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A dream within a dream…

A dream within a dream…

As I write this opening sentence, it was a year ago today that we boarded a flight in Grenada back to the UK. A whole year since we last felt the Caribbean sun on our faces. 364 days since that chapter of our life called Sailing Mirounga ended. Or is it? We shall see… Stability […]

6 months without a boat

6 months without a boat

Hi. How are YOU? We’ve missed you. Somehow, it’s been 6 months since we enjoyed our last sail and signed over ownership of Mirounga. We left her a few days later and got back to Scotland on May 9th. I’ve wanted to give updates so many times, but I just haven’t had the chance. To […]

So long, and thanks for all the fish

So long, and thanks for all the fish

I can never resist stealing that line from Douglas Adams. It’s just so good. A few people said to me when I was mulling out loud about the future of our blog and social media feeds, that I’d know what to do when the time came. You were right. Thank you. I had thought I […]

On the places we call home

On the places we call home

home, n. and a. A dwelling-place, house, abode; the fixed residence of a family or household; the seat of domestic life and interests; one’s own house; the dwelling in which one habitually lives, or which one regards as one’s proper abode. Sometimes including the members of a family collectively; the home-circle or household. In N. America and Australasia […]

Snapshot – week 17 onboard (and not onboard!)

Snapshot – week 17 onboard (and not onboard!)

Firstly, we’re sorry. It’s been a LONG time with no blog. If you go back to our week 14 blog, things were hectic. Work had been really busy, and we were dealing with a lot of moving, hauling out and boat issues. That blog was around a week before Ailsa went back to the UK, […]

“Are you handy”? – renovating East Wing

“Are you handy”? – renovating East Wing

In early September 2020, we had our first video call with Richard, the original owner of Mirounga. We were chatting about live-aboard life and what it takes to maintain a yacht. At one point Richard asked, “are you handy?” We looked at one another and shrugged. We had decorated and done a little DIY before. […]