Over the next 2 weeks we plan to travel along the bottom of Italy and up towards Croatia which means that we will be re-tracing some of the steps from our journey between Greece to Sicily at the end of last summer. We previously stopped overnight in Marzamemi and found it to be a quiet […]
It is so nice to be out on anchor surrounded by the sea. The water in Portopalo is a beautiful turquoise colour and with the water temperature now 21 degrees, we had our first swim of the season. The anchorage is protected from all directions except the south, after a couple of days we started […]
We had extended our stay in Marina di Ragusa to wait for our second vaccination which is scheduled for next week, our intention was to leave after we had received it. However, we then had notification from the marina office that they had planned works starting this week to dredge the entrance channel (which should […]
As you travel around south-eastern Sicily you can see fields of plastic, which from a distance you could easily mistake for water. Once you get closer you find that it is a mass of greenhouses. Around Ragusa there are approximately 4,000 hectares of these “Mediterranean greenhouses” which are widely used for food and ornamental crops. […]
The weather forecast this week was good to leave the marina (several other boats did depart) so we have been trying to get the last couple of jobs done before we go. We recently had our life raft serviced and as always on a boat, one job leads to another. When we removed it from […]
The weather is getting warmer here this week (high 20’s) and people are preparing to leave. There has been lots of socialising and parties to celebrate before everyone finally departs. However, we are still currently ‘orange’ so there is not anywhere convenient to go without taking covid tests and potential quarantine. We await news of […]
Sailing ZigZag 