🇬🇧 It’s nice to be back at anchor! We took the first splash in two months today, played football on the beach, went e-foiling and looked across at the next island, Fuerteventura. This is where we are off to tomorrow (only 7-8 miles from here!). And now we are going to watch a Xmas movie …
🇬🇧 Puerto Calero is a special place to Chris and I. We came here on holiday with our 4-months old baby Hugo exactly 10 years ago and were taking a stroll through the marina, looking at the boats and dreaming. And then we noticed a sailing family with 3 kids on a catamaran. They looked …
🇬🇧 The passage from Gibraltar to Lanzarote was our longest passage yet. On the first two pictures you see the strong counter-current (4kns!) in the Strait of Gibraltar so we decided to stick close to the Spanish coast to avoid it.We logged 680nm as we had planned on anchoring at Playa Francesa off La Graciosa …
🇬🇧 We had a wonderful Sunday in Sevilla exploring the Maria Luisa Parc and the Plaza de España. The kids loved getting on the cycle thingy. And so did we 😉. If you haven’t been to Sevilla yet I suggest you put it on your bucket list of places to visit. I am so glad …
🇬🇧 When we realised that we would be stuck in Gibraltar for several more days because of the wind conditions, Chris and I decided to take the kids on a 3-day boat school excursion to Sevilla (by car). This city is absolutely incredible. We visited the Cathedral, climbed the Giralda tower and admired Christoph Columbus‘ …
🇬🇧 We went across the border to Gibraltar yesterday and explored the monkeys‘ rock, St. Michael’s cave and admired the view from all the way up. Today we are doing some boat jobs and will get some more provisions before setting off again, possibly as early as tomorrow… That’s the thing with sailors – we …
Pan-Pan! We were going along nicely in the calm approximately 7 miles off the Spanish coast when we noticed people on a small sailing yacht waving at us frantically. Their engine had died and they were adrift. We swiftly agreed to tow them towards the nearest marina. 2 hours later they are safe back in …
Sailing again! Off we go to Gibraltar, sailing downwind as the sun is getting up. Wonderful!
🇬🇧 Hanging out in Cartagena! There is so much to discover here. We have been exploring Cartagena with a Dutch family. It’s been perfect for all of us… The kids have a new friend and get to ride their scooters and to climb on huge trees all afternoon in a beautiful town square whilst we …
🇬🇧 453 miles from La Grande Motte to Cartagena. We left on Monday at 8 a.m. and arrived around 5 p.m. today. We anchored twice and sailed through the night last night. We had an interesting mix of wind: 2 days of strong winds and tough weather, a day of motoring and a day with …