Welcome back friends. In the previous chapter we left Motril in Spain and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier where we docked the boat in Tanja Marina for a second time. The first visit was in 2020 (Morocco-1). We explored the Spanish enclave of Ceuta where we had to deal with a bothersome customs […]
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Welcome back friends. In the previous blog we dove into the history of Motril’s sugar production, visited a rum factory, finished some boat projects and explored the old town of Salobreña. But now the time had come to move on. We had spend three months in Morocco during the 2020 covid lockdown (https://www.twobatsea.com/tangier-morocco-1/) and would
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Hello friends. Thank you for tuning in again. In the previous blog we explain why we stay the winter in Motril. We explored the town, enjoyed our self-made “5-star” Christmas dinner, celebrated New Year with fellow boaters, did some boat projects, saw the Carnival parades in Malaga and visited the picturesque town of Favignana. And
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Hello friends, thank you for tuning in again. In the previous blog we explored the small fishing town of Roquetas de Mar and visited a bullring that was still in use. We traveled to Almeria by bus and explored the Alcazaba. But as a sailor we keep moving and on Dec 03 we set sail
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Hello again friends. In our previous post we continued exploring the magnificent city of Cartagena. The city managed to transform its long history into very accessible tourist attractions, combined with good shopping, excellent restaurants and friendly people. It was however time to move further West again. On Monday morning Nov 27, at the crack of
Hello friends. In our previous blog we left Ibiza and sailed via a few anchorages on Spain’s East coast to the Mar Menor, where we stayed 10 days at anchor at Los Nietos to visit magnificent Cartagena by train. In that blog we focussed on the Carthaginian (Punic) period when the city was founded. However,
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Hello dear friends. In our previous blog we took on the challenging 340 Nm sail from Tunisia to Mallorca, met up with our friends Jonalyn and Victor and explored the “Dalt Vila” of Ibiza. In this blog we will sail further to the South-West to Cartagena, mainland Spain. Leaving our anchorage near Dalt Vila (Ibiza
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Hello again. In our previous blog we described the last leg of our roundtrip in Tunisia, visiting Jasmin, Hammamet, Tunis and finishing in ancient Carthage the capital of the Punic empire 650–149 BC. Back on the boat we said farewell to our Tunisian friends Ramy and Kawthar and prepared for the 340 miles sail to
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In our previous blog we explored the area South of Sousse like the amphitheater of El Jem, the ancient city of Mahdia, and Monastir, a popular wintering hole for cruisers. Today we continue North towards Tunis and we decided to drive via Marina Yasmine Hammamet some 10 km South of Hammamet city. Little did we
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In the previous post we drove back North in Tunisia and explored the medina of Sousse, a city of great wealth during ancient times. Today we will explore the area South of Sousse and our first stop is the amphitheater near El Jem. Thysdrus, present day El Jem, became the centre of olive oil production
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