Cartagena
Overnight we lurched and rolled west across the Ibiza Channel, with no wind and a lumpy beam swell from the north. Not un-tedious. But it was a gorgeous night and with, for me, an unusual…
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Pillars of Hercules
With brute strength, Hercules forced his way through the mountains at the western edge of the Mediterranean, creating the Straits of Gibraltar. The Pillars of Hercules on each side bore the notice “ne plus…
The Best thing about Gibraltar…
…is its strategic location. I’m not talking about military strategy but the wonderful range of destinations within a 2 hour drive or ferry trip from the place – Morroco and most of Andalucia, to begin…
Berlin interlude
Funny how these things happen. This year, Xmas saw 7 of Tainui’s past and present crew in Berlin for various reasons – me en route Gibraltar; Chris visiting Jasper who is studying script-writing there; Lucy…