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Life After Little Else......or Rambles with Alphie!
Liz Ju and Jack travel in our new campervan Alphie, to tour Orkney, or sometimes sooth.
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Orkney living
26 May 2023
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Score
Change of direction
02 July 2022
Endgame
23 June 2019
Moscow to St Petersburg
20 June 2019
Moscow to St Petersburg
20 June 2019
Moscow with Zoya and Andrei
18 June 2019
Kazan to Moscow
17 June 2019
Ekaterinburg
15 June 2019
Novosibirsk
13 June 2019
Irkutsk
12 June 2019
Ulan Ude to Irkutsk
11 June 2019
Khabarovsk to Ulan Ude
08 June 2019
Khabarovsk to Ulan Ude
08 June 2019
Happiness
07 June 2019
Moscow to Khabarovsk
07 June 2019
Russia Trip
03 June 2019
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Amsterdam
Back to Wales
10 April 2019
Anglesey to Church Stretton
08 April 2019
Anglesey to Church Stretton
08 April 2019
The Lake District, and the Glasgow Connection
02 April 2019
First trip of 2019
30 March 2019
Envoi
25 October 2018
(No Title)
24 October 2018
The High Tatras Mountains
23 October 2018
The High Tatras Mountains
23 October 2018
Slovakia by minibus
22 October 2018
Auschwitz Birkenau
21 October 2018
By train to Krakow
20 October 2018
Warsaw Whizzaround
19 October 2018
On the road again........
18 October 2018
Vilnius, or hills at last
16 October 2018
Riga, minus the dogs
16 October 2018
Tallinn to Riga
13 October 2018
Baltic Fog
11 October 2018
Helsinki
10 October 2018
Helsinki
10 October 2018
East European Odyssey
09 October 2018
Orkneyinga Saga 2018
10 July 2018
PS from Rome
11 June 2018
Wall journey
11 June 2018
The 2018 Trip
11 June 2018
The end of a great trip
03 December 2017
Back to Lima
30 November 2017
Lake Titicaca
28 November 2017
Cusco to Puno
27 November 2017
The Sacred Valley and Machu Pichu
26 November 2017
Cusco
22 November 2017
Darkest Peru
21 November 2017
Journeys without Reg
19 November 2017
Farewell to Orkney
06 July 2017
The Southern Islands
01 July 2017
Hoy and Flotta
01 July 2017
Hoy and Graemsay
24 June 2017
Goodbye to the northern isles
21 June 2017
Sanday, or number ten
12 June 2017
North Ronaldsay to Shapinsay
10 June 2017
Reg flies on to North Ronaldsay, island eight
07 June 2017
Back to the mainland
05 June 2017
Still Westray, with music
30 May 2017
Westray and Papay
26 May 2017
Timeout
22 May 2017
Stronsay goodbye
18 May 2017
Stronsay, Star Island, or number five
16 May 2017
Eday, or island number four
14 May 2017
Islands one two and three
12 May 2017
Our first island
09 May 2017
Deerness Part Two
03 May 2017
Deerness Part Two
03 May 2017
Deerness
01 May 2017
Mainland
29 April 2017
Mainland
29 April 2017
Scrabster to Stromness to Kirkwall
24 April 2017
Blair Atholl to Brora to Scrabster
23 April 2017
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Orkney
Blair Atholl to Brora to Scrabster
23 April 2017
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Orkney
Blair Atholl to Brora to Scrabster
23 April 2017
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Orkney
Uphall to Kelso to Blair Atholl
21 April 2017
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Blair Atholl, Highland
The big journey 2017
19 April 2017
Blog 2016
19 April 2017
The big journey 2017
19 April 2017
Travellers'tales
07 March 2016
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Nantes, France
Winter sun
27 February 2016
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Lagos, Portugal
Lagos again, and news of Little Else
07 February 2016
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Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
Rescue and rest of trip
18 December 2015
Antarctica
14 December 2015
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Port Lockroy
(No Title)
08 December 2015
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South Georgia
South Georgia at last
06 December 2015
Tour bus saga
28 November 2015
Bagshaw's travels
27 November 2015
Argentine Blog
26 November 2015
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Three days to go........
