Author: Cindy Xu

  • Hyères France

    We went to Hyères, France, to replace Juno’s standing rigging. Hyères is a small port city on the southern Mediterranean coast. The nearest large towns to Hyères are Toulon to the west and Saint-Tropez to the east. Hyères serves as Amel’s Mediterranean base, featuring excellent riggers and numerous marine businesses. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to…

  • In the beginning…Port Ginesta Spain

    We initially thought we could find an Amel 54 either in the US or the Caribbean. However, our search unexpectedly led us to discover our Amel in Spain. As if selling the condo and most of its contents, along with retiring from my full-time job to embrace a new lifestyle that most would consider “crazy,”…