I am back in Oxford, on the bank of the Isis, watching the Summer Eights bumps races. The last time I was here I was taking part, and it was 18 years ago. Argh! How old does THAT make me … Continued
This is how it all began…
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Monthly Archives: May 2005
Confession Time
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I’ve been skulking. It may have appeared from my website that I’ve been on board Steamy Windows all this time, but in fact I got back 10 days ago. I’m now living in a rented cottage in Emsworth, Hampshire, and … Continued
Deja Vu
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Hello again, Ponta Delgado! We arrived back in the Azores on Wednesday afternoon. The staff in the Skippers�Bar were delighted to see us again… or maybe not! We�d been unlucky in that the weather forecasters changed their minds shortly after … Continued
Small birds go further…
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This little fella stopped off on Steamy Windows for a breather. We were 300 miles from the nearest land. You’re a small bird to be travelling so far, I thought. There again, a lot of people say the same to … Continued
Azores Low
I’ve learned a lot about seafaring during the last few weeks. The latest lesson is that you can’t go where the weather doesn’t want you to go. Right now, it seems the weather would prefer us to go to Iceland … Continued
Away, me hearties!
Re-toxed and re-provisioned after a week in the Azores, we’re now back at sea, back on watch rota, and back on the wagon. This will be the final leg in Russ Evans’s circumnavigation of the globe, the first ever in … Continued
Party on in Ponta Delgado
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The scent of pine needles rose from the cobbles as the religious procession passed somberly by, and mingled with the smell of hot dogs from the fast food stands thronging the town square. Ponta Delgado is in fiesta mode, and … Continued