Tony writes… as the years go by, so the rhythm of the seasons seems to become ever more part of me. Now that we spend our summers sailing, autumn preparations for winter are about laying up – draining off water…
Punkahaju to Imatra and a premature end to our season
We sailed from Punkahaju to Imatra in the south east corner of the lakes. This took us through broad lakes and a series of narrow channels. We had four stops overnight, one for two nights because of foul weather, in some…
A family week on Round Island in Poole Harbour
We have just had a family gathering during a week on Round Island in Poole Harbour. We had rented the three guest cottages clustered around the pier and there was ample accommodation for Tony’s extended family, including nine grandchildren.
Mousa and Fair Isles
On Sunday we had a gentle sail against the wind down the east coast of Shetland Mainland and came to the no-longer inhabited island of Mousa, which we had entirely to ourselves. We anchored in a bay and went ashore…
Ah! The smell of fresh bread!
Over the last winter I started making bread again.