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Spain again!

After 10 days in Morocco, we are now sailing back to Spain, Marbella our first stop Read more
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  • Trip start
    December 3, 2025
    Sailing InukSpain again!Sailing Inuk
    A wild and windy crossing with gusts up to 45km, 9hrs
    Africa and Europe so closeA well deserved glass of wine (and of course Vermouth for Marc) in MarbellaHiking up the hills behind Marbella with impressive viewsGathering a few Arbousiers fruit (strawberry tree fruit)

    From Tangier to Marbella

    December 4, 2025 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We planned to leave Tangier around 7am but the Marina authority told us they opened only at 8am. At 8am that morning Marc stood in front of the office where he was told that he had to wait a bit for the police to stamp our passports. We waited and waited and finally at 8:45 2 officials came on board and checked if we didn’t have any drones nor marine maps (they apparently confiscate maps that don’t show the correct border line between Morocco and Alger, somewhere in the deserts).After making sure we didn’t hide any drones nor maps, they left. They were polite but took their job very seriously. Later Marc told me that the officials had been there since 8am. Why they didn’t come on board earlier will stay a Moroccan mystery. We left immediately after.Read more

  • Sailing InukSpain again!Sailing Inuk
    For about 30min a group of 8 dolphins jumped and frolicked near our boat
    1Reeling in our fishing line: 0 fish caught again!Motril marina2After a tough day of sailing, arriving in the harbour of Motril and rewarding us with a good meal52Where's the promised wind gone?Little marina of Adra.1The monastery of Almeria2Marc checking the mast1Apéro Time2This is how marine traffic looks like on the screen, in reality you see almost none of the boats .4Arrival after a long morning nap (after our 17h navigation) in Cartagena !Good bye Cartagena. Last look over the harbour and the city of Cartagena

    To Motril, Adra, Almeria & Cartagena

    Dec 6–12, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    When sailing along the southern coast of Spain, one realizes just how slow sailing is.
    A trip between Marbella and Almeria would take about 3.5hrs by car. Well, we took a few days… with stops in some nice marinas but little towns of absolutely no interest, with Almeria being an exception. Fortunately it’s the “costa del Sol” and the sun seems to be always shining. Then a long (17hrs) sail/motoring to Cartagena, exhausting trip 🫩with some good wind in the beginning but we ended up motoring . We are now on the Costa Calida.Read more

  • Sailing InukSpain again!Sailing Inuk
    Left Calpe early
    Strong winds and the captain panicking sometimesArriving in a pitch black volcano, thank goodness for GPS2

    Calpe to Isla de Columbrete

    December 24, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    We left Calpe marina early to prepare for a long day of sailing in stiff winds. A friend told us that we needed to see Columbrete, a rim of a sunken volcano it was kind of on our way north. We sailed 13h and arrived around 8pm in a pitch black night, Black Sea and even darker rocks emerging from the sea. It was eerie and without the technology that’s available now for night sailing it would have been very dangerous. But we managed to go into the inside of the volcano and grab a buoy. Needles to say we were the only ones. The first part of the night was fine and then it got choppy, (with swells reverberating from the nearby walls) and uncomfortable. We gladly left at 7am with the regret of not having been able to climb the rim.Read more

  • Sailing InukSpain again!Sailing Inuk
    Club nautico de La Rapita
    Merry merry ChristmasTiniest fish shop ever...Marc has discovered the most exhaustive Vermouth bar here in La RapitaApéro TimeCastillo de SaguntoThe famous mushroom street in AlicanteOf course we had to have "arroz" (not paella!!) in different stylesGreat modern art museum in AlicanteMarc and I managed to find a great hike after dropping Siv off at the airportDrive to Valencia was not a happy oneManaged to be of service to my old friend who arrived at the Valencia airportThe worst ever conditions to drive at night...Bye bye Inuk. See you when the weather is better !!!

    La Rapita … the end (for now)

    December 27, 2025 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    We found a small marina in a small but authentic (not touristy at all) town: La Rapita. About 2-3hrs south of Barcelona by bus. It just happens to be also the marina where our australien friends are wintering their boat. Interesting coincidence. We rented a car to drive Siv back to Alicante, managed to coincide the return drive with the arrival of my friend in Valencia, picked her up took her to dinner, driver her to a desolate little vacation town and continued our trip back to la Rapita. The return trip was epic: the weather turn really violent and we got alarming alerts on our phones about the weather. Heavy torrential rain, continuous lightning and thunder, hail even snow and strong winds made this trip dangerous but also memorable. Marc was a fantastic driver and we arrived at 1:30 at the boat… exhausted.Read more

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