Jolly Marina

... but there was a pub within walking distance so we had dinner and a bottle of wine before heading down to the Jolly Roger. It was a nice bar situated on the marina and they had the rugby on which kept Lee happy. We had a few drinks and then headed back to ...

... had cold showers we ventured into tropical Cairns driving past well-kempt flowerbeds and exotic palm trees before arriving at a very modern marina. We were now deep in Great Barrier Reef country so we wasted no time in finding a rather swish looking boat ...

We had a beautiful start along the Lido... then on  the SS114, a bridge had collapsed. So we followed the deviations signs. A Scicilian cyclist (speaking french) even helped us.  The road became another road then a highway and then an autoroute ...

... a new tarp to the roof of Katsue and me doing the laundry and blogging. We showered and took a walk down to 'The Jolly Roger' pub at the marina for a drink. We couldn't believe the poor woman in there had to wear a pirate outfit to serve behind the bar. ...

... were picked up by coach (and a very swish one in comparison to the death trap sardine cans of Asia!) and taken to Port Douglas marina where we boarded our vessel for the day, a luxury catamaran with sun decks and bar! I am gutted that I am not allowed ...

... which was celebrated by Oscar breaking down in a dinghy,followed by Tony attempting to rescue him,both subsequently towed in by the jolly Mexican Navy! Today I cleaned all the brightwork on the boat and Tony ascended the mast to do a few jobs,he dropped ...

... us 3 and a half hours to pump 160 gallons. At that rate we had plenty of time to go into the restaurant overlooking the marina for breakfast. As we "watched grass grow" after breakfast a couple kayaked up to Free Spirit and asked if we were really from ...

... logistics were not ideal. We drove over to Crown Point Marina at the old submarine base. What an upscale operation! The Marina has numerous shops, a well stocked chandlery, a restaurant and a fabulous gourmet market with the widest variety of goods I ...

... which was far too long for me. It was Good Friday and almost all the shops and most of the restaurants in the large marina complex were closed. We were thankful that customs was open. The French islands are very relaxed about check-in and check-out so ...

... here we are again, back at the wonderful Samos Marina on the Island of Samos wallowing in the comparative luxury of marina life after 3 months abstinence.  Kardamila When we last wrote we had just arrived at the fishing town/village of Kardamila ...

... big container ships out on the skyline but no sailing yachts, which was surprising on this ideally windy day. This leaves another marina full of inactive boats. I wonder if there's a market for 'boat walking', you know like taking someone's dog out for a ...

... tip of Grenada, have her hauled, bottom painted and waxed there and then sail north to Antigua. She will be in Jolly Harbour Marina under the care of Horizon during hurricane season. As you know, we absolutely loved Antigua so we decided this is a good ...

... view. Upon arrival on Tortola, we took a very short cab ride to Soper's Hole and located our charter company (Voyage Charters) at the marina.  They directed us to our boat for the week, Freedom, and we were greeted by our hosts, Bob and Debbie (the ...

... is working away full-time at the charter company Chrisy's leg finally started to improve with doing exercises and swimming in the marina pool. As it got better she started to help out as well - some days doing cleaning and others food preparation. The ...

... took us and around 10 other people to a town 2 hours from the city of Cape Town. After a brief briefing we went down to the marina and jumped on the boat, complete with shark cage. This would be where we stayed for the next few hours in the shark infested ...

... clear and calm. We read and swam all week. We knew that soon we would need to move up to Jolly Harbour Marina and prepare Free Spirit for the hurricane season. We savored every moment and watched reports on Tropical Storm Chris. Unbeknownst to us, ...

... a sea of American accents one voice stood out loud and clear on the VHF radio. Simon, the manager of a tiny little marina called Southside, and his wife Charlyn, assisted us when we arrived at the Turks and Caicos. His quintessential English accent was ...

... on Friday).  Greg ran eateries through the sat nav and 'she' came up with a couple of contenders, so we headed for the marina.  Tony P's looked favourite but when we got to the door there was a queue so we thought we would be unlucky.  ...

... .  Today we met up with some friends who live in Hoddesdon who we first met when we moored alongside each other in Crick Marina.  They still have their boat but moor now at Ivinghoe on the Grand Union.  We have known Nick and Dee for many ...