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streakingtheblue: July 2010
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Monday, July 26, 2010. Break out the sails. After our land based sojourn to consult the oracle at Delphi, we are back on the boat; taking on Poseidon as we follow Jason across the Cyclades in our quest for Turkey's golden fleece. We are heading south and west: so far Kea, Serifos, Sifnos, Naxos. Sheltering" in a bay is often a misnomer - the hot arid land heats and destablises the wind, adding to it's fury as th...
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streakingtheblue: June 2010
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Steve's take on Greece. We arrived in Corfu a bit light headed after our first ever all night leg, celebrating our first view of the famous Greek Islands in the manner appropriate for big fans of "Mamma Mia" - a rousing Abba singalong. Tuesday, June 1, 2010. We had a cracking six hour sail down from the Pakleni Islands off Hvar with a 20-30 kt following breeze, broke out the spinnaker p...
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streakingtheblue: The Last Hurrah
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Monday, May 2, 2011. The boys and I flew into Cagliari (Sardinia) and a rendezvous with Cathe, Auntie Clare, and of course dear old Familia. It was good to be back on board again and everyone felt relaxed and almost like back at home after 3 months on the road. A collection of Sardinian artifacts- thanks Auntie Clare. PS we love that crazy Sard flag. What does it mean? En route to Cala Pira. Walking on the beach...
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streakingtheblue: Fast through France
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Monday, April 11, 2011. 65279; After another lightning look at Barcelona we were on the plane to Paris. Here we met Cathe’s sister Clare who joined us in the apartment in the 8. Arrondisment, on the. 6th floor of an old building near the Cathedral of St Augustin. In a Paris Cafe on the way home. The first impression as we headed out for dinner was the outrrrrageous. Other subsequent outings had us walking past,...
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streakingtheblue: January 2011
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Saturday, January 22, 2011. The post christmas sales in Milan were a sight in themselves. Stylish Milanese everywhere, hurrying up and down the freezing streets, thronging in the Piazza del Duomo, jockeying and jostling for the bargains. Shopping action in the rain. Guarding the door, and a sense that one might not make the grade to gain entry. We tried to look like rich shoppers in our cobbled together wint...
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streakingtheblue: May 2011
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Sunday, May 8, 2011. It appears we have accumulated about 200kg of additional essential items over here…… A few packs/unpacks and a trip to the freight forwarder was. Necessary. Fortunately Antonio was himself a keen traveler and not only took care of our backbreaking extra payload but shouted us a beer and a gelato afterwards. The Alexanders cast us off. Farewell Familia - not happy. Climbing the Spanish Steps.
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streakingtheblue: August 2010
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Thursday, August 26, 2010. 8220;Sorry to be such antisocial neighbours” I said with a cool, crisp wave to the sweaty family next to us in Kalkan marina as I pulled the hatch closed behind me: this summarises the level of our social interaction in Turkish harbours. The pancake boat, Cold Water Bay. Talk to this man if you need a long line taken ashore. After Fethiye we motored down to Kalkan. On the way we an...
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streakingtheblue: Hanging out with Moira
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Hanging out with Moira. Moorish lunch in Jerez Andulucia. Sometimes it's only on reflection that you realize how special a time you had. Having my Mum along for 5 weeks was one of those times. For me it was bliss to have another woman for company and particularly one who savoured. Together we walked through and documented the great structures of Moorish Spain. Beauty at the Alhambra.
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streakingtheblue: February 2011
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Sun and Surf in Spain. It seemed a glib statement: "We're going to get a mad beach house, for peanuts, overlooking a point break in a remote part of Spain". I tried to temper my expectations as we approached the Atlantic coast. The rank overdevelopment on the Med side suggested that a tiny apartment nestled amongst a forest of high rises might be a more realistic goal. But our 3 slee...
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streakingtheblue: November 2010
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The journal of the Stack/Watson family on their voyages and travels. Hot chocolate in Venice. Friday, November 26, 2010. Make me an offer. Well: when it’s not pouring with rain, when the kids or parents aren’t punishing each other; and when we get enough exercise, winter cruising can be fun. It can be tough to get the planets to line up though, so there’s been plenty of squabbling. 65279;. Dusk on an oily sea. 65279;. Stromboli. OK you had to be there. The Chinese Landry: Lipari. We had ...
