I completely empathise with anyone who imagines that living this life means most of my time is spent sitting around with my finger up my...

It doesn’t come easy for me to say that, but I am a lawyer. There it is! I am, and I am a sailor. I don’t like to give myself much credit...

When I press the buttons on this MacBook to type a blog or press publish on youtube after 30 or so hours of video editing, I don't really...

As planned on our first walk around Lochmaddy, we went to the pub that evening. We called in advance to find out what rules applied and...

Something very strange happened yesterday morning. Asha wrote about how we decided to go onto a pontoon to hide from a northwesterly gale...

After a beautiful sunny day in Tobermory we woke to low grey skies and drizzle. Asha was slightly surprised at my ‘Ok, lets get ready to...

Privileges, luxuries, freedoms, comforts, possessions and so on are often taken for granted, but they're not in the same category as...

We motored against the current out of Lochaline’s narrow entrance in order to pick up the flood tide heading north. Once through the gap...

People are amusing in their diversity. What is considered absolutely gobsmacking for one might be quite dull for another. What is the...

I am often guilty of not writing about sailing in this sailing blog and today is one of those days! This entry is more of an observation...

Complexion-friendly moist Scottish weather stands to its reputation. Low clouds brush on the tops of even-not-so-tall hills, and spill...

What Asha wrote yesterday was spot on. We loved that old shower at the back of an old wooden boat shed! I know it doesn’t sound luxurious...

Ahh, it’s the weekend!!! That’s not something I have thought about for a very long time. Over the last few years, if I have thought about...

Today was a great day. We woke up to beautiful sunshine in the anchorage at Port Ellen. Asha did her lawyer work and I busied myself with...

Daily log! The aim here is to be more regular…… I've had a lot on my plate so far on this trip. The lady is pretty high maintenance and I...

Boat life offers an entire spectrum of experiences, from the sheer delight of champagne sailing days, epic sunsets, cheerful dolphin...

Rain, rain, rain! That could almost be the start and end of this blog but it wouldn’t be completely true, just mostly! We have been in...

After I posted the last blog I realised that the next one had to be written from Scotland. Asha, Altor and I have worked pretty hard but...

Altor and her crew are still in Milford Haven but since the last blog we moved to a new area called Dale Anchorage in order to hide from...

Altor is at anchor in West Angle Bay, Milford Haven, Wales. The more I sail, the more I love the frequent forward progress and constant...