Close to nature and at her whim
A boat yard is home for a while for all boaters. Unless the maintenance of your boat is completely done and managed by others, you’ll spend some time in a boat yard. We are do-it-yourselfers and perfectionists, so that we spend a lot of time …
It took us months but there she is in all her restored glory ready for new adventures. Completed as hull #54 on the 7th of March 1969, our Imagine turned 50 this year. Radu discovered on the day that this hull ID number is actually …
You might remember a time when sitting around and staring into space was a pastime. A pastime of a time past. Now young, old, women, kids, men, everyone is busy all the time. Every increment of time is filled, with work, commuting, family, entertainment. I …
In the current heated immigration debate we forget about the European history of constant migration. Migration was fostered by wars or famine, same as today, and rarely by cultural motives. It is not easy to leave one’s home behind, travel with a couple of suitcases …
Iceland has everything: breathtaking landscape, glaciers, volcanoes, waterfalls, fish, sheep and energy. And so much of it. Countries worldwide try to save energy and find alternative energy sources. Uniquely Iceland will never have to worry about energy nor fresh water. This volcanic island is sitting …
The boat splashed, we turned the engine on and motored away. Not too far, just from Cabrales Boatyard across the harbor to Fonatur Marina. I looked back to see that everyone had come out: the New Zealand/Canadian couple getting their colossal catamaran painted for their …