On May 3, the alarm goes off at 6:00 am and we sail out of Deshaies Bay at around 7:00 am on our way to Antigua, some 40 nautical miles north. It will be our last crossing, because as mentioned before, the Pantera will be shipped to Europe from Antigua. With a lot of current… Continue reading Antigua `Land of sea and sun’
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A little more about Martinique….. and then on to Dominica
It was of course wonderful to have family visits on Martinique! Enough to catch up and we also sailed with the five of us and stayed at anchor overnight, so that the visitor can experience a bit of what it is like on board. Awesome! Martinique is, as previously described, super French and there are… Continue reading A little more about Martinique….. and then on to Dominica
Suriname…. Grenada with Carriacou…… and now St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Yes, and now Sant Vincent and the Grenadines. The 1st is the largest island and is the most northerly. The Grenadines are a number of small islands of which we will visit Union Island, Mayreau, the Tobago Cays, Canouan and Bequia before going to Saint Vincent. The islands are close to each other, so we… Continue reading Suriname…. Grenada with Carriacou…… and now St. Vincent and the Grenadines
From Suriname to….. Grenada
After a month of Suriname, we set course for Grenada on Monday 17 January at 9.00 am. Initially we wanted to go to Trinidad and Tobago, especially to see Tobago, but it is complicated and expensive to enter this country, so we decide to sail between the two islands on to Grenada. A crossing of… Continue reading From Suriname to….. Grenada
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
Cape Verde “No Stress”
We finally left Pasito Blanco on Gran Canaria on Monday November 8 for the crossing to Cape Verde and arrive at Sal on Sunday evening November 14 after a crossing of 6 and a half days. It is already dark from about 6 o’clock, so we slowly approach the anchorage for the village of Palmeira… Continue reading Cape Verde “No Stress”
Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria
Arriving at our final, most southern port on Lanzarote (Rubicon), we decide to slow down. We have constantly been busy planning the next steps, touring the islands, arranging shopping, etc. and we need a little less. We go to the beach for an afternoon, lie by the beautiful pool at the harbor, do some boat… Continue reading Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria
Lanzarote and looking back upon Madeira
After the anchorage at Porto Santo, we cross over to the big island of Madeira. We have anchored in Porto Santo nice and free, with a large number of Norwegian yachts around us where parents with children are apparently also busy crossing to the Caribbean (the ARC flag is flying on their boats; ARC =… Continue reading Lanzarote and looking back upon Madeira
Portugal
Well Portugal……. It’s different from Spain, but what exactly? That is a bit difficult to say. Less dogs, more differences in appearance in people (blue eyes, people with obvious roots in one of the overseas territories of Portugal), the many mosaic tiles on the houses give streets a beautiful appearance. Also, less high-rise buildings. But… Continue reading Portugal
Spain for a little while longer…..
It has been a week and a half since we left Muros and are spending our last days in Spain. We are now quite idyllically at anchor in a bay in the Ria of Vigo (yes of Celta de Vigo of La Liga). It’s definitely summer here now with lots of sun but also some… Continue reading Spain for a little while longer…..