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Happy Christmas from Khujada 2 in Chatham Bay!
We are spending Christmas Day in Chatham Bay, a quiet corner of Union Island. We are so used to everywhere not in the middle of the ocean having (if often only ropey) wifi that it was a bit of a … Continue reading
We have arrived!
We crossed the finishing line at around ~0600 UTC. We were welcomed by: – a flotilla (well, the committee boat and the photographer’s rib), – a salute (not 21-gun admittedly but a signal horn to announce our arrival to the … Continue reading
Let’s get this party started!
Here in Las Palmas it feels like fresher’s week, with an unmanageable number and frequency of opportunities to meet new people and drink plenty of beer and wine, as the pace of events and activities has continually increased since the ARC+ departure. From … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Life on board, Spain
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Offsetting our carbon emissions
http://www.worldcruising.com/newsarticle.aspx?page=S635515866273402193&ArchiveID=1&CategoryID=190&ItemID=236210&src= On Friday the Smart family planted upwards of 20 trees up on an escarpment overlooking Las Palmas and Galdar, as part of an ARC team planting several hundred trees to support an initiative to replant the hillsides of the north of … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Carbon offset, Destinations, Projects, Spain
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Campaign for equal heights
Fed up with discrimination just because you’re a little taller than the arbitrarily-determined average? Me too. One of the few mistakes we made when commissioning Khujada 2 was including our bimini (cockpit sun-shade) as part of the build – I have been unable to … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, l'equipement, le bateau, Life on board, Spain
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Maspalomas
Nous avons loué une voiture pour explorer un peu l’île. Nous avons entendu parler d’un endroit magique, avec de grandes dunes de sable qui s’estompent gracieusement dans une mer sans horizon. Nous sommes donc allés voir. Nous arrivons sur ces … Continue reading
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Histoire et géographie
Ahead of our departure, now three weeks away, it’s not all CNED (schoolwork), boat preparation and beach outings. The archaeological dig at La Cueva Pintada, a site dedicated to the preservation of and research into pre-Hispanic life on Gran Canaria, proffered … Continue reading
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Out and about
We could have picked a better day to hire a car to explore the island. 34°C in the shade of the boat as we prepared to set out, and 36°C and rising as we drove south from Las Palmas, so we opted … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Life on board, Spain
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Fire! Fire!
Don’t worry, it’s not us, but there was drama in the marina this afternoon when a motorboat caught fire. After a productive morning of catching up on schoolwork, our reward was lunch in the restaurant. Our 3.30pm departure suggests we are … Continue reading
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Las Palmas – en français (by Daisy)
Hi guys!! Here I am in Las Palmas. It’s pretty hot here. It’s been quite a while since I did my last post. I promised my godmother I’d do my next post in French, so here goes …. Bonjour a tous! Vous me … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Daisy, Destinations, Les enfants, Life on board, Portugal, Spain
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