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TRAVEL BLOG2020-08-06T07:27:02+00:00

  • WHY A CATAMARAN?

    Why did we buy a Fountaine Pajot Saona47! A lot of people have asked us why we bought this boat. That is a long story as we did not want a catamaran to begin with. [...]

  • CURAÇAO, DUSHI KORSOW

    Curaçao, island in the Southern Caribbean Sea, together with sister islands Aruba and Bonaire. Following a referendum, and as a result of constitutional change, Curaçao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands [...]

  • ARUBA, ONE HAPPY ISLAND!

    Our first 3 nights/4 day overnight passage! A bit nervous but we had the most perfect weather conditions to sail from St. Martin to Aruba. We made ad shift scheme which [...]

  • GONZALE! HURRICANE??

    Today,  July 24 - 2020, there is a possible hurricane developing. Originating in the Atlantic basin, moving in the direction of the Caribbean sea. What exactly is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon or cyclone? [...]

  • ST. MARTIN, COVID KICKS IN!

    We left Barbuda early in the morning. The wind was perfect and we had a very pleasant sail to St. Martin. We could not stay any longer in Barbuda as we were expecting guests for [...]

  • BARBUDA

    Barbuda stole our hearts! The natural beauty of the island is simply AMAZING! The total land area is 160.56 square kilometers (62 sq mi). The capital and largest town is Codrington. Many Barbudan live on Antigua rather than [...]

  • ANTIGUA

    After 1 day in Guadeloupe, we left for Antigua. That's only about 50nm. We arrived in the afternoon and went to English harbour first. But man it was crowded over there! No way we could [...]

  • GUADELOUPE

    Before sailing to Antiqua we stopped at the west side of Guadeloupe at the anchorage of Malendure beach. Close to the town of Bouillon. Quite a busy anchorage. From here we went snorkelling at Pigeon [...]

  • DOMINICA

    We left The Grenadines via Bequia, St. Lucia and Martinique to end up in Dominica. Officially the Commonwealth of Dominica. When we arrived in Prince Ruperts Bay we were immediately approached by a local boat. [...]

  • MAYREAU ISLAND

    Mayreau is the smallest inhabited island of the Grenadines, with an area of about 0.46 sq. miles and a population of about 275. The population is centred in an unnamed village, located on Station Hill, [...]

1012, 2018

BARCELONA

By |December 10th, 2018|0 Comments

Goodbye Rodo de Barà When we arrived in Roda de Barà the first thing we did was provisioning. We walked over to the Lidl Supermercado to buy everything we needed for a few days.  Provisioning is very easy in Roda de Barà. A few big supermarcado's to choose from and [...]

512, 2018

RODA DE BARÀ

By |December 5th, 2018|0 Comments

We arrived October 30 in the marina, after that washing machine ride from Mallorca. I was really fed up with it. Not nice when you end with a bad experience after having such a nice time with Annelies & Gertjan and Annieck & Fieke. But anyway, we made it [...]

2710, 2018

PALMA DE MALLORCA

By |October 27th, 2018|0 Comments

Palma de Mallorca The weather forecast for today was a lot of wind and rain. We had to go to Palma as the girls were leaving tomorrow and we wanted to see Palma a bit before the girls left. We motored (again) all the way from Portal Vells again [...]

2610, 2018

MALLORCA – PORTALS VELLS

By |October 26th, 2018|2 Comments

Portals Vells, the bay with a beautiful legend! We left around 9 in the morning for our sail to the next island: Mallorca. The girls would fly back in a few days from Mallorca. We arrived around 17.00 in this pretty little sheltered bay on the south-west coast of [...]

2510, 2018

IBIZA, SAN VICENTE

By |October 25th, 2018|0 Comments

Restaurant The Boathouse Today we were sailing to Annieck her favorite restaurant in Ibiza. In the Bay of San Vicente, you find restaurant The Boat House. We arrived at the Bay around 16.00. Nobody there. No boats but also no people. The small town looked deserted. Some small shops were opened [...]

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