Well here we are back in Nissiros, delivering the Corfu back to base in Kos. As always it's been unbelievable how quickly the two weeks...

I think during most sailing holidays there is a place that surprises you, somewhere that you think will be ordinary but turns out to be...

Chalki is beautiful, as people say it is like a mini Symi as you can see from the piccies below. Of course we had to stay for a couple of...

According to Google (so it must be true!) there are 9,792 registered churches in Greece, but that’s just those that fall under the...

In Scottish vernacular Couping (pronounced 'cowping') means accidentally to tip over or up-turn, remembering most of the crew are...

Going to Astipalyaia has been a target for two previous sailing holidays in the Cyclades. The problem is the island is remote, it's...

Our routing for the first two days is really all about getting in the right place for the wind to make the journey to Astipalyaia easier,...

So we've spent a day exploring and relaxing in the tiny fishing village of Vathy, which is a beautiful tranquil place, but it's the...

I’ve probably mentioned this in a previous blog but for me when you cast off the lines on the first day of a sailing holiday it’s like...

This is the first sailing blog in the Med for over two years. Normally the first entry would be stuff about where we’re going, what we’re...

The weather's not been great recently, but this week for the first time this year we had a couple of warm sunny days. The result was a...

I was out for a walk last week and took a picture in one of my favourite places in Milton Keynes, the light was amazing, because it was...

Sometimes it's easy to be fixated on getting a picture right when you take it, however for all kinds of reasons that might not be...

A big part of my enjoyment of taking pictures is making memories and then recording them with photographs. Myself and Ellison both love...

I like black and white photographs, they look atmospheric and add create a timeless quality to images. black and white also helps us...

You'll often hear photographers talking about White Balance, a subject which sounds complicated and I suspect makes most people just...

This post is is a reminder to me to think, before I press the button, why I’m taking the picture.  For me it’s easy to get lost in the...

Well we’re done, Midnight Mirage handed back, but that was never a week, surely we only started yesterday!  I’ll write a bit of a summary...

On day 4 in Tarbert we were lucky to stay dry whilst we were exploring, but it was grey.  Then in the afternoon the rain started, at...

This blog entry is a catch up of a couple of days in Port Bannatyne and the same in Tarbert.  This is a sailing trip but to places we’ve...