P and B on the move.......

Peter writes …… I am writing this update as we sit waiting to have White Rose put on a trailer before she is unceremoniously sledged (Nothing to do with Aussie cricket!) back into the water tomorrow, the 27th of March. 'At last she is ready to go' We returned to her only a week or so ago and have been working continuously to get her ready. We’ve refurbished the decks, dealt with a leaky water tank and started sorting out much of the clutter that we have accrued over the years aboard her. Our plans remain unchanged in that we set sail as planned from Greece and are heading for Marseille in France. From there White Rose will be transported by road back to the UK and sadly put up for sale. She has been incredibly well behaved over the years and seen us through many difficult times so we will miss her. In the background we have also returned to the UK, completely redecorated our home and put that up for sale as well! As we said in our last update 2018 looks like ...

Peter writes …… Well, it’s all change for 2018. We have finally taken the plunge and bought ourselves a new boat! This time it is a catamaran. It’s a small 36 footer made by a company called Fountaine Pajot and the model is a Mahe for those who want to look it up. We’ve named her ‘Plan B’; not that we ever had a plan ‘A’ really. We have moored her temporarily in Spain as we still have White Rose to dispose of.  "Bit more space on this one." As a result, the year ahead looks a bit hectic. We hope to re-launch White Rose in March, sail her from Greece to the south of France and then transport her by road back to the UK in May, before continuing our journeys afloat, but this time, on ‘Plan B’.  Our new boat has acres of accommodation so if anyone fancies joining us later in the year we would love to see you. We will be staying in the Med so it is only a very cheap flight from the UK if you are passing! Please don’t hesitate to get in touch. It’s also only...

Peter writes ….. Machu Pichu It’s been nearly three months since our last update but we haven’t stood still, in fact far from it! After leaving White Rose on the hard in Greece we packed our rucksacks and flew to warmer climes. Our destination, once again, was South America. This time it was Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. It’s impossible to describe in a few words just how incredible the whole trip was. We hiked up mountains that were over 5000metres above sea level; rode bikes down ‘Death Road’; travelled across the largest salt lakes in the world; spent time in pristine Amazon jungle; and, ended up exploring the Galápagos Islands both above and below sea level. When we left the UK we certainly never expected to see enormous flocks of flamingos standing in highly colourful but frozen lake-water on the high plains of Bolivia, nor did we anticipate snorkelling with seals, turtles and penguins that came up to our masks. We even went fishing and caught Piranha, yes, and afterwa...