Some first impressions of Portsmouth The beautiful huge Prince Rupert Bay we were anchored in ther very north of the bay in front of an empty hotel Bay street , the main road along the beach of Portsmouth just a pretty banister the bay a cute little van, I wasn't sure if it was a …
April 15 - April 29, 2022; 7841 nm and 1135 days after departure from La Rochelle. Boy, did we enjoy this relaxing island! Arriving and being already checked in from Jeff Winston, a local guy who was working for PAYS, was for sure a great start. Imagine that!!! No hassle whatsoever regarding the check in. …
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Saint Louis at Marie Galante/Guadeloupe the big bay of Saint Louis an old coca cola dispenser, unfortunately not working anymore the church the pretty bay the ferry and dingy terminal more of the bay just walking south such a nice guy, oops beach ... this one looked very dehydrated we passed the swimming lessons dancing …
Schoelcher As always a cosy beautiful atmosphere on Altimate while repairs needed to be done don't worry he wasn't naked I love boat work! The hydraulic cylinder was finally removed, only the hoses were left here El Capitano was trying to open the screw nuts frop the hydraulic step by step removing the old seals, …
March 22 - April 15, 2022; 7784 nm and 1121 days after departure from La Rochelle. Oh yeah! We were sportive! Even more than usual! Just look at the feature image😁. Ok, true, that was none of us in the pic, but at least we tried this fairly new sport named wing foiling. Have you …
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The first week with Jana Walli and Lutz were so kind to lend us their car to pick up Jana from the airport. That was really nice! Unfortunately the weather god was not as nice. As closer Jana came as worse got the weather. By the time we reached the airport it was just pouring …
February 25 - March 22, 2022; 7546 nm and 1097 days after departure from La Rochelle. I was sooooo much looking forward to have our little daughter aboard and it was sooooo nice having her here finally. Why do happy days pass by so much faster than others? Three weeks waiting for her felt at …
Some pics from our Autogyro flight the 10th of Feb. 2022 It was just a pity that we weren't allowed to stay at the airfield. Only El Capitano managed to catch a few shots while he was leaving the manoeuvring area. We would have loved to get some pics from the departure or the landing. …
January 31 - February 24, 2022; 7438 nm and 1071 days after departure from La Rochelle. As quiet and relaxing January was as exciting and busy was February. It started with an unbelievable and crazy flight in a very small plane-like helicopter. A so called autogyro. The official explanation of this aircraft is as follows: …
Information regarding the feature picture: Those boats are called "Gommiers". The boats are traditional Indian boats from the Caribbean, which at first neither had sail nor rudder. They were used for fishing and transport. It is said these are the oldest types of boats in Martinique. Gommier is a traditional boat, today built by using …
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