Monthly Archives: August 2014

Will fill in the details later, just trying to upload the photos before Internet fails! Will fill in details, please check back, but just getting some photos uploaded. Ancona marina is a large complex in a very ugly, industrial port. … Continue reading →

There is a little known Italian Maritime law requiring all operators if vessels to be clad in only a Speedo. After miraculously clearing the regatta fleet leaving the marina, Amante is on her way towards Venice! 3 sails full, flat … Continue reading →

Yesterday, a little kitty came to our breakfast table to hang out with us. This morning in Assisi, while snapping this photo of the view I heard a noise and turned to find this BEAR behind me. He is actually … Continue reading →

We visited Gubbio on the way from Assisi to Ancona. This seemed perhaps the oldest town we visited, judging from the age of the knight or saint in the church who died in 1040. There is a remnant of a … Continue reading →

Cake for breakfast, shared with kitty, good views, wonderful wines. Vanessa

Dinner for 53? What was I thinking?

July 8, 2014 Our son Matt and Emma, who visited us in Corfu, are engaged! We left Amante for a 3-day holiday to attend their engagement tea in Wetherby, a small town in Yorkshire. What a wonderful way to wrap … Continue reading →

We left Amante in Corfu early July in good hands to attend our son’s Engagement Tea in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England. After bidding Amante farewell, we returned home to enjoy a brief bit of Tahoe Summer. Stay tuned for Part 2!!