Scotland is truly a beautiful sailing destination. Overwhelmingly beautiful and rugged nature, sheltered waters, nice anchorages and marinas, very friendly people and many fellow sailors (also with children) around us, so we enjoy this unexpected experience to the fullest....
After a couple of very nice days in Falmouth, we decided last Friday afternoon to go on a new adventure for the last three weeks, so we left early on Saturday morning to go back via Scotland (and the Caledonian Canal)....
So, the last long crossing is over. Looking back, we have been very lucky with the weather. The weather is not very stable in this region and it is very difficult to predict more than 4 days ahead. Waiting in...
We look back on a nice and cozy last week Azores on the island of Terceira. The boat has been moored in the harbour for a while now, but of course we don't sit still all the time and get a lot of different things...
Yes, also in the Azores it's orange. Fantastic that the Netherlands has won from Brazil and that made us decide to stay longer in the Azores until the semifinals and also the finals when the Netherlands enters....
We arrived in the Azores a few days ago. Along the way we saw a lot of dolphins. Unfortunately we didn't catch any fish. While sailing Marinthe and I played with the lego a lot. And we...
Hey, hey, we've arrived in the Azores. And we're finally seeing the Barbarossa again. It's now only two months before I see you again. We're leaving tomorrow for another island in the Azores. It's...
The Azores is a group of 9 islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal and 750 miles from Portugal itself. The islands are all volcanic, not large and lie in three groups together ... we...
After a lot of wandering over the Atlantic Ocean, we arrived back in Europe after having left Europe from La Gomera in the Canary Islands last November... The entry of Horta is...
Yes, by the end of this day we're over half! We've sailed 1050 miles out of 2100 miles ... in 7 days and 8 hours. The past week has been tough sailing. A week you've...
The Long Island Sound is a nice sheltered stretch of water and a real sailing mecca. It can have a lot of currents (ebb and flow), and in case of strong winds a good trip planning is necessary. We only have very little...
Well, and then suddenly we're on our own keel in New York. What a fantastic experience!!! Before we left, this was always a big milestone, but still so far away. And now we're really here, with the...
Everything's fine here. We stayed in someone else's house for a week. We got some really nice stuff from the people at the house. Like harry potter lego. We also went to one of their kids' games...
Hello, everyone. We spent a week in someone else's house. That was fun. They gave a lot. Like Harry Potter lego. They gave the office of Dumbledore lego. And we also went to a match...
For a week we sleep at Dan and Kathy's house and are cordially integrated in their family life. A real experience, also for Mom and Helen and the girls. The house is big enough so we all have a...