About
I (Toni) am a vet, dog mum and wife who loves to travel and eat good food. On here I will be sharing pictures from our recent travels, updates on our yacht Skinny and maybe the odd anecdote of what it is like being a locum vet.
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Ireland & Wales
Read more: Ireland & Wales2 months have flown by and now we are finally back with Skinny, re-doing some paint work and sorting those little issues that came up on our trip down from Scotland. As a quick overview the past few months have been spent locuming, mainly I do out of hours shifts, allowing me to bunch long…
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Inverkip to Holy Head
Read more: Inverkip to Holy HeadAs many of you will already know Skinny has finally left Scotland!! Over 2 lots of 2 days we sailed and motored our old girl down to North Wales. Winter sailing offered anchoring in subzero weather, short daylight hours and also experiencing the joys of a choppy Irish sea. We also had stunning sunrises and…
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From Milan to Rome
Read more: From Milan to RomeThis time last year we were chatting New Year’s resolutions; which involved looking for a boat, but mainly making changes for a better work life balance. With me moving to be a locum and choosing when to work, our life opened up to travel more. Something that very much fits my idea of work life…
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Turkey
Read more: TurkeyAs I write this I have my two hooligans asleep either side of me and we’re being rocked back and forth as the wind howls through the rigging of the boats in the marina. We have finally made it back up to Skinny as the weather has changed to gale force winds and horizontal rain.…
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Skinny Dipping
Read more: Skinny DippingYes. I know, my hilarity knows no bounds. All please have a chuckle at the title of this post. Punderful isn’t it? Anyways. After we painted the hull (pretty sure we have both memorised every inch of it) and re sealed the windows we decided to get Skinny in the water for the moment of…
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Tahiti & Moorea
Read more: Tahiti & MooreaA year ago we headed to paradise for our honeymoon. When we first started dating Jake had asked me if I could go anywhere, where would it be? The rapidity of my answer has become a joke between us for years to follow. The answer was French Polynesia, a collection of islands in the South…
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