The arrival in A Coruña was a kind of milestone, but in our case it was somewhat split in two, because we had already “landed” in Cedeira the night before. But it was nice to have completed the crossing and to drink our 1st Spanish beer in the harbor and also eat some good Spanish… Continue reading Northern Spain
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Crossing the Bay of Biscay
We leave on Tuesday, July 13 at 8 am, after a last “app”-greeting out of Camaret-sur-Mer (near Brest) to our family. We will be out of range for a few days. There is wind force 5, so the 1st reef has been set and with the jib instead of the genoa we leave. There are… Continue reading Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Along Brittany
Today, July 8, we left Amsterdam exactly one month ago and we are now in Brest. Lézardrieux was our 1st port in Brittany and is located a few miles inland on a river. We arrived here late at night in the dark. The entrance of the river still had a considerable cross current and with… Continue reading Along Brittany
The 1st 3 weeks
After a last month of extra preparations, we said goodbye at Pont 13 on the IJ on Sunday 30 May. The sun was shining and everyone was enthusiastic about the location. One more week, then we would really take off….. Tuesday June 8 we had packed everything, emptied and cleaned our house and left for… Continue reading The 1st 3 weeks