Are you ok”? No post for 4 months!?
“Is Everything OK? We haven’t read a post from you for 4 months?!?!” I received this text just a couple of days ago and it has been on my mind and heart to update the blog for weeks. But this text really drove home how long it has been. I will attempt to begin theContinue reading ““Are you ok”? No post for 4 months!?”
Good-Bye Croatia – Hello Venice!!
Good-Bye Croatia – Hello Venice!! Continuing our cruise North, the final stop on our Croatian itinerary is Rovinj. A charming little fishing village on the Istrian peninsula, this was the best place to land for our final stop in Croatia. Situated in a nearly straight-line distance from Venice across the Adriatic, the two cities couldn’tContinue reading “Good-Bye Croatia – Hello Venice!!”
Anniversaries, Boat Yards and finally Freedom (for a little while)!!! Sicily, Italy
The foo-foo Anniversaries. They are such wonderful markers of life’s bigger events and one can’t help but take stock upon transiting a milestone. Aboard Gratitude we have 2 such occasions occurring in March. The 18th anniversary of our marriage on the 22nd, and the 3rd anniversary of our purchase of Gratitude N6403. When I considerContinue reading “Anniversaries, Boat Yards and finally Freedom (for a little while)!!! Sicily, Italy”
Cruising in a Pandemic
Live aboard cruising in the midst of a pandemic When we planned to live overseas in Europe for several years, we had dreamed of long lazy days soaking up the Mediterranean sunshine while dining on several hours long midafternoon meals of pasta, formaggio, bread and gelato. Farthest from our minds were the hours which IContinue reading “Cruising in a Pandemic”
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)”
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”
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