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Two sides of a coin😇

On August 12, 2019October 19, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Portugal, Text Blog1 Comment

July 17 - August 08, 2019; 1242 nm and 139 days after departure from La Rochelle Finally I'm in the mood to write again. It took me quite a while to leave the holiday feeling after the kids left. Yes I know that y'all think we're always on holidays, but we're not! 😎 We as well …

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Waiting for the kids in Lisbon

On July 17, 2019October 19, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Portugal, Text Blog2 Comments

July 09 - July 17, 2019; 1038 nm and 117 days after departure from La Rochelle Today the kids are coming. We are sooooooo excited! Right now they're sitting in the plane and heading towards us 🤓. I almost can't wait anymore! Well, I was going to write a little bit about Lisbon. All in …

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Relaxing in Cascais

On July 11, 2019October 19, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Portugal, Text Blog3 Comments

July 01 - July 09, 2019; 1021 nm and 109 days after departure from La Rochelle "For beach lounging, a dip in the cooling Atlantic waters, a rich seafood meal, or simply a stroll by the sea, Lisbon heads to Cascais. This former enclave of exiled European monarchs in the mid-20th century remains an elegant …

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PPP – Perfect Party in Porto

On July 8, 2019October 19, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Portugal, Text BlogLeave a comment

June 21 - June 30, 2019; 858 nm and 100 days after departure from La Rochelle What a warm welcome to Portugal. This is not related to the temperature of Porto🤪, but to the Portuguese in general and specifically to the nice ladies of the Marina Douro. We arrived in the morning of the 21 …

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The Rías Baixas or Caribbean feeling

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

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 …

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Endolphine & and flying

On June 13, 2019June 18, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text Blog, UncategorizedLeave a comment

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 …

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A Coruña/ Galicia

On June 7, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

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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Viveiro/Galicia

On May 30, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text Blog2 Comments

April 29 - Mai 13, 2019; 484 nm and 50 days after departure from La Rochelle Two weeks at anchor in a beautiful bay almost on our own. It sets your soul free and gives you a lot of privacy! Just great! However, before we reached Viveiro we had a rough ride. The wind was …

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Gijón, Asturia

On May 11, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

April 22 - April 28, 2019; 388 nm and 35 days after departure from La Rochelle The people in Gijón love their "sidra" and we loved how they served it. So funny to watch. Why that? To get more air in the drink?! Amazing that they don't spill half of it :-), thumbs up and …

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Our first river anchorage: Villaviciosa

On May 6, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

What an amazing place to stay! It was so worth to enter the narrow, difficult (definitely to us) entrance to the "ría de Villaciosa", the estuary of Villaciosa. It is only possible to enter and leave the ría around high water, in daylight and in suitable weather conditions with possibly no waves or swell. Due …

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