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Hurricane Force 12. No sleep for us!
The interesting thing about going back through our achieve and creating the blogs after the fact, is the things that I have forgotten. At the time that I am writing this blog, August 2024, I had...Be afraid of the sea! It's a good thing
The marina were getting rid of some fenders. They had come off other peoples boats and were floating around the marina, so now the fenders were up for grabs. We had two fenders that we had tried to...Living on a boat. What's it really like
Not much got done this week because the weather was dreadful, we have really been bashed about this week. About the only thing that got done was a few connectors got cleaned on the engine panel and...It takes more than weather to stop us
In what can only be described as a marathon edit, Beverley produced this weeks episode which is our review of 2021. In that time we have sampled all sorts of weather including the beast from the...You can fix anything with tape
Beverley and I had been in port for a long time, we have had storm Arwen which was a real bute, followed by storm Barra which was another cracker. On top of this I have got a wee job and I have been...Disaster Zone
After living aboard for four months and not moving our boat was what could only be described as a disaster zone. We had all the tools and equipment that we normally have in the v-berth in the back...Cold weather and sailboats
Well it was really cold down at the marina, in fact it was so cold we had ice forming on the inside of the window. The staff at the marina were putting salt down on a regular basis, but you still...Live from Carrickfergus
Well this was just a little bit of an experiment, as we tried out our first live stream, we just had a few people on when we were live but it was enough for us to handle. For us the experiment was...12 months in 12 minutes
We are having a break from vlogging every week, so this week we put together a summary video which hi-lights some of our adventures from the year. Please note: The links to our own web site stay on...Xmas comes early
Living on a boat and getting ready for Christmas can be a strange affair but with a few pipe cleaners and a lot of laughter it is amazing what you van do, even if I had fallen over this week and...
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