Author: svdrakkar

  We finally left La Spezia! Yay! We were sad to say goodbye to the lovely Marina Del Fezzano and our good friends there. It would be easy just to stay in the honey trap, but boats are made for sailing and adventuring and that is our plan. Took longer than expected to get used … Continue reading Jump, Run and Catch up

See if this link works for tracking. forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/6606139 Running down the Corsica coast to hide from the forecast 50 knot Minstral due in few days.

So what is Italy like so far? The people are lovely and very family and friends orientated. Lots of outdoors, sport and exercise going on. Cycling heaven (Jackson…) The reaction to what we are doing is impressed amazement and enthusiasm with a hint of I don’t think I could do that. The service is fantastic with … Continue reading Another day in the office

Boat Girl Getting up close and personal with my new friends. Twins as well. What is Google speak for how the heck do I fix this bit? This bit being a leaking sea water pump and classified as mission critical as hot engine = Bad. Before pic. After pic. After and adventure and some work… … Continue reading Fixing Stuff

Rewarding ourselves at lovely local café 100m from marina. The food here is stunning. What’s behind door number 1? Believe it or not, we are tidying up. First we pull everything out… Here I am about to open the last lucky dip locker. Another shopping expedition into town. Unexpected purchase was parking ticket for missing … Continue reading First Sail

Slowly getting the blog up to date, bear with us for a bit. A tired and heavily loaded Chambers family made it into the Florence airport carpark to be greeted by the gracious previous owner Axel. Somehow we managed to get 3 adults, 2 kids, 3 suitcases, 3 big canvas bags, 4 carry-ons and one … Continue reading Arrival in La Spezia

We have been running around trying to make Italy go faster and work through the critical list on the boat with our first visitors due for Easter so long time no update. Sorry, but fixing the leak on the starboard engine raw water pump was a little more pressing than the blog.   Spoiler alert. … Continue reading Hong Kong Phewy

With the care package just arrived from the parents we can now charge the computers and get little more online. Thanks Mum and Dad, Love you guys. Man I miss being on the end of a high speed all you can eat internet pipe. We are now dangling on the end of intermittent WiFi and … Continue reading Setting Off!

A quick update to let you know we made it and are still alive… Been pretty wiped out for the last few days with Jet Lag and a Nasty little cold some fellow travellers shared around.   We Made It, but will all our luggage fit…? http://iforce.co.nz/i/fj4ni1lz.wc3.jpg   Congratulatory beer in the afternoon sun. http://iforce.co.nz/i/c3ua4e1v.hda.jpg … Continue reading We Made It!

In the airbrushed social life the countdown looks like this, working through The To Do list. Oh did I accidentally leave my fancy pen on my leather folio in front of my Posenby Rd café breakfast and then get the urge to share it… (The food and coffee was fantastico actually) The reality of five … Continue reading Final Countdown