Lessons learned Landlubbing

Apologies for my absenteeism! We’ve been busy greatly enjoying holidays and visiting people on land over the last couple of months. At this point, happy holidays to everyone! Part A: 5 weeks, 11 flights, 5 states, 8 cities, 11 beds, and a fabulous time seeing so many family and friends throughout the USA. Part B: […]

Life in Licata

We’ve been in Licata for about three weeks now, and I think we’ve definitely settled in. We chose to winter here namely for the climate (it should be a mild winter), the language (Italian would be easier for us to learn than say, Croatian), the community (it was supposed to have a good winter group […]

Getting to know Sicily

We’ve only scratched the surface of Sicily, but we had a great week of exploration when our dear friends, Pei-San and Daniel, came to visit all the way from Texas. We were thrilled to have them aboard and enjoyed exploring what Sicily has to offer. We collected Pei-San and Daniel in Palermo, Sicily’s largest city […]

Should we stay or should we go now…

Five days ago, we made the much anticipated arrival into Licata for our winter berth. We made the decision to winter here based on recommendations, the low cost, and endless positive comments we had seen in our various Facebook sailing groups. We’d be lying if we didn’t admit we were initially terribly disappointed. Mainly in […]

Three seaside cities in Sicily

Say that fast five times. 😉 I’ve already described Catania, but we ventured through three more charming coastal towns along the eastern and southern coast of Sicily on our way to our winter berth in Licata. Each town worth a visit. These journeys took anywhere from 4-6 hours, and we were treated to near perfect […]

The long haul to Sicily

This time we left in the dark. 4:40am to be exact. Our goal was to make the 84 nm journey from Roccella Ionica to Catania, Sicily before dark. This was our last long haul before we reach our final destination in Licata for the winter. By the way, the reason we’ve had so many long […]

A great place to rest in Italy’s foot

With an eventful overnight crossing behind us and a dead engine in front of us, we ended up spending three days and nights in Roccella Ionica. Well, really in the marina – Porto Delle Grazie Marina di Roccella. The town was a forty minute walk away. Location-wise, you can think of it as the ball […]

What I miss most

I know that our grand adventure might seem glamorous and exciting, and don’t get me wrong, there are so many amazing aspects that I’m grateful for every day. However, it is not all bright and shiny, and I felt it only fair to describe the biggest bane to my current lifestyle. (I know Conor would […]

Exploring the heel of Italy’s boot

If you ever find yourself in the Puglia region of Italy, specifically it’s southern most area (the heel), here are four cities we recommend worth a visit… We highly recommend the anchorage in Otranto. We decided we liked it much better than if we had been able to secure a spot in the marina. And, […]

Brindisi – our port of entry into Italy

We landed in Brindisi after our first successful overnight crossing from Montenegro. We all felt like we had jet lag after a long international flight and planned to stay there for a couple of days and nights to recoup. The day we arrived we had to go into town so Conor could get us checked […]