Welcome to 'Castanet'

Well, we're back again and getting ready to set off on our 2016 adventure, this one on the high seas.  If you remember my last blog from our trip last year I showed you our new boat which we named 'Thalassa' ....

Well, we decided it wasn't the right boat for us so twelve months later we sold Thalassa and bought a new one - welcome to 'Castanet' ....

Castanet is a Jeanneau Leader 805 - a 27 foot / 8 metre motor cruiser with a single 260hp diesel inboard engine, a forward V-berth (which we've converted to be our 'Stateroom') and galley, separate head (that's toilet to you landlubbers) complete with shower, and a mid-cabin (which we use as our storeroom).  On deck we have a double crew seat at the helm so we can sit side-by-side as we cruise along and a large horseshoe-shaped seating and table area (our dining room) which converts into a rather large sunpad!

In another change to tradition, Angela will be in charge of the blog for this trip so enjoy her posts (and my postscripts if she lets me!) as we head off into the sunset ....