In this episode we tackle our biggest boat job yet on Galene, a new hull paint job, and despite all the of research, preparation and hours and hours of labour involved, we fail to get the result we hoped for....it was devastating.

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We're busy pulling the place apart and getting down and dirty in this episode, but we take a forced break for some sight seeing, and another to witness what can only be described as an heroic rescue in our back yard!

With a long list of jobs and a short amount of time...Pete has to decide whether its time to give up or just keep slogging away at it. On the upside, the holding tank/bathroom woes are over....or so we thought!

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After almost 3 months away from Galene, we return to the boat yard in Corfu to commence work on a long list of maintenance and upgrade work. Feeling a little overwhelmed by the magnitude of tasks we've set ourselves, we decide to hold our noses and start with the dirtiest of boat jobs first! Viewer discretion advised; there are a number of expletives used to describe the task at hand!

The first year aboard Galene was hard, really hard for us newbie sailors / live-aboard cruisers. It's easy (and natural) to feel overwhelmed and frustrated, even a bit sorry for yourself at times. That said, there are moments when you're realize what you're doing is pretty special. Check this one out!

We've been patching some major repairs together with spit and duct tape all summer, but circumstances outside our control force us to haul out, and we know deep down its for the best.

Our first sailing season is drawing to an early close and we manage to see some of Albania on our way to our final destination of Corfu, Greece. The truth is we are dealing with some heavy issues, but we try to find moments of joy and are very thankful for a little help from our friends!

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In this episode we set our sights on Albania, enjoying the last of the picturesque Croatian and Montenegran anchorages along the way. We also face the harsh reality of being away from loved ones during challenging times.

Our time in Split, Croatia is drawing to a close, and as we plan to move on we're not liking the idea of taking a very smelly boat with us!

We're hanging at anchorage getting Pete's tooth sorted so we may as well do some house keeping stuff, right? For Pete this means cleaning a bum and playing with a hookah, maybe this sounds like fun....but neither of us are laughing.

In this episode we navigate our way to Split dodging fast ferry's and other hazards to find a peaceful anchorage awaiting. All is well until we have an unexpected visit to the dentist for Pete, signalling the end of our tour up the Croatian coast.

We visit two of the most popular cruising spots in Croatia....one of them is fast fun and the other brings docking stress, yet again.

We continue to make our way up the Dalmatian coast through the island chains; things break, anchors drag and nerves are tested. All good fun!

In this episode we find ourselves in cruisers paradise with stunning anchorages on the islands of Sipan and Mijet. We also steel ourselves up to tackle some 'med mooring' and it doesn't go smoothly but we get it done with a little (we lot) of help from our friends.

Having checked into Croatia we decided the first stop on our path up the coast would be the beautiful little island of Lopud, which was also perfectly situated for a day trip to Dubrovnik. Here, you seriously couldn't swing a cat in the Old Town without hitting a cat.