The Grenadines is a group of Caribbean islands, some of which are part of Grenada, and some of Saint Vincent. After visiting Grenada, Carriacou and Sandy Island in the Grenada part of the islands, we were now ready to explore Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The first island to visit would be Union Island, where […]
Sandy Island Forever!
Sandy Island is an amazing little spot, just off the larger island of Carriacou. We arrived late in the afternoon from Grenada and our friends from Boag, Mrs. Chippy and Nikau were already there. Paul helped us tie to the mooring ball (our bow is so high above the waterline that we find it really […]
Great Grenada
Grenada was the next Caribbean island we visited after arriving in Barbados from our Atlantic crossing. We did not explore Barbados much, because we were sort of jet-lagged after our epic sail there. So Grenada felt like the first real Caribbean island to us. After dropping our anchors in Prickly Bay, we caught up with […]
The Atlantic crossing: Cape Verde to Barbados
Day 1 On Sunday, December 16, we departed from Mindelo, Cape Verde. We left together with our friends on four other boats: Boag, Mrs Chippy, Nikau, and Sorisso. We broke our fishing rod trying to reel in a big fish and slowing down the boat at the same time. Annoying! We have a hand reel […]
Gran Canaria to Cape Verde
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. […]
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 […]
- Blog
- ...
Chasing a forestay foil
47 days after our forestay broke, Spacegrazer is again sea-worthy. We can safely say that this had been an experience with a lot of learning curves. Our most trying to date. It takes a lot of lip-biting, having to be reliant on suppliers that are 3 steps from being in direct contact with us. Frustrating […]
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!
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 […]
- Blog
- ...
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 […]