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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 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 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 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 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 ...
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 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 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 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 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 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 97 – We have a teenager on the Boat! And a Deathtrap to deal with!
Its Beau's 13th birthday! We have a teenager on the boat!!! She enjoys a fun day with lots of pressies, her favourite yummy foods and a massive cake... what more could you wish for! We are putting the final things into place for our Sahara trip, for those ...
Episode 96 – Land Adventures with Sailing Pickle and Nicky Loses her Knickers!
Its been a crazy few days! With all these secret celebrations and surprises we are planning for Beaus 13th birthday, it really is a busy few days trying to organise everything, and because some of it is a big secret from Beau it makes trying to organise st...
Episode 94 — Marina Negotiations, African Gift Hunting and a Sinking Boat!
This weeks been busy, we get into further negotiations with the marina over pricing for our berth in Bizerte, we go hunting for cool birthday presents for Beau, as well as secretly organising a surprise visit from Beau's sister and Nan to going the Sahara ...