So, you’re thinking of travelling the US in 2020? But you don’t quite have the funds needed to enjoy your dream vacation? …Or no funds at all… No problem! Here’s my alternative guide to travelling Read more…
“Aggggghhhhhh!” The vehement scream rose from the head and pierced the earlobes of the unsuspecting crew sat placidly above, sipping tea in the cockpit. It was the second time in a week that the Captain Read more…
Wind in my hair, salt on my skin, the scent of tea constantly rising through the companionway to infiltrate my briny nostrils… The sea gypsy is back. …And just in time too; The crew Read more…
I’ve spent most of this year walking on water. Literally. And figuratively too. Most days have seen the impossible happen. A journey of trust, hope, faith, what most call “stupidity”. The few weeks of sailing Read more…
The world of blue engulfed us. Like good subjects, we acquiesced ourselves to her rule; her wind, her waves, her life. I’ve spent so much time at sea this year, it’s like home – being Read more…
I perched on the bow watching Bermuda and the determination of my fate draw closer. The blues shifted from dark purple and bright ocean navies into the array of turquoises that are inexplicably unique to Read more…
Seven days into our five-day voyage we were still stuck in the windless doldrums and we had just struck half way… At the strike of midnight, after a tasty slice of homemade lemon meringue to Read more…
The Americans said “No!” They didn’t want me. I’d spent most of the money I had left in the world on a visa* and without giving a reason, my application was denied. (No, they did Read more…
Haiti, a living postcard strewn among the Leward islands of the Caribbean. A land where the only thing more abundant than palm trees is trash. And the local greeting is “give me one dollar.” It Read more…
Land ho!! We were only five days out of French Guiana, but the crew aboard S/V Papillon could not have been happier to see green tropical paradises looming in our path! This passage has been Read more…