Not all who wander are lost …
After inviting ourselves to dinner on Nike, a kindly act to help dispose of the tuna caught by Karin and Erling on the passage to Calpe, we settled down for the next leg of our journey, crossing to the Balearics. We left Calpe around 7:30am. No wind so we motored and it wasn’t long before …
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It was time to leave La Linea and Gibraltar, but not before we’d filled the fuel tanks with the cheapest diesel yet. We motored out of La Linea after making sure we’d stocked up with plenty of essential provisions from Morrisons (Sausage Rolls, Scotch Egg, Green & Blacks Chocolate etc). Typically, the winds started to …
The weather was fine but with little wind the day we left Ayamonte for Mazagon. We arrived early evening and tied alongside the bouncy visitor pontoon. It was spookily quiet so the decision was made to find and empty mooring and sneak on. The following morning, we booked in with one poor bloke, juggling multiple …
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Still moored in Ayamonte, where processions and celebrations were continuing, boy they were glad to see us. The weather was looking pretty grim, so the decision was made to head to Sevilla and posh things up in a nice hotel for a couple of nights. There’s no direct rail service from Ayamonte so bus it …
Time to go? Err, what’s the weather doing? Seems okay, but it’s getting windier. Let’s go now then! “Marina Lagos, Marina Lagos, this is Gianti”, it's time to lift that bridge and set us free. Obrigado. Ha! and as for you Chaplin, you’re history, we’re off. Eight nautical miles later the first mate and I …
Three bread, two tomatoes and some old cheese And so, time had caught up with the crew of Gianti after 6 months messing about in Lagos. We’d soon be heading towards Gibraltar and beyond to start the next stage of our journey. No more would Captain Mac loose himself at the local gym with such …
Lagos, a small town in the Algarve on the South coast of Portugal. It has some very positive things going for it, for example the first mate and I are here, the coastline and the beaches are stunning and there is always plenty going on. Of course, there are some less attractive aspects, such as …
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The unfortunate incident came to light when I returned to the boat after being out for a couple of hours. Both bikes were padlocked together through a cleat on the pontoon. I unchained mine, put the padlock in my rucksack and was off. When I returned I noticed that the first mate’s bike was gone …
He was a dashing Doctor with a shock of curly white hair and an uncontrollable desire to sail the seven seas and she was the blonde bombshell property guru with a shared sense of adventure and an infectious laugh. Together they were Hans and Katrin. We’d meet them briefly in A Coruna (♫ Hey A …
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After the botched sail out of Ria de Muros to the entrance to Ria de Arousa, things started to pick up. We were sailing, yes really!! without the engine and averaging 5 to 6 knots, with a plan to head to Isla Toxa Grande and anchor for the night. Bad idea, not enough room to …
There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
POOP DECK: Because we give a SHIT
Living the dream onboard our Beneteau 473 with our sailor dog
Our Big Boaty Adventure 