Last Saturday we went to pick up Luc, Inge and Grandma from the airport. It was completely dark when we drove there. We went through six tunnels. The longest tunnel was 2 km. We also ate apple pie that...
Family reunion on Madeira
For a change, an (uncensored) travel report by a guest author. I (Inge) went on a week visit with mum and Luc, with a suitcase full of presents, herbs, malaria pills, books about Gambia and technical gadgets for the boat. Saturday October 17th...
Porto Santo
Porto Santo is a beautiful island, not so big, with volcanic peaks (700 meters), rough landscape full of cacti and a beautiful yellow sandy beach on the south side. There we are all alone at anchor just in front of the village. We bring a...
Crossing to Madeira
We leave Vila Real de San Antonio at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday morning for the crossing to Madeira of about 505 nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1.8 km), where we expect to cross 4 to 4.5 miles; the longest crossing...
The Algarve
Last week we explored the Algarve, which is very different from Spain or the west coast of Portugal. First of all it is warmer (25+ degrees) and also the seawater has a more comfortable temperature so...
Years on the boat
Saturday and Sunday was my birthday. I got the castle from Harry Potter. I built it on my own. And then Eline and I went to play with it. I also got lots of candy. We got...
The Portuguese west coast - little wind and lots of dolphins
From Porto we sail in two long stages of 30 and 24 hours to the Algarve (south coast of Portugal). These trips are characterized by little wind (where is the Portuguese North of 4-6 Bft. that is supposed to blow here?) and...