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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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Transatlantic test run – 700 nautical miles in 5 days
The plan WAS to go from Oeiras (near Lisbon) to Porto Santo and Madeira before dropping down to Tenerife and arriving in Gran Canaria to pick up the children’s schoolbooks. Parental stress from a month late starting term changed all that so … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, le bateau, Life on board, Portugal, Spain
Tagged Gran Canaria
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Arrived in Gran Canaria (by Hugo)
So, after Baiona we went to Porto, famous for its Port, a type of fortified wine popularised by the British, personally I didn’t find it interesting, but I loved the ginormous soft whip, and the torture exhibition we went to the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal, Spain
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Yuck! Not sure about the beach … better try the swimming pool
Jellyfish all over the marina and the neighbouring beach – one downside of the warmer water at this latitude. Lucky for us, Oeiras marina has it all taken care of – with its mahoosive salt water swimming pool exclusively for the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal
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Under way (finally) and bon anniversaire, Skippette
Once again in convoy with Windfall and Captain Do’Too, we motored to Peniche to celebrate Skippette’s birthday with Taittinger, Douro, massive côte de boeuf and Windfall cupcakes for the candles. The following morning it was on to Cascais (still in convoy … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal
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Ready … steady …
Old sailor’s complaint: either too much wind or not enough wind. Sunshine brought our return to the beach, flying kites and playing on (and off) sand cliffs newly carved out by the breaking seas (no swimming, no flag let alone … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal
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Stuck with bad wind (by Hugo)
Hi everyone I am now in Portugal, Figuera da Foz. So now let me tell you how I arrived here: first we went to a port at Portosin it wasn’t very interesting, next we went to an anchorage named Islas … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Hugo, Portugal, Spain
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Too wet for some …
RIBs and small motor-boats constitute a handful of seemingly “fair-weather” local boats struggling to cope with (so far) three days of wet and windy weather, and many of their owners have given up on what they describe as an awful … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal
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Figueira Da Foz, Portugal
Immense plage, ville assez moderne et plutôt moche. Les immeubles tous aussi hideux les uns que les autres qui bordent la plage gâchent la beauté de cette grande baie. Cela fait maintenant depuis une semaine que nous sommes coincés dans … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Portugal
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Cornered in Figueira (da Foz)
We pushed on southwards from Porto to arrive in Figueira da Foz with a poor forecast. Rather than press on to the next port, we chose Figueira to be stuck in. Dominant depression to the west is just not moving, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Portugal
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