Archives for the 'Locations' Category
Home in Guernsey – July 2009
Azores to Guernsey – in more ways than one – June / July 2009
Flying home was no mean feat as it involved four separate flights, on my own with three children. The Portuguese staff were very good and helped me without being asked, but at Gatwick the staff were rude and unhelpful and by then I was exhausted. I made it home eventually though! While we stayed at [...]
Horta, Faial, Azores islands – June 2009
We chose to stop in Horta as it is a popular stopping place and good for stocking up, with shops and a good supermarket within walking distance. Also it has a hospital, just in case! We anchored out but soon decided to splash out on the marina, which wasn’t that cheap but provided far easier [...]
North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean to Azores – May/June 2009
We sailed quite well for a few days and then motored through calm seas. We had a great encounter with a large number of pilot whales, and even snorkeled with them. The sea was also busy with Portuguese Man’O’War jellyfish, although at the time we didn’t know what they were. We referred to them as [...]
Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe – May 2009
We passed through the Guadeloupe Canal (for the second time) and on into the Atlantic Ocean for our third time. Although we had not intended to visit Guadeloupe again, as we had planned to leave from Dominica, the winds conspired to drive us straight into the broad double island. We didn’t mind too much, although [...]
Roseau, Dominica – May 2009
For a change for us, and to do something a bit different, we had decided to stock up for our final Atlantic crossing in Dominica. As the island lies further east than most, it seemed a good place to get an advantage on the wind when leaving. We had got used to stocking up in less [...]
Martinique – April 2009
Rodney Bay, St Lucia – April 2009
Petite Martinique, Grenada – Apr 2009
Circumnavigation complete! – revisiting Trinidad – Apr 2009
Leaving French Guiana we got out into the Guiana current again, and made short work of getting to Trinidad. The journey took only four days where we could have expected a week! Arriving on the north coast of Trinidad though, we were in a bit of a pickle as night was falling, and we were [...]