Missy Bear and the flotilla were anchored overnight in the very large bay near to entrance of Lakki marina. It was a calm and peaceful...

We arrived in Symi to a grumpy reception from the marinero, but a warm welcome from our friends on Money Penny, and our soon-to-be...

After just over three weeks in Turkey, it was time to start our journey back to Bozburun, where we planned to check out of Turkey, and...

As in the British Empire, if you lived within the Ottoman empire, you were first and foremost an Ottoman subject, and then secondly a...

We anchored Missy Bear in Round Bay, launched Ursa Minor, and we four glided silently around he headland and into Tomb Bay. We were on an...

I didn’t sleep well last night. Various boat noises kept me awake, and then live music at a marina bar played until well past 02:00. I...

And so it was that Richard retrieved the two long shorelines, and hauled in the anchor at Boynuz Buku, in the bay of Gocek, enabling us...

We three children spent many happy hours and days on our parents’ allotment, set out on land leased from the National Coal Board (NCB)....

After a voyage of 2,633 NM, Missy Bear has brought Richard and Alix safely to our destination of Gocek, on the Lycian coast of Turkey.

People with a delicate stomach may wish to skip over this blog. We spent a few days in Leros marina, sitting out the high winds. Our...

We were rudely awoken, early, to a chorus of a host of Greek cockerels, but later were soothed by a slightly melancholic Muslim...

We left Arki slightly heavy of heart, a bit worried about Billy. However, a great sail across to Patmos soon shook out any cobwebs, and...

Given that the Greeks have been making wine longer than most, and for at least 6,500 years, you would have thought that they’d be pretty...

Regular readers will remember that we have had a few battery problems since launching Missy Bear. We had a boiled engine battery coming...

Missy Bear is now, geographically or geologically, in Asia Minor. Samos is an island, but was only cut off from the mainland coast by an...

OK. I’m predicting that anyone reading this will fall into one of three groups. The first group will be going “What?” The second group...

Missy Bear's Red Ensign remained furled as a mark of respect. We wish His Majesty King Charles III a long and successful reign

The crew members walked down the aisle passing out additional sick bags to the several peaky-looking passengers. The woman in front was...

Once upon a time (well, many years ago), Richard and I did a one-day Royal Yachting Association (RYA) course on how to use a ship’s...