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May 2nd, 2013 | 
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Current Location: Porto Vecchio, Pantelleria, ItalyCurrent Position: 36 49.97 N 011 56.57 E Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 81 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereWe left Porto Empedocle at 19:30 and had a great sail across in winds varying from 10kts to 25kts, mostly a broad reach, before finally having to motor the last two hours. We arrived in Porto Vecchio on the North Coast of Pantelleria at 11am only to find Paul and Gabby from Marina di Ragusa waiting on the dock to take our lines! Tomorrow they leave for Tunisia, and we take over their 25 euro a day car to do a quick tour of the island- including the hot springs and natural sauna. It will be good to explore here, though the town itself will never win any architectural awards! We will update with photos as soon as we can!
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Current Location: Porto EmpedocleCurrent Position: 37 17.03 N 013 31.64 E Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 57 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereAfter the relatives and the gales departed, we ourselves departed from Marina di Ragusa. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday, and we left the harbour (Click to Read More...)
My parents have left, after a great 2 week visit. The maintenance work and upgrades have been done. The sun is shining, and a nice 15knot breeze blowing in the right direction. So we are off! First just going down the coast to Licata and then Empodocle, and then headed for Tunisia via a brief visit to Pantelleria. We will keep you informed!
From Canada we went to the UK, where I spent a week freezing off my butt in ridiculous temperatures, while Ceu wen to Portugal to visit her family. We then took an EasyJet flight ,with a 15hp outboard engine in our checked luggage, and arrived in Catania, Sicily at 9pm. A large van took us (Click to Read More...)
Having a great winter, with some awesome skiing. But now the winter is over, the bags are almost packed (full of bits for the boat, again, of course), and we depart on April 1st to UK and then onwards to Sicily. The adventure continues. 🙂