http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/17/access-walden/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/17/access-walden/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:36:20 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25043 Access Walden, held on Sunday 16th October, was an event held in Saffron Walden to raise awareness and campaign for a safer route into Saffron Walden along the Wenden Road. For three hours the road was closed to enable over 800 cyclists, walkers and joggers to enjoy this 3 mile round trip on a glorious autumnal day. Here are some images by Jamie Furlong (www.followtheboat.com/photography/) that capture that special morning. Well done to all involved. Please share and tag as appropriate. [For more info check out Access Walden on Facebook.]]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/17/access-walden/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/01/01/traveling-vagrants/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/01/01/traveling-vagrants/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:00:45 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=19082 For those people who don't own a boat but would like to experience the wonders of living aboard, take some inspiration from these two chaps. Both Cillian and Robbie had been cycling across Europe and met on New Year's Eve. Within a week they had joined the Vasco Da Gama rally aboard 'Cobble' and 'Rhumb Do' respectively. Up until this point both boats had been single-handed by their skippers, Morris and Ian. Cillian and Robbie have hit the deck running and have ingratiated themselves within the rally group quite successfully. It's nice to have some young blood amongst the group and they, like everyone else, have their own story to tell.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/01/01/traveling-vagrants/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/12/19/you-have-church-bells-we-have-mullahs/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/12/19/you-have-church-bells-we-have-mullahs/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:58:28 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=18884 Yesterday was Friday, holy day here in Egypt, and there is no mistaking it! All day the town reverberated with the sound of the mullah calling the men to prayer, a sound that is amplified through the many speakers adorning the minarets. Jamie jumped on his bike and recorded a little tour of these sounds, which are quite extraordinary to the western ear.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/12/19/you-have-church-bells-we-have-mullahs/feed/ 6 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/08/01/flaming-lipsi/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/08/01/flaming-lipsi/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:57:54 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=5373 Lipsi. A quintessentially Greek island untouched by the hoards of package holiday tourists that populate the bigger Dodecanese islands. I'd say the people here are a mix of holidaying Greeks, a few backpackers and a bunch of yotties, not forgetting the gentle locals, which makes for a very peaceful atmosphere indeed. These next few log entries, including a special post by Millie The Cat, cover the rest of the Dodecanese islands and start with Lipsi, which is littered with some of my fave photographs of the Dodecanese islands. Let me know what you think of them by leaving a comment at the end of the page!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/08/01/flaming-lipsi/feed/ 5 http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/27/biking-around-in-cascais/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/27/biking-around-in-cascais/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:08:12 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1318 With a high tide and strong winds the cycle ride became a very wet fairground ride as huge waves battered the sea walls, splashing up to 20ft high and spraying anyone in its path. Like four hung-over pratts on bikes. The trick was all about timing, something that Tim didn’t have, unfortunately for him and his clothes.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/27/biking-around-in-cascais/feed/ 1