Last time waking up on the AFAET, bags packed, everybody’s departure arranged, the ship’s papers signed, there is not much more to do...

To everybody's surprise, the outbord engine of our tender went on strike last night and would not get back to life despite a lot of TLC....

Having seen the two magnificent temple sites of Selinunte and Agrigento, it was time to move to the heart of Magna Graecia, to Syracuse....

Today we planned to travel further into Greater Greece, the part of Sicily colonised by Greek settlers between the 8th and 6th century...

After three and a half weeks of sailing and having visited Genovese and Pisan places, towns owned by the Kings of Aragon as well as...

Today's blog will be mostly photos. There was so much going on. A few photos say so much more than many lines of text 7.30 am - we...

Arriving in Trepani, the Erice Mountain at the back Approaching Sicily at 10 am this morning, we were greeted by a bunch of tuna and...

Sunset at 8.30 pm - we left Sardinia 7 hours ago It is a few minutes past 10.30 pm, the sun set two hours ago, dinner is over, the ocean...

Arriving in Nora on the Capo di Pula - the Phoenicians were masters in selecting sites which could be seen from several miles away! On...

Approaching Portoscuso (Hidden Harbor) this morning - the mini-arsenal is in the middle One of the nice things about sailing is that...

The southern tip of Capo San Marco - the AFAET is just to the left - Tharros to the north It was already hot at 9 am when the Museum of...

South of Basa, the mountains of Sardinia start stretching into lower, rolling hills until they form large, slightly inclined plateaus....

The Sardinian Fisherman coming in at 9 am As we were standing on the pier in the harbour of Alghero, a fisherman arrived from his daily...

Sunset yesterday over Stentino After Castelsardo, we set sail for a choppy sea and headed towards the small fishing village of Stentino....

Castel Doria - Castelgenovese - Castillo Aragonès – Castelsardo. The name says it all. Same place, four names, three rulers. History...

We changed flags today. The French was replaced by the Italian tricolour and the Corsican One Moor had to give way to Sardinia’s Four....

One of the more special moments on a sailboat are the early hours. The first rays of sun give everything a fresh glow, the sea is...

After a day of leisure in and around the Bay of Gioleta, we decided to stay up after dinner and wait until the last ray of light had...

Yesterday, we aimed for Girolata, the bay on the west coast, where in 1540 the Genovese fleet captured Turgut Reis, after he had sacked...

Calvi in the early morning hours Every morning when we wake up and meet for coffee on the deck, it is beautifully quiet, the air is still...