Adra – 22-23 September 2016

I am currently reading “Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country’s Hidden Past”, by Giles Tremlett, a British journalist who’s made Madrid his home. I have just read the chapter on corruption. The King Juan Carlos, who was a supported of Franco, became head of state after the dictator’s death, and then he ushered in

Travelling Down the Spanish Coast

When we left Tarragona on 11 September, our plan was to sail all the way down to Alicante, a city I absolutely wanted to visit because I had stayed there for a month studying Spanish when I was 18. This trip would take several days. I had suggested, and Pierrick agreed, to a new shift

Panpan Panpan Panpan

“Panpan Panpan Panpan, Calling All ships All ships All ships, Message from Malaga, Almería and Cabo Gata” Yesterday, our VHF radio buzzed with the warning signal that calls all ships to listen to an important message. Pierrick was resting and I was on shift duty, watching the horizon from the wheel. I rushed inside the

What should I wear?

This post is unapologetically about clothing. 🙂 It may seem like a frivolous question, yet it is one that most of us ask ourselves every morning when we wake up: What should I wear? I have been told by many travelers that while on a boat, you hardly need any clothes. One or two t-shirts

Wind & Yoga on the Boat

Our boat is docked at the very end of a dock at the point of which there are seasonal businesses, one for jet skiing and for diving. Both have a small wooden structure with a straight, wooden platform or two. When I first saw these I became very excited because I figured I could do

Our Last Night in Paris

In the south of France, you need wheels to get around. Our options were to buy a car, rent one, or use Pierrick’s classic car. We chose the latter. The plan was to send La Dolce (short for La Dolce Vita, her name) down south by train. We could freight her as south as Avignon.