Unable to leave Bonifacio due to the high winds either where we are or where we are going we have had a very lazy few days!

We took the opportunity to walk up to the Citadel which is no mean feat or easy on the feet! It is a spectacular warren of narrow streets with something new to discover at every turn!

The view from up on high was also incredible and was not at all eclipsed by Jacques’ snazzy sunglasses!

We also got some great shots of Mossy Joe on the way down!

The weekend of Saturday 1st April and Sunday 2nd April was auspicious for a number of reasons! They were my last days of holiday before officially trialling my ‘working from Boat’ set up; it was mine and Jacques’ 20th Anniversary of the start of our relationship; I had a great FaceTime call with dear friends Jo and Bun and Bun had some very exciting news which means Jacques and I will be hopping over to Spain for a weekend in June!

Not so auspicious, just sad, was watching Liverpool lose to Man City!

Having been almost confined to base (boat) for 2 days we decided to take a walk – based on the look of the sky I was tempted to take a brolly but as Jacques said, it’s not very sailor like to carry a telescopic flower patterned umbrella about the harbour! Well, you never saw Popeye with one I suppose!

Of course, as we started to head back the heavens opened complete with hailstones, cracking lightning and clapping in your head thunder! We sheltered under a small stone bridge for about 50 minutes and I couldn’t help wishing we had made it another 100 yards to the bar!

That evening, back on the boat safe albeit slightly drenched, the clouds dispersed and we were treated to the most incredible sunset!

Almost up to date now, not much else to tell of in Bonifacio – oh, except Jacques was putting the dinghy back on board and he (and the dinghy|) fell in the water!! It was not as disgusting as most harbours but it’s still not somewhere you would want to spend much time and the water was so cold!

I don’t have any pictures or video of this as I was too busy assisting with the rescue mission i.e. putting down the swim ladder so that Jacques could get back on board and then rinsing the salt and yuckiness out of his clothes and shoes whilst he took a very hot shower!

At last, after 6 days there, we left Bonifacio this morning (Wednesday 5th April) for La Caletta in Sardinia, 62 miles taking 9 hours, some nice wind, some sunshine but still very cold. Heading further south again tomorrow but should be a shorter day.

More soon……..