It's just too nice out here....

After an indifferent August in the UK weatherwise I am back out here for a week in early September – to do some late summer sailing as well as to work on the house and do some groundwork for the project to bring a Shakespeare play out here next summer.
As I sat doing some maintenance in the cockpit a young man approached me and asked in his best Italian whether I spoke English. I replied that I could get by, and he asked whether I knew anyone who could offer sailing trips… ‘Funny you should ask’, I replied – and the result was a very pleasant day out on Sunday with him and his girlfriend and another couple – friends of theirs. We had a quiet motor out in the morning round Capo Caccia and Isola Foradada, then a pleasant lunch stop in Cala Tramariglio, followed by a good force 4 in the afternoon giving good sailing, and excitement as each in turn managed to get the boatspeed up to 7 knots.
The season draws to a close and I have to return to the UK to do some TV work, but I’ll be back – hopefully in October – to get the house sorted, as well as to do a bit of sailing. We had good weather till mid-November last year….