Our travels begin

The sailing Mimpi travels started in October 2019 in a quaint Greek town called Preveza.

This is where we found our sailboat. After a formal inspection and survey, we allowed ourselves to fall in love.

Then we purchased our floating home and our adventure began.

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Below are stories and lessons we have experienced along the way.

Some good, some bad, some ugly.  But that’s life really! Perhaps by sharing in this way others will learn from us and enjoy with us.

Mimpi at Otok Crkvina, Croatia
Let’s start at the beginning

Let’s start at the beginning

A summary - from the beginning This is a summary of 18 months in less than 500 words to catch you up. Plus, it means I can published this website and catch up at my own pace. When we departed Perth in November 2019, we or I had every intention to create a website and...

Stressing at anchor

Stressing at anchor

Right now, I’m sitting here stressing. We are sitting at anchor in a bay off Korčula, Croatia - actually the bay is off Otok Badija which sits off Korčula to be exact. I have asked Steve to sit in the cockpit to keep an eye out. The winds are blowing at 20 knots and...

The truth about living on a 38-foot sailboat during covid

The truth about living on a 38-foot sailboat during covid

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! This is a brutally honest account of living on a sailboat during lockdown - lockdown in Albania (2020) and lockdown in Montenegro (2021). It sucked! There’s the truth. It was lonely and frustrating. Yes, even with...

Checking in to Albania

Checking in to Albania

Albania wasn’t somewhere we had planned to visit for an extended period. We simply had to get out of Greece and Albania was the closest country. Oh, how things changed. But we are so glad we got to explore.

Lockdown in Albania continues

Lockdown in Albania continues

Are you there God? It’s me Kimmie. We are still in frickin lockdown in Albania!   Week five My lifeline to maintain my sanity and retain my marriage is being able to talk to family and friends either via audio or video calls. Thank goodness for facetime, whatsapp...

Marina bathroom rant

Marina bathroom rant

Bathroom talk What the fark do boys do in the bathroom? When I say boys, I mean men, fully grown presumably functioning-out-in-the-world-men. I realise the penis is a fascinating tool for anyone who has one but seriously you would think that after having it all of...

Lockdown on a 38-foot sailboat – week-by-week

Lockdown on a 38-foot sailboat – week-by-week

Our plan was to stay at Marina Orikum for maybe a week. However, a global pandemic had other plans for us. I can’t complain but this may turn into a covid-19 isolation whinge so, be warned and excuse me for my humanness or womanliness, I rock at it. I’m not perfect by...

We bought a sailboat in Greece

We bought a sailboat in Greece

We did it - we bought a sailboat in Greece!!! After months of searching and years of preparation Steve and I are officially the owners of a sailboat. We are so excited we are going to burst. All the planning and packing and downsizing that we have been doing in the...