November 28, 2009
52. Canary Islands - Spain, 53. St.Martin - Caribbean
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We made it!! We sailed across the Atlantic!
On 19 Nov, after 22 days at sea, we set foot on the island of St.Martin… in the CARIBBEAN!!!
How did we get here? Well let’s back up a little bit… to Las Palmas.
We had arrived there (by ferry) from the island of Lanzarote. Looking to save some precious [...]
October 28, 2009
52. Canary Islands - Spain
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We have been super lucky and found a boat on the first day of searching!
It sails from the Canary Islands to the island of St.Martin on the Caribbean today!
We expect the voyage to take around 20 days (arriving in St.Martin around 19 Oct).
We’re sailing on a Catamaran - Lagoon400 (12 meters).
The last two days have [...]
October 26, 2009
51. Morocco, 52. Canary Islands - Spain
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With the Africa Twin on the way to Brazil and the Access headed the other way to Poland, we were left without wheels and a little lonely… We’re in ‘backpacker mode’ now, relying solely on trains, buses and taxis. It’s definitely a bigger strain on the budget and a lot more restrictive!
We were still keen [...]