Its cold, but I am sat in front of a roaring fire?! I am definitely missing the sun and the sea. Winter always has that effect on me so I compensate by trying to find something high to go sit on - like Snowdon! Unfortunately the weather ( and man flu) has been against me for a few weeks so even hill walking has been out of the question. Luckily we are off to Cuba in three weeks time so I'll be swimming , walking etc etc. in the sun. I may even hire a dinghy. ( Plus salsa on the beach, smoke a cigar, and drink a few Cuba Libres)

All this of course is just a temporary fix until next season, which I hope will start fairly early with a new job on a new boat. I am hoping to keep in touch with friends in Greece, and with the Sailing Training boat GMC but it will be nice to find something new to try- a fresh challenge to blow away the cobwebs and the winter. There is always something to look forward to - time for a whisky and another log on the fire, wheres that Yachting Monthly.