Yacht Mollymawk

Our last quiz proved to be a bit too taxing for all but the experts. So we have made this one… different. Continue Reading…

The ripples from the dinghy’s bow shot ahead of her across the calm water, as she was pushed forward by Daddy’s powerful stroke. I crouched in the bow next to Poppy and called out to the others. Xoë waved back. Continue Reading…

It was on March 3rd that we finally left the marina. Not for the absolute, last time ever - because it’s the only safe place to leave the boat when we need to go into Cartagena - but for the last time as fee paying members of the La Manga community. We have relinquished the berth which was our home for the previous three years, and we won’t be going back to that lifestyle. Continue Reading…

Forty years ago the Spanish were still claiming the western half of the Sahara and fighting to keep a hold of that territory. It was not to be - they lost the land - but the way things are going they need no longer feel aggrieved by the loss. The Sahara desert is now all set to hop across the Straits and occupy Southern Spain. Continue Reading…