Siracusa, Sicily Italy A cruiser’s life is all about the weather. We often have to wait for a better weather window in order to get where we want to go. Since we have no real schedule, a day here, two days there, is really no big deal. But when days become a week or more, […]
Gozo Malta Marinas are nice. There is a bit of comfort having Berkeley East tied to a dock. And it is convenient. BE is plugged into electricity so you can use a hairdryer, washer or microwave without running the generator. Showers can be longer, and warmer, with dock water at your disposal. It’s also easier […]
Malta We were sitting in Malta one evening watching a lot of people go to the restaurant upstairs. There was a large metal grate across their path and one by one we saw women, in four-inch pencil thin heels, navigate their way across the grate. Some stepped heavily on the grate, some tip toed across, […]
Grand Harbour, Malta As we entered Grand Harbor in Malta, one of the first things we saw were three giant masts rising above the fort. We wondered if it was the Maltese Falcon, one of the largest, and most luxurious, sailing yachts in the world. Sure enough, as we rounded the corner there she was. […]
Grand Harbour, Malta Sailing into Grand Harbor, Malta is amazing. With its imposing walls, it is like stepping back in time. Malta lies just 50 miles south of Sicily and we made landfall in good time. Berkeley East performed beautifully on the season’s first sail, and we performed beautifully docking her for the first time […]
After weeks of bad weather and extensive boat work, we were finally ready to leave Berkeley East’s winter berth at Marina di Ragusa, Sicily. On the big day, we once again awoke to big winds and reluctantly decided that we had to wait another day. Two hours later, all was calm, it was a beautiful […]
Marina di Regusa, Sicily About three and a half weeks ago, we left North Carolina to return to Berkeley East in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily. Since then, we have received numerous emails asking for news, updates, pictures, information about food eaten, restaurants discovered, new adventures, etc. Everyone wants to hear about “the great time” we […]
Cornelis, NC, USA It’s March and we are preparing to leave for Sicily and another summer in the Mediterranean. Before laying out the plan for this year’s cruising season, we looked back on last year. Wow! We went to so many great places it is difficult to remember all the names. And there were so […]
