We had our shortest sail today; it was only about 3 hours. In comparison to our sail the day before, it was very gentle. We docked next to a couple of boats--one a lovely old-looking sloop and the other a not so pretty power boat. However, the really ugly one is two slips down and black--the Black Sea. The good news: we can their black stick (mast) from a distance. So no matter about our cloths-pinned laundry drying from our rails later! :) We eat lunch on board...

We are rocking and rolling our way to Majorca now. I hope this doesn't go on for 10 hours! Well it didn't continue the whole time but most of it. It even affected me and usually seas are not bothersome. Everything that wasn't tucked away behind latched doors was slamming around and very noisy! The Majorcan Coast is beautiful, dotted with white-washed terra cotta roofs for the most. Its cliffs are rocky with cool little harbors and bays tucked along rhe way. If I...

After a rocking' and rollin' day and night of sailing, we arrived at 1030 and entered a beautiful harbor that took us past the old and the new. Old fortifications and walls keeping watch on white washed buildings with terra cotta tiled roofs-- homes, apartments, etc. We docked, meaning tied up and ship shape by 1100. Everyone scattered shortly after our "cheated death more more time beer!" :) My purposeful wandering was to find an ATM for Euros and stamps for a ...

It's hot again! We're on our way to Minorca, Espana on our last overnight. We're rocking and rolling along between 7.5-8 knots with he wind almost directly behind us now. (150+ apparent for the sailors among you.) We have only the jenny up. We hope to arrive Mahon, Minorca mid morning tomorrow. Michel is baking bread that smells wonderful. Lunch will be soon. Midge and I are on watch at 6p again at 6a for the last watch. :)

Arrived here after a 26 hour sail, and we did sail. :) Sardinia is rocky but not jagged like Sicily; they are older or at least more weather-worn looking. Dotted along the southwest corner were their ancient wireless communication systems aka smoke towers used during daylight. Arrival at the marina in the middle of almost nowhere was trickier than the others have been due to the wind and dock location. Larger boats like ours--24m or 82'--are limited or relegated...