Croatia We hadn’t planned to go back Croatia this year, but after more than a month at the dock in Italy, we were ready for some anchor time. So we thought back on the time we had spent there, and selected some of our favorite spots to create a two-week cruising route south through Croatia, […]
Parma, Italy Part of selecting Fano, Italy as the winter marina for Berkeley East was so we could travel in the nearby region of Emilia-Romagna, famous for its cheese, ham and balsamic vinegar. We love cheese! And we love ham, so we toured the area surrounding the cities of Modena and Parma where Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, […]
Motor Valley, Emilia Romagna, Italy We have always had a love for Italian design, especially when it comes to cars. Our 1992 Cadillac Allante, that we still own, is as close as we have come to owning one. The body and interior were designed and built in Italy by Pininfarina, then shipped on a 747 […]
Fano, Italy We decided to begin our cruising season a bit later than usual this year, for several reasons: 1) Berkeley East was in Fano Italy, which is fairly far north in the Adriatic Sea, and we knew the weather would be cooler and wetter, so we set a May 15th departure. 2) We really […]
Fano, Italy The last day of the season is always bittersweet, and this year was no exception. After six months of living, and cruising, on Berkeley East, we are typically ready for a break, but we are never, really, ready to let go of the life completely. It was nearly October and we were on […]
Revenna, Italy Many, many years ago, we lived and worked in San Francisco. We were young and loved the excitement and fun of the city. When Aunt Judy came for a visit, we wondered what we could possibly do, with Aunt Judy, in a hip city like San Francisco? Little did we know that Aunt […]
Venice, Italy We’ve been to Venice twice previously. Once before Berkeley East and again, four years ago, with BE. As we often say, we aren’t good about going back to places, but Venice is one exception to the rule. We love that city. And on our third visit, we were able to berth Berkeley East […]
Zadar to Rovinj, Croatia & Venice Until last year, George and Trish owned “Gratitude,” Berkeley East’s slightly older fraternal twin. Gratitude was cast from the same mold as BE, the Hylas 54-foot raised salon, but she was a bit different. That’s the beauty of Hylas Yachts, you get the benefits of the classic, proven, Hylas […]
Croatia Living on a boat means you are constantly exposed to the elements (sun, wind and insects), so you learn to deal with each one in your own way. When we first brought Berkeley East to Croatia, four years ago, we received multiple bee stings, and were introduced to several new varieties of bugs. So […]
Opatija, Croatia We had just come off some rough weather with exciting maneuvers, so motoring north in flat seas was almost a welcome change. The temperature was cooling. There were fewer boats out. In just days it would be September and the crazy August crowds would be gone. We had a couple of weeks between […]
