Ana
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
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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
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 20, 2017
Gibraltar - checking in and out
Checking in and out of Gibraltar is probably one of the easiest procedures we’ve come across so far.
The process is all done online on the H
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 20, 2017
How we replaced our seized rudder bearing assembly (part 1)
2 months have flown by and at the same time it feels days dragged by. (...)
It was day after day of 10-11 hours working in all sorts of diff
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 19, 2017
2017-08-15 Cadiz, Spain > Gibraltar
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cadiz, Spain to Gibraltar
11 hours trip
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 18, 2017
Replacing the batteries and running 220/240v full time
All it took was one touch on the electric winch after we had issues with the fuel tanks that stopped us from using the engine and the whole
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 14, 2017
2017-08-11 Vilamoura, Portugal > Cadiz, Spain
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Vilamoura, Portugal to Cadiz, Spain.
18 hours trip
Ella, The Puppy
- Aug 12, 2017
Here we go again!
Mummy woke me up again at 3 am and took me to peepee, got me in my life jacket and together with Daddy started doing those things with the b
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 11, 2017
2017-08-08>09 Oeiras > Vilamoura, Portugal
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Oeiras to Vilamoura, Portugal
361 nautical miles in 28 hours
Ella, The Puppy
- Aug 9, 2017
Finally Ella goes sailing
But today it was different, we left that place on the boat, and seriously I kid you not, it was really dark and scary. I was really nervous,
Ana
- Aug 2, 2017
That Moment
That moment when you hit the "wall" out of frustration and stress from dealing with uncooperative nautical suppliers that don'
Ana
- Jul 22, 2017
The fear of the unknown
When we broke the news of our plans to sail around the world the first comments we usually got were and still are: Aren't you afraid? Wh
Ana
- Jun 30, 2017
Working hard while on the hard
Ahhh boat works in Paradise... (not exotic but still paradise).
The list wasn't long but still had a few critical items, there was the
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 20, 2017
Leaving Macau with a dog
If finding information regarding the steps for bringing a pet to Macau wasn't easy, the equivalent to leave was also not sugar sweat. It
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 20, 2017
How to get a Rabies Antibody Titre Exam (in Macau)
Getting this step of the list of requirements and procedures detailed in the post Leaving Macau with a dog to export Ella from Macau to Euro
Ella, The Puppy
- Jun 11, 2017
Ella goes on a plane ride
I don't understand why humans like to fly, it's terrible, seriously.
When I saw the grey big box disappear from uncle Carlos I thou
John
- Jun 9, 2017
The feeling
It's a funny thing when you have something in your head and it turns out different to what you expected. I guess I wasn't sure what to...
Ella, The Puppy
- Jun 6, 2017
Life is a mess, don't think I like this sailing business thing
So, Mummy and Daddy took the big leap and decided to go sailing (I've no idea what that is) all very cool and nice but I'm starting
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