Spring in Sicily

Before I get too far ahead in our new season, I need to jot down all the random things we’ve done in the last few months so I don’t forget them. Here’s what we were up to while in Licata… 1) Graduation – The biggest reason I’ve been far behind in my blog posting so […]

Let Season 3 Begin!

And we’re off! We left Licata yesterday with a weather window to head west around Sicily. If we didn’t leave now, we wouldn’t have time to go west where we haven’t gone before. If you read my recent post, “Plans for Summer 2024,” you know where we’re headed this season. It’s always bittersweet to leave […]

Plans for Summer 2024?

It’s already mid-April, and people are asking questions… Are we going to be sailing soon? Yes! We are currently finishing up small maintenance tasks on Sabática as well as waiting for a good patch of weather, but we hope to set sail for our new season within a couple of weeks. Woohoo! Where do we […]

Reconsidering Rome

We first visited Rome as a family about seven years ago. It was the typical quick tourist visit in August – hot, crowded and we only had time to hit the highlights. We would not have said it was one of our favorite places. In addition to being crazy hot and crowded, the locals seemed […]

Shout out to Licata

This should have been posted around November 13, 2023. Please see my recent Happy New Year post to explain the delay. We returned to Licata, Sicily many weeks ago to dock Sabática for the winter, and we easily settled back into familiar routines – visiting the marina office; exercising (kayaking, walking); socializing (happy hours, BBQs); […]

And the Award goes to…

What a season we had this year with plans that worked, plans that didn’t, and the pleasure of having so many family and friends aboard. I thought a fun way to review the season would be to announce various awards that everyone and every place deserved. Ready? Drum roll, please… Countries Visited: Croatia wins for […]

Covering a lot of Ground

We collected a second group of Rory’s friends in Montenegro. Another great group of young adults – Julia, Maya and Will. They were able to spend a fabulous day at the beach, then visit Kotor and Tivat. At that point, Sabática was ready to begin her journey south then west to reach her resting spot […]

Our One Year Anniversary!

Wow. Where does the time go? This time last year we were just moving aboard Sabática. We have come a long way – geographically and metaphorically. This past week is case in point. Our job this past week has simply been to move the boat a fair distance as we prepare to leave Italy. We’ve […]

Adopting the Italian Lifestyle?

Adventure. Unique, out-of-the-box experience. Sightseeing. Exploring a new country. Quality family time. Rest and relaxation. These are all different reasons family and friends have come to visit us on Sabática. Some have even come just for our company. 🙂 Our most recent guests included my brother, Lon, my sister-in-law, Nicole, and our cousin, Jon. All […]

“How are we even here?”

That was the quote of the week by our sweet cousin, Abby. “Unreal.” “Surreal.” Those were other words used by her and her brother, Max, as they and their parents, Mark and Alice, spent the week with us aboard Sabática cruising around the Gulf of Naples. It was truly a fabulous week, and we were […]