Each of our airline tickets included two checked “bags” and two “cabin bags”. We spent a few days digging through our boat stuff trying to decide how to limit everything needed to live comfortably into four suitcases. “Will it all fit?”, people asked, building up to our departure date. Whatever you want to call them …
Trinacria
Euro-bouncing and naming woes. Sitting on our little deck overlooking the Taormina waterfront we can see the southern and hazy coast of Italy. From the a large scale map perspective, we're looking at the toe of the boot, pointing at us. Sunrise over southern Italy. Arriving a few days ago after an overnight flight from …
Killing Time Until October
I'm writing this from an old fisherman's house in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland where I try not to bang my head on the very low ceilings. Yes, our new boat is still being built... at least that's what they're telling us. New Boat early construction photo, Izmir, Turkey Departing Ontario: A High Note July 2026: Engineering …
Adventure Unfolds
As you've already assumed, FAYAWAY has now officially been signed away to new owners. We are very happy for them, to start their own new adventures. Already I had started dismantling this blog. That's because we had assumed we needed a new name for our next boat. However recently we learned the new owners shall …
Remembering Water
Six years of cruising in quick review - and future glimpse. Fayaway nestled in with a schooner, Rockport, Maine. A good friend's philosophical blog reminds me that I too once had a five year plan. And that life inevitably throws obstacles in our way. Yup, it's happening all the time. We sail off, then pause, …
