My second lesson began with a larger group after once again there was a small sorting ceremony, and we were joined by a few other nationalities, ending up with a total of 9 of us, a bit disappointing given we only had 5 yesterday! We headed up the mountain, definitely
We had a deadline this morning of 08:30 for 🎿 on and ready to step out into the ❄️to get down to the ski lift. Breakfast was breads, cereal, and somewhat unfortunately for Jon a "Date bread" that was masquerading as a pain au chocolat, however, spirits not
Like last year, this year's adventure starts with Pete and I in separate cities, me in Leeds, and Pete in Wakefield. I managed to get three loads of washing done, my hair cut, ironing done, flapjack made, kitchen cleaned, 2 dishwasher loads run, car charged, and 2 suitcases
This morning we set off sailing towards Prickly Pear, a small archipelago off the coast of Anguilla. It was my turn to get some sailing experience, and I headed off at heading of 308 degrees to aim for the point where we wanted to anchor. In just over 90 minutes
In the morning, waking in crocus bay, the others fancied snorkelling in an adjacent bay - little bay, over by a diving spot. We contested with some bigger boats who seemed to want to get as far in as possible for their passengers, us observing a more sensible distance. I
A dilemma occupied the early morning, the weather forecast creating problems for the planned trip to Anguilla. The Northerly swell from ocean would make staying in Road Bay, the capital of Anguila, difficult because it's on the North side of the island, but because of it's
Today I got a taste of true sailing! We woke in Gustavia after last nights' anchoring uncertainty, to find ourselves still in the same place we were last night! Phew! The advance party had already headed to shore by the time Pete and I woke, in search for provisions,
We started the day with breakfast on the sun deck, with orange juice, I had overnight oats, and coffee. We were soon ready to go ashore onto the beach at Colombier, a lovely cove that is only accessible by boat. The cove is observed by a mansion on an outcrop,
Today we make our first landing since leaving port. We're off to the Goat Island, or Ile Fourchue to give it its proper name. Its a privately owned island that used to be resident to a herd of goats, who true to type, ate so much of the
We set off sailing after an extensive briefing by the Caribbean Sunsail people who made sure that we were clear where we were going, where we couldn't or anchor and where the best places to go. This required quite a few amendments to the original plan with the
So, waking bright and early from our sleep in Fantastic Hotel, we went down the corner to a lovely little Caribbean cafe for breakfast. The lady serving us was very friendly, and provided a selection of pastries, breads, teas and coffees. The order for 6 people was a little too
Our journey began with a perfectly timed trip to Leeds Bradford, where we arrived with just moments to spare to the check in desk. "You're cutting it a bit fine lads" said the check in guy, in a disinterested drawl, before seeming unbothered by the long