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  • Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:45 am I am woken up by the wind, it’s howling. Ondine is anchored off a beach called, Agios Prokopis, on the island of Naxos in...16August 29, 2011

    Swept Away

    Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:45 am I am woken up by the wind, it’s howling. Ondine is anchored off a beach called, Agios Prokopis, on the island of Naxos in…

  • {this moment} – A Friday ritual via soulemama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want...0August 26, 2011

    {this moment}

    {this moment} – A Friday ritual via soulemama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want…

  • This week on board: *The lovely Laurie came and went. * We enjoyed probably the last beach in Greece where farmers still herd their sheep. *We finally left Naxos and...7August 25, 2011

    This Week On Board

    This week on board: *The lovely Laurie came and went. * We enjoyed probably the last beach in Greece where farmers still herd their sheep. *We finally left Naxos and…

  • We sailed from Naxos to Amorgos today.   Before we left, I looked at the weather forecast, plotted the course accordingly and left with two reefs in the main as the...0August 22, 2011

    Wind me up

    We sailed from Naxos to Amorgos today.   Before we left, I looked at the weather forecast, plotted the course accordingly and left with two reefs in the main as the…

  • {this moment} – A Friday ritual viasoulemama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to...3August 19, 2011

    { this moment }

    {this moment} – A Friday ritual viasoulemama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to…

  • This week on Board: *There was the dramatic being dragged out to sea at 2am incident, more to come on that later. *Cindy returned to New York but not before...6August 18, 2011

    This Week on Board

    This week on Board: *There was the dramatic being dragged out to sea at 2am incident, more to come on that later. *Cindy returned to New York but not before…

  • I had lunch with a  friend of mine: Matt Davidge, when I was in New York, and afterwards, he wrote me this e-mail.  I think it stands alone as an...0August 14, 2011

    Letter from a friend

    I had lunch with a  friend of mine: Matt Davidge, when I was in New York, and afterwards, he wrote me this e-mail.  I think it stands alone as an…

  • One minute you are diving into the ocean wondering how to frolic through the day. The next you are diving through a throng of people wearing a suit and wondering...0August 14, 2011

    Contrasts

    One minute you are diving into the ocean wondering how to frolic through the day. The next you are diving through a throng of people wearing a suit and wondering…

  • Normally on Fridays I  post one photo of a  moment with out text as part of {this moment} via soulemama But last night we dragged on our anchor.  At 2am...5August 12, 2011

    { this (very scary) moment }

    Normally on Fridays I  post one photo of a  moment with out text as part of {this moment} via soulemama But last night we dragged on our anchor.  At 2am…

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  • My List of favorite Moments on Ondine Alex (age 7) 1. Making potions and catching fish with Ronan on the beach. 2. Playing DSI with Ronana. 3. Swimming in the...0July 21, 2011

    My List of favorite Moments on Ondine

    My List of favorite Moments on Ondine Alex (age 7) 1. Making potions and catching fish with Ronan on the beach. 2. Playing DSI with Ronana. 3. Swimming in the…

  • Greece, I grew up visiting here as a kid in the 1960s and 1970s (yes, I am that old).   I’ve always loved it, and the Greece I love is still...1July 20, 2011

    Greece: a brief political observation

    Greece, I grew up visiting here as a kid in the 1960s and 1970s (yes, I am that old).   I’ve always loved it, and the Greece I love is still…

  • This blog was just hacked.  And because www.sailingondine.com is attached to my twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook accounts, I’ve probably just recommended some loans to you.  Several dozen times.  For the...0July 9, 2011

    HACKED

    This blog was just hacked.  And because www.sailingondine.com is attached to my twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook accounts, I’ve probably just recommended some loans to you.  Several dozen times.  For the…

  • When I told daddy I wanted to go sailing I expected this: And although I was disappointed to find out that ONDINE wasn’t equipped with cannons I still think I...1July 7, 2011

    Captain Jimmy

    When I told daddy I wanted to go sailing I expected this: And although I was disappointed to find out that ONDINE wasn’t equipped with cannons I still think I…

  • In 2005 we met Emma-Kate and James in New York and we never saw them again until the day we rocked up, tiny toddlers in tow, at Marina del Sole...1July 5, 2011

    Sailing Lessons

    In 2005 we met Emma-Kate and James in New York and we never saw them again until the day we rocked up, tiny toddlers in tow, at Marina del Sole…

  • We’ve been pressing onward to Greece with an unwavering sense of purpose and everything else has taken second place.  We’ve not been blogging or exploring as much, but we have...3July 1, 2011

    We’ve arrived in Greece!

    We’ve been pressing onward to Greece with an unwavering sense of purpose and everything else has taken second place.  We’ve not been blogging or exploring as much, but we have…

  • Whales in the Med I had no idea that there were whales in the med, but today we saw some.   Forgive the TERRIBLE pictures.    But this is all I could...3June 26, 2011

    Whales in the Med

    Whales in the Med I had no idea that there were whales in the med, but today we saw some.   Forgive the TERRIBLE pictures.    But this is all I could…

  • If there was a beginning to our Atlantic Crossing, it was our sail from The British Virgin Islands to Bermuda.  And although we have been claiming the crossing from “North...1June 23, 2011

    The Atlantic Crossing: Coda

    If there was a beginning to our Atlantic Crossing, it was our sail from The British Virgin Islands to Bermuda.  And although we have been claiming the crossing from “North…

  • The Azores were COMPLETELY different than I imagined them. First of all they were cold! The water temperature just broke the sixties. So no swimming for yours truly. Though I...1June 21, 2011

    The Azores

    The Azores were COMPLETELY different than I imagined them. First of all they were cold! The water temperature just broke the sixties. So no swimming for yours truly. Though I…

  • We went out to see the monkeys in Gibraltar.   First we went to this other exhibit to eat lunch. And we got to see animals: a butterfly, fish, and a...2June 15, 2011

    The Monkeys

    We went out to see the monkeys in Gibraltar.   First we went to this other exhibit to eat lunch. And we got to see animals: a butterfly, fish, and a…

  • DAY NINE: Friday, May 13th The Weather Up until now, the weather has more-or-less cooperated with us.  OK, there were a few frightening electrical storms and we did have to...5May 25, 2011

    The Atlantic Crossing: Arrival in the Azores

    DAY NINE: Friday, May 13th The Weather Up until now, the weather has more-or-less cooperated with us.  OK, there were a few frightening electrical storms and we did have to…

  • DAY SEVEN: May 11th Everything is wet. It’s been raining, the wind has moved forward from south-west to south-east and we are now heading east and sailing into it. The...2May 23, 2011

    The {moist} Atlantic Crossing

    DAY SEVEN: May 11th Everything is wet. It’s been raining, the wind has moved forward from south-west to south-east and we are now heading east and sailing into it. The…