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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, [...]

207, 2019

AGIOS STEFANOS, CORFU

By |July 2nd, 2019|0 Comments

Oscar and Matthias only left in the afternoon so we went again into town to do some exploring. Oscar went to the museum and we walked around the area near the Castle. And after this we had to take a final lunch before these great friends were kleaving us again. [...]

107, 2019

CORFU ISLAND

By |July 1st, 2019|0 Comments

After a more than delightful dinner yesterday night, we sailed to Corfu Island.  Oscar and Matthias would leave tomorrow from Corfu. The day started out lovely. Good wind so good sailing. Then the wind was on and off. Sail up sail down. Motor on motor off. Till we arrived in [...]

2906, 2019

PREVEZA

By |June 29th, 2019|0 Comments

Sailing through the Lefkas canal is really enjoyable. There is so much to see! Many other boats, narrow parts in the canal where you really have to watch out. The surroundings are beautiful.  It keeps you busy for a while! But it's worth the sail and Preveza is a really [...]

2706, 2019

STREET OF MEGANISI

By |June 27th, 2019|0 Comments

We are on our way to Preveza. Sailing from Sivota you sail through the 'street of Meganisi'. Oh man, this is such a beautiful part of Greece. It's called the Ionian Islands. It's made up of the six archipelago's: Corfu, Zakynthos, Paxi, Lefkada, Kefalonia, and Ithaki. The Ionian Islands lie [...]

2606, 2019

SIVOTA, LEFKADA

By |June 26th, 2019|0 Comments

Today we were leaving Kefalonia to go to Sivota on the island of Lefkada. We had a good sail for a few hours but after 12.00 o'clock there was again hardly any wind anymore. Motoring again! We entered the bay to Sivota around 15.30. Not even that late but despite [...]

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