After doing some research, we found out that the cheapest solution was to stay in Alcaidesa Marina, on the Spanish side of the border. From here, we could walk across the border to Gibraltar. To do this, you have to walk across the runway. We had no problems walking back and forth the border. We […]

When we arrive in a new place, we always check out the possibility to anchor. In Cádiz, the pilot books mentioned an anchorage not far from the city. We checked it out but the location and water depth weren’t great and the wind would pick up the next day, so we decided to use the […]

We left Sines and had a long day ahead. There was no more anchorages or marinas along the west coast of Portugal, so we had to round the corner, “Cape St. Vincent”, which also meant that we would start sailing east – instead of south. It was a lovely sunny day, but not much wind. […]

It was still dark when we left the anchorage at Peniche at 0600 o’clock. Our anchorage was on the north side of the peninsula Peniche. Just a few miles west of the peninsula is a group of small islands called Reserva Natural das Berlengas. It turned out that the area between the peninsula and the […]

On September 9th we arrived at the Rio Douro, in PORTUGAL. We dropped the anchor in the river, just west of Marina Douro. It was a perfect spot, with good holding, calm water, very nice view and only a short dinghy ride to shore. We were very excited to be here and exploring Porto – […]

We thought we would give you an update on our current situation and plans. We are in Puerto Deportivo Almerimar (Almerimar Marina) located on Costa del Sol in Spain. We arrived on the 5th of October along with our friends Bente and Peer on S/Y Cherie. We came here to do some work on our […]