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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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Something fishy …
Idiosyncratic new fishing technique. If you can’t catch them conventionally … … beat them into submission with a baguette!
No wonder they were cheap!
Not sure how long we should expect these LED bulbs to last after being shipped like this from Hong Kong to the UK and then on to Gran Canaria. Initially thought was packaging on extracting from the envelope. Still, at less than … Continue reading
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
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Life on board, Spain
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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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Lycee Khujada 2: start of term
Day One of home schooling for the children and Skipper is taken aback to learn that ‘triangle quelconque’ is a genuine geometry term taught in the lycee (was insistent it had to be ‘scalène’ with proper Greek roots). After years of conjugal criticism of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Destinations, Life on board, 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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Sailing with the elite
We reached past Francois Gabart’s Vendee Globe winner (current title and record holder) as we started out across Biscay from Brittany, after mooring just along from his toy in Port-la-Forêt, a rapid-looking RM. We were then interrupted in our departure for the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Bretagne, Destinations, Life on board, Spain
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Progress in Port-la-Forêt
Beaches: first baignades (and skimboarding, petanque, sandcastles) of the trip off Brittany’s beaches – water still needs to get a lot warmer as we progress southwards. Pizzas: best ever (or at least for a very long time) Calzones in the … Continue reading
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