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Sea Dweller plywood sign cut by CNC World

Taken at Royal Clarence Marina, Gosport We've had a sign cut by CNC World Limited using a MultiCam 5000 CNC machine. It's cut from 18 mm ply and will be featuring in future blog posts.

The new home for Sea Dweller

If all goes to plan then this will be the new home for Sea Dweller this winter. However, quite a few plans have come and gone in 2020 so there could be more twists and turns to the story. We wanted to be sea gypsies and travel around the Mediterranean but leaving the EU has thwarted that plan and there's no information on long term stays in EU countries for people who want to stay beyond 90 days. At the moment, you will only be able to stay 90 days in every 180. The boat can stay longer but not the crew. Until things become clearer, we are applying for residency in Spain at El Mazarron in Murcia. There's a marina with good facilities and a working town that doesn't close down on 1 September. This isn't to be confused with citizenship but it will allow us to stay for as long as we want and travel from our home port to other places around the Mediterranean Sea. You have to agree, it looks very appealing.

Bread in a slow cooker?

Whilst we wait to get our boat loaded onto the MV Keith at Southampton this week for its journey to Palma, Majorca, the chef du jour has been testing out how to make bread in a slow cooker. We don't have a traditional oven on the boat although we do have a combination microwave. However, I'm not sure it would do a great job with bread. No doubt we'll give it a go because we both love bread and what have we got to lose? The first loaf didn't work very well and used 100% wholemeal bread flour. It didn't have an initial proving time so it didn't rise enough before 'baking'. It was heavy and dense as a result but will be tried again. The next attempt used strong plain bread flour and this one is excellent. It has a good texture and a soft crust. I'll be making this again and adding some nuts, seeds, cheese or whatever I have to hand. If you want to try this, head to Good Housekeeping . I always mix the yeast with water, a pinch of ...

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