Livorno (aka Leghorn in Britain) is a port city on the west coast of Tuscany. It is known for its network of Venetian style canals running through the city, rich maritime history and Renaissance era fortifications. Originally a small fishing town, Livorno was developed by the republic of Pisa to expand and protect its maritime […]
It was the day of arrival for the VIP guest, our daughter was bringing our eldest granddaughter to stay, but she was just staying for one day to drop her off, then leaving us in charge of an 8 year old princess! From the riverside boatyard we took the bus to Pisa town centre and […]
Some of our family were enjoying a luxury cruise around the Mediterranean on a big fancy cruise ship, so we decided to take our ‘luxury’ small sailing boat, to meet up with them. They were due to dock in Piombino on the Tuscan coast of Italy, just a few miles from Elba. We lifted our […]
From the anchorage at Porto Vecchio, we could see the stone buildings of the old town on top of the hill above the port. Once the storm had passed, we went ashore and with the morning heat already building took the small electric minibus up the hill. From the top there are views over the […]
On our return to Olbia, we were happy to find a space available on the free dock. With hardly any wind when we arrived, mooring alongside, in the relatively small space, went well. We got chatting to our neighbours and joined them later for a nightcap. They were following the same route that we have […]
At first light, we continued our journey along the coast of Sardinia, avoiding the many fishing pots as we left Arbatax behind. The sea state was very confused and swell was coming from two directions, but fortunately the current was running with us, so we were easily making 6 kts as we cut through the […]
Sailing ZigZag 