África do SulProvince of the Western CapeCity of Cape TownCamps BayDiepsloot33°56’48” S 18°22’24” E
12 de março, África do Sul ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A sad farewell to family, friends and home. Europe here we come ❤️
EspanhaBalearic IslandsIsla Colom39°57’27” N 4°16’18” E
16 de março, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
With trepidation and an early start we left Marina Menorca to continue our life on the sea and to yet again embrace Mother Nature. First stop Es Grau - a favourite with shelter and beauty. A rest hereLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaIglesiasNebidaPortu Cauli39°20’2” N 8°24’53” E
19 de março, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Menorca to Sardegna Masua. Third country in the last week. Been a crazy time from South Africa to Spain to sail to Italy. Windy Sardegna here we are. A beautiful bay to rest in before the windLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaIglesiasNebidaPortu Cauli39°20’2” N 8°24’53” E
22 de março, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
11 hours and an early morning. I don't remember this bay. Kevin does. Too many anchorages maybe. The promised wind did not sadly materialize. Now we bunker down till favourable winds to sail NE toLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaMuraveraCapoferratoSpiaggia Porto Pirastu39°17’22” N 9°36’16” E
23 de março, Itália ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Tuerredda Ovest to Capo Ferrato South What was meant to be a night sail to coward bay (Arbatax) ended up being a day sail and night anchorage. Strong winds (good top speed 9.2) while running-Leia mais
ItáliaSardegnaTortolìArbataxSpiaggia di Porto Frailis39°55’9” N 9°41’51” E
24 de março, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Capo Ferrato South to San Gemiliano Ovest. Just outside of Arbatax - hiding from the swell. Crazy ride in the wind from 4 to 20 to 30 Knott's and after we did an emergency reef it settled in at 8 andLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaSan TeodoroCapo Coda CavalloSpiaggia di Punta Est40°50’29” N 9°43’14” E
25 de março, Itália ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
San Gemiliano Ovest to Capo Coda Cavallo. Another great sail. Further north and we are now at Olbia. Strange to anchor at midnight and be in the pitch black of night and be comfortable with droppingLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaOlbiaOlbia Marittima40°55’18” N 9°30’22” E
29 de março, Itália ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Capo Coda Cavallo to public quay. Aah it's time, we have run out of water and food. Mostly. It's been two weeks since we shopped and filled up with water. Whoop whoop!!! It has also been two weeksLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaArzachenaGolfo PeveroSpiaggia del Grande Pevero41°6’50” N 9°32’45” E
30 de março, Itália ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Molo Brin - Banchine Pubbliche to Porto Pevero. Sadly we have left the public dock and are heading North with a very strong headwind out of Olbia into 28 knot gusts. It was all fun and games onLeia mais
ItáliaSardegnaOlbiaPortiscoPetra Ruja41°3’39” N 9°32’4” E
1 de abril, Itália ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Porto Pevero to Cala Liscia. Enough said. Moving back south because of the forecast Westerly. Very cold 5 layers of clothing. A nice visit by the Guardia 🤣👣
Viajante We had a lovely 6 weeks in your home country back in January, mostly with our daughter’s family in Durban. But also a couple of side trips to game parks in and around Zululand, and a week in Capetown.