Back on the boat, after our side trip to Florence, we headed 60 miles up the coast to Genoa, first leg of our return our Barcelona. This port city was very different than Florence as
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Tuscan Train Ride Sep 2017
Leaving the boat in Viareggio, we hopped on the train to Lucca where we again caught up with Alessandro, our friend from Florence. The original wall of the city still stands in Lucca and it
Read moreTE on Tuscan Coast of Italy Aug 2017
Wow, what a month this was. Leaving Corsica, we had a fine passage to La Spezia, Italy. We had arranged to get a replacement alternator here, a couple of hours after arrival we were good
Read moreSardinia and Corsica 2017
Sardinia and Corsica are close neighbors but separate by language, Italian and French, and culture. We were lucky enough to have Marcia’s brother Tim and his family join us for part of this trip and
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This is the ruggedest island we have visited so far. We thought the road builders in Spain and Italy did some amazing work through the mountains, now comes Corsica. Sea level to 4,000 feet and
Read moreSardinia Road Trip 23-27 Jul & Aug 5 2017
Having made the 200 mile passage from Menorca, we arrived in Algero in the north west corner of the island. Looking at the weather ahead, we decided to stay in port for a few days
Read moreTrue East Returns to Balerics 2017
Previously we have toured the main island of Mallorca by car and by boat. We are now returning to spend time on the smaller islands of Formentara, Ibiza and Menorca before heading east to Sardina.
Read moreTrue East in Spain May-June 2017
Our first month on True East in Europe has been completed without any major mishaps.True East was transported on a ship named Industrial Guide that left Ft Lauderdale May 12 and arrived in Palma on May 27. She was
Read moreMallorca May-Jun 2017
Mallorca (pronounced Mayorca as double LL’s in Spanish are pronouced like “y”) is one of the Balerica Islands in the middle of the Mediterranean. Knowing True East was being shipped to Mallorca we had visited
Read morePeru May 2017
A visit to the remains of the Inca civilization in Peru has been on the list for a long time. At the Vizcaya Gala last fall there was a silent auction it for a seven
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