Author: yachtsandbarges
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The 8 metre worlds
After 4 days in Vienna, immersing ourselves in culture we took a 6 hour train ride across Austria into Germany and the 8 metre worlds. We arrived in the small town of Langenargen and after descending from the train, much to Peter’s horror there was not a taxi to be found. The preferred transport […]
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Travelling North
Unfortunately the Balkans are not home to an efficient railway system, so we were forced to fly from Tivat to Belgrade. I have to report their airport at Tivat is seriously lacking. Image your worst experience at Melbourne airport and multiply it by 10 and you have Tivat airport. Mega queues at every check point, […]
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From the Adriatic to the Bay of Kotor
Leaving Budva there was not a breath of wind. Anna (one of the ladies on the boat) snd I sat on the duckboard with a dark aqua waters of the Adriatic ticketing our toes while we motored up the coast to Bigova. A small town with a dock and a restaurant. Ideal anchorage, good wifi […]
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Croatia to Montenegro
We sailed past the ancient walls of Dubrovnik south towards Montenegro. Our next port of call was Cavtat where we did the exit procedure for leaving the EU. Montenegro is not part of the EU but uses the EU currency, whereas Croatia is part of the EU but uses their own currency. Go figure that […]
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Croatia to Montenegro
We have arrived in Cavtat, which is about 20kms south of Dubrovnik. No wind so we motored past the fortified city walls of Dubrovnik before docking in Cavtat. This harbour is considered a border town between the two countries and although Montenegro uses the € as currency it is not part of the EU. On […]
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Winners are Grinners
Yes race one, and we won!!! Peter on the helm, me assisting all the none sailors. And for those who know Phil Beddington, from RBYC, he was second. As you can image, he was not happy that Peter beat him, so the challenge is on for the next race. Our marina for the night was […]
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And Sailing we will go
An early morning flight from Stansted Airport bought us to Dubrovnik. Visually enchanting it’s beauty is spoilt by wall to wall tourists. The city is on the cruise ship route, need I say more? While Peter struggled with the last few aspects for the barge specs with Pipers I walked the wall in the heat. […]
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Stage One, Provisioning the Barge
We arrived at Heathrow last Saturday and drove straight up to Trysull to stay with Helen and Richard. The objective of our time in the UK was to buy all the necessities to make our barge a home. I can liken this job to making a wedding list. We need everything. Two days of shopping […]
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The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Karen’s Travel Blog 