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Palm trees and crystal clear blue water everywhere. This is paradise. Every few days we change our location and sail to another anchorage. The Caribbean consists of many different countries so each place is different. Since we do not have a car, we hike everywhere. Boat boys pass by in their boats selling bread, fish,Continue reading “Simple life in the Caribbean”

Due to the strong current, this was the fastest crossing Garfield has ever made. 500 nautical Miles from Suriname to Tobago with an average speed of 6.4 knots! Not bad for such a big and lazy cat! When we enter the Man of War Bay around noon on December 30th, we have officially arrived inContinue reading “We made it to the Carribbean!”

Land ahoy! After 5 days at sea we see Porto Santo on the horizon, the first island of the Madeira archipel.Because we want to arrive before sunset we start the motor to support the sails. Still, we are to slow. “What a weird current here in front of the island.” Something is off here. WeContinue reading “Island life is awesome!”

Since hours we’ve been waiting for a call from the airport. My mother/wife and brother/son arrived onboard yesterday, and their luggage is lost. We want to leave today because there is only a small weather window to sail south-west from A Coruna. 11am it the luggage was supposed to be here. 3:30pm and the driverContinue reading “Visitors in Spain”

The wind starts whistling in my ears and I feel Garfield getting pushed in the sails from starboard. A squall is coming over. Everything is dark around us but Hanna and I manage to reef quickly. Nice going. We are getting a good team during the night watches. We used to be classmates and nowContinue reading “Crossing the bay of biscay”