Lanzarote - ?
Up early, as there are still a few things to sort out before we start the crossing to Cape Verde. With the wind forecast as it is, it could well take us seven days. A quick catch-up with the kids first. While I have Ella …
Summer 2019
Las Palmas here we come
03:00 we arrived in very full las Palmas. The trip was easy cruising and we had two fishing lines out. Dolphins had a look during a short visit, but no sushi yet. Look at this movie! IMG_6082 Some pictures:
Madeira - Lanzarote
After dropping Els off at the airport at the crack of dawn, it’s back to the boat, where the gentlemen are still blissfully asleep. In the evening Paz and Carlos come aboard for sushi, which I make with some …
Goodbye Madeira
A quick note, we’re off to Lanzarote this morning. Madeira was as nice as ever, and it was fun to show Andre the beautiful island. You can now track our satellite location, see Tracking. Unlike AIS tracking on …
A short stint as a guest, Lisbon > Madeira
IMG_0152 A week off! Our sailing friends Kees and Marion are setting off on a round-the-world voyage. I would so love to do another Atlantic crossing, but work is far too busy for me to sail with them from Cape Verde to …
Madeira my dear
Arrived at Marina Quinta do lorde at noon. The bowthruster stopped working, so with some gusts of wind we had to be quick tying up the pontoon. Marion went to pick up the rental car at the airport with Els and in the …
Washing
For some reason our washing machine has a mind of its own and doesn’t listen to us anymore, it only runs a centrifugation cycle of one minute and then stops. We tried to arrange an AEG mechanic, but we didn’t …
Lisboa
Just arrived at Marina Parque das Naçaõs. The last two nights we anchored along the coast. We could sail for a great part. Here it is sunny, warm and we welcome every bit of shadow and wind.
Dolphins
Two days ago we sailed from Bayona (ES) to Porto (P). We had a totally boring experience, motoring all the way, in the fog or at least with no wind at all or maybe 4-5 knots. Question: Where is the infamous Portuguese …
Oporto
Arrived yesterday in this beautiful town! Today we made a river cruise down the Douro and now having a nice beer with a beautiful view on the town across the river. We passed a lock going down 35 metre, spectacular! …
Baiona
At anchor at the lovely bay near Baiona. This morning we woke up in the mist in Rio de Pontevedra, but our super radar guided us to here, just before we arrived, the mist was cleared. A sunny afternoon. Dinner in town, …