Yesss, we're back in Holland again!!! Back in Bruinisse and back at our house tonight. That feels a bit strange but also very good! 👍👍👍 When we left Florida just over 10 weeks ago...
Crossing the Azores to southern Brittany
The last long trip back home. We know at the start that it is not an ideal weather window. We expect light weather and no strong wind, but the wind is almost out during the second half of the trip...
In the Azores - short but powerful
We're only on the Azores for six days, which is relatively short, but we make the most of the days in the atmosphere of the Azores. That atmosphere can be briefly described as cosy full marinas with many long-distance sailors and...
Crossing from Nova Scotia to the Azores
Yessss... we're in Horta! How good it feels to be here (again)! Again a nice milestone, back in Europe and 1.510 nm closer to home. We have now sailed a total of 3,230 nm and still have about...
Nova Scotia - anchor bay Arichat
We spend 4 days in the beautiful anchor bay of Arichat in the north-eastern part of Nova Scotia. It is a sheltered bay for all wind directions and that is what we need during the day/night when there is a big front....
Nova Scotia - Halifax together with the Dutch
We're staying in Halifax for a week and that's great. We are in a nice marina with very nice people, a nice restaurant and a lot of activity. Sailing races right in front of us, boats entering the water again after the winter...
Via Cape Cod, Boston and Maine to Canada
We stay 'just' a week in a fantastic sailing area where you can relax for months if not years and still see something new every time. The 10 mile long Cape Cod Canal is the sailing area of the...
From Florida to Cape Cod along the east coast of the US
After the first night at anchor in West Palm Beach we study the weather and decide to sail up to Canada along the east coast of the US. The weather looks good that way for the coming week....
An intensive last week in Florida
The last week in Florida is special and intensive because of the busy schedule of preparations for our departure, the lots of rain and thunderstorms and saying goodbye to everything that has become dear to us in Florida. The weather is...
Deliberating routes and fun Florida activities for the girls
We have deliberated a lot about the sailing route home The northern route appeals very much to us (mostly because of Iceland and the shorter crossings), but maybe too much of a challenge weatherwise in a somewhat tight time schedule....
Disconnecting and also still connecting
We are gradually disconnecting from our life in Florida and focusing more on preparing for our departure and the sailing trip home. At least we as adults do. The girls are still fully enjoying their (social) lives here and Eline....
The Florida wildlife in our backyard
The first one happened 1.5 weeks ago when I (Mira) stepped out our backdoor on the outside doormat almost stepping on a black snake and feeling it crawl over my...
Spring break on the west coast of the USA
We had a fantastic spring break on the west coast of the USA. We did lots of different things in just 10 days with a nice mixture of visiting nature and big cities. All together we drove 2,700 km through....
Daylight Saving Time and Brazilian goodbye party
Another two weeks have gone by with lots of nice activities. Last weekend Daylight Saving Time (DST) started in Florida, as it hasn't started yet in The Netherlands, there is only a 5 hour time difference until the end of the...
Fits our halfway point
We are past our halfway point of our stay in the US and also past our halfway point of being away from home. Although we still have some time to go, we have started making careful preparations for our sail....