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/2011/11/08/treetuesday-bolgatty-palace/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/11/08/treetuesday-bolgatty-palace/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:21:34 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25242 A view of the sunset from Bolgatty Island, where we live.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/11/08/treetuesday-bolgatty-palace/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/11/06/sunset-over-cochin-2/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/11/06/sunset-over-cochin-2/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:00:20 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25174 I should probably save this photograph for the #SunsetSaturday submission, but I couldn't resist popping this one up now. It is the view just before I catch the ferry back to Bolgatty Island from Ernakulam. In the far distance are the famous Chinese fishing nets.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/11/06/sunset-over-cochin-2/feed/ 2 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/29/sunset-across-eritrea/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/29/sunset-across-eritrea/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:46:32 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25160 Another image from the Red Sea. Sadla Island looking over to Merso Dudo.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/29/sunset-across-eritrea/feed/ 6 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/07/20/baywatch/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/07/20/baywatch/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:17:24 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=23622 Pic of the Day today is the last spread from our Sailing Today series. This was taken on Anjuna Beach in Goa and features four Indian life-guards with little to do except look cool. Baywatch eat your heart out! ]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/07/20/baywatch/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/20/western-ghats-photos/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/20/western-ghats-photos/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:52:18 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=21229 The Western Ghats is a huge mountain range that runs down from the centre of India to the south, where it divides the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. All of these images were taken in the hill station of Kodaikanal.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/20/western-ghats-photos/feed/ 16 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/26/cruising-chute-chaos/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/26/cruising-chute-chaos/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:43 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=18735 After a great sail we found ourselves in a little natural harbour and, as a reward for conning us in to the tricky entrance, we invited ourselves on board Roam II to finish off the tuna. I diced it and Terry and Liz knocked up a real treat using a secret, magic ingredient of ginger and...well, I can't tell you otherwise it wouldn't be a secret, magic ingredient. Believe me though, it was the best tuna dinner and satisfied six very hungry tums. Millie still had a head and a tail to work her way through too.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/26/cruising-chute-chaos/feed/ 4 http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/12/08/poetry-in-motion/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/12/08/poetry-in-motion/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:47:41 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1716 The countdown continues and although we’re still over 200 miles away our destination feels just round the corner. Strange, isn’t it, how a half hour traffic jam can cause so much stress to a three hour journey, yet we’re getting excited because we’ve only got 24 hours to go!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/12/08/poetry-in-motion/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/11/14/shooting-stars-and-flying-fish/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/11/14/shooting-stars-and-flying-fish/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:02:51 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1447 Ahhh. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean by boat. Can I put this experience into words? Probably not but as you see I did keep a log for each day and as you read through it you’ll discover that each day was very different. A lot happened. The night time became a lesson in astronomy. Dreaming became a major talking point on this trip. With such a long time at sea a trip like this is no longer an excursion but a lifestyle.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/11/14/shooting-stars-and-flying-fish/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/12/playing-in-the-shipping-lane/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/12/playing-in-the-shipping-lane/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2003 10:46:09 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1220 The weather continued to amaze us as the sun set in the west and a huge orange moon rose in the east. On the one side was the Kentish coast and on the other Dunkirk, with huge great ships lit up dotted around in-between. We celebrated with a Thai red curry (cooked by yours truly) and ate it outside watching the sunset before us.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/10/12/playing-in-the-shipping-lane/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/08/11/intelligent-dolphins/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/08/11/intelligent-dolphins/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:37:19 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=794 El Ferrol is a major naval and commercial port, though there is little to entertain the yachtsman on land. That said the ria has a spectacular entrance, lined by forts either side. We anchored up but didn’t go ashore, which is why I didn’t send a postcard from El Ferrol. Instead we watched the red moon replace the golden sun and change the landscape from a heady mix of green vegetation and mountains into a twinkling Rupert Bear bay. ]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2003/08/11/intelligent-dolphins/feed/ 0