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 […]
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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 […]
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Laid-Back Luka
Friends’ Reunion We met up with our friend Rebekah in the small town of Luka on Dugi Otok. On the way there, we realised how special it is for us to sail to a place where we actually know someone! Exploring is great, but having someone waiting for you on the quay to take you […]
Scary Weather
Running from the big bad bora We were caught in some scary weather yesterday. We had read the forecast the night before: wind picking up in the afternoon, with thunderstorms. This particular wind is called the bora, and it tends to blow stronger in the northern Adriatic, where we are now. The anchorage we were […]
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Idyllic Ilovik
We landed on the tiny, car-free island of Ilovik. A beautiful path took us from the uninhabited bay where Spacegrazer was anchored to the little town. Along the way we passed stone walls and olive groves. We saw massive spiders in huge webs. One of them was in the middle of a late afternoon […]
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Summer is Here
Swimming Season Has Started Spending a few days in a lovely bay near the sleepy hamlet Artaturi on Losinj. The kids enjoyed swimming, swimming and swimming! Oh, and we had a few ice creams too… Bianca Kindler
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Another Year Older
My Third Birthday on Spacegrazer Today starts the last year of my thirties! This is also the third birthday that I am celebrating on Spacegrazer. It feels pretty special. It might sound cliche, but the best present is waking up with my loved ones on our boat once again. I don’t really have a wish […]
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Family Visit
Oma and Opa Arrive My parents flew in from The Netherlands to sail with us for a bit. I thought this was very brave of them since they are not that into boats, or used to being on one… The kids happily squeezed into one cabin so that ‘oma en opa’ (that’s Dutch for grandma […]
The Kids this Month – May 2018
Things the kids were into in May 2018 Swimming – swim season has started again! LEGO – they go on and off Lego’s. Definitely ON at the moment. Pokemon – it’s an obsession… Funny stuff they said this month Beau During a sail the wind unexpectedly picked up and caused the boat to heel over […]
Venice “La Serenissima”
We left Venice this morning after a wonderful stay. The thing that really surprised me is how many calm, green places Venice has. Yes, the city itself is crazy busy – packed with tourists, pushing their way through the narrow alleys and canals. But just a few hundred meters from Saint Mark’s, there are quiet […]