December 20 - January 30, 2026; 20278 nm and 2467 days after departure from La Rochelle And of course we were enjoying the time with the kids very, very much. It was like being on holidays. Instead of taking care of boring boat projects we were exploring more of the islands. It might sound funny …
Silver Moon had taken the feature foto of Altimate when they were overtaking us -under motor! Random pics from Cartagena to Sapzurro https://videopress.com/v/2KlQcmq5?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Here we were still in Cholon - a typical lightning show; fortunately it was far away christmas preparation in Cartagena an illuminated manger built right on the water- all for x-mas leaving …
Continue reading Impressions of our trip back to San Blas from Cartagena
November 22 - December 20, 2025; 20158 nm and 2467 days after departure from La Rochelle Oh yessss!!!! We are soooo excited!! Luis and Jana are coming on Boxing Day (at least I think the 26th of Dec. is called Boxing Day?)! They will first get together in Essen and celebrate X-mas eve with my …
Our trip to Isla Pinos early in the morning at Snug Harbour just before we fled from the mean bugs just a beauty backpacker sailing boat which we kept seeing sailing up and down the Colombian/Panama coast some rain far enough from us just before anchoring at Isla Pino after a squall at Isla Pinos …
October 23 - November 22 , 2025; 19847 nm and 2438 days after departure from La Rochelle It took us just over two weeks to be back in the hustle and bustle of the big city of Cartagena. A fun change of life after weeks of calmness and doing almost nothing. Yet, before diving into …
Strolling around in Levallois-Perret and Paris I just love flowers the flowers arrangement in front of the townhall the kiddos in front of the townhall the Seine, only a 10 min walk away from their new home here at the Seine, looking south west pic taken from "Île de la Jatte", an islet on the …
August 7 - October 23, 2025; 19542 nm and 2408 days after departure from La Rochelle It was indeed a long break! Sorry, I just couldn't get myself started. What can I say? I was a lazy person! And correcto - as the headline might suggest we're not yet in the Pacific. Unfortunately due to …
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Saying goodbye on our very last day in San Blas from the left: Bernhard, Janis, me, Julia, Daniela, Debbie, El Capitano, Mark and Lukasz with the Kuna family, left in the back Ibin, Fransisco, Levy, Myrta, Edgar and José Some pics from our stop at Linton Bay when we stopped at the fuel dock at …
Continue reading Impressions of our last two weeks in Panamá before heading to Europe
July 17- August 7, 2025; 19463 nm and 2331 days after departure from La Rochelle Yes indeed so much fun! Meanwhile we have been already two weeks in Shelter Bay Marina (SBM)/Colon working and sweating in the heat like crazy. (The feature pic has nothing to do with it, I just liked the relaxed position …
Continue reading Cleaning, sweating, repairing – the fun part of boat life
The pool the pretty bar on the south side of Banedup a Kuna with sailing by Karin, Eric, the Dutch couple we had met again, Norbert and on the right Moni kids feeding at the beach with pizza from Ibin I just like the colourful still life Ibin's bar at night my beginnings of the …
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