So, although quite a number of people know the story there are a few bewildered people out there wondering how we, JG, Mael and Fifi, got here, to the heat of Malta’s capital, Valletta, and how we still have a blissful (well, almost) two months ahead of us (JG and Fi).
It all started with what we thought was a loooong holiday plan to take a journey south and east to the grandeur of South America..... Minutes before agreeing to the airfare and putting the money on the table, JG approached me with ‘the’ alternative plan and all thanks to his friend Szymon.
Now this guy is someone to learn spontaneity from. You buy a boat for starters (crazy, after three weeks onboard we now understand fully why it is 85% over-55’s that embark on such a thing)! An old-ish American Sailing Yacht – Erwin 41ft, beamy, (wide) and rather eccentric interior / layout / GA! Then, with not even a full crew you take on some people’s life-long-dream and you just hop across the Atlantic into the boundaries of this salty sea, the Med.
So this life-style must be contagious, right? Well, it was for us as not so long after our first visit aboard Ragged Company (RC), we decided to take the plunge and go for a full three months!
Subsequently, Fi quit her job at Oceanco (mega eeeeeek!) and JG took the opportunity to take leave. Now after months of planning / re-planning (can you imagine, we even thought we’d make Istanbul...... !), buying, sorting, arranging and trying to get friends / family integrated into the planning, we’re here, we’re actually three ½ weeks in to a 3months adventure!
Welcome aboard..... (anyone interested?)
fifi from Cafe Irrera
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