Storm bound in Sardinia

Well, it’s not technically a storm but it’s been extremely windy for the past 2 days and even though we’ve found a good sheltered spot to anchor we have not been able to get off the boat for two and a half days. George and the girls braved it in the dingy just 10 minutes ago... they got soaking but worth it to play with the two kiwi girls on the boat next to us!

I have rather enjoyed the hunkering down. It has been a brilliant opportunity to sort out the various lockers (everything just gets stuffed in when children 'tidy up'), fix mozzie nets (poor Josephine was eaten alive a couple of nights ago), clean the fridge ( it’s so empty. Whoops, bad provisioning from me). We have baked biscuits, read lots, played the piano, done some school... quite leisurely really, once you get used to the howling and creaking from above!

George has been amazing, up most of the night checking we haven’t dragged our anchor or no one is dragging into us...(we’ve seen a few drag, so it’s very possible). He checks and double checks everything. I am pleased to say we are in very safe hands.

Sardinia is utterly gorgeous. I have found my perfect spot so far... turquoise waters in a perfect bay. Proper sandy beach. No jelly fish. Pre breakfast swim sort of place.

 I feel so lucky to think that we are not under the time pressure of a holiday... it really doesn’t matter to us that we’ve been spent more than two whole days in the cabin. I do feel for the boats here who are obviously on holiday... feeling obliged to swim in 30 knots of wind! 

Always a lot of washing up to be done!!