Buon Giorno, Pedro. Como ca va?
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11:06AM Hell, I am getting my languages totally mixed up. Not that I am fluent in any, but the pigeon bits I know are all melding together like the Euro.
Still in Sardinia. Both Sardinia and Corsica are rugged, mountainous, hot. We are happy to no longer have siesta to contend with. We finally purchased an Internet connection, which was our undoing in Spain. We think now that we have wifi with us on the boat, we will get a chance to research what we're about to see rather than wildly guessing (like the fact that the caves that we saw on Menorca were not neolithic homes, but they were actually burial grounds...doh!). Still, a cave-man cave is a cave-man cave, and they were interesting whether we were in the know or not.
Kids are out swimming now. Graeme has become a great little snorkler (no life jacket...just fins, mask, snorkel and he is off chasing fishes...and Aethan just jumps in the water and comes back only when he is either hungry or cold. It is pretty cool to see them both out in the water exploring. I am pretty much the same, too! We have our scuba gear with us, but I almost prefer to snorkel since it is so easy. We are actually in a National Marine park called Archipellago of La Maddalena- a set of islands that also include a section of southern Corsica. Water is quite clear (50' visibility), nice fishes, warm (but not bathtub warm) water.
We also bought a new length of 150' chain for our anchor...we needed a new part for our windlass (the thingy that lifts the anchor) and also needed more chain length (had only 50')...as it happens, euro chain is 2 mm smaller than american chain. $1000 later, we are all set. Funny, a $1,000 chain and it isnt even gold.
Reader Comments (2)
Great to be reading about your adventures again. Everything sounds amazing - would trade it in if I could! xoxoxo to you all.
Sounds like you are seeing such amazing places! Keep posting so we know where you are.....