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); […]
Read More Shout out to LicataI’ll admit I wasn’t initially completely enamored with Sicily. We were here for about three weeks before embarking on our five-week USA land tour. We returned afterwards for a little over a week before we took off again to Ireland. This time we were treated to the company of our daughter, Laura, as she came […]
Read More Falling in love with SicilyWe’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 […]
Read More Life in LicataFive 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 […]
Read More Should we stay or should we go now…
Sailing Sabática 