Sailing around the world on Merrimac, a Stadtship 56.
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 …
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 …
Arrived at Porto Santo at 01.30 local time. Waking up, sun shining, turquoise sea and a view! More about the trip later, first we all need a shower. No shower, but a nice swim!
Last preparations, Els in the mast to reconnect the extra wind meter to bluetooth. Yesterday the last shopping for fresh groceries. Let’s go!
Today we finally leave for our big trip, flying from Schiphol to Lisbon.
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 …
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.
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 …
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! …
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, …
The two candles in the middle burning for all of you. A lot of work is done in the church, but we had a nice guided tour with just us and an italian family. We entered the Cathedral through a special door from the …