On Thursday December 6, we depart from Gran Canaria together with sailing yacht Sorisso. At the same time, our friends on sailing vessels Mrs Chippy, Boag and Nikau leave from different islands in the Canaries. Our destination: Mindelo on the Cape Verde Islands. We have daily contact with all boats via satellite or VHF radio. […]
Author: Bianca Kindler
Mindelo, Cape Verde
We sailed from the Canaries to Cape Verde first, rather than directly to Barbados, to break up the Atlantic crossing into smaller chunks. It would have probably taken us 3 weeks to cross directly. With the Cape Verde stopover, we would shorten the longest passage to approximately 2 weeks. Mindelo has the windiest harbour we […]
Epic Shopping and Sand Dunes
Shop shop Today we rented a van together in Las Palmas with the Mrs. Chippy crew. We started the day with an epic shopping trip, starting at Lidl. We managed to load the van with about 5 trolley loads from Lidl, and 3 from our favourite Spanish supermarket Mercadona. They are not sponsoring this blog […]
Rum runners in Arucas
Anchored in Las Palmas – Gran Canaria After catching up on sleep in a small bay just off Graciosa Island near Lanzarote, we decided to leave the next morning for Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. Reuniting with friends We knew that our friends on sailing vessels Mrs. Chippy and Boag were already […]
Facepainting Fun
So, it is nearly Halloween, it rains a lot and we are a bit bored. What to do with our time? Practice our face-painting skills! Bianca Kindler
At the Aquapark
Today we went to the Hidropark near Alcudia, Mallorca. It was the last week before the park would close for the winter and it was already pretty cold. But the kids had a fantastic time, and so did we. Except for the 3 minutes or so I spent inside the Python – a winding slide […]
Blowing off Steam in Alcudia
Fun on the Bus Today we finally took the bus from Pollensa to the neighbouring town of Alcudia. The kids still get quite excited about public transportation so the bus ride was almost an outing itself. Feet went off and on the seats, stop buttons were pressed for each stop, multiple times, just in case… […]
The Kids this Month – August 2018
Things the kids were into this month Science experiments! Thank you Esplora Museum in Malta Swimming (duh) Phineas and Ferb cartoons Funny things they said Beau Beau: Mum your butt looks square. Me: That’s because I’m sitting down? Beau: No, I noticed it before, you have a square butt! Thanks, Beau. Kai Kai has […]
Tantalising Tunis
Painting the Town… We met up in Tunis with our friends Jasper and Kylie from sailboat Boag with their kids Leon and Ruby for some city fun! The day started at the Belvedere Park with its lovely tea house by the lake, and the zoo! Our kids had only been to a zoo when they […]
Sidi Bou Said – Tunisia
Leaving Europe for Africa We arrived in Sidi bou Said after a 3-day sail from Malta. We had seen lots of thunderstorms along the way and hadn’t had much sleep. Tired, we carefully navigated our way to the fuel dock in the entrance of the marina. We normally avoid marinas, especially ones that are shallow […]
Saint Paul’s Bay in Malta
Saints, Caves, and Ice Cream Our last days in Malta we spent anchored in Saint Paul’s Bay, just off a little island with a statue of Saint Paul. Website Visit Malta has this to say about the place: Christianity has almost 2000 years of history in Malta. According to tradition, it was brought to […]
Marvellous Malta
Big City Lights We did not realise before we came that Malta was going to be so much fun. There was so much to do that we ended up staying more than 2 weeks, instead of the anticipated “couple of days” we often give a place. Being in Malta was a chance for us to […]
Malta Meetup
Friends Reunite After a calm night passage we arrived bright and early in Malta. We entered into the Grand Harbour at Valetta, and it is grand indeed. Flanked by high walls and beautiful architecture all around, this is one of the most impressive places we have sailed into. We were on our way to meet […]
Sicilian Homecoming in Siracusa
Bye bye, Albania Although we enjoyed Albania, we decided to cross straight from Durres to Siracusa on Sicily. Apparently the south of Albania offers more options for sailing and anchoring, and it would have been great to explore more, but we felt it was high time to head west. We are aiming to be in […]
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A Trip to Tirana
Public Transport Albania Style To get to Tirana, we left Spacegrazer tied up at the port in Durrës. Early in the morning we set off for the bus station. Pretty soon we were lost so we asked a passer-by for directions. He kindly walked us all the way there as it was hard to find […]
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Braving Albania
Albania Baby! Up until the last minute, we had not been entirely sure about visiting Albania. We went back and forth on our decision before we decided to just go. Albania had been completely closed off from other countries until the early nineties – the fall of the communist regime. We had heard that tourists […]
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Stung by a Sea Urchin
Poor Beau got stung by a sea urchin today. On our way back from the lovely sandy beach on Kolocep island, Beau went into the water from the quay side to rescue a little plastic toy. He was not wearing his surf shoes, so he took care not to step on any sea urchins. But […]
Korcula
Sitting on the wall Korcula is a beautiful medieval walled town, situated on a small peninsula. We arrived in the bay close to town early, dropped anchor and left Spacegrazer to go exploring. It was a hot day and the sea looked more attractive to the kids than the town did. So Max had the […]
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Krka Falls National Park
Under the Bridge To get to the waterfalls in Krka National Park we had to go up a river and cross under two bridges. As we had only gone under a bridge once so far (Rion Bridge in Greece near the Corinth Canal), it is still an exciting thing to do for us! So, with […]
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The Kids this Month – June 2018
Things the kids were into this month – Games: Catan Junior, Ludo, Mimiq, happy families, Beverbende – Reading. Yes, finally, reading! They all love the Captain Underpants and Dog Man comic books. Beau really reads most of it, while Kai and Zoë enjoy looking at the pictures and have memorised a lot of what we […]