Posted in Crew Club, Events and Stories, Powerboating on 2 August, 2007 | No Comments »
Our first powerboat students are busy in our RIB as they moor in the little harbour close to our home. They ahd almost finished their two-day RYA Powerboat Level II course.
I took the photo below as they sped towards the harbour entrance. You can see how nice and quiet the area is - perfect for novices to learn in.
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Posted in Events and Stories, General Nonsense, Sailing on 30 July, 2007 | No Comments »
While on our Evia trip we also found that we had a guest who was not on our passenger list. Cecil the cicada had great acoustic talents and accompanied us for many miles clinging to the underside of the bimini. He disappeared as we neared Evia - we hope he flew to land rather than [...]
Posted in Events and Stories, Sailing on 30 July, 2007 | No Comments »
Ian and I recently made a trip to Evia. We were with George and Anne Johnstone, who sail with us each year. We try to take them somewhere that they have not been before and this year we decided to head towards the island of Evia.
On the way we anchored for lunch in one of the bays [...]
Posted in Events and Stories, Life on Aegina on 28 June, 2007 | No Comments »
Phew!
While the UK and other places have had torrential rain, we have had an amazingly hot week. Even on Aegina, which is a few degrees cooler than the mainland, temperatures have reached 42° - 43°. This is unheard of for June and is the hottest weather for 110 years.
At least eight people died of the heat [...]
