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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, [...]

1610, 2018

ALICANTE

By |October 16th, 2018|0 Comments

Prime spot in the Marina Alicante After we had the lightning strike we had to go to Alicante. Waiting to receive new instruments which we lost, for Robbert to built in again. The skies today were amazing again, but as usual, no wind at all! We had to motor [...]

1510, 2018

SANTA POLA

By |October 15th, 2018|0 Comments

Saying goodbye to Trudy and Joop Today was the last day of the mini-learning-holiday of Trudy & Joop. They were leaving tonight back to Amsterdam from Alicante. We decided to go to Santa Pola Marina. It's only 10 min. to Alicante airport by taxi. The weather today calmed down and [...]

1410, 2018

CARTAGENA

By |October 14th, 2018|0 Comments

The night before .. What a night we had yesterday haha! When we arrived at Hippie Beach but there was not much to do, only a few people. Most naked, doing yoga poses and swimming. When the sun went down we hoped for the drums to be played but alas [...]

1310, 2018

AQUILAS

By |October 13th, 2018|0 Comments

After a good breakfast we left at 09.30. Next stop is Aquilas. It's getting a little boring but again the weather was perfect. Not too much wind to sail but the sun was shining again. The world is really much nicer when the sun is out. Around 17.00 we [...]

1210, 2018

NIJAR

By |October 12th, 2018|0 Comments

In search of Hippie Beach! Next morning we first went out to see the surroundings quickly and get some fresh bread before we would be leaving. The intention was to sail up to Alicante where Gertjan en Annelies would join us for a few weeks, and Trudy and Joop [...]

1110, 2018

ALMERIMAR

By |October 11th, 2018|0 Comments

Visitors arriving! Waking up in a beautiful marina as La Herradura is quite pleasant I can say. We had a walk around the marina, bought some fresh bread and around 10.30 we left for Almerimar.  Today our friends, Trudy and Joop, would be joining us for a few [...]

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