22 November 2015
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Home
Time to plan
22 October 2015
Time to plan
22 October 2015
Slightly south
20 August 2015
Hadrian's Wall, and other old stones
01 August 2015
Home again home again jiggety jig
21 June 2015
Lough Neagh
20 June 2015
Lough Neagh
20 June 2015
Lough Neagh
20 June 2015
The interior
18 June 2015
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Carrick on Shannon
Crosshaven to Kilmore Quay and beyond
15 June 2015
This is where we came in......
14 June 2015
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Crosshaven, Cork
Mizen Head
12 June 2015
Conor Pass
10 June 2015
From Ardfern to Ardfert
09 June 2015
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Ardfert, Kerry
Further south on the Wibbly Wobbly Way
06 June 2015
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Corofin
Achill Island
04 June 2015
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Clifden, Galway
Sligo
01 June 2015
Tully's Castle
30 May 2015
The Wibbly Wobbly Way
30 May 2015
Malin Head
26 May 2015
Derry's Main Man visits Derry
25 May 2015
Ireland again at last
21 May 2015
Preparations for Ireland
17 May 2015
Mull revisited
15 May 2015
2015 , our first full season with Reg and Jack
30 April 2015
The new vehicle
08 October 2014
Sicily
15 July 2014
Leonardo
16 June 2014
Rome, eternal city.....
15 June 2014
M S Lofoten
24 May 2014
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Norway
Next chapter
09 April 2014
Endgame
04 October 2013
Back to the basics
11 August 2013
Round Jura with the OCC
21 July 2013
Tayvallich to Goat Island and Home
21 July 2013
Ballycastle to Gigha to Tayvallich
11 July 2013
Belfast to Glenarm to Ballycastle
11 July 2013
Line astern to Belfast
11 July 2013
Bangor today, Belfast tomorrow!
03 July 2013
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Bangor, N.I.
Royal Highland Yacht CLub Summer Muster
29 June 2013
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Loch Craignish
Shakedown cruise at last!
13 June 2013
Nearly...but not quite
04 May 2013
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Ardfern
Fitting out
22 April 2013
West of Scotland waters beckon....
28 March 2013
Lagos
31 January 2013
Off again....
05 January 2013
And finally to Antalya, the long way
27 October 2012
To Finike 2
13 October 2012
To Finike
13 October 2012
Kas, pronounced cash
05 October 2012
Ah Turkey, the coffee, the towels....
27 September 2012
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Fethiye
Sardinia and Corsica
27 September 2012
Sailing in the warm!
03 September 2012
Holiday without Little Else
03 July 2012
Jubilee party
05 June 2012
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The Anchorage
Boat maintenance!
23 May 2012
Sailing again
21 May 2012
Back on our mooring
10 April 2012
Royal Highland Yacht Club Fitting-Out Supper
11 March 2012
Still on the hard!
08 March 2012
New season approaches
21 February 2012
Boat show musings
13 January 2012
Boat Show Weekend
06 January 2012
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London
Home and sorting photo albums!
05 December 2011
Turkey and home
17 November 2011
Anchoring with a line ashore
30 October 2011
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Turkey
Birthday Bash
25 October 2011
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Marmaris, Turkey
Roofers
02 October 2011
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Update
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!
23 August 2011
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Ardfern
Little Detour!
15 August 2011
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Oban
One fast week
09 August 2011
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Tobermory
Minching about in the Minch!
08 August 2011
Great sail at last!
03 August 2011
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Kinlochbervie
Invercockieleekie Interlude
01 August 2011
Reculer pour mieux sauter!
25 July 2011
A-Hoy!
12 July 2011
Still Stromness
02 July 2011
Stromness
24 June 2011
To Lewis, no, make that Orkney!
21 June 2011
Lochinver to Kinlochbervie
16 June 2011
Gairloch to Lochinver
13 June 2011
Portree to Gairloch
09 June 2011
June at last...is it June weather??
05 June 2011
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaales!!!!!!!
29 May 2011
Unseasonal weather, innit?
27 May 2011
Inshore Water Forecast
22 May 2011
Friday's tale
21 May 2011
Armadale and Mallaig
20 May 2011
Onwards to the north
18 May 2011
Loch Spelve to Tobermory
10 May 2011
Summer cruise at last
06 May 2011
Summer cruise at last
06 May 2011
Preparations!
