July 05 - July 23, 2020; 3047 nm and 490 days after departure from La Rochelle After two more shaky nights we left our beautiful but uncomfortable anchorage Playa Blanca in Tenerife on Tuesday the 7th of July. The leg was only about 20 miles and it was an another expected tough crossing with 30+ …
The walk to Arguineguin beach area between Anfi del Mar and Arguineguinthe bay of Arguineguin...with the view of the little harborthe abandoned promenade; it seemed usually lots of Norwegian people come to visit as there is a Norwegian church almost at the beachsideArguineguin village and beachwall artthe second beach of Arguineguin with the view to …
June 23 - July 05, 2020; 3027 nm and 472 days after departure from La Rochelle OMG! It is almost unbearable! We are anchoring in a beautiful bay in the south of Tenerife "Playa Blanca" and yet we can't really enjoy it as the swell is an absolute nightmare. The swell comes as a smooth …
Sunnysail mantling the new spray hoodvery carefullyand finally removing the protecting plastic sheetto have a clear view 💪the double sized solar panels Lothar a German fellow passing by from a working day at the anchoragewe had a coffee in this bar in downtown LP , I liked the interior especially the unusual monkey lamps Jet …
June 09 - June 22, 2020; 2947 nm and 459 days after departure from La Rochelle Unbelievable, but we eventually managed to escape from our dear lockdown home Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Finally saying goodbye to all the nice people we met and having a last coffee at the Sailors bar, a last washing …
30 boats at anchor in the little bay next to the marina, what a change!The British couple Emily and Dan from the platform next door, enjoying a platform beerthe football TVand the crowd watching and eatingHugo is helping Norbert getting the solar panels to Sunny the sailmaker who's also welding aluminiumchaos in the salon just …
May 24 - June 08 , 2020; 2899 nm and 445 days after departure from La Rochelle Life feels so good! Busy city, busy streets, crowded beaches and noisy construction sites! Who would have thought that we'd be happy about such (usually annoying) circumstances? Definitely nobody and yet we enjoy it! Let's see for how …
some explanation chartsof the loosening rules las Canteras beach after having a coffee; a few people dare top go out againdinner at the terrace of a restaurant, which was allowed to open a huge tuna at the market (catch of the day 🙂 )I treated myself with a bunch of flowers 😁 Philippe and Pascal, …
May 08 - May 24, 2020; 2899 nm and 430 days after departure from La Rochelle YES! On Monday we had our first cappuccino since the lockdown started - 56 days cappuccinailed! Such a great feeling sitting in a cafe and being allowed to enjoy a nice coffee and seeing other people walk by. It …
April 24 - May 07, 2020; 2899 nm and 413 days after departure from La Rochelle OMG! Just two hours after our last blog entry our hopes of being allowed to have a little freedom were again destroyed. The complicated 4-phase proposal of the Canary government (with suggestions like e.g. people living in even house …
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