I had been longing for a long time. Not for another new bay, another beautiful island or another evening with a sunset over the Mediterranean. This time I was longing for someone from home. For various reasons, one of my adult sons had never visited us on board abroad. Not once. But then suddenly the stars seemed to align.
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Albania part 2 of 2 | After a few days on the Albanian coast, Saranda had begun to feel like home. The charming coastal town, beautifully situated opposite Corfu, became our base for new discoveries both at sea and on land.
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Albania part 1 of 2 | There are trips that are planned in detail. And then there are trips that develop into stories you could never have written in advance. Our first week in Albania turned out to be just such a story.
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There are books you read from cover to cover – and then there are books you want to have lying around all summer. “Ruffhäxans bästa mattips” by Anki Palerby Hjelmqwist definitely belongs to the latter category. With warmth and great love for life at sea, the reader is invited on a salt-splashed adventure filled with people, recipes and stories from the sailing world.
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The weeks that followed were just as wonderfully rich in content as you dream of when you leave - new places, new views and constantly new impressions. The sun was usually with us and the heat crept up, but out at sea the wind cooled down nicely, like a really nice summer day at home in Sweden.
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On the second leg of our journey around Sicily, we sailed among the fabulous volcanic islands to the north of the island - a place where time seemed to slow down and every day offered new wow moments. Over ten intense days, we experienced five of the seven Aeolian Islands, each with its own personality and charm.
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Part 1: About goodbyes, friendship, the sea - and the constant movement of life.
Mid-April. It was those days before departure - full of laughter, fun and a touch of sadness. We had farewell dinners, bunkered the boat, and named “Pirate of the Year” in the harbour gang, after a paddle injury that has become somewhat legendary. When Janne's son joined us, we took one last trip ashore around our winter harbour in Marina di Ragusa in Sicily - Scicli, Modica, Punta Secca - and of course our favourite pizzeria in the square.
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Freedom can be many things. For some, it's the ability to travel anywhere, anytime - a ticket in hand, a new horizon in sight and above all: a new adventure. For others, freedom is more subtle, more of an inner yearning: a sense of being able to choose their own pace, their own paths and their own breathing space.
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It's easy to acclimatise to life in a harbour if you like people, exploring and socialising. Marina di Ragusa - the very sheltered harbour in southern Sicily we eventually chose - is large, with around 700 berths, and probably around 100 of these are live aboards. There are various interest groups in the harbour and regular pub nights and everything is smoothly communicated in a common facebook group.
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Our last longer sail of the season, between southern Sardinia and northern Sicily, was an unexpectedly fine experience - calm winds, gentle waves and no seasickness. We set off at dawn and sailed downwind for most of the day, before continuing under motor overnight.
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