21 April 2011
Precious 2
29 March 2011
Fire damage?
09 March 2011
Back into the water
07 March 2011
Antifouling over, season begins soon?
07 March 2011
Fitting Out Time Again!
15 February 2011
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Ardfern
Martinique and the London Boat Show
17 January 2011
Snow over, Christmas likewise
27 December 2010
Snow scene
18 December 2010
Sunshine and snow
11 December 2010
Canaries at last
27 November 2010
Update
17 November 2010
Tacking across Biscay
12 November 2010
Biscay.....
10 November 2010
Arrived Brest
07 November 2010
Departure
07 November 2010
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The English Channel
Loosening the warps....
05 November 2010
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Plymouth
Ready for the off?
01 November 2010
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Plymouth
Ju's amazing adventure!
14 October 2010
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The globe!
Sailing taster for young'uns
13 August 2010
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Loch Craignish
Ardfern again
09 August 2010
Did we hit something?
01 August 2010
New album
30 July 2010
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Plymouth
Arrived in Falmouth 22 July!
24 July 2010
The off!
12 July 2010
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Horta, Faial, Azores
Horta, Faial, Azores
09 July 2010
Pico en passant....
04 July 2010
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Ponto Delgada, Sao Miguel
Day on Flores
02 July 2010
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Flores, Azores
CauliFlores!
01 July 2010
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Flores, Azores
Travels with a cauliflower
30 June 2010
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Sao Miguel, Azores
Santa Maria before breakfast!
25 June 2010
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Santa Maria, Azores
Tamar Swallow takes to the water
19 June 2010
A voyage without Little Else
15 June 2010
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Ardfern
Largs to Ardfern via Crinan Canal
08 May 2010
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Ardfern
Blog of the journey
01 May 2010
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Largs
Largs in 12 days!
30 April 2010
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Largs, Scotland
On passage
27 April 2010
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Dun Laoghaire
Passage Update
22 April 2010
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Off Cape Finisterre
Lagos to Largs
14 April 2010
Out of the water!
03 April 2010
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Sopramar Boatyard, Lagos
Sport Relief Champions!
24 March 2010
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Greenock
Mist clearing
20 March 2010
Plans for 2010
06 March 2010
March already!
03 March 2010
New boom fitted!
01 February 2010
Hiccup
29 January 2010
Happy New Year 2010
03 January 2010
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Lagos
Christmas Party
26 December 2009
Earthquake! (s)!
17 December 2009
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Lagos
Boom boom!
08 December 2009
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Lagos
Runup to Christmas
02 December 2009
Reflections
03 November 2009
London and Sheffield
29 October 2009
La Corunna to Plymouth
20 October 2009
Lagos to La Corunna
09 October 2009
Crewing again, solo this time
05 October 2009
300 miles to Gibraltar!
29 September 2009
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Gibraltar
Mar Menor
27 September 2009
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Spain
Formentera
26 September 2009
Donner und Blitzen!
21 September 2009
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Formentera, Balearic Islands
Greenwich Meridian
16 September 2009
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Calpe, Spain
Morocco Bound
14 September 2009
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Melilla
Between sails
04 September 2009
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Lagos
What's a Grecian Urn?
17 August 2009
Athens
12 August 2009
A memorable birthday meal!
22 July 2009
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Lagos
Tourists beware!
20 July 2009
Dolphin watching
29 June 2009
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Ilhas Desertas, Madeira
Funchal, Madeira
21 June 2009
Happy Birthday Edmund!
11 June 2009
Night time adventure
07 June 2009
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Near Burgau, Portugal
Sailing!
02 June 2009
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Lagos
Planning for Madeira
21 May 2009
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Lagos, Portugal
Sevillanas
15 May 2009
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Seville, Spain
Gib Rocks!
11 May 2009
Gardy Loo!
06 May 2009
Visitors!
03 May 2009
Sailing!
15 April 2009
Departures
01 April 2009
Future Plans
30 March 2009
Wifi wipeout!
23 March 2009
Middlemarch, or The Ides
15 March 2009
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Lagos
Hoopoe ringed!
12 March 2009
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A Rocha
Pressure Cooker Bread
02 March 2009
Carnival
23 February 2009
Hold that tank!
10 February 2009
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Lagos
Up the mast again!
