Sailing activities in 2021
Finally we could set off for the Azores. The weather window was right and we had a last coffee with our Dutch friends on board in the morning. The plan was to spend a night at anchor off the harbor so I could get used to the motion of the Read more…
A friend of ours had told us that it was possible to visit a “Lava Tube” called “Cueva de Las Palomas” or “tubo volcánico de Todoque” near Todoque, which was in turn not too far from the marina. I’m no volcanologist, but I really do like volcanoes and anything to Read more…
January of 2021 brought some unusual and sometimes spectacular weather conditions to the Canaries. Not so much by the way of wind, in fact very little, but really high waves, lots of rain and snow (!!). We had a weather forecast for a substantial amount of rain (the Palmeros [Locals] Read more…
After a long return trip we arrived back on the boat just before Christmas time. The first few days were spent unloading and re-discovering all the things we had bought back for the boat – more spares, some more tools, etc. There was very little that we’d bought back for Read more…