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The Viking Explorer group for 2025

The Viking Explorer group for 2025

044 – We Stocked 60 bags of crisps to cross an ocean!

Heath Tredell

5 days ago8 min read

A Man with a crazed look in his eyes

A Man with a crazed look in his eyes

Log 043 – The Great Gibraltar Sprint

Heath Tredell

Jan 106 min read

A relieved sailor looks back at his St Francis 48 catamaran, 'Sawasdeekat', perfectly berthed in an impossibly narrow slot in Puerto Banus marina after a high-wind docking nightmare.

A relieved sailor looks back at his St Francis 48 catamaran, 'Sawasdeekat', perfectly berthed in an impossibly narrow slot in Puerto Banus marina after a high-wind docking nightmare.

042 – Puerto Banus Panic: The Docking Disaster That Almost Bankrupted Us

Heath Tredell

Jan 310 min read

Heath's Oedema Leg

Heath's Oedema Leg

041: Halyards, Hijinks, and Hard Landings - A Disaster at Sea

Heath Tredell

Dec 27, 20259 min read

Heath in the Canamunt

Heath in the Canamunt

040 - A Soaking in Sa Sabatera

Heath Tredell

Dec 23, 20257 min read

One of the stunning Pookiestyle Dishes

One of the stunning Pookiestyle Dishes

039 - Generators, Gales, & Gastronomic Grief

Heath Tredell

Dec 14, 20259 min read

A sunset out to sea from Scilla beach in Italy

A sunset out to sea from Scilla beach in Italy

038 – Mould, Mayhem and a Million Dollar Mistake

Heath Tredell

Dec 6, 20256 min read

A lone man in a small fishing boat in the sunset

A lone man in a small fishing boat in the sunset

Blog 037 – Warships, forest fires and a Greek Tragedy

Heath Tredell

Nov 30, 20257 min read

Boat instrument showing our 35knot headwind challenge.

Boat instrument showing our 35knot headwind challenge.

036 - Our Journey is Monkey Magic

Heath Tredell

Nov 22, 20258 min read

F2 Powerboat in Brindisi Harbour

F2 Powerboat in Brindisi Harbour

Blog 035 – A Comedy of Engine Errors

Heath Tredell

Nov 15, 20256 min read

Pan friend croatian fish cooked by Pookie from MasterchefUK

Pan friend croatian fish cooked by Pookie from MasterchefUK

034 - Croatia. Finally, on a Plate.

Heath Tredell

Nov 9, 202510 min read

An Inauspicious Splashdown

An Inauspicious Splashdown

033 - An Inauspicious Splashdown

Heath Tredell

Nov 1, 20259 min read

Pookiestyle Cooking

Pookiestyle Cooking

032 - Two Months in Dry Dock, One Rubber Seal

Heath Tredell

Oct 26, 20258 min read

Heath & Pookie in Venice

Heath & Pookie in Venice

Blog 031: Fog, Feasts, and Financial Cat-astrophes

Heath Tredell

Oct 19, 20258 min read

Montengro the night before our departure

Montengro the night before our departure

Blog 030: Croatian Capers, Kafkaesque Coast Guards

Heath Tredell

Oct 12, 202511 min read

Blog 029: A Suitcase Full of Suspicion, A Passport Full of Stamps.

Blog 029: A Suitcase Full of Suspicion, A Passport Full of Stamps.

Blog 029: A Suitcase Full of Suspicion, A Passport Full of Stamps.

Heath Tredell

Oct 5, 202511 min read

A Tasty trip to Thailand and Kuala Lumpur

A Tasty trip to Thailand and Kuala Lumpur

028 - Kitchen Smiles and Urban Miles

Heath Tredell

Sep 28, 20259 min read

Lucinj

Lucinj

Blog 027: Of Howling Winds, Helicoptering Nappies, and the Quest for Pasta

Heath Tredell

Sep 22, 20257 min read

026 - Montenegro: Where Billionaires, Broken Cars & Boat People Collide

026 - Montenegro: Where Billionaires, Broken Cars & Boat People Collide

026 - Montenegro: Where Billionaires, Broken Cars & Boat People Collide

Heath Tredell

Sep 15, 20257 min read

A Picture of Porto Monenegro

A Picture of Porto Monenegro

025 - The Albanian Bird Mafia & Other Nautical Nuisances

Heath Tredell

Sep 8, 20258 min read

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