We aim to update this diary weekly from now.This first post covers our time in Gibraltar since we arrived here early in September.

After the excitement of arrival we had a sense of anticlimax for the …

We crawled through holes, absailed down slimy walls and crept along wafer thin ledges on this tour of the caves below St Michaels Cave.

Our first cruise with the Rally took us to Smir in Morocco. Besides invigorating sailing we had great fun visiting the ancient town of Tetuan and local souks before returning home.

After about 2,000 miles we finished our voyage in Gibraltar. Even a near collision with a ferry off Tarifa didn’t dampen our enthusiasm as we reached the final stage of our first leg!

We had fog, dolphins and trouble steering through lobster pots at night during this leg of our journey!

A foggy passage with visits from dolphins! Lots of fun and sailing through day and night.

We took a short break from Miss Tippy and went horse riding in the Pyranees. Fab fun! Hope you enjoy the video!

Join us as we try the cruising chute for the first time (and got in a tangle!) and sailed to the atmospheric city of Porto where we enjoyed Freddie’s birthday>

We were nearly blown over as we neared the harbour! Freddie and I were dancing around the front of the boat having seawater chucked in our faces.
The joy disappeared when we were mooring up. Tension …