€5 for a box of ten mangoes in the Saturday market here in Hellevoetsluis was too good to turn down.…
That time of year when little onions suitable are in the markets. Grrrr, thought I had found malt vinegar, it’s…
Working on my former home in Brighton.
After some humming and hawing Ritchie decided that since you only live once it was time to give Pollux a…
Used to work fine but performance deteriorated over time. Followed fault finding ideas at KEOGHS.AU and the fridge gets good…
A most difficult problem to diagnose. The engine is freshwater cooled with an electrical circulating pump for the freshwater side…
Some minor electrical work to do. Couple of line fuses corroded over winter. New fuse block to go in with…
I’ve owned the house here for 39 years, the kitchen I fitted when I moved in is still, mostly there,…
That was an old one I didn’t feel fair to publish at the time on the little Bavaria so quite…
Saturday afternoon, car loaded, trailer hitched, crowbars and rubble sacks bought, parking tickets (a nightmare in Brighton) negotiated. What could…
Dug out, sieved, washed, new black woven plastic put in , couple of places, stones back in. Quite heavy work,…
The Dutch butterfly effect: a party that won 0.68% of the vote in a country of 18 million can stuff…
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=jeffrey%20sachs&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#ebo=0 An excellent speech to European Parliament. Broadcast on France 24 and I am sure on many other channels. “To…
Hello everyone, my name is Robin – I’ve known Bob – 25 years with him living in my house for…
Off in the morning, Dunkirk-Dover crossing and thence to Rye. Clear run to Dunkirk, no border checks and straight through…
They are off! The Everest of the seas. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en
Day three of the labour of love. The end is in sight with four more tubs of pulp to press…
250Kgs of apples to process today and hoping for around 140L of juice with the addition of pectinaise to increase…
I thought I would expand a little on the tasks to prepare the ship for winter. Over the last years…
Had a “Dordrecht cake” yesterday and a very unpleasant 36 hours followed. When I look back at my food intake…
So, a look at some ships in Bruinisse, two HR36’sand then on to Rhoon hoping to look at a HR352…
Shortly
I had hoped my friend Aris would join but his doctor said no! That’s life, my next mistake approaching Haringvliet…
A historic win for Ineos Brittania, the first time in 60 years the Brits are in the challenge for the…
123NM, 5-10 knots southerly, sea state calm. Departed 09:45. Not much to say or do!
50 odd foot contest, Peter, the owner and John on board. Bft 5-6, 4-5 knots hard on the wind. Reception…
For Christmas 2024 I again asked friends and family to only consider books as gifts, indeed again only well used…
A few notable moments. USS Wasp. En route Cuxhaven-Vlieland I hear a very businesslike American voice wanting to speak to…
Left 07:30, the Dutch couple next moor neighbours planned 06:30; en route the current is still against me at 08:45…
Weather en route acceptable with NE light winds. I’ll aim for Harlingen with an arrival of 21-22:00 (sunset 2200). En…