03 February 2009
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Lagos
Burns Night Portuguese Style
26 January 2009
January has flashed past!
23 January 2009
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Lagos
Hogmanay 2008
31 December 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Festive Cheer to you all!
15 December 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
A visitor!
13 December 2008
Moonshot 2
12 December 2008
Evora trip
11 December 2008
Moonshot
01 December 2008
The Birds!
29 November 2008
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Alvor, Algarve
Busy week
19 November 2008
Lisbon
16 November 2008
Thank you Granny!
02 November 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
New theme
28 October 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Sunny birthday!
27 October 2008
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Estombar, Portugal
Photos
24 October 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Dizzy.......
19 October 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
More of the same
17 October 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Reality check
29 September 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Lagos Liveaboards
26 September 2008
Little Else - The Movie!
13 September 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Asgard II
12 September 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Are we in Nigeria?
09 September 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Recommendation!
06 September 2008
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Lagos, Portugal
Ireland to Portugal - Memorable Moments
02 September 2008
Lagos! At last!
01 September 2008
Thank you Concarneau!
24 August 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Forward planning
19 August 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Les Filets Bleus
18 August 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Repairs and diversions
12 August 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Biscay 3 Little Else 0
10 August 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Superstitions and prangs
31 July 2008
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Concarneau, Brittany
Water, water, everywhere
28 July 2008
More socialising.....
25 July 2008
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Camaret-sur-mer, Brittany
Let there be light!
20 July 2008
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Camaret-sur-mer, Brittany
La Vie de Ponton
17 July 2008
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Camaret-sur-mer, France
Social whirl!
12 July 2008
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Camaret-sur-mer, Brittany
All our own beef!
10 July 2008
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Camaret-sur-Mer, France
Clipper Race
01 July 2008
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Crosshaven
Viking interlude
27 June 2008
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Crosshaven
Strong winds
22 June 2008
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Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland
Bus to Kinsale
19 June 2008
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Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland
Crosshaven still....
17 June 2008
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Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland
Overnighter!
12 June 2008
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Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland
Unexpected movements
09 June 2008
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Kilmore Quay, Ireland
Vera Day
08 June 2008
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Kilmore Quay, County Wexford, Ireland
Brilliant sunshine continues.....
07 June 2008
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Wexford, Ireland
In search of Mrs Doyle!
06 June 2008
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Kilmore Quay, County Wexford, Ireland
Another day ashore
04 June 2008
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Arklow, Ireland
Howth to Arklow
03 June 2008
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Ireland
Howth, rhymes with Both
29 May 2008
Gale Force 8 Expected Soon
27 May 2008
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Ardglass
Ardglass
25 May 2008
Bangor and Belfast!
22 May 2008
The full wash and spin cycle!
19 May 2008
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Bangor, Northern Ireland
On our way at last
17 May 2008
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Glenarm
Ducks in a row
13 May 2008
Brilliant weather!
09 May 2008
Wind and rain!
04 May 2008
Rent out and sail!
01 May 2008
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Ardfern
In the water again
08 April 2008
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Ardfern
Sails and stuff
15 March 2008
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Ardfern
Polish and antifoul
08 March 2008
Sunny day at last!
07 February 2008
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Ardfern
Snow on board
03 February 2008
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Ardfern
Mast matters
22 December 2007
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Ardfern, Argyll
Bilge painting for beginners
04 November 2007
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Ardfern Yacht Centre
Long Range Certificate
25 October 2007
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CA Limehouse, London
Out of the water and into the yard
10 October 2007
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Ardfern Yacht Centre
Camping in the Fairy Isles
17 September 2007
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Loch Sween
Cruising Chute Weather
23 August 2007
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Ardfern
An encounter with a viking longship
06 August 2007
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Lussa Bay, Jura
Arghhhh... the heads pump is leaking..
27 July 2007
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Ardfern
But not quite yet....
22 July 2007
An early end to the trip
21 July 2007
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Ardfern
The story so far.......
19 July 2007
Castlebay again, but not as we know it!
10 July 2007
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Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Mount Rushmore Beag
03 July 2007
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Canna, Small Isles
(No Title)
28 June 2007
Annual Month on the Water!
23 June 2007
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West Coast of Scotland
Gulf of Corryvreckan cracked at last!
19 May 2007
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Scottish West Coast
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