Crossing to French Guyana / Suriname

The 1st 500 miles  We leave Friday December 3 around 1 pm from Mindelo where we have been for almost 14 days. The 1st week with family visits from Wageningen and the 2nd week while supplying for the crossing. More boats leave and we have ‘company’ of some other boats between Sao Vicente (the island… Continue reading Crossing to French Guyana / Suriname

Champagne!

We have arrived! It wasn’t champagne sailing (perhaps a bit of Martini-sailing, albeit “shaken ánd stirred” 😉), but that doesn’t matter anymore: we’re on the other side, we have crossed the ocean! Last night we dropped our anchor at the Iles du Salut of French Guiana. The bottle could be opened! From here we continue… Continue reading Champagne!