 
September
16 , 2001
Gaeta,
Italy
September 3 , 2001
Stromboli:
The Lighthouse Of The Mediterranean
August 26 , 2001
Cefalu:
Another Medieval Jewel
August
23 , 2001
Sicily:
Land of Lovely Desserts
August 15 , 2001
En
Route to North Africa
August
10 , 2001
Ormeggiatori
August
8, 2001
Supermarkets
and Amphora
August 6 , 2001
Sailing
South in Sardinia
August 2 , 2001
La
Vie en Corsica
July
30, 2001
Jonathan
Joins Us
July
27, 2001
One
Sea, Seven Colors
July 24, 2001
Say
What?
July 23, 2001
"Va
Bene"
July 21, 2001
Venturing
Into Italy
July
20, 2001
And
The Mistral Blew
July 18, 2001
The
Spell Of Menorca
July 12, 2001
Culture
And Concerts
July 7, 2001
Cha
Chas
July
6, 2001
Red
Dust
July
4, 2001
Rare
Birds
July
3, 2001
Clear
Empty Water
June 27 , 2001
Quick
Friends
June
22 , 2001
Reconnecting
June 13, 2001
Eastern
Hemisphere
June
6, 2001
A
Weekend in Cartegena
May
30 , 2001
A
Time Or A Place
May
29 , 2001
Several
Lovely Sails
May
21 , 2001
Free
At Last
May
25, 2001
On The Hard
May
18, 2001
A Boat Again
May
14, 2001
Time
Warp to Morocco
May
03, 2001
Still On Stilts in Malaga
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A Boat Again -
May 18, 2001
This has been
a tiring, but productive week. We have hosed and hosed and scrubbed and
scrubbed. It was a two step forward, one backward, proposition as the
Sahara dust was removed and the shipyard dust settled on DOVKA. All around
us paint and acid were being sprayed on other boats, usually upwind of
us, without any protection, making us paranoid as we tried to protect
our pride and joy. But we did make progress slowly and got through the
necessary chores of greasing the feathering prop and renewing the zincs,
touching up the bottom paint and polishing the topsides, etc. etc.
Finally, this
morning we were ready and two most competent and careful travel-lift operators
wrapped DOVKA in slings and rolled her over to the water, let her gently
down to find that she still floated. WE ARE A BOAT AGAIN. The engine started
nicely and we motored to a berth. We are thrilled to be in the water,
where the boat and we belong. Now we can finish our tasks to become a
self-sufficient vessel once again, ready to break free from the shore
and start sailing.
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