The Adventures of Berkeley East and Crew

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August in Sardinia.

August in Sardinia.

Sardinia, Italy Worldwide financial crisis? Recession? Drastic cuts in consumer spending? Definitely not in Sardinia. We arrived in the north of Sardinia, Italy in early August. We had heard about August in the Med, and while last year in the Balearic Islands in Spain seemed very busy, it was nothing compared to what we were […]

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Timing is Everything.

Timing is Everything.

Corsica, France This is what our travel guide had to say about Corsica: “Millions of people visit Corsica each year, drawn by the mild climate, some of the most diverse landscapes in all of Europe, white sand beaches and transparent water.” We have good friends who cruised Corsica last year, slowly, anchoring in quiet coves, […]

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Is this the Caribbean?

Is this the Caribbean?

Capraia, Italy It looked like the Caribbean, a small rugged island, clear turquoise water. But it was Italy, Capraia, a tiny island that doesn’t thrive on tourism, but thrives on nature instead. We pulled into the island’s only real anchorage, looking for the 15-foot depth that our cruising guide promised, but found 90, 60, 40 […]

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A Visit from Our Old Travel Buddies

A Visit from Our Old Travel Buddies

Tuscany, Italy We’ve known Chris and Donna forever; Chris was one of Larry’s college roommates. Sometime in the mid 1980’s we began taking trips together. It all started with a Thanksgiving escape to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. By the end of our time there, we had planned a vacation for the next year to Cozumel. […]

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Traveling IN Tuscany

Traveling IN Tuscany

Tuscany, Italy After a while at anchor, we decided it was time for a road trip through Tuscany. We parked Berkeley East and acquired a nifty little Fiat Panda for the journey. The Fiat Panda is a very popular car in Italy, those who aren’t driving Ferraris, seem to be driving Pandas, so we felt […]

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Cruisers? Or Tourists?

Cruisers? Or Tourists?

Cinque Terre, Italy A visit to the Cinque Terre (Five Lands) prompted us to ask this question. Are we cruisers, or are we tourists? The Cinque Terre area was named for five tiny Italian villages wedged into a series of coves between sheer cliffs. It became a Unesco World Heritage site, and was praised by […]

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If We Had to Live in Italy…

If We Had to Live in Italy…

15 June 2011 | Santa Margherita / Portofino Italy On just our fourth stop in Italy, we had already found a place that we could call home – Santa Margherita Liguere. Actually, two places, we think we could live in Portofino as well. Both are stunningly beautiful towns. Santa Margherita is a beach town, while […]

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Day Tripping

Day Tripping

La Grazie, Italy We found that Le Grazie was a great anchorage to leave Berkeley East and do some day trips. It was large, calm, and scenic, and there were four other American boats anchored there who had scoop on the area. It is rare that we see one other American boat, let alone four, […]

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