About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Friday, 19 July 2013

Cars, planes and trains (only no trains)

Well, we have an unplanned little excursion tomorrow. As the captains mother isn't at all well, we need to get to Norfolk. Real fun planning the trip. First thought - just get a hire car in Oban (the 2 local buses a day go there Monday - Saturday). Booked then told "nothing available". The Oban Fiat dealer offers rental cars but only 200 miles a day. Maybe Fiats break down if they go further? Cannot be a residual value issue as a used Fiat is pretty much worthless anyway.

The train from Oban to Glasgow takes longer than the coach. Think it stops at every molehill en route.

Flight to Norwich. Yes, possible but only on certain days from Edinburgh with FlyMaybe for the GDP of a small African nation.

So, we have the fun of:

Kilmelford to Oban with West Coast Motors



Oban to Glasgow bus station with Citylink:



Glasgow bus station to Glasgow airport with the Glasgow Shuttle:


3 hours in the BA lounge at Glasgow airport, with all that tempting free wine but a drive coming up later on:


A little Airbus 321 which hopefully will not be 3 hours late this time (if it is, we arrive LHR on Sunday not Saturday):



And then the fun of a Sixt car. Of course, not direct from Sixt. They were about 60% more expensive than the same little Sixt car via Holiday Autos. Madness.


No idea what we will find at the other end and we are unlikely to report on it either - not a suitable blog topic. So, will let you know when we are back afloat.

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