Here are some totally random photos, haven’t sorted them out much, just took a few from the top.
We are in Alicante, fantastic place, they had a fiesta here yesterday, which involved burning huge statues of various materials. 12 all in all, in the middle of the night, accompanied by fireworks and lots of drink! We [...]
What can I say! We finally did it. After 2 failed attempts, we are through and berthed (very snugly, mediterranean style, i.e. no pontoon), in the port of Estepona! The Strait is an absolute bitch, but a very interesting exercise. There are 2 things, one is wind, the other - general and, more to the [...]
We attempted to go through the Gibraltar strait this morning! Did all the proper sailing rituals, like waking up in the middle of the night and all that, but it was not to be.
30 knots on the nose, pretty big waves, fog, just about everything. First the oil indicator collapsed, then, while investigating that [...]
Here’s a video The Admiral put together, great fun!
Whehey! We are here! Lots of wind, lots of waves, lots of dead calm and lots of dolphins! Absolutely knackered, but so far so good! Biscay is scary, to be honest, I think we had a good run, would definitely not want to do it in heavier winds and swell. Anyway, going on a search [...]