So that’s it: I’m going by the logical route. The “Logical Route” has a certain ring to it. This was what the great French singlehander Bernard Moitessier suggested to his wife as the best way to get home from the South Pacific in time for the school holidays: Instead of flogging all the way over … Read more
When you get old, there is great satisfaction in re-visiting youthful passions. When I was a teenager I discovered the writer Nevil Shute who, most famously, wrote A Town Like Alice and On the Beach. Now I have joined a Facebook group called Shutists and discovered several of his books that I knew nothing about. … Read more
Writing this, I am a bit sticky and also rather smelly. I have just completed the most unpleasant task on the boat. I feel so good about myself that I have the urge to share it. I have cleaned out the greywater tank. “Greywater” is that euphemism covering everything from washing-up water to the mixture … Read more
