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Now this is not the end
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 12 CommentsIt is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Churchill was referring to the changing tide of the Second World War after vanquishing German troops in Egypt. I’m using it because Ondine is on dry dock, […] -
Swept Away
Posted on August 29, 2011 | 16 CommentsThursday, 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 Greece. Captain James is not on board, he’s in New York. My biggest fear when […] -
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Posted on August 26, 2011 | No Comments{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 to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link […] -
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Posted on August 5, 2011 | 1 Comment{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 to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link […] -
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Posted on July 29, 2011 | No Comments{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 to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link […] -
My List of favorite Moments on Ondine
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsMy 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 cave. 4. Swimming from the boat to the shore. 5. Playing Uno with Ronan. 6. […] -
Greece: a brief political observation
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 1 CommentGreece, 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 here. Of course the Greece that makes the headlines these days is the Greece whose […] -
This Week on Board
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 8 CommentsThis week on Board: *We sailed through the Corinth Canal to the Aegean. *We took thermal baths in Loutra on the island of Kythnos. *We felt the power of the Meltemi. Even losing some clothes to it, oops. *We dropped off Lisa and Dave […] -
Sailing Lessons
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 1 CommentIn 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 in Cagliari. They seemed happy enough for us to sail with them across the Tyrrhenian […] -
Greek Drama
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 3 CommentsOr as Emma-Kate said more accurately: rudderless in Zakynthos. After zooming 6,000 nautical miles to Greece, we finally arrived in the Peloponnese in the island of Zakynthos on June 30th at 2am. We dropped the anchor just around the corner from the main port of […]