Wanderings
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Having spent a year in Bahrain we were relocated to Dubai by my husbands employer in December 2010.
When we moved to the Middle East I left my high tech industry marketing world behind me and am enjoying a busy retirement. Now I have the time to indulge in my favourite passion sailing and explore the Middle East.
I started my blog to share our experiences with friends and family back home but welcome comments from all.
Latest posts on Wanderings
Going Off Grid?
Posted on 25/04/2013
A blogging friend Kay commented on one of our recent posts "So you're going to live on a boat? Off the grid? Wandering? Wow!" Apart from her wonderful way with words...
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A Recovery Poser...
Posted on 22/04/2013
Ian's Prado came to rest nose into the sand During our weekend camping and driving trip across the Liwa Crescent from West (Arada) to East (Qasar Al Sarab/Hameem) one of the group...
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Satellite Communications Controversy
Posted on 16/04/2013
Many friends and acquaintances have been a bit horrified that we've made a decision that is apparently controversial. And we are going to stick with it, probably. No SSB (shortwave...
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An Update - the Dubai Apartment Scam
Posted on 15/04/2013
Do you recognise this?:Reader of Wanderings past posts may recall that early last year Susie had a close encounter with a landlord who was not quite what he seemed ie not a bona fide...
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Remote Fitting Out
Posted on 15/04/2013
Being several thousand miles away and in a different timezone getting on with the remaining fitting out tasks on our extensive list is simply not possible. Instead we've taken to...
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Downsizing Woes
Posted on 28/03/2013
For a second time in a dozen years, I'm trying to fit a quart into a pint pot (it's the skipper's third attempt at it and he seems quite serene). In 2001 it seemed painful...
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Trials and Error - An upheaval in the starboard cabin
Posted on 27/03/2013
Bedding fills the saloonIt seemed a bright idea, a second autopilot head installed down below in case the existing one failed which would also provide info such as wind speed and log data...
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Of Water Pumps
Posted on 12/03/2013
When arriving on the boat after a time away one of the first tasks is to refill the tanks so there is water for cooking and washing. We usually precede this at the start of the season with...
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Snowbound in Southsea
Posted on 12/03/2013
View from the deck yesterday morningEastney Lake foreshoreSouthsea Marina - daffodils offer a cheery welcomeSnug in her new berthWintery scene
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Local History - Riches Before Oil
Posted on 28/02/2013
As a child at junior school I was taken on a trip to a local roman ford. There we found some pottery which the teacher, an amateur archaeologist, took to the old Bedford Museum on the...
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