Ana
Sometimes
Sometimes when I'm doing something absolutely ordinary like getting a glass of water I think I'm going to all of sudden just wake up
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Sailing The Dream
- Oct 10, 2017
2017-10-02>05 Rabat, Morocco > Madeira, Portugal
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rabat, Morocco to Madeira, Portugal
488 nautical miles in 72 hours
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 10, 2017
How we power our batteries - solar energy
Power, electrical power, is the all-time battle and headache of any long-term sailor, of course, we can plug to shore in the marina or run t
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 7, 2017
Bringing a dog to Morocco
Preparing to bring Ella to Morocco was strangely easy in the sense that it seems we already have all necessary but at the same nerve wrackin
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 2, 2017
Bouregreg Marina - Rabat, Morocco
It's a very well weather protected marina. Its position upriver eliminates any influence of the swell and provides good protection from
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 30, 2017
Fishing port - Tangier, Morocco
Mooring is done against the wall between the fishing port and the ferry port. In between other boats, 2 coast guard big cruisers rafted up t
Ella, The Puppy
- Sep 30, 2017
I'm not afraid, ok I'm a little bit afraid
So, here's the thing I'm actually not afraid of going sailing. I mean, I am a little bit but at the same time, I'm not.
What I r
Ana
- Sep 26, 2017
Morocco - heading south
After three days in Tangier, moored to a greasy wall in a fishy smell harbour with two other boats rafted up to us we felt it was time for u
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 22, 2017
Tangier, Morocco - checking in and out
Arriving in Morocco using the Fishing port of Tangier as the first port of call was quite an experience, the smells, the sounds, etc.
Checki
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 21, 2017
2017-09-18 Tangier > Rabat, Morocco
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tangier to Rabat, Morocco.
142 nautical miles in 26 hours
Ana
- Sep 20, 2017
Welcome to Tangier
Whenever we mentioned we were coming to Morocco, people would raise their eyebrows and say things like: it's a dangerous place, full of
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 17, 2017
2017-09-15 Gibraltar > Tangier, Morocco
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco.
Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.
46 nautical miles in 7 ho
Ana
- Sep 17, 2017
Finally North Africa!
We're here, we made it and we were treated the entire voyage with great views, not that the views were new to our eyes but the colours i
Ana
- Sep 15, 2017
Gibraltar Upper Rock
First, we partied with the locals on their special day, so now it was time to visit the most iconic attraction of Gibraltar, the little monk
Ana
- Sep 11, 2017
It's Gibraltar National Day!
It's been 25 days since we arrived Gibraltar and that means it has been another 25 days of work on our upgrades, provisioning and sourci
Ana
- Aug 29, 2017
Vilamoura - seriously it's jinxed!
Seriously considering that the seas near Vilamoura are jinxed! Last March when we did our Shakedown Sail to Gibraltar in not so perfect...
Ana
- Aug 27, 2017
Levante - rain, lightning and thunders...
The noises of nature are not so subtle as one may expect but intense. The wind howls and you can even hear it before you feel it or see its
Ana
- Aug 25, 2017
Gibraltar
Gibraltar, that popular destination where Europe almost touches Africa, the entry point to the Mediterranean Sea, place of wonderful history
Ana
- Aug 23, 2017
Sailing with a dog - first experiences
Although we knew that sailing with a 2 years old dog (that has never sailed before) was going to involve some hard work and time for us to a
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 22, 2017
Arriving Gibraltar with a dog
When we first thought about coming to Gibraltar with Ella we were a bit worried, after all this is British territory and the United Kingdom
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