Within current restrictions we are allowed to travel to our nearest major city for essential shopping so we decided to take a trip to Ragusa which is approximately 25 miles away. Our first stop was to a hardware store ‘Bricoman’ on the outskirts of the city. Paul needed various screws, washers, drill bits, plumbing fittings […]
We’ve had such lovely weather this week with sunshine and clear blue sky’s, watching the sun rise while taking an early morning walk along the beach has been beautiful. Even the ducks were enjoying the sunshine, strolling along the road, holding up the traffic. Brexit has had a big affect on our ability to cruise […]
This week has been mostly sunny but with some strong winds (gusting 35kts) so we have been relaxing in the orangery. The sun has heated it up and it’s been like sitting in the cockpit on a hot summer day. Of course with the suggested gin and tonic. A few people have been asking for […]
Sicily has returned to the red zone of restrictions which means only essential stores are allowed to open and travel is very restricted, therefore we have had to amuse ourselves with boat jobs. Work on the cockpit enclosure has been continuing over the past couple of weeks, we have had a few days of strong […]
There is a Nature Reserve just a few miles to the east of the Marina and with a couple of our neighbours, we went for a walk to have a look. We set off along the east beach past Marina di Ragusa town. The beach is nice and sandy for nearly 2 miles, then it […]
We have been keeping busy with some boat jobs this week. Paul has serviced the engine and changed the oil, he also installed a new filtered drinking water tap and sorted out the leaky sink while he was at it. Everything is difficult to get to in such a confined space. Apparently he wasn’t just […]
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