Me being soooo excited about the atlantic bonito🤣 On our first day , we went much too early to town the streets were still empty the houses often have great terraces a typical entrance with beautiful tiles at the walls the view to the quarter of "Triana" Church?- Sorry! At the entrance of Club Náutico …
August 16- August 31, 2019; 1420 nm and 162 days after departure from La Rochelle It took us 4 days including 3 stops at night to reach Sevilla. Again we used the help from the current to go down the river Guadiana and then as well going up the Río Guadaquivir. One stop at each …
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August 08 - August 13, 2019; 1329 nm and 144 days after departure from La Rochelle We spent almost one more week in Culatra after Jana left. We slowly rearranged Altimate and got ourselfes back to a two person set up. Meanwhile SY Saviour, our friends from La Rochelle, also arrived in Culatra. Of course …
Islas Cíes, one of the Islands which belong to the national park. In day times several ferries take visitors to the park. They all disappear in the evening, only some sailing boats stay in the bay and some campers are allowed to stay overnight. Baiona at the south entrance of the Ría was the first …
These pics are dedicated to our dear helper "Hugo" and to my mom for not using "him" in Germany. Thank you! We definitely can't live without him. A Walk to the western side of the estuary with lots of more beautiful beaches... Leaving our cosy anchorage and heading to Combarro, a restored old fishing village …
When we went to a little fruit store to buy some apples, we found this lady who was making bobbin lace while selling her products. I asked her if it was difficult and she replied: "not at all, super easy" and she showed me:
May 26 - June 20, 2019; 787 nm and 88 days after departure from La Rochelle It is absolutely amazing. The four rías (Ría de Muros, Ría de Arousa, Ría de Pontevedra and Ría de Vigo) provide so many beautiful caribbean like beaches that it is unbelieveable that they are not more touristically developed. The …
May 25 - Mai 26, 2019; 652 nm and 63 days after departure from La Rochelle OMG what a ride! We had two unbelievable perfect sailing days. Downwind sailing with the swell pushing us and the sun warming our bodies. I think, that must be sailors delight as I can't think of better conditions for …
May 13 - Mai 25, 2019; 549 nm and 62 days after departure from La Rochelle A Coruña is located at the north western tip of Galicia and thereby as well of Spain. It is a modern town with a lot of history and with its approximately 250.000 inhabitants quite big. It has a picturesque …
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