Blog | Sailing The Dream

Ana

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

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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,

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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'

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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

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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

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Ana

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

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How to get a Rabies Antibody Titre Exam (in Macau)

Ana

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

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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

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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 ex...

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Life is a mess, don't think I like this sailing business thing

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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Ana

Jun 2, 2017

This is it!

This is it, we are currently the full owners of our time, our days. The chain to the 9am-6pm grind is broken, we no longer have jobs.

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The glamorous life of a boat owner - scrubbing and more scrubbing

Ana

May 29, 2017

The glamorous life of a boat owner - scrubbing and more scrubbing

For those of you that may think owning a yacht is a life full of glamour, let me tell you I'm still waiting to see that chapter. As for n...

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Ana

May 20, 2017

Survey

After many hours of flight, more than the ones actually spent in Portugal and the survey was completed with very good results, we think.

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Ana

May 13, 2017

How? Why? What? (Changed our minds)

What started as a Beneteau Oceanis and finished as a Dufour Grand Large all because of a quick visit to the boat we ended up buying "ou

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Ana

May 6, 2017

B-U-D-J-E-T did we have one of those???

How we ignored our budget as very good architects and how we ended up getting a Dufour instead of a Beneteau

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How did this crazy idea of living on a boat start?

Ana

Apr 29, 2017

How did this crazy idea of living on a boat start?

Well, what can I say?I guess this has always been one of those crazy impossible secret dreams (or not so secret in the case of John).

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Ana

Apr 18, 2017

Bringing a dog to Macau

It's not easy to find the required information online regardless of even trying in one of the official languages (Portuguese or Chinese)

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Ella, The Puppy

Apr 18, 2017

Hello! My name is Ella

I'm a stinky adorable Golden Retriever, well I'm actually not stinky but I'm adorable indeed! I was born March 2015 in Hong Kong

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John

Apr 18, 2017

The Captain

I was born in Calcutta India as an Anglo Indian to a working class family, when I was six months old m

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Ana

Apr 18, 2017

The Co-captain

I'm an irrecoverable daydreamer. It is most probable that if you look at me at anytime of the day you'll notice my attention is not

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