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You remember once we were talking about things we would miss on our tour around the world, I had quite some things on my list though that list has slowly decreased in size, while Alex's only concern was how to get a hold on a proper cup of coffee on the oceans where it is hard to use an electrical coffee/espresso machine. 

While not being a passionate coffee enthusiast myself (yet), I have still tried many varieties to make my man satisfied concerning his coffee needs. So several different moka pots and 5-6 different coffee brands were tested (Illy being the best so far), different types of preparations have been exercised and obviously we also got a proper electrical frother to get the right fluffy consistence on the milk and it was all OK in the end. He was kind of satisfied. But I could see it was just OK. Something was clearly missing. What we didn't know at this time was that there actually existed a stove top espresso machine specially developed for gas burners. So when Londinium Espresso contacted Alex with an offer of a Bacchi espresso machine from Trieste, Italy, he/we naturally got very interested.

When the espresso maker arrived for some day ago and we picked it up from its (beautiful) packaging we instantly got stunned by the extraordinary design of the machine. It is definitely a real piece of art and the sophisticated look of it puzzled well with our vision of how a proper galley should look. It was just like this was that last missing part for our kitchen. Solid, anodized aluminum is used and the machine has an old fashioned valve that whistles when coffee's ready. There are quite some more features and parts to describe the coffee maker fully but these are our first superficial impressions so far. Like with any coffee/moka/espresso machine, they reach their full capacity when used several times and when the piping is fully saturated with coffee flavor so let Alex get back with judgements on the actual coffee in a while and let's admire this beautiful piece of art until then. But it definitely looks like this elegant machine might be able to save us from the coffee related tensions occurred in the mornings. Let's see!

Check here for more details about the machine. /T

A good start on a Saturday morning is to indulge in sweet and juicy watermelon, no? 

We have a passage to make today, Alex has for the second time in the last ten days committed to deliver a boat between Martinique and St Lucia and this weekend it is time for another. Interesting for us to sail together with other boats I must say, a good insight to understand how much we value our beloved Caos and also a good chance for us to figure out which features could be interesting to evaluate for the time we'll choose to upgrade from what we have right now. More space is definitely on our must have list for the next boat and for Alex it would also be important with more length of hull to obtain a faster ride. While we at the same time, like many times before, have understood that the strength and the quality of the Hallberg Rassy's are very hard to beat. Hoping to get the chance to try out many more boats before we take the decision to upgrade. 

While I'm still some kind of a newbie in sailing like most of you might know and I have been on maybe ten sailing boats in total in my whole life, Alex has skippered numerous small and large private sailing yachts (and motor yachts) and it is now very interesting for me to see him handle all different boats with such skills. I can't wait for the day when I get the chance to see him maneuvering a boat like this. Will probably last a while before a boat in that size belongs to us, but if you're in need of an extremely skilled and experienced skipper for a day or two for your super sailing yacht, or any yacht for that matter, in the Caribbean, let us know. Just make sure you also have enough space for a female photographer! /Taru