So, here we are back home in Des Moines for a few weeks. We’re doing our civic duty by voting, celebrating my father’s 92nd birthday, and hosting Nancy’s family for a fall reunion. We are enjoying the changing of the seasons, but not the leaf raking part, uggh! Anyway, let me get you caught up
Wow, it has been a Rip Van Winkle’s age since we last wrote, and I sure look it! We have made it to the Canary Islands. But so much has happened in the mean time we’ll just turn back the time machine to Ireland. We finally worked our way back to Baltimore where we were
Well, as you can guess, you are about to be smothered in the cutest little birds you have ever seen. PUFFINS! But first let me get a word in edgewise. We are back in Ireland in a rolly anchorage off the town of Dunmore East. It is still a working fishing port and the fresh
That has become our mantra now that we are in the third year of our travels in the British Isles. Today we are anchored in a lovely cove called Camas an Lighe on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula waiting out yet another big blow, this one with strong southerlies and rain. Not to worry though; I did
Well here we are. On the eve of hauling out for the winter. Its a bittersweet day for us. We’ve had some great sailing, seen some beautiful spots and met many interesting people, but it is time to move on. When last we met we were heading towards Islay, but there were several great stops
So, we are anchored in Loch Spelve waiting out a powerful Low Pressure system. The winds are honking around 30 knots and it has been raining buckets off and on for two days. So I thought I’d take some time to show you around our floating domain and share some of the things we have
This morning we are anchored in Acharsaid Mor on the isle of Rona. It is a beautiful spot with 16′ tides. We’re off for a bit of a trek around the island as soon as laundry is finished and the 10 o’clock fog lifts. We had a delightful trip around the Outer Hebrides although the
And whales and castles (and whisky distilleries) too! It has been quite a while since Dublin and here we sit in North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. So, we crossed the Irish sea to the island of Arran where we spent a few lovely days wandering the hills before heading to Ardrossan to meet up
So I’m sitting in the lounge of the Royal Irish Yacht Club just outside of Dublin as the rain continues to fall, with a pint at my side. It is Bloom’s week here so a pint and a keyboard are just the ticket. Nancy and I arrived here by quite an interesting route that I’m
So, it has been quite a while since you’ve heard from us. You may have thought that after leaving Ireland we’d fallen off the face of the earth. Well, that is partially accurate; we ended up in Iowa. Des Moines is our home and we spent the winter there sitting in front of a warm
