Yacht Mollymawk

Once upon a time there was a sailor; and the sailor sailed across the ocean for many days and many weeks until eventually he came upon an island.

Having returned to Tahiti, Caesar, Nick and Jill have begun the task of reclaiming their boat from Mother Nature’s grasp.

The story so far: Caesar and his parents, Nick and Jill, have left their baby trees to fend for themselves, all alone on a mountainside, and have flown to the other side of the blue planet.

It was the smell which first alerted me to the change in the weather.

(Long Read – 3,000 words) Finally – at long last – we’re back on the boat!

When they pointed it out to us from the village, Selkirk’s Look-Out seemed to be not very far away.

The human race has suddenly vanished from the streets and from the countryside and even from the ocean.

“To cruise or not to cruise?”

In March of 2019, Nick and I celebrated 30 years of living the liveaboard life together - but, in fact, on the anniversary of the day that we joined forces and embarked, we were not actually living afloat; we were hanging out on a hillside in Iberia.

“For here am I floating in my tin can…” Three weeks of luxurious living aboard the RMS St Helena had rather spoiled our kids.