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June 16, 2025
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Episode 98 – We venure inland off the boat, and get lost on deserted desert tracks!
What a great start to our adventures into the Sahara! We finally get a nice hire car, we do some crazy driving on the crazy Tunisian roads, pick up Beau's big surprise from the airport! (My Mum and eldest Daughter Bryony) and head off towards Douz, the gat...
Episode 99 – Sailing Pickle Family go into the Sahara!
WOW what an exciting few days! After traveling hundreds of miles in a squashed up car across Tunisia, in North Africa, we finally reach Douz and the gateway to the Sahara. Our first day is spent getting to know our guides, camels, walking the dunes and enj...
Episode 100- Sailing Pickle Family A fish out of water, as we go deeper into the Sahara to an Oasis!
It really is strange being so deep into the Sahara desert when you live full time on a boat! It's completely different from the very watery existence we are use to! But the Sahara does not disappoint, it is awe inspiring with its huge rolling dunes, swelte...
Episode 101 – Off the boat: We get out the desert and visit a Star Wars Set!
We left our sail boat and spent a week in the Sahara! Its been awesome, but we are definitely ready for our trek out of the desert back to civilisation! We explore Southern Tunisia, visit Tatatouine to see some Star Wars sets and crazy beautiful 11th centu...
Ep 102 – Sailing Pickle Family in Tunisia, Trans Atlantic African Highway, Totally lost in Tunis!
Wow what a crazy couple of weeks we've had exploring Tunisia, from the North to the Sahara and Deep South! This episode we start to make our way north again, having lots of adventures in new destinations as we travel, you'll love Sidi Bou Said, Tunis and a...
Episode 103 – Sailing Tunisia to Sicily, The Anchor falls out in very rough weather!
We finally leave Tunisia and sail to Sicily! Super exciting and a fantastic start but it soon changes when strong winds come unexpectedly and big seas build to uncomfortable levels of 4 to 5 meters from all bloody confused directions! Come and join the fun...
Ep 104 – Sailing in Sicily, Tornadoes, Double Rainbows, Lightening & Flash Floods! Totally Crazy!!!
This is one of my favourite episodes yet! So much happened in such a short amount of time! After a shocking sail from Bizerte, Tunisia to Sicily we was hoping for a day or two of rest and relaxation at anchor, but what we got was big swells, high winds, te...
Episode 105 – Running from Flash Floods along the North Coast of Sicily!
After running from the Flash Floods we find debris strewn water continually along the northern coast of Sicily as we try and sail on to escape the crazy shit thats happening behind us and keep to schedule! Watch next week as things start to get serious as ...
Episode 106 – Crazy Winter Sailing in the Med, Northern Sicily
Squeezing in every last minute of sailing, into the ever shortening daylight winter hours is this weeks task! We have a major storm brewing and the nasty weather front is heading our way! There is no where to hide and we are truly trying to out run the sto...
Episode 107 – Final Sail of the Season, Passing through the Strait of Messina Running from a Storm!
What a week! It was a strange eerie calm before the storm! The big storm which is brewing is coming, thick and fast! And the need to sail on and get through the Strait of Messina too somewhere safe is even more important. Join us this episode where we try ...
Episode 108 – Winter Marina in Italy, Hiding from a storm!
Wow that was close! After a week of running from this storm, we make it into our Winter Marina in Italy and the next day it hits, I'm so relieved I really felt the pressure this time, there was no where to hide and sit it out and I had the kids lives in my...
Episode 109 – Winterizing Jobs On Pickle in the Marina.
We are settling into our little winter marina, but as usual its no stop for the Pickle Crew! We have loads of boat jobs to do to get Pickle ready for winter and to leave her to travel back to the UK for Christmas. Join us as we are busy, busy and having a ...
Episode 110 Pickles Winter Berth and a New Salty Sea Dog!
This episode is a longer time frame than usual! We winterise Pickle and leave her safely berthed at our winter marina while we fly back to the UK for Christmas. After a lot of consideration and time I have finally come to the decision I can't live without ...
Episode 111 – New Salty Sea Puppy joins the family and the Roadtrip back to Pickle begins!
Your be glad to know we're be back on Pickle and sailing again in just a few weeks!! This episode our new puppy Buddy joins the family and we begin our adventures with him on our road trip back to Pickle, taking in a few wonderful locations and sites on th...
Episode 112 – Magnificent Italy and arriving back to our sailboat Pickle!
Wow what a road trip! We have a fabulous and fantastic road trip back to Pickle! Stopping at Florence, Rome, Pisa, Naples, Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, and so many other cool places on the way! Join as as we explore, have crazy fun adventures and finally get b...
Episode 113 – Engine troubles and Fiberglassing in beautiful Italy!
We are back on our beloved catamaran Pickle, so glad the winters over and we have started our new season with an amazing road trip (see last episode 112) Now its on with boat jobs! The engine needs some serious maintenance and problems fixing, the mast nee...
Episode 114 – We Start Our New Sailing Season but have an Emergency Hospital Admission!
What a crazy start to our sailing season! An Emergency Hospital Admission is always scary, but when you're in a foreign country and its one of your babies its all the worse! Thankfully everything turns out ok in the end and we manage to set sail, for our f...
Episode 115 – Emergency Tactics. Something is around the Prop just metres from shore!
After long night sails we struggle to find a suitable anchorage which isn't either 25 metres deep or total rock, then whilst checking out a little cove just metres from shore we get entangle with a load of plastic around our prop! So engineless without mov...
Episode 116 – We sail to Brindisi Italy, Moor on the Harbour wall, but the Guardia have other ideas!
Lots of sailing this week, no wind, too much wind, big swell and choppy seas we have it all! We have been doing lots of hops up the east coast of Italy and pushing hard to reach some shelter at Brindisi before a storm hits! But yet again we are visited and...
Episode 117 – Wild Week of Fun with the Sailing Pickle Family!
This is a bit of a long episode this week guys! I had lots of footage so I thought why not share what everyday life on a boat looks like all week with our family! Join us as we have a very busy week sailing, cave diving, snorkelling, beach combing, fixing ...
Episode 118 – Anchored and Exploring the Italian Archipelago, Tremiti Islands!
What a fabulous archipelago just off the east coast of Italy! Well worth a little visit 😊 We have so much fun exploring the fabulous Tremiti islands and enjoy a cool off in the beautiful clear waters, with a bit of snorkelling and cave diving! Thats all...
Episode 119 – Complete Engine Failure in a Storm on a Rocky Lee Shore!
Well this week we have a worrying start! After some very nasty wind and swell turn up unexpected in our little anchorage, we try to weigh up where we can sail to, to avoid this awful weather, but not only is it getting late and there is no where at all nea...
Episode 120 – Skinny Dipping in Italy and a Run in with the Guardia, Twice!
Wow what a busy week! lots of sailing and lots of visits from the Guardia! And loads of adventures along the way, from skinny dipping to fishing for mussels! Join us this week as we show you the east coast of Italy! Thank you to our wonderful patrons, you...
Episode 121 – Topless Swimming after a Disaster at Anchor in 45+knots of wind!
Please give me strength! I seriously think I need it this week! We stay in stunning anchorages, with impressive scenery and have the most amazing adventures! I feel totally blessed for my wonderful life and sometimes complete staggering isolation! But gene...
Episode 122 – Crazy swell at anchor! Dangerous marina entrances!
Sailing down the East coast of Italy we have found very little shelter from the wind and swell! Which is sometimes a problem if a big storms coming! so this week after a rolly few days at anchor and no shelter for hundreds of miles, we finally take shelter...
Episode 123 – Sailing to Venice and Exploring Haunted Islands!
We do a night sail from Fano to Venice stopping for a cheeky swim on the way in those beautiful deep waters! After a wonderful first night in the Venetian Lagoons we find ourselves touching down, whoops! So swiftly move onto a better anchorage off a haunt...
Episode 124 – Exploring Venice after Engine Troubles!
Such a crazy week! After engine trouble, we end up in a Venetian boat yard, with lots of help, mechanics, British parts ordered, delayed and customs troubles we finally decide to give up and go and explore Venice for the weekend! Which is so much fun and t...
Episode 125 – Very Special Tour of a Traditional Venetian Boat Builders in Venice!
This weeks episode is a bit different! We give you a little recap regarding our engines troubles in Venice, then we get the privilege to take you with us when we get a guided tour of a traditional Venetian Boat builders! We look at wooden boat building usi...
Episode 126 – Fixing Our Yacht Engine In Venice and Enjoying the Lagoons!
We finally receive our part from England to fix our engine aboard Pickle! Sadly still waiting for our oil dip sticks to arrive (thats next week) but while we wait for those, we fix the engine and go out to anchor in the beautiful Venetian Lagoons. We have ...
Ep 127 -60 kt Wind on a Lee Shore! Leaving Venice for Croatia, Collision Course with a Cruise Liner!
We definitely had some crazy winds at anchor this week, Wow they come out of no where and we found ourselves extremely close to a solid wall on a lee shore in 60 knots of wind! Scary few hours of thunderstorms and unpredicted winds but thankfully we always...
Episode 128 – Our first taste of sailing in Croatia! Jellyfish Sea Soup!!!
This episode we night sail to Croatia and go through the very easy and fairly quick checking in process, which was a breeze! We are soon off exploring Croatia, fantastic little bays and the biggest amount of jellyfish I've ever seen! It was literally like ...
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