After exactly 7 days of sailing we are still about 200 miles away from the halfway point to Suriname. We had honestly expected that after 7 days we would be at half. That was also...
Dear class 6E
Today we are on our way to Surinam. It is two weeks sailing but we think two days longer. We have already caught a lot of fish. And the Barbarossa and the Valentine too. The bait has been bitten off by a giant...
Dear class 5E
We've been at sea for two weeks now for suriname. We've been at sea for six days. It's very hot here. But Eline and I aren't sick. We're having a good time here. We're having the...
Cape Verden - Mindelo
It's going to happen, we leave for Suriname today! A crossing of about 2000 miles that will take us somewhere between 13 and 15 days, so we will arrive in Paramaribo either just before or on Christmas....
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We were lying in an anchor bay. The anchor of the barbarossa broke off. They were blown to the rocks. There were very big waves. They were stuck there. And there were very big waves. A wave chattering inside. Everything...
Cape Verden - Sal and Sinterklaas
We are currently in the marina of Mindelo, on the island of Sao Vincent, the most developed island of the Cape Verden, and it is full of other departures (many nationalities) who all have the plan to make the next...
Marinthe on the Cape Verden
When we went there were a little high waves. I was a little nauseous. The second day was a bit calmer. But the third day was very busy. But I wasn't nauseous. That's because I was...
On the Cape Verden and the crossing
The crossing was 3 days sailing. The first day we had a fish on the hook in the afternoon. He was about 30 cm long. And had a white color. In the evening we ate him. He was very tasty....
Crossing to the Cape Verden
So, we arrived yesterday morning on the island of Sal, part of the Cape Verden. Sal is the most northeastern island of the Cape Verden. It is flat, 30 km long and 12 km wide, with lots of beach and tourism...
Farewell to The Gambia
We have left the Gambia and are now sailing towards the Cape Verden, to the island of Sal, the most northeastern island of the Cape Verden. It is 430 miles sailing and we expect more than three miles...
The Gambia experience...
We have been in The Gambia for over a week now and reached the end point of the river the day before yesterday. 150 miles from Banjul on motorbikes (either no wind or the wind is against) we reach the end point of the...
Gambia ... what a culture shock
The first experiences in The Gambia are overwhelming. What a complete culture shock. We read in the pilot that The Gambia is one of the smallest and poorest countries in Africa. Well, they're certainly poor here. But very friendly. Everywhere...
in the Gambia
It was 6 days sailing to the Gambia. We arrived in the dark. Once we and the barbarossa had dropped anchor, the barbarossa went for a drink with us. The next day we went somewhere else in the Gambia...
A week at sea to The Gambia
When we left la gemera, we had to cross the ocean for a week. The first day it was a bit restless. But for the rest, everything was quiet. Except for the fourth night. The boat was on its side for a while. But...
The crossing to The Gambia - a journey of extremes
After a trip of 6 days and 15 hours (all sailed, only 3 hours mothered) we dropped our anchor last night at 3.00 am at Half Die, the anchorage near Banjul, the capital of The Gambia at the beginning of...