About Me

Hi my name is Margaret Muir. I'm an author. I recently moved to Tasmania. I enjoy writing and cruising. I love tall ships. I have several lens which are a bit out of date - but I'm getting around to fixing that.

 

Tall Ships - from the 'Mary Rose' to the modern day

I have just discovered the latest Tall Ship on the drawing boards. A replica of HMS Beagle, the so-called 'coffin ship' which carried Charles Darwin on his remarkable expeditions in the 1830's, is to be built in Pembrokeshire and launched in 2009. Onc...

Cruising Europe - Mediterranean Ports of Call

A year ago I took a cruise around the Med calling at some of the most poplular resorts - Rome, Florence, Naples (Pompeii), the Greek Islands, Sicily and the French Riviera. On previous holidays, I've visited the Costa Brava, Costa del Sol and Majorca...

Canal story - The Black Thread

The Black Thread, my third novel has just been published in hardcover  (Aug 2007) by Robert Hale, London. It is a dramatic tale set on the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Leeds and Saltaire in the year 1898. Below are some pix of the...

Sailing across the Atlantic

What a voyage! - Join me as I sail across the North Atlantic following in the wake of the great adventurer's. Pass the pillars of Hercules. See the house Columbus lived in. Meet King Neptune. Face gale force winds. Take the helm....

New Book - 'The Twisting Vine' by Margaret Muir

THE TWISTING VINE is a story set in Yorkshire in 1898 where times of peace and war, grief and joy are linked by the unobtrusive presence of a French Bru doll. If you have an interest in Antique French Fashion dolls or just enjoy a fast moving st...

'Sea Dust' - a novel - set on a tall ship

Sea Dust is now only available in LARGE PRINT format from Ulverscroft. I have recently completed an age-of-sail adventure story which is with my agent (August 2009). Unlike Sea Dust, this one is for a male readership. It is set in 1802.

Margaret Muir - author

Hi, A year ago I moved to the beautiful Tamar Valley in Northern Tasmania (that's the little island just south of Australia). Since I came here life has blossomed. I've just finished two new books and in mid 2008 did a great trip to England via Chile...

The Condor's Feather - a novel set in Patagonia in 1885

I finished the manuscript in July 2008. It is now with my agent in London. Hopefully I will have a positive update very soon. Site under construction. Photo: Bronze Condor on the streets of Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan

Goats by Margaret Muir

I've been running goats of one variety or another for 17 years and written numerous magazine articles about them.  ANGORAS, BOERS, CASHMERES, DAIRYS  and even FERALS - I've had them all. One day I will write a book about my experiences. H...

Panama Canal Transit

On 23rd April, 2008, I sailed through the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean to the Atalntic. I was cruising from Santaigo in, Chile, South America to Boston, USA on the Norwegian Dream. It was a fantastic experience. Here are a few of my photos.

Buenos Aires - the tango, the pampas and Eva Peron

A city of seduction. The tango - danced originally by men. The steaks - dinasaur size. The places to visit - unforgettable. The people - past and present. And plenty of pics. Jan 26 2007 - just building this site - nearly finished.     

Cruising Antarctica

It's a blue and white world at the bottom of the globe. And its cold! I was fortunate enough to cruise around a little of it recently, my voyage starting in Valpariso, Chile - sailing down the Chilean Fjords to Tierra del Fuego, across Drake Pass...