BVI to Horta- West to East Transatlantic Predeparture:After over 4 weeks of lockdown on the boat, sitting on a mooring buoy in Fat Hog Bay, the curfew was finally eased a little on 27th April. We had been able
Homeward Yesterday the curfew was eased in the BVIs. We're now allowed out between 6am and 1pm, with only essential shops open. During the past week we managed to both make and receive an
BVI and Lockdown After vowing to come back to Dominica we set off for Guadeloupe as the sun was rising over the mountains of Dominica. Our destination Deshaies, or better known to some as Honoré on
Dominica We were keen beans to leave Martinique waiting for the checkout computer to open in St Pierre at 7:45am. Despite some queue-jumpers getting in the way we were ghosting out of the
Martinique We arrived in Martinique with a list of jobs. First we needed to restock the boat with cheap tinned goods for our return crossing over the Atlantic. Tinned sausages and beans or cassoulet?
St Vincent and the Grenadines We left Petit Martinique and headed to Clifton on Union Island, with only a brief stop in Petit St Vincent to change courtesy flags. Clifton was very crowded with laid moorings and with
Grenada St. Davids turned out to be a great and terrible choice to make our landfall in. We tied-up at the dock and marvelled at how steady and still it was. After gathering our
Transat - Cape Verde to Grenada Our transatlantic seems an age ago now. It was such a massive hurdle but actually ended up being a bit of a breeze…which is exactly as I like it. People have asked
Sao Nicolou, St Vincente and Santo Antao 8th - 28th December The night crossing to Sao Nicolao was unexpectedly fast - we arrived at 4am to a coast that was so dark there was no discernible difference between sea, land
Landfall in Cabo Verde: Ilhe do Sal and Boa Vista We made landfall in Cabo Verde at Ihle do Sal in the North East of the island group, anchoring at the small town of Palmeira. Here we could check in, re-provision and top
Brief Interlude We’re currently sitting in a bar stealing WiFi waiting for the siesta to end. Then we’ll collect our deposit, slip lines and head off from Mindelo over the Atlantic. We’ve
Madeira to Cape Verde With an (ex) tropical storm set to swing past Madeira it was definitely time to leave. The swell had started to enter the marina and it was getting a bit lively. We spent
Madeira After an easy, if protracted, sail from Porto Santo we arrived at the eastern most harbour in Madeira, Quinta do Lorde. It seemed a far more manageable target than our other option Calhetta
The Sirens of Porto Santo After the somewhat traumatic trip from Portugal it was a relief to be tied up in the marina and surrounded by such a friendly and welcoming bunch of fellow sailors. We spent a
Nazaré to Porto Santo How we managed to get it so completely wrong is a question we're still pondering. The morning we left Nazaré the weather forecast we downloaded gave us maximum 15 knots all down wind
Nazaré Nazaré turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise. Before we arrived the only thing it had going for it was it's day and a half sail from Porto and an "all weather"
Porto: Any port in a storm. We arrived off of Leixōes in the early evening, and tenderly picked our way towards where the harbour breakwater should be. Listening to a container ship leaving thankfully blowing their fog horn. Neither
Viana do Castelo Our first port of call in Portugal was Viana do Castelo, a lovely small city on a river overlooked by an impressive basilica and brimming with history and interesting architecture. We arrived late
A week in Spain Once we had recovered and fixed various bits on the boat we left Ria de Muros and headed south for Vigo to check in and clear customs. Unfortunately the weather didn't get the
Internet = Biscay photos time! With limited access to decent wifi, and a lack of time to sit down and do the edits, the photo backlog has been building. But here we are moored next to a gym
¡Que Viva España! A day into the middle of another force 6 with a decent sea running trying to hand steer down the waves in the pitch black. Wearing every item of warm clothing I have,
The Never Ending List It’s been said that cruising is just doing boat work in exotic locations. Well, exotic would be nice. We left Norway with a list of jobs that needed doing. We then seemed
Stavanger To Hull in the Washing Machine Leaving came as a bit of a shock. In the rush to prepare the boat, pack the house and pack the boat, actually setting off was in someway a surprise. All of a
