Polruan in Cornwall
Polruan is an ancient fishing village in South East Cornwall, looking over the Fowey river estuary. The whole village is on a steep hill, it has two pubs and one village shop. There is also a… More The...
View ArticleGoodbye Oblivion & Hello Colvic Northerner Restoration Project
We’ve been a little quiet on here recently but with good reason, we’ve sold our boat Oblivion! The main reason for selling her was Phil wanted something smaller that required less maintenance as we...
View Article10 Breathtaking Wild Swimming Locations in Devon
Wild swimming is a fairly new term to me, when we were growing up we just used to call it swimming in the river however I must admit the term ‘wild swimming’ sounds so much… More The post 10...
View ArticleHow to Create the Perfect Personalised Christmas Cards
I have a confession to make most years I am rubbish at sending Christmas cards, some years I think I’m on top of it, I buy and write the cards, get them all ready and… More The post How to Create the...
View ArticleColvic Northerner Restoration Update
We thought we’d do a bit of an update of how we are getting on with the new boat. We bought her in August and if you remember from our past post she was basically… More The post Colvic Northerner...
View ArticleWhy you Should go on an Evening River Cruise in Budapest
Last year I made a vow to myself that I would visit at least one new country every year. This may sound fairly easy to the die-hard travellers out there but when you have two… More The post Why you...
View ArticleHow to Transform your Travel Photos into Keepsakes
One thing that we are never without on our travels is our camera. We invested in a ‘big camera’ when the children were born, to help us capture memories of them growing up. It wasn’t… More The post How...
View Article10 Things to Do in Fowey Cornwall
I think every sailor has their favourite anchorages, one on our list is definitely Fowey in Cornwall. We generally sail from the River Yealm to Fowey in one go and on average it takes us… More The post...
View Article10 Hidden Gems to Visit in Devon
Even after living in Devon for nearly 6 years now we still haven’t seen half of what this beautiful county has to offer. Our excuse is that it’s a huge area and one of the… More The post 10 Hidden Gems...
View Article1st Boat Trip of the Season to Calstock in Cornwall
Last weekend we had our first weekend away on Morveren, our new boat. We decided to head up towards Calstock in Cornwall. We haven’t been able to go up there for the last two years as… More The post...
View ArticleFun on the River Yealm
We were really lucky to have some fantastic weather in April so we made the most of it by going away most weekends on the boat. One particular weekend we went over to the Yealm.… More The post Fun on...
View ArticleAn Adventure in the Tamar Valley
Last weekend we decided to head more inland as the weather wasn’t great for coastal cruising. One of our favourite places to go is up to Calstock in Cornwall on the River Tamar. Saltash We… More The...
View ArticleA Day at Cellar Bay
Last weekend we had some fantastic weather. The sun was shining and it was very hot. We decided to head over to the Yealm on Saturday with the intention of stopping off at Cellar Bay so… More The post...
View ArticleRiver Cruising in Devon & Cornwall
This May half term we spent a week on the boat cruising around Devon & Cornwall. Storms on the Water We spent Friday night on our mooring in Saltash. That night we witnessed a storm… More The post...
View ArticlePolperro in Cornwall
*This post may contain our *affiliate links This week was the first of the Summer Holidays. We planned to spend the whole week on the boat but unfortunately, the weather didn’t allow it. On Monday…...
View ArticleOur Devon Bucket List
Although we have been living in Devon for over 6 years now I still don’t feel like we have seen half of what this beautiful County has to offer. I thought it would be fun… More The post Our Devon...
View ArticleVenford Falls The Hidden Double Waterfall in Devon
It’s currently the Summer holidays here in Devon so to help keep the kiddies entertained I created a Devon bucket list. It has a few touristy places on it but it’s mainly hidden gems located...
View ArticleHidden Haunted Woods – Wistman’s Woods Dartmoor
Wistman’s Woods is a supposedly haunted woods high up on Dartmoor. It’s known for its twisted branches of its dwarf oak trees. The woods are covered in moss and lichens. It was noted as a Site… More...
View ArticleSanta’s Grotto at House of Marbles in Devon
Last weekend we went along to House of Marbles in Bovey Tracey to see Santa in his grotto. Here’s what we got up to… Santa’s Grotto at House of Marbles ‘Santa’s Grotto is returning to… More The post...
View ArticleA Day Anchored in Cawsand Bay
After what feels like the longest Winter ever, we finally have Morveren back on the water. We seemed to of been hibernating the last few months, mainly because of the awful weather we’ve been having. …...
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