Leaving La Línea de la Concepción in the late morning, we were very pleased to quickly cover 45nm as we saw the rock of Gibraltar disappear in the hazy low clouds and the mountains of the southern Spanish coast appear in the northwest. At twilight we dropped the anchor by
Taking advantage of some excellent wind on the Portuguese coast we left Porto in the afternoon after stocking up on all our fresh fruit and vegetable essentials. Hoping to sail directly to Lisbon, we were very pleased to maintain just over a 6kt average on our 175nm journey through the
After so many days with such light and inconsistent wind, a forecast of almost no wind, and crew expecting us in Porto in just a few days, we made the decision to spend one day using the engine to push ourselves toward the northwest corner of Spain. Not having any
Spending two nights in San Sebastian we were happy to enjoy many plates of tapas from the old town and swimming and hiking around the La Concha bay. We also took this time to say a sad farewell to some of our crew with three members leaving us including Cedric,
Waiting out some gusty wind, up to 7 Beaufort, which would have made it nearly impossible to navigate the narrow channels south of La Rochelle we decided to spend a full day exploring this beautiful city, home to the largest pleasure boat harbour in Europe. Renting bikes to visit the