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Mary Greensmith

@marygreensmith

Homeopath, adventurer interested in self sufficiency, looking after each other and looking after the world.

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Aug 19, 2018, 1:53 PM UTC

Stuck Waiting for Parts …. It could be worse!

We couldn’t risk moving from where we were because we might lose our anchor windlass altogether and believe me, pulling up 5 or 10 meters of chain and a 20lb anchor is doable but 40 metres of chain w…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Aug 18, 2018, 9:16 AM UTC

Batteries for Ice

Batteries or Windlass? We knew our anchor windlass was poorly. It was starting to slip and was clogging. By clogging I mean that the chain was getting caught above the hole that it fed into to go int…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Aug 6, 2018, 11:21 AM UTC

Facts and Figures Living on a boat.

Travel Details to date … Facts and figures 44 journeys in 77 days 47 days of sailing. 1122 nautical miles 150 hours of motoring 650 litres of fuel purchased with 150 litres left in the tanks 1 fish c…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Aug 2, 2018, 1:28 PM UTC

The Best Sail to Date ... Nearly Aborted!

The Best Sail To Date …. Nearly Aborted! Wind was forecast! We had just arrived in Vathi on Ithica and planned a few days doing some jobs, restocking our larder, topping up with water and fuel, sorti…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 24, 2018, 12:07 PM UTC

Unspoilt Islands of Kalamos and Kastos

The unspoilt Islands of Kalamos and Kastos We have taken a real shine to the islands of Kastos and Kalomos in Northern Ionion in Greece. They are quite different from the other places we have been be…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 23, 2018, 8:23 AM UTC

What are we looking for?

Why are we doing this? Well for me …. I like to experience life. I love being off grid. I love making every day count. I love being self sufficient and in charge of my own destiny. I have never reall…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 16, 2018, 2:47 PM UTC

Baby on Board

After six weeks of fantastic weather the heavens opened and rain was forecast all day and night for three days. Unfortunately this was on the week my son and his family were booked into stay with us.…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 15, 2018, 12:03 PM UTC

Hanging by a thread

Hanging by a thread! We have spent most of our life so far at anchor. We love being at anchor. Here are my main reasons to prefer the anchor to being alongside a quay. 1. The breeze …. It is bigger a…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 10, 2018, 9:40 AM UTC

'Stern-to' in Sami

‘Stern-to’ in Sami We decided to come into the village of Sami to check it out to see if it was a good place to be for our family arriving. We arrived about 5pm on a Saturday evening. Silly mistake!…

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Mary Greensmith
@marygreensmith Jul 8, 2018, 10:00 AM UTC

Beautiful Bays, Sand, Sea but No Wind.

Our first four weeks in Greece has seen very little wind. We had one good day with a good breeze but the rest of the time we have had nothing. When we arrived we were struggling to get anywhere with…

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