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    Allegory

    The point of this blog is not politics, and so although Mel and Greg certainly have their own political opinions on what happened in America, don’t worry, good reader – you can escape from all of that here. Well, sort of.  Let’s just say that if what has recently happened to the Burnetts happened in…

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    Greece!

    The Burnetts arrived in Patras, Greece, this morning.  We sailed first to Katakolon on a two-day passage from Lipari and were fortunate to be far away during the awful earthquake in Italy. The kids are really into Greek mythology thanks to Rick Riordan, and Homer’s Odyssey has been most relevant as we have explored the Ionian sea….

  • Getting There

    The Burnetts are less than 24 hours away from Sardinia. It has been a long passage. We have only been able to sail without the motor on for 4 hours this entire trip. As a result, we had to use our extra fuel bladder filled with our cheap Gibraltar diesel. The Med is an expensive…

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