Still in Italy - On to Roccella Ionica for a Few Days and then an Anchor Stop in Crotone June 15 - 20, 2019 June 20th 2019 Saturday, June 15th - the alarm went off at 4AM and we had our anchor up and headed out of the harbor at Giardini Naxos (near Taormina) at 4:50AM. Fortunately it was starting to get light around the edges so we could easily see the other boats in the anchorage. This passage will be about 14 hours and in looking at the weather forecast it could be a pleasant one or it could have a few ... read more
Europe » Italy » Calabria » Roccella Ionica Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info