Breaking news!

We’ve had a busy few weeks aboard. As we entered our second year afloat we began to think of how we would like to spend our final year. After ruling out the Atlantic Crossing due to time constraints we decided to put Cowrie on the market as it might take a year to sell her. Our thoughts were that we’d like to sail the French canals and Cowrie is too big also she’s a Med boat and would sell better out here. If we sold Cowrie we’d buy a smaller boat and sail home.

A Moroccan man was coming to look at her and Mark was busy cleaning (I was in the UK) when an English couple who were chartering a boat came down the pontoon and asked to have a look having seen the For Sale sign which Mark had put up. One week later we were looking at homelessness!

However, Bob and Jacqueline are a lovely couple and Cowrie will take good care of them. We remain aboard her until December where we are putting phase 2 of our cruising plan into operation.

We are coming home to sort out houses etc and will buy a new boat. In the spring we set off for a circumnavigation……….of the UK. Yes we miss the tides and the rain. If you fancy doing a leg with us or eating fish and chips on a quayside near you, let us know.

Other News

Becky (niece) has been out for a visit. Tom and George were captured for a hair cut. Tom and George met Charlie and Rosaline from the uk and built a wigwam.

We sailed to Ekincik (known as Egg and Chips) and then on the Yacht Marine. We have met up with old friends and are resting up for a few days before heading to Simi due to a white wine crisis.