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Last Stop - Procida
I want to start by saying I think this is my favorite island of all the islands I have been to in the Amalfi Coast, and this was our last...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 21, 20222 min read
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Our sail back to Procida
Our last sail on the Mediterranean Our last sail in the Mediterranean was one of the best sails we had all week. Don't get me wrong all...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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The Sweets in Ischia ... we couldn't resist
I know I have talked a lot about sweets and treats while in Italy but that is one of the most popular things to do, sit in a cafe and...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 16, 20221 min read
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Back to Ischia
This time we went to the Porto D'Ischia, which is the main port on the Island. This is the port where all the ferries come in, and all...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Pit stop in Capri, well, we tried to at least
Our flotilla went to Capri but we decided not to and stayed in Amalfi one more night so as not to be rushed around, and if we might not...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 10, 20222 min read
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Amalfi ... we stayed another day
Like I said in my last post, we were going to leave and head to Capri but things changed. While in the skippers meeting we heard that...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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Amalfi … one of the most beautiful places in Italy
We woke up in Sorrento and got a pretty good start to the day. Today we spent most of the day on the water sailing down the coast to...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 1, 20223 min read
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Sorrento, Italy (while Sailing)
I will start by saying that we finished our trip in Sorrento so there will be much more to say about it later. When we pulled into this...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Heading to Ischia
Let the sailing adventure begin. Our first sail was to the west side of Ischia another island I had never heard of but did not disappoint....
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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Filomeane, our Sailboat for the week
When we arrived in Procida we found out our boat's name was Filomeane and it would be our home for the next week as we sailed around the...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 20, 20221 min read
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Let’s Talk-about last nights sail …
We in fact only went out for an hour, but it was the best hour of season so far. It was about 6:pm and we were having some before...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 18, 20222 min read
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Launch day for Añejo
In the middle of talking about our trip to Italy, though I would give you all an update on Añejo, since this is the reason we are all...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Procida, a Small Island off Napoli
Where we picked up the sailboat Ok, I had no idea where this island was other than in the Mediterranean Sea until we booked this trip. ...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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Castles and sights in Napoli
A bit of Sightseeing ... Yes this trip was about sailing in the Amalfi Coast, but one cannot take a trip to Italy without seeing some...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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We have arrived in Italy
Let's talk food ... We knew when we landed in Italy it was going to be an amazing time, but we had no idea how amazing it was going to...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 8, 20223 min read
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Let's talk about Italy ...
This did not go as planned ... We are now back from our "Trip of a Lifetime" to Italy, and our plan was to blog everyday, and talk about...
Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 5, 20221 min read
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We are going on a "Trip of a Lifetime"
This is that time of year when we get Añejo ready for the summer, but this year we decided to delay her splashing in (and because the...
Stephanie Birchenough
May 18, 20222 min read
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It’s Almost That Time of Year
Every spring we take a few days to get Añejo ready to splash in the water for the season. There is so much to do to get a sailboat ready...
Stephanie Birchenough
May 15, 20221 min read
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Rockport, MA
This post I thought I would give a shout out to our other half of the island we live on, and one of our favorite places to sail to,...
Stephanie Birchenough
May 11, 20222 min read
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Catalina 30 Tall Rig
Some of you know and some of you do not know, a Catalina 30 Tall Rig was the first boat the Captain and I owned together, well, he would...
Stephanie Birchenough
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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