The Mosquito Anode and The Biggest Surfing Waves (Sailing South in Portugal)
From Porto, we day-sailed down the coast, about 50 miles at a time, first to anchor off Aveiro, which
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A Port(o) in Every Storm
Remember how I said we wanted to sail to the Azores? Hmmm… So – we untied from our pontoon in
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So – where did I get to last? This summer has been full of unexpected challenges, disappointments and joys
Read moreArt and Life in Dutch Lockdown, Episode : Registering as a sex worker
Art and Life in a Dutch Lockdown, Episode 1: Registering as a sex worker. What do you think of
Read moreEmma on the radio!
I got invited to chat with my old friend Anya on her community radio show. Skip to 1:42:30 unless you
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Tales from the Top End: Dinghies and Dingos
It isn’t every day that a total stranger tosses their car keys at you and says “I’ll be here ‘til
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On holiday at last! (I know what you’re thinking…)
It’s the curse of the modern bluewater cruiser that all our landlubber friends think we are on holiday the whole
Read moreBig whales, big waves and waiting for friends: The last 1200 miles of Pacific Ocean
We’ve spent a few days in Port Vila, on the island of Efate, Vanuatu. It’s a peculiar place. The local
Read moreJohn Frum and Father Christmas are coming: Charitable gift giving in Vanuatu
12th July 2017. Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu. About 25 degrees in the shade. 11am. Casual observers on the beach in
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In the shadow of an active volcano: Port Resolution on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu
On 17th July 1774, Captain James Cook first “saw land bearing SSW” and decided that “this was the Australia del
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