How Ellie, a Greek Rescue Puppy, Became Our Sailing Dog
On 12 September 2015, a tiny Greek rescue puppy came aboard Ruffles Spray in Lefkas Marina and changed our lives. Her name was Ellie, and at just five and a
We built a 44ft steel yacht, left the UK and spent 15 years cruising the Mediterranean.
Then we came back to land. But dry land never felt quite right.
Today we live aboard a narrowboat Rasmunda, still choosing life differently, and sharing the true story through our videos, blog posts and the Getting Away book series, narrated by our dog, Mitzie.
We built a 44ft steel yacht, left the UK and spent 15 years cruising the Mediterranean. Then we came back to land. But dry land never felt quite right.
Today we live aboard a narrowboat, still choosing life differently, and sharing the true story through our videos, blog posts and the Getting Away book series, narrated by our dog Mitzie.
In our thirties, we asked ourselves a dangerous question: what would we do if we stopped waiting for the “right time” to live differently?
Our answer was to build a 44ft steel yacht while working full-time, then sail away from the UK with our dogs, Mitzie and Monty.
That decision led to 15 years living aboard and cruising the Mediterranean.
Years later, after selling the yacht and trying life back on land, we found ourselves drawn back to the water. Today we live aboard our narrowboat Rasmunda.
This website is the home of that continuing story: the books, the boats, the lessons, the mistakes, and the quiet refusal to live entirely by other people’s expectations.
If you’re dreaming of escaping the rat race yourself, explore our Escape the Rat Race Blog and discover how we turned that dream into reality.
On 12 September 2015, a tiny Greek rescue puppy came aboard Ruffles Spray in Lefkas Marina and changed our lives. Her name was Ellie, and at just five and a
In 1994, a dream began to take shape. We wanted to escape the rat race, build our own yacht and discover a different way of life. This is where our adventure began.
How we installed a Refleks 66 Mk aboard Rasmunda, why we chose the smallest model, and what it really costs to keep our 60-foot narrowboat
From building Ruffles Spray to sailing the Mediterranean with Mitzie and Monty, and our life today aboard narrowboat Rasmunda, these videos bring our story to life. Follow Mitzie’s Logbook and discover the real adventures behind the Getting Away